ICONIX Process Rocks(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 7 months ago

This should probably give an answer to the few dinosaurs who like going around saying that AGILE is an excuse for not having a well-defined process (they probably think the V-Model still rocks - good lads) read more...

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How to Programmatically Create and Access Custom ConfigurationSections(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 7 months ago

When you need to store config data in some specific format and key value pairs are not enough you can use Custom Configuration Sections as they are not complex to use (unless you need a fairly complex section) read more...

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[.NET] Generics Perfomance Myth (and Tony Northrup VS Wendy Sarret)(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

According to Microsoft, Generics are faster than casting (boxing/unboxing): is it just a myth? read more...

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How to send debug text to output (or file)(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

Snippet to send debug text to the output console or to a log file, and a bit of swearing read more...

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How long can a developer survive without Google?(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

How many times did your boss come up with "can we do X?" and you didn't have a clue about it but answered "Yes, no probs at all - consider it done"? You were probably thinking "WTF - I have no idea about this", and first thing you do when you're back and safe at your desk is googling the damn thing up. read more...

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5 Weirdest Google Searches to end up in this Blog(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

this is not SEO bullshit, it's just my TOP 5 of Weirdest Google Searches to End Up in This (Development) Blog read more...

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How to create a shared folder in C#(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

nitty-gritty C# code snippet to create and share a directory read more...

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[.NET] C# 'is' operator(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

The C# 'is' operator looks like a boring little fella at first, but once you get to know it you will eventually appreciate it - it checks if you can safely cast an instance of an object to a type read more...

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SQLServer2008: Workgroup VS Standard(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

You might be in doubt when choosing between SQLServer2008 Standard or Workgroup edition - here's a list of the differences bewteen the two. read more...

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Google Chrome Drawbacks (for lazy developers) (dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

If as a user and software engineer I am nothing less than aroused by Google Chrome release, as a mere nitty-gritty developer I am somewhat worried about the fact that we'll have to bitch with yet another browser in order to produce cross-browser web apps. read more...

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Difference between GetType and typeof(dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

To cut a long story short: GetType method extracts the Type from an object - typeof extracts the correspondent System.Type object from a type (declaration). read more...

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How to Simulate Cookies (dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com)

submitted by John_Idol(390) 3 years, 8 months ago

how to simulate httpcontext cookies for unit testing of asp.net components read more...

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