This document provides tips for programmers including using a single editor well, using Visual Studio shortcuts and add-ins effectively, managing documents and pictures with tools like Evernote and Flickr, having a positive mindset when debugging, and using text manipulation languages for tasks like format transformation and code documentation generation.

1. The boss won’t raise your salary
just because you use cool tools.
But we are Pragmatic
Programmers.

2. Binary Format = Data + Context
Plain Text: Self-describing

3. GUI = What You See Is What All You Get
Powershell Introduction: http://goo.gl/PBePq
PowerShellCygwin

4. Use a Single Editor Well
• How to choose your favorite?
• By features:
• By Comparison:
• http://goo.gl/Ig9tu
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5. • How about Visual Studio?
• Shortcuts goo.gl/niNUs
• Add-ins goo.gl/Wp34z, remember Resharper?
• Macros goo.gl/PUiIl
• Google for more…
What’s your favorite tips on editing in VS?

6. • A huge UNDO key
• SCCS in everybody’s life
• How do you manage and share your personal documents or
pictures?
• Evernote? Flickr?

7. • Mindset
• Fix the Problem, Not the Blame
• Relax
• Strategy
• Visualize the data, it depends
• Using Debugger
• Explain your code to a rubber duck
• Maybe it’s ourselves’ fault?
• Prevention and improvement

8. • Awk, sed, Python, Tcl, Perl
• Scenarios to use Text Manipulation Language
• Format transformation
• Batch text manipulation work
• Generate code documentation

9. • Positive and Negative