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Attributes Every .NET Developer Should Know About

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:00:52 GMT

Here's a list of important .NET attributes that is commonly used in projects and proves very useful if you about them beforehand

Working with WCF: Part One: Introduction and Your First Service

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT

I've been playing with WCF since .NET 3 came out. Sometimes I have to be reminded that not everybody is as familiar with all it's "cob-webby corners" as I am. And that's OK. Often (too often) I encounter someone who has NEVER used WCF and doesn't even know where to begin.That's not so OK.

Write C# instead of JavaScript - gain the productivity of C# dev.

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:15:07 GMT

SharpKit is a Web Toolkit that enables you to write C# and convert it to JavaScript during compilation. Writing and maintaining JavaScript code can be very expensive. Migrating from JavaScript to C# enables you to: *Leverage Visual Studio C# productivity *Maximize cross-browser compatibility *Streamline client-side code review

Visual Studio 2010 Tip of the Day Returns!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:45:04 GMT

Sara Ford passes the torch on to Zain Naboulsi: The plan is to have a tip a day posted on this blog with a few extra items thrown in for good measure. What you will see is a healthy mix of new tips in Visual Studio 2010 and some of the old favorites as well (tested to make sure they still work). To be absolutely clear: These are Visual Studio 2010 Tips and Tricks so what you will see are the details on how to leverage old and new content with our latest product.

Overloading Dynamic

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:30:00 GMT

What happens when language features collide?

What a .NET guy likes about AppEngine

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:30 GMT

Here we go, here's the good old list of things I really liked about the setup on this project (Java/AppEngine/GWT on Eclipse + Google plugins) compared to setups I am more familiar with (C#/ASP.NET + SQLServer + Azure hosting, all on Visual Studio).

Differences in Vulnerability between Oracle and SQL Server

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:45:00 GMT

In the IT world, but not among experienced DBAs, there has been a long-standing myth that the Oracle database platform is more stable and more secure than SQL Server from Microsoft. This is due to a variety of reasons; but in my opinion, the main ones are listed below: Read the whole article

Architecture Journal - Issue 22 - Business Intelligence Architecture

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Several articles dealing with the planning, architecture and design of business intelligence solutions tha tleverage a SOA principles.

2 Basic Javascript Features You Probably Don't Know About

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:59 GMT

God bless Javascript, glorification of all sorts of butchers, and the genius dude who invented it.

It's Okay To Write Unit Tests

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT

A few simple reasons why you should be writing unit tests.

Quick and Dirty WPF ListView Customization

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:28:39 GMT

When in need of customizing a WPF ListView without much WPF experience, chances are you'll hit the wall soon enough on pretty trivial tasks. This is a collection of articles on the topic. The list covers most of the basic ListView customization tasks.

Git For Windows Developers - Git Series - Part 2

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:30:00 GMT

If you want to use Git for a .NET project this is a MUST READ!

C# Identify Crisis, You Have To Know Your Identity

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Marking the beginning of the end of C# as language and its ongoing identity crisis.

Using Accessibility Modifiers on Auto Properties

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:10:37 GMT

It may seem obvious to many, but yes, you can use accessibility modifiers on properties!

Reflecting Code Is Not A Perfect Science

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:45:09 GMT

Interesting when .NET Reflector creates code which executes different from the code written.

The "Sim City" effect

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:30:00 GMT

What happens when you turn your back on a software development project.

22 Visual Studio Short Keys and 6 Short-cut Ways to Custom Jobs

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:15:00 GMT

Efficient programmers use short keys in IDE like Visual Studio. This saves time and in many cases makes the work run faster also. I also love short keys. They are smart! And there also go some tricks that help make your visual studio days a party! I have listed here some short cuts and some tips with the hope that this will be helpful to you all.

Select from Excel (for SQL-Rejects)

Sat, 23 May 2009 19:13:00 GMT

This is DBA bread and butter - not being a DBA and having no will whatsoever to become one I always forget the syntax for this procedure, so here we go.

Visual Studio Tips and Tricks - II

Sun, 24 May 2009 18:05:01 GMT

Learn how to format your code better in Visual Studio

How Do You Deal With Exceptions?

Fri, 15 May 2009 02:01:09 GMT

A little post on my ideas about handling exceptions within applications. How do you handle them?

Code Generation Should be the Nuclear Option

Wed, 06 May 2009 07:16:02 GMT

So let me first just start off by saying: I do not like code generation. In certain cases I think it can help greatly, but many people are far too eager to jump to this solution. I don't think that there is anything particularly evil about the process of generating code, but I do feel like using code generation as a day to day tool is a very bad practice. Code generation should be the tool of last resort when there is no good way to cleanly implement a solution which doesn't require code to be spread out everywhere.

Static Method Interception in .NET with C# and Mono.Cecil

Sat, 02 May 2009 02:01:02 GMT

Interested in Mono.Cecil? A very short introduction to a very cool and powerful tool.

Why I prefer MVC

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:01:06 GMT

I tought about writing a post about why I prefer the MVC framework instead of the old .NET way, webforms, to build my webapplications. But today when I opened my google reader to check out the new posts, I saw this post by Rob Conery which I think has some very good arguments to why you should atleast try it out.

Should We Solve Institutional Problems In Our Code?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:46:02 GMT

Is it okay for us to solve deficiencies in our development teams with code?

5 Blogs ASP.NET MVC Developers Should Be Following

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:46:07 GMT

Everyone knows that Phil Haack, Rob Conery, Scott Hanselman, and Scott Guthrie all provide good ASP.NET MVC content on their blogs. I wanted to provide a list of excellent resources on ASP.NET MVC that are a little less well known.