In this post, we’ll see how the same tasks that we did using ADO.Net objects can be done using Data Access Application Block. We will also see how it makes the code much more tidier. Data Access Application Block is part of Microsoft Enterprise Library.

The impact of performance is much more readily apparent in .NET Compact Framework applications. The mobile devices commonly have a CPU that is 10 times slower than your desktop CPU, and possibly up to 100 times less RAM than a desktop or server. In Agile or XP development, the mantra is often to i...

Simple explanation of the Disposable Pattern in .NET for developers new to garbage collection. Explains when to implement the IDisposable interface only, where a finalizer is required and why you mustn't call into other objects from the finalizer thread. Also shows common use cases illustrating when...

In this post Simone Chiaretta outlines a list of 12 best practices to use with ASP.NET MVC.

The using block provides proper declaration and dispose of objects that implement IDisposable interface. IDisposable is implemented by managed classes that access unmanaged resources. FileStream is one such classes that accesses IntPtr and SafeFileHandle which are unmanaged handles.

Using tuples (just like tuples in F#) can improve your C# code and reduce number of classes and code-lines you write for some common mundane tasks. Code snippets are attached

You can drop a lot of repetitive code in C# event declaration and raising (including some EventArgs declarations, defining custom delegates, checking for nulls) if you follow these tips.

Who should be involved, how far you should go and when do you have to do Prototyping in a Software Development Project?

Tips and Techniques in User Interface Prototyping during Software Development

Tools and Technologies that can be used in Usability Engineering, prototyping during Software Development

This article addresses the needs of prototyping in Software Development , this will be the first part in the series of articles on Prototyping in Software Development.

Many practices in the software development world are widely accepted at some moment in time as the “true way”. The trouble starts when the “true way” is forced down the throats of people who need a “new way”. Usually popular practices follow a similar path between the moment somebody discovers/creat...

Very good article and some good steps on Lean Software Development

I am going to focus this post to explore the process implementation capabilities and features of TFS. Let me start by sharing my understanding of a Process and then see how TFS can help me implement it.