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ReSharper 4.5 gone gold

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:16:11 GMT

JetBrains has released version 4.5 of their multi purpose productivity plugin for Visual Studio, ReSharper. This updates contains some pretty cool features. For example, solution wide analysis now checks for members that can be made internal. Also, JetBrains promises to have improved performance and memory use. All in all certainly an update that is worth installing, especially because updating from licenses for version 4.0 and above is free

Where Are The Developer Machines?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:31:04 GMT

Steve Smith posts about PCs for software developers, and how computer companies aren't targeting this section of the market. If a computer manufacturer made development machines, how should these computers be configured?

Creating SOLID Code: Dependency Inversion Principle

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:01:04 GMT

Taking a look at how to create SOLID Code: Creating SOLID Code: Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP). This is a last episode in a series where we will take a look at each of the parts the SOLID Princi

Free ASP.NET MVC eBook Tutorial - ScottGu

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:16:02 GMT

There has been a lot of excitement in the community about the new ASP.NET MVC framework that is about to ship (literally any day now - announcement coming soon). As with anything new, people are also asking for more tutorials/samples/documentation that cover how to get started and build applications with it. Over the last few months I've been helping to contribute to an ASP.NET MVC book that Scott Hanselman, Rob Conery, and Phil Haack have been writing for Wrox. The book is now in production, and will be available to buy in stores soon

A New Look for Visual Studio 2010!

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:46:02 GMT

At the PDC and TechEd EMEA last year we described our new editor support built on the WPF technology in .NET Framework 4.0. Today I'm happy to reveal the new UI for Visual Studio, also built on WPF:

Joining "IE6: Do NOT want!" campaign

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:01:16 GMT

IE6 users are still too many... it started with a tweet from a Norwegian web developer, and spread like fire across Europe. Joining the campaign is easy: just add a few lines of code to your site or blog. In this post is how to do it and a little more of background on how to do it.

Ruby inspired C# Extension Methods for natural DateTime operations

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:16:02 GMT

FluentDateTime is a open source library of Ruby inspired C# Extension Methods for easier and more natural DateTime handling and operations in .NET that allows you to write code like this: DateTime.Now + 1.Week() + 3.Days + 14.Minutes(); 3.Days().Ago(); 5.Days().After(new DateTime(2000, 1, 1)); DateTime.Now.NextDay(); DateTime.Now.WeekAfter(); DateTime.Now.Midnight(); DateTime.Now.SetTime(11, 55, 0);

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Release Candidate Now Available

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:01:18 GMT

Finally Scott Guthrie announced ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RC. Check it out.

Whitehouse.gov: an ASP.NET site

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:46:03 GMT

This article looks into the JavaScript libraries, HTTP headers, platform and more of the new Whitehouse website. It includes statistics and some suggestions.

An Illustrated Guide to Git on Windows

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:16:03 GMT

"This document is designed to show that using git on Windows is not a difficult process. In this guide, I will create a repository, make several commits, create a branch, merge a branch, search the commit history, push to a remote server, and pull from a remote server. The majority of this will be done using GUI tools."

VisualSVN 1.6 Released

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:46:11 GMT

VisualSVN team released the new and improved version of the professional Subversion integration for Microsoft Visual Studio - VisualSVN 1.6. This release brings significant usability improvements such as Quick Revert, editor-aware status and Hot Switch features.

Update on Silverlight 2 - and a glimpse of Silverlight 3

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:16:21 GMT

ScottGu unveils the plans for Silverlight 3, shipping next year

Building a Silverlight Line-Of-Business Application - Part 3

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:16:03 GMT

The third part of the great article Chris Anderson wrote about developing a framework for a Line-Of-Business application in Silverlight.

Silverlight Toolkit Released on CodePlex!

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:46:07 GMT

The Silverlight Toolkit is a collection of Silverlight controls, components and utilities made available outside the normal Silverlight release cycle. It adds new functionality quickly for designers and developers, and provides the community an efficient way to help shape product development by contributing ideas and bug reports. This first release includes full source code, unit tests, samples and documentation for 12 new controls covering charting, styling, layout, and user input.

CodeRush Xpress for Visual Studio announced

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:03 GMT

A free subset of CodeRush and Refactor! Pro is now available.

The Excitement that is C# 4.0

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:01:02 GMT

I just got back from the "Future of C#" talk at PDC by Anders Hejlsberg. This was a truly inspiring talk for a geek like me. C# is evolving into a much more dynamic language. I have always been a believer of strong typing. except when I'm not. and I have been wishing for something more dynamic (such as Duck Typing). In C# 4.0, we will be seeing some significant dynamic features.

SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:31:02 GMT

A full-featured .net application that integrates SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and all your checked-out folders and repositories. Use it to perform all your svn commands and monitor all your projects' activities in a single place. Access all commands from the tray menu or from the main window. This is a must-have tool for every windows+svn user!

Silverlight 2 Released

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:16:25 GMT

Today we shipped the final release of Silverlight 2. You can download Silverlight 2, as well the Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend 2 tool support to target it,

Minrosoft: Silverlight 2 is Live

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:16:10 GMT

Redmond, Wash. - Oct. 13, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Silverlight 2, one of the industry's most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery of applications and media experiences through a Web browser. Silverlight 2 delivers a wide range of new features and tools that enable designers and developers to better collaborate while creating more accessible, more discoverable and more secure user experiences.

ScottGu: Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Now Available

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:46:05 GMT

"This evening we published the first public release candidate of Silverlight 2."

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:16:07 GMT

It's finally here! I haven't seen an official announcement yet, but I did a search for "Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1" on Microsoft's Download Center and found the following downloads added today: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (exe) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fbee1648-7106-44a7-9649-6d9f6d58056e&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (iso) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27673c47-b3b5-4c67-bd99-84e525b5ce61&DisplayLang=en

spec# & dbc

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:47:09 GMT

For everyone!

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:46:02 GMT

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

Handling ASP.NET Session Variables Efficiently

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:34:57 GMT

Excellent post which explains how to write bug free and clean code to handle ASP.NET sessions variables efficiently