Dial Those Keyboard Shortcuts – An Old-school Method for Productivity (www.chrissurfleet.co.uk)

submitted by csurfleet(220) 4 hours, 58 minutes ago

Stop using that mouse and become a keyboard ninja in one easy step. read more...

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Configuring WebClient Timeout and ConnectionLimit(www.tomdupont.net)

submitted by tdupont(1259) 18 days, 11 hours ago

It is great how simple the WebClient class is to use, but unfortunately it does not natively support configuring it's timeout or connection limit. Good news, both of these issues are very easy to fix by simply extending the WebClient class. read more...

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Expression Trees + Generic Static Constructors(chriscavanagh.wordpress.com)

submitted by BobStrogg(1033) 1 month ago

A great thing about .NET Expression Trees is you can compile them at runtime, and they’ll execute as fast as any .NET code. However, while building and compiling a tree is pretty quick, it’s best if you only need to do it once. Here's a way to do that with a generic class and static constructor. read more...

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Concurrency, Performance, Arrays and when Dirty Writes are OK(www.philosophicalgeek.com)

submitted by pepethecow(56) 1 month, 3 days ago

This article will show how to increase the performance of a rather simple algorithm up to 80%, by showing how we can accept a loss in absolutely accuracy, and also taking advantage of how processors work. read more...

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How to find the Top 5 largest files in Windows 7 ?(www.ginktage.com)

submitted by isenthil(2314) 1 month, 22 days ago

I learnt something with the PowerShell today when searching for a largest file on my Windows 7 PC If you are one of the users who want to find 5 largest file in Windows 7, read more...

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Backing up SVN to Amazon S3 in Five Easy Steps(blog.cartviper.com)

submitted by diamondz(75) 1 month, 26 days ago

Learn how to backup your Subversion repos to Amazon S3 using a simple batch file to automate the process on a Windows Server. read more...

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A very simple Jasmine runner for ASP.NET Applications(trycatchfail.com)

submitted by Matt_TCF(946) 2 months, 2 days ago

I made a very simple Jasmine test runner using ASP.NET WebPages. It automatically detects and executes your specs. read more...

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How to launch Git Extensions from Git Bash on Windows(danrigby.com)

submitted by CodeM0nkey(96) 2 months, 5 days ago

Typically when I’m working on a piece of software, I leave an msysgit bash prompt open in the current project directory. What I want is to be able to launch Git Extensions just like gitk, from the git bash shell. Fortunately, this is relatively simple to accomplish... read more...

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How to help yourself when NuGet goes down(www.xavierdecoster.com)

submitted by johnrummell(1321) 2 months, 19 days ago

Today will be remembered as the day that NuGet.org went down and broke quite some builds. While many people would love to see the NuGet team wearing a pink sombrero, there is something to say about wearing it yourself if you did not manage to work around this. Let me explain… read more...

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My thoughts on conducting technical interviews…(nizarnoorani.com)

submitted by noorani786(342) 2 months, 21 days ago

As a software consultant, I’ve both gone through and conducted a fair share of technical interviews. By conducting interviews, being interviewed and watching others interview I’ve learnt a few things myself. Below are some tips on what works and what doesn’t when interviewing software developers… read more...

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IIS 500 errors leave clues in the log(www.dotnetnoob.com)

submitted by klings(50) 2 months, 22 days ago

How IIS logs can help troubleshoot 500 internal server errors. read more...

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How to Use dhtmlxGrid with ASP.NET MVC(www.dhtmlx.com)

submitted by ingak(5) 2 months, 26 days ago

The tutorial explains how to use dhtmlxGrid, open source JavaScript grid component, with ASP.NET MVC. Implement an editable datagrid with sorting and filtering capabilities, bind the grid data to the database and update it on the server side when user makes changes in browser. read more...

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Root Solution Command Prompt Access in Visual Studio(www.arroyocode.com)

submitted by Arroyocode(101) 3 months, 13 days ago

Load your msysgit-integrated command prompt within your root solution directory via external tool and keystroke on demand. No more keeping the additional command prompt open for repetitive commits during development. read more...

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8 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of January 2012 (www.moretechtips.net)

submitted by MikeMore(298) 3 months, 25 days ago

Last month developers were busy with jQuery and it is time to go through some of the most popular jQuery plugins they created in January 2012. read more...

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Going Faster: Sexy numbers and full post-mortem(blogs.dotnetkicks.com)

submitted by dpeterson(4397) 4 months, 5 days ago

In a followup to my article on how not to suck at serving web content, I go over what we did to improve page performance at DotNetKicks and why it worked. Read the first post if you haven't already: http://blogs.dotnetkicks.com/dnk-jump-in/2011/12/21/going-faster-how-not-to-suck-at-serving-web-content/ read more...

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Using Git with Subversion(trycatchfail.com)

submitted by Matt_TCF(946) 4 months, 8 days ago

Do you love Git? Are you working on a project that’s using Subversion? Well, did you know that Git actually integrates quite nicely with Subversion right out of the box? I’ll show you what you need to know to get started with Git and Subversion, and I’ll show you the workflow I use for keeping my work in sync with everyone else on my team. read more...

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