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		<title>Why refactoring code is almost always better than rewriting it</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developers and architects like to build things, so their initial impulse is often to flatten the place, lay some stronger foundations and build something impressive. It can be difficult to get them excited about incremental innovation, even when this is generally the most sensible approach from both a technical and commercial perspective.]]></description>
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		<title>The code reuse myth: why internal software reuse initiatives tend to fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the best intentions, software reuse tends to be confined to third party frameworks and tools rather than being an integral part of the development process. Are we expecting too much from software reuse and should we learn to set our sights a little lower?]]></description>
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		<title>EPiServer vs Sitecore – Comparing .NET CMS platforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPiServer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EPiServer and Sitecore are direct competitors in the middle-tier CMS market and on the surface they appear to do pretty much the same thing. You need to dig quite deep to draw out a useful comparison.]]></description>
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		<title>Is web experience management a realistic ambition?</title>
		<link>http://www.ben-morris.com/is-web-experience-management-a-realistic-ambition</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many web content management systems are seeking to become all-encompassing "platforms" that can manage a rich and interactive user experience across multiple channels. Is this ambition realistic or even desirable?]]></description>
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		<title>Entity Framework anti-patterns: How not to use an ORM with SQL Server</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C#]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Entity Framework has come a long way since its earliest incarnations prompted a vote of no confidence from the development community. However, like any data access technology, there are still a number of traps for the unwary – particularly if you’re using it in a tiered application.]]></description>
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		<title>10 myths about Quality Assurance in software development</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ben-morris.com/10-myths-about-quality-assurance-in-software-development#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody would agree that quality is an important part of the software development process. However, the complexity involved in delivering quality is often poorly understood and the amount of effort it requires tends to be underestimated.]]></description>
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		<title>Who owns your Twitter followers? Who are they really following?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A man is being taken to court by his ex-employers in America for keeping the Twitter followers that he accumulated while working for them. This is not the first time that arguments over the ownership of social media contacts have ended up in the courts.]]></description>
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		<title>Even Umbraco agree: XSLT is not an interface building tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASP.NET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Umbraco are finally dropping XSLT on the next release of their CMS. About time too - it's been a while since you could really justify using it to build web interfaces. ]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft are getting firmly on the HTML5 train for Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ben-morris.com/microsoft-get-on-the-html5-train-for-visual-studio-11-and-windows-8#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[C#]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web accessibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All change for Microsoft developers. Again. The new Visual Studio developer preview demonstrates that Microsoft are serious about promoting HTML5 and JavaScript as a primary application development platform for Windows 8.]]></description>
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		<title>EPiServer CMS anti-patterns: common mistakes in development projects</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ben-morris.com/episerver-cms-anti-patterns-common-mistakes-website-project#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASP.NET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPiServer is a great CMS but like all platforms it has a number of traps for the unwary and inexperienced.]]></description>
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