Telerik blogs
  • People

    “Done”. “Done Done”. When is a feature really done?

    At Telerik, just like at every other software development shop, we have struggled with the definition of "Done". Throughout the years we've had many definitions of "Done" within teams and individuals: "It's done, but it's not tested" (Testing is left for the next sprint). "Yeah, it's working well. There are a few blocking issues but we'll fix that later" (Bug fixing is always a "tail" task and is never budgeted as part of the v1 of a "Done" feature). "Sure, it's 100% done but it doesn't have any UI yet"...
    March 29, 2012
  • Desktop WPF

    Discovering RadMap with XAMLflix

    It’s Thursday and we’re hot off the RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF service pack releases with the first week of XAMLflix accelerated. Michael posted on RadRichTextBox, we saw the first XAMLflix tutorial from Jesse, and now I’m here to round out the week highlighting one of the more mature data visualization components we have in the Silverlight and WPF suites – RadMap. For a quick recap, XAMLflix = Videos + Projects covering all of the controls in both the RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF control suites. We are revamping the entire video library with fresh new content based on...
    March 29, 2012
  • People

    Meet Kendo UI Folks at an Event Near You

    Building a great product means listening to your customers. The feedback you get can have a tremendous impact on your success. That's why those of us on the Kendo UI team are committed to connecting with developers like you. We love getting your feedback. We spend...
    March 29, 2012
  • Productivity Testing

    Avoiding Brittle Automation

    This morning I gave a “Speed Geeking Breakfast Talk” at the Software Testing Professionals Conference in New Orleans. Speed Geeking talks at STPCon are eight minute lightning format talks. There’s not really any time for Q&A during the talks, but they’re great for laying out important points and starting a conversation after the talk. My talk was whimsically titled “Brittle Automation or a Sharp Stick in the Eye? Wait, Let Me Think.” My point with the title is that badly done test automation can become such a time-consuming, frustrating task that the pain of it is metaphorically worse than  a ...
    March 29, 2012
  • Release

    Getting tired of seeing trial messages in your ASP.NET AJAX application?

    Are you are a licensed developer but you still sometimes get the trial message when you run a page with Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX - Thank you for using the Trial Version of Telerik® UI for ASP.NET Ajax to build more powerful applications faster. Purchase the Commercial Version now to get access to all product updates and the Telerik expert support. Check out the blog post to learn how to fix the error.
    March 28, 2012
  • People

    “Done”. “Done Done”. When is a feature really done?

    At Telerik, just like at every other software development shop, we have struggled with the definition of "Done". Throughout the years we've had many definitions of "Done" within teams and individuals: "It's done, but it's not tested" (Testing is left for the next sprint). "Yeah, it's working well. There are a few blocking issues but we'll fix that later" (Bug fixing is always a "tail" task and is never budgeted as part of the v1 of a "Done" feature). "Sure, it's 100% done but it doesn't have any UI yet"...
    March 29, 2012
  • Desktop WPF

    Discovering RadMap with XAMLflix

    It’s Thursday and we’re hot off the RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF service pack releases with the first week of XAMLflix accelerated. Michael posted on RadRichTextBox, we saw the first XAMLflix tutorial from Jesse, and now I’m here to round out the week highlighting one of the more mature data visualization components we have in the Silverlight and WPF suites – RadMap. For a quick recap, XAMLflix = Videos + Projects covering all of the controls in both the RadControls for Silverlight and RadControls for WPF control suites. We are revamping the entire video library with fresh new content based on...
    March 29, 2012
  • People

    Meet Kendo UI Folks at an Event Near You

    Building a great product means listening to your customers. The feedback you get can have a tremendous impact on your success. That's why those of us on the Kendo UI team are committed to connecting with developers like you. We love getting your feedback. We spend...
    March 29, 2012
  • Productivity Testing

    Avoiding Brittle Automation

    This morning I gave a “Speed Geeking Breakfast Talk” at the Software Testing Professionals Conference in New Orleans. Speed Geeking talks at STPCon are eight minute lightning format talks. There’s not really any time for Q&A during the talks, but they’re great for laying out important points and starting a conversation after the talk. My talk was whimsically titled “Brittle Automation or a Sharp Stick in the Eye? Wait, Let Me Think.” My point with the title is that badly done test automation can become such a time-consuming, frustrating task that the pain of it is metaphorically worse than  a ...
    March 29, 2012
  • Release

    Getting tired of seeing trial messages in your ASP.NET AJAX application?

    Are you are a licensed developer but you still sometimes get the trial message when you run a page with Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX - Thank you for using the Trial Version of Telerik® UI for ASP.NET Ajax to build more powerful applications faster. Purchase the Commercial Version now to get access to all product updates and the Telerik expert support. Check out the blog post to learn how to fix the error.
    March 28, 2012