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Stealing Someone Else's Work

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:03:31 GMT

"[A blogger] has clearly taken the Microdesk.Utility.UnitTest.dll and torn it open using Reflector or some other similar MSIL decompiler tool and then posted the actual source code on his blog (interestingly, after of course removing the Microdesk from the class namespace designations in the code he's posted so it looks as though its his own effort). " And the Douchebag of the Year award goes to....

16 steps to write flexible business validation in C# using validation

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:51:30 GMT

Validation is one of the most important parts in any software project. Building flexible business validation is every one's dream. Rather than writing frameworks from scratch to do these things, Microsoft validation blocks makes it a breeze. In this article we will discuss how validation application blocks help us to build flexible validations using validation application blocks. Its just a simple sixteen step process to put our business validation in action using validation blocks.

C# Lambda Operator: An Overview

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:49:03 GMT

A in depth examination of the C# lambda operator with real world examples.

Thought Driven Development a Methodology of Abile Development

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:46:03 GMT

Warning: This is a rant against TDD extremism! Sensitive TDD people better step out of this dark sleazy communist place right now! Why do I pick on TDD? Because it makes no sense. The development and design shall be driven by thought not by test. Yes some people are able to "think" better about their problems while using TDD. Kudos to them! But not all people are alike.

How Do Locks Lock?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:31:02 GMT

A detailed explanation of how a locks like ReaderWriterLockSlim really work.