re: Does Vista Come With An Implicit License To WinXP?(haacked.com)

submitted by Haacked(5105) 5 years, 7 months ago

One workaround proposed for the problem that Vista won't support VS.NET 2003. The question is whether or not that would require a developer to shell out for both an XP and Vista license. read more...

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Better CAPTCHA Through Encryption(haacked.com)

submitted by gavinjoyce(25.7k) 5 years, 7 months ago

Phil Haack outlines a nice technique for implementing a CAPTCHA control without relying on ViewState or Session state read more...

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Should Microsoft Financially Support Open Source Projects?(haacked.com)

submitted by marcos(2779) 5 years, 8 months ago

Another round in the discussing about the position of Microsoft about the Open Source cummunity and a look to the future. What do you think ?? read more...

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Threading - Never Lock This Redux(haacked.com)

submitted by jimholmes(215) 5 years, 9 months ago

Why locking on "this" can be a bad idea -- and how to lock in a safer manner. read more...

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Threading - Never Lock This Redux(haacked.com)

submitted by jimholmes(215) 5 years, 9 months ago

Why locking on "this" can be a bad idea -- and how to lock in a safer manner. read more...

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The Demise of NDoc and A Challenge For Users Of Open Source Software(haacked.com)

submitted by wwb_99(870) 5 years, 10 months ago

A summary of the unfortunate demise of the NDoc 2.0 project. But more importantly, it is Paul Haack's eloquent appeal to developers to do their part and contribute to the open source projects which make their lives much easier. read more...

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Anyone Need A .NET Open Source Rss Library?(haacked.com)

submitted by gavinjoyce(25.7k) 5 years, 10 months ago

Phil Haack is looking to fork the RSS.NET library: "Ideally, I would like to start a new project that is essentially a fork in RSS.NET, perhaps called FeedGenerator.NET (call me the forkmaster). I could probably host it on CodePlex in order to give me an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback. Would anyone find such a library useful other than us blog engine developers? Anyone have a better name?" read more...

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Anyone Need A .NET Open Source Rss Library?(haacked.com)

submitted by gavinjoyce(25.7k) 5 years, 10 months ago

Phil Haack is looking to fork the RSS.NET library: "Ideally, I would like to start a new project that is essentially a fork in RSS.NET, perhaps called FeedGenerator.NET (call me the forkmaster). I could probably host it on CodePlex in order to give me an opportunity to try it out and provide feedback. Would anyone find such a library useful other than us blog engine developers? Anyone have a better name?" read more...

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Bulletproof Sql Change Scripts Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA Views(haacked.com)

submitted by Haacked(5105) 5 years, 10 months ago

Discusses how to use the Information_Schema views to write idempotent schema changes. The Information_Schema views are a Sql-92 standard that Microsoft SQL Server supports. read more...

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Why Store Your Data In A Relational Database?(haacked.com)

submitted by Haacked(5105) 5 years, 10 months ago

Covers why normalized relational databases are a good platform agnostic choice for storing data. read more...

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Resilient Plugins Part Deux - Granular Control(haacked.com)

submitted by Haacked(5105) 5 years, 10 months ago

This is a follow-up that describes how to apply fine grained controls to an event-based plugin architecture. read more...

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Building Plugins Resilient to Versioning(haacked.com)

submitted by Haacked(5105) 5 years, 10 months ago

This article discusses how to design a plugin architecture that is resilient to versioning and changes. read more...

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