How To Drop All Indexes From A Database(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

I was doing some performance tweaking of a batch job that was hanging and i was suspecting the indexes in the database to have something to do with it shocking up so I used this script to clear all indexes. read more...

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5 Tips on using Rapid Application Development (RAD)(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

As consultants which I believe most of the reader of this blog are, or even if you are a developer working for a software company, time is always of the essence. We are always trying to do more in less time either because we have a tight deadline or to free time to do other things we enjoy. read more...

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5 Tips to get the most out of your coding time(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

I remember seeing an add from Microsoft I believe for hiring programmers and the jist of it was “We give you an office with a door”. Why you might wonder? read more...

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6 Of My Favorite Visual Studio Shortcuts(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

A few of my favorite Visual Studio Shortcuts to make my life and yours just a bit easier! read more...

4 comments |category: Visual Studio |Views: 1104

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5 Very Useful C# Attributes(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

A look at some of the useful attributes in c# read more...

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10 Not So Well Known Keywords in C#(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

Ok before the flaming start let me state this. These are known to most hardcore programmers and not knowing them doesn’t make you less of a programmer either. That said these keywords can come in handy and allow for better code quality and readability. Enjoy! read more...

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8 Must Have Tools when Going to the Client’s Site(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years ago

Have you ever been to a client’s site and you are in the middle of a large deployment and something goes wrong. Of course not! yeah ..sure Don’t you wish then you had packed with you the source code code, X or Y tool to help you better diagnose the issue... read more...

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7 Valuable Visual Studio Hidden Features(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years ago

Visual Studio is a very powerful IDE and I have yet to find another IDE that comes close to all the features it offers. Yet they are some hidden gems that can make our every day tasks a little bit easier. read more...

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11 Optimization Tips for Visual Studio(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years ago

Sometimes ago I compiled this list for myself and our team to help get things done faster and deal with visual studio quirks. read more...

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View Model Pattern with .NET RIA Services(nikhilk.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

This blog post revisits the view model pattern, this time in the context of .NET RIA Services. It shows how a DomainContext can be used within a view model, along with various Silverlight.FX features such as actions, event triggers and behaviors. read more...

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5 Useful Visual Studio C# Snippets – Part 2(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

I initially published 5 Visual Studio c# Snippets yesterday and it got a lot of attention and had some positive feedback, so this is a follow up that I hope would be as helpful as the first one. read more...

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5 Useful Visual Studio C# Snippets(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

The title says it all. Save yourself sometime by using these snippets. read more...

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Building a Twitter Client as an Internet Explorer Add On using SpicIE(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

I came across the (Simple Plug-in Creator for Internet Explorer) SpicIE project this weekend and wanted to give it a try. So what’s a better example than to build a twitter client since it seems to be getting all the hype lately read more...

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5 Most Common Asked Questions When Using .Net RIA Services(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

From the comments on my previous articles on .Net RIA Services and from the search queries that lead to those articles, a pattern of a recurring set of questions showed up and I am sure that most .Net RIA Services enthusiasts face the same issues. This post address a few of these issues read more...

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4 Great Tools to use with Visual Studio(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

Today was a slow day so I was trying some Visual Studio Add-Ins for our team to help in the development and here are the ones that made the cut. read more...

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.Net RIA Services Metadata Programming Model(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

.Net RIA Services Metadata offers a strong validation framework that makes it easy to validate user input and extend the behavior of your objects through Metadata. This is an introduction to using the Metadata Model as well as a how to. read more...

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