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

submitted by BobStroggBobStrogg(1033) 29 days, 7 hours 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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How to find the Top 5 largest files in Windows 7 ?(www.ginktage.com)

submitted by isenthilisenthil(2309) 1 month, 20 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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A very simple Jasmine runner for ASP.NET Applications(trycatchfail.com)

submitted by Matt_TCFMatt_TCF(946) 2 months 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 CodeM0nkeyCodeM0nkey(96) 2 months, 3 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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My thoughts on conducting technical interviews…(nizarnoorani.com)

submitted by noorani786noorani786(342) 2 months, 20 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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How to Use dhtmlxGrid with ASP.NET MVC(www.dhtmlx.com)

submitted by ingakingak(5) 2 months, 24 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 ArroyocodeArroyocode(101) 3 months, 12 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 MikeMoreMikeMore(298) 3 months, 24 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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Crystal Reports error in .NET 4.0(blog.wujitouch.com)

submitted by starsky163starsky163(5) 4 months, 25 days ago

Shows how to fix a strange error when using Crystal Reports in .NET 4.0 with an ADO.NET data source read more...

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Testing Web services or REST API Easily with Poster Add-on(techbrij.com)

submitted by urenjoyurenjoy(337) 4 months, 25 days ago

Poster is a developer tool for interacting with web services and other web resources that lets you make HTTP requests, interact with web services and inspect the results. read more...

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11 Things every Software Developer should be doing in 2012.(michaelcrump.net)

submitted by mbcrumpmbcrump(1034) 5 months, 2 days ago

2011 is winding down and 2012 is upon us. Have you set any goals for 2012 both professionally/personally? Regardless of the answer, I’m sure one or two of the items listed below can help. I usually don’t blog many opinion posts, due to the fact that I like to keep my blog technical. This post is an exception. :) read more...

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Scheduling TeamCity backups in Windows(www.diaryofaninja.com)

submitted by wiredonewiredone(917) 5 months, 13 days ago

Jetbrains’ build server software TeamCity is an awesome product to get up and running with continuous integration and deployment, however with its ease of operation it leaves a few nice to have business features aside. One of these is Scheduled backup – and if there is anything that your career has probably taught you to date, it’s that when things break, having a backup is priceless. read more...

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Abstracting reactive extensions for sql server compact and implementin(www.gideondsouza.com)

submitted by giddygiddy(35) 5 months, 24 days ago

How to implement an async instant search with Rx (Reactive Extensions) while querying an Sql Ce4 database. read more...

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Things Every Senior .NET Developer Should Know, Part 1 - OOP(trycatchfail.com)

submitted by Matt_TCFMatt_TCF(946) 6 months, 29 days ago

If I could pick only one thing that a senior-level .NET developer should know, it would be Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). True, OOP is not .NET specific, and indeed I think at this point a senior developer on virtually any platform should be familiar with OOP, it’s especially important here in the .NET world. Read on to find out why I think OOP is so important and to get a quick introduction and refresher on the four major tenets of OOP. read more...

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Why my WP7 Emulator is not opening?(www.kunal-chowdhury.com)

submitted by kunal2383kunal2383(1427) 7 months, 29 days ago

Are you facing any issue deploying your Windows Phone 7 application in the emulator or, are you facing any issue while opening the Windows Phone 7 emulator? Is it stating some System Error while finding “MFPlat.dll”? If you are facing the similar issue, this post will help you. Do bookmark this post and share to others, so that, if anyone is facing the same will resolve it easily. In this post, I will tell you the background of the issue and the solution to fix this problem. If you have any other alternative, do share it here and help the other person. Read more to find out the issue and it’s solution. read more...

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Enabling Frame Rate Counters for XAML Applications in Windows 8(michaelcrump.net)

submitted by mbcrumpmbcrump(1034) 8 months, 5 days ago

Introduction One of the things that we all look at before we ship software is the performance of our apps. Last November, I posted a quick and easy way to do it in Silverlight. Today, I am going to walk you through doing it in Windows 8 for your Metro XAML applications. After the Build event was over, I was interested in learning how to do this for my Windows 8 Metro Apps. I started watching videos from the Build RSS Feed and noticed this one from Tim Heuer that did just that. Let’s get started Click/Touch the “Developer Command Prompt” to begin. read more...

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