The Greatest Exception Handling WTF?!? of All Time(leedumond.com)

submitted by leedumond(2144) 2 years, 11 months ago

The Exception object has ONE purpose and ONE purpose only – to represent a runtime error, nothing more. Exceptions should never be used for purposes for which they were not intended -- or you could end up with this monstrosity... read more...

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My Dot Net Developer’s tools list, and more…(dotnetsurfers.com)

submitted by latish(470) 3 years ago

I gave a brownbag presentation at my current client recently about the common tools (in addition to Visual Studio), that I use on a regular basis for working with .NET or web development in general. I also threw in some non-development tools that are a part of my day to day life and make things easier. Here’s the complete list: read more...

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.Net Framework 4.0: Using System.Lazy<T>(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by gpeipman(3145) 3 years ago

.Net Framework 4.0 provides us with a new class called Lazy<T>. As documentation sais then Lazy<T> provides support for several common patterns of lazy initialization, including the ability to initialize value types and to use null values. So it is construct that helps us implement lazy loading. read more...

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Visual Studio 2008 Built-in C# Code Snippets Cheat Sheet(john-sheehan.com)

submitted by johnsheehan(4785) 3 years ago

A printer-friendly list of all the C# snippets that come with Visual Studio 2008. read more...

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Simiple solution to IntelliSense Does Not Work(blog.sqlauthority.com)

submitted by pinaldave(9662) 3 years, 1 month ago

There are so many times, I have heard that in SQL Server 2008 intellisense does not work. This article shows 4 different ways how it can be enabled. If IntelliSense is not working just have a look and it will fix it for sure. read more...

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Optimize for Ad hoc Workloads - Advance Performance Optimization(blog.sqlauthority.com)

submitted by pinaldave(9662) 3 years, 2 months ago

One simple tip can improve performance of server very much. Simple explanation and quick result. Must bookmark. If you are not using right now use it later on. read more...

1 comment |category: Database |Views: 338

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10 C# Shorthands that improve productivity(dijksterhuis.org)

submitted by martijn(445) 3 years, 2 months ago

One of the best things about C# is that as the language and libraries expand thought is put into keeping things readable. Below I have listed 10 shorthands that you can use to make your code tighter and less wordy. No doubt you know one or more already — but do you currently use all ten of them ? read more...

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How .NET Regular Expressions Really Work(moserware.com)

submitted by moserware(1665) 3 years, 2 months ago

A very deep dive into the source code for how .NET Regular Expressions really work read more...

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ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 2 months ago

A look at the new ioDrive device and how devices like it will drastically change how you think about performance critical data storage applications. read more...

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Regular Expressions in C# - Practical Usage (dijksterhuis.org)

submitted by martijn(445) 3 years, 2 months ago

This post touches on four major regular expression subjects: 1. String Comparison - does a string contain a particular sub-string? 2. Splitting a string into segments - we will take an IPv4 address and retrieve its dotted components 3. Replacement - modifying an input string 4. Stricter input validation - how to harden your expressions. read more...

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AnkhSVN 2.0.6310 Released - Subversion Plugin for Visual Studio.(ankhsvn.open.collab.net)

submitted by refpointer(165) 3 years, 2 months ago

New features include: Experimental support of Visual Studio 2010, Overall performance improvemens, and much more... read more...

1 comment |category: Visual Studio |Views: 590

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C# SuperFastHash and MurmurHash2 implementations (landman-code.blogspot.com)

submitted by DavyLandman(25) 3 years, 2 months ago

I've created and optimized a c# implementation for SuperFastHash and MurmurHash2, both hashes are designed for hashtables. The fastest managed implementations are at 75% and 63% of the c implementations, and the unmanaged implementations are 82% and 95%. read more...

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A New Look for Visual Studio 2010!(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by crpietschmann(11.3k) 3 years, 3 months ago

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: read more...

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Using Enums in List Controls(west-wind.com)

submitted by decarufe(959) 3 years, 3 months ago

Convert data to and from enums. read more...

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Getting Mono and Visual Studio to play nice together(chriscyvas.wordpress.com)

submitted by ccyvas(635) 3 years, 3 months ago

The goal was to get some Mono project templates working with Mono assemblies and the Mono compiler in Visual Studio. The trick was to do it in a way that would be able to survive upgrades of Mono installations. read more...

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Multi/Dual Monitor Visual Studio Settings(goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1055) 3 years, 3 months ago

Following up to personalising Visual Studio (I covered theming the VS IDE with the Visual Studio Desert Nights Theme not too long back), I’d like to offer the settings I run on a dual monitor setup for Visual Studio to, I believe enhance productivity and gives you easier access to common tasks. read more...

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