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If you are in Germany right now, you are probably attending BASTA! 2012 - the largest independent developer conference for Microsoft technologies in the country. With more than 120 exciting lectures, workshops, and sessions, it is an experience to remember. If you are enthusiastic about the conference and you don’t want to miss on any interesting lectures or workshops, then you need to get your hands on the official Windows Phone app of BASTA! 2012 built with Telerik UI controls for Windows Phone development. The app provides you with an overview of all the keynotes and presentations plus a floor plan with...

In the 11 years since the Agile Manifesto was created, the adoption of agile concepts has continued to grow. The number of agile user groups, conferences, and books is a strong indication that more and more people are at least exploring the idea, if not working to improve their adoption and execution. This growth has been so significant that Gartner has declared that “agile is now mainstream”. Along with this growth in adoption and exploration of agile, the number of myths surrounding agile has grown as well. Listen to this episode of the Zero to Agile podcast series on Agile Myths with my guests Steve ...

As Paul and I are starting to review the first batch of applications to AcceleratorHK, we have stressed that you can’t apply for the accelerator program with only one founder. The optimum team make-up is two people: one “business” co-founder and one “technical” co-founder. The most frequent question that I get from potential applicants is: “Why do I need a technical co-founder?” The question alone tells you something since it is not: “Why do I need a business guy co-founder?” This tells me that there are TONS of excited non-technical people willing to take the plunge and start a business, but not enough techies. This is a problem. I answer...

Voting for the Fourth Annual ATI Automation Honors has already started! Test Studio has been nominated in 3 categories this year. Please, take a minute out of your busy day to vote for us. Also, encourage your friends and colleagues to do the same – every vote counts! We are competing in the following categories: Best Commercial Functional Automated testing Tool – Web Best Commercial Functional Automated testing Tool – .NET Best Commercial Functional Automated testing Tool – Overall Vote for Test Studio The voting for the “ATI Automation Awards” ends Sunday, October 7 so please cast your vote ...

Are you in the Nashville, TN area the morning of 21 September? Please consider joining me, Phil Japikse, and Burke Holland for a Breakfast at Telerik event! You’ll get a free light breakfast (and coffee!), then be able to sit in on three sessions covering writing great requirements, building solid web UI automation tests, and determining whether or not to chose HTML 5 or Silverlight for your next project. The point of these morning breakfast events is to get in, have a bite to eat (and coffee!), learn something useful, then get out and back to your office in time ...