Winter Scripting Games: Profiles in Perfection
Chris Bland
As part of the 2008 Winter Scripting Games the Script Center is profiling competitors who recorded a perfect score in the 2007 Scripting Games. Here, in his own words, is a little something about Chris, who received a perfect score in the VBScript Advanced division.
Check out more Profiles in Perfection from the 2007 Scripting Games.
Chris Bland
Email: cbland@xbland.com.
Mr. Scripting Olympics 2007(one of many)
Current Title:
Sr. Windows Engineer
Birthplace:
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Hard Drive Size:
120GB
CPU Speed:
2.4GHz
Screen Size:
20 inches
Places I’ve lived:
Toronto, Ontario; Bermuda; Tampa, Florida
My ideal day at work:
Is filled with tasks and projects. Keeping busy gets me through the day.
Turn-ons:
Espresso; Belgium-style white beer; small scripts packed with lots of functionality.
Turn-offs: Products that don’t live up to the marketing hype; sleazy sales reps; Java.
In my spare time:
I spend almost all of my free time in front of a computer. I do all kinds of things ranging from composing computer music to running an online file storage site, http://www.ShareCow.com (lots of VBScript scripts are used to manage the server for this site)
Specialties and Certifications:
MCSE + Messaging, MCSA, MPC, Certified Ethical Hacker, Citrix Certified Administrator, VBScript scripting.
Scripting Tips:
| • | Do not test your scripts in a production environment (especially important if you’re going to be deleting things). |
| • | Do use Option Explicit. |
| • | Try not to use "On error resume next” unless you absolutely have to and plan on implementing error handling. |
