--- title: "Todd Meinershagen (@tmeinershagen) | Hashnode" description: "Todd's Thoughts. Read the latest articles by Todd Meinershagen on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@tmeinershagen" --- @tmeinershagen # Todd Meinershagen @tmeinershagen · Frisco, TX · Joined October 2019 Todd's Thoughts ### [Live Unit Testing in Visual Studio](https://blog.toddmeinershagen.com/live-unit-testing-in-visual-studio?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I am a big proponent of unit testing my code because of the many benefits it provides: Helps me to reduce bugs by forcing me to clarify expectations for various success and failure scenarios Provides a safety net for future code changes Leaves a doc... 1 min read · [blog.toddmeinershagen.com](https://blog.toddmeinershagen.com/live-unit-testing-in-visual-studio?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 14, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/live-unit-testing-in-visual-studio/60c6d5384e04b16f76731528) ### [The Coding Dojo](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/the-coding-dojo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In my post on "Being Prepared", I wrote about the need for us to practice our craft in order to deliver high quality code. Unfortunately, there are a lot of demands for our time working on projects that are under tight deadlines and supporting exist... 4 min read · [qualitysoftwarematters.com](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/the-coding-dojo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 13, 2015](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-coding-dojo/6456e2fd30be1a2397aa56c5) ### [Application Monitoring](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/application-monitoring?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Do you actively monitor your applications? Chances are that if your development team doesn't, your operations group does. There are a variety of metrics that they are watching at a high level like CPU and memory usage performance counters and whether... 6 min read · [qualitysoftwarematters.com](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/application-monitoring?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 18, 2015](https://hashnode.com/posts/application-monitoring/6456e2f930be1a2397aa56c2) ### [Quality is Everyone's Responsibility](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/quality-is-everyones-responsibility?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Have you ever had this experience before? I drove up to a Chase ATM to transfer money from my Liquid account (re-loadable debit card we use for budgeting purposes) to our main checking account. (I know - it would be nice if I could just transfer th... 4 min read · [qualitysoftwarematters.com](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/quality-is-everyones-responsibility?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 9, 2015](https://hashnode.com/posts/quality-is-everyones-responsibility/6456e2f330be1a2397aa56bf) ### [Being Prepared](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/being-prepared?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) It happens every once in a while. I waltz into the classroom looking forward to a new lesson and suddenly realize that today is the final exam. Everything I should have been preparing for is finally due. And I haven't done anything -- no flash ca... 3 min read · [qualitysoftwarematters.com](https://qualitysoftwarematters.com/being-prepared?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 2, 2015](https://hashnode.com/posts/being-prepared/6456e2ee30be1a2397aa56bc)