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dotlesscss v1.1 released

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:28:39 GMT

A new version of the dotless CSS framework has been released. New features include an all-around new parser and parameter passing.

Digitally Signing an XML Document and Verifying the Signature

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:02 GMT

Signing an XML document and then validating the digital signature of the document doesn't involve a lot of code - once you know how it works, but arriving there is quite the journey. This post describes setting up a certifcate for testing, signing an XML document with the Private key and then validating it with the Public key.

Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:16:02 GMT

People often stop me in the streets to ask "Hey Tina, what's life "really" like at Microsoft? Sometimes I can't even walk outside my house without somebody standing there with a giant neon sign that blinks "What is life "really" like at Microsoft"?

Hotfix to Correct Visual Studio 2008 Performance Issues Released

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Microsoft has released the hotfix to correct the Visual Studio 2008 performance issues.

New ASP.NET Wiki

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:01:01 GMT

Check out the new ASP.NET wiki for a ton of resources on asp.net. Being a wiki, everyone can contribute so go ahead and give it a whirl! http://wiki.asp.net/

How to build a 3D game using XNA

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:16:03 GMT

Dan Waters has just published a 14 part video cast series on how to build a 3D game, complete with audio, input, and character animation. 2 Hours and 25 Minutes of total content!

When string.ToLower() is Evil

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:16:01 GMT

Did you know how evil string.ToLower() can sometimes be? See an example when string.ToLower() is definitely not an option.

8 Web Design Mistakes That Developers Make

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:31:02 GMT

An excellent website takes a particularly savvy blend of both great design and great code. Because of this, you often find designers having to figure out code and developers trying their hand at design. Speaking as a developer who spent his university years studying among other developers, I can safely say that programmers are not designers.

ASP.NET MVC Link collection

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:31:02 GMT

Links to get started fast with Microsoft MVC.

Source Control and Continuous Integration On The Cheap

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:16:02 GMT

Setup source control (Subversion via VisualSVN Server) and a continuous integration environment (JetBrains' TeamCity) in less than 3 hours!

.NET Framework Library Source Code now available

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:46:02 GMT

Scott Guthrie announces that the .NET framework source code can now accessed in Visual Studio

The Stopwatch Class

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Stop using DateTime to time long sections of code. The 2.0 framework introduced the System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch class to do the dirty work for you.

Updated Dot Net framework namespace 3.5 Poster for download - Vikram L

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:07:53 GMT

Here s something that I found very useful on the Dot net framework3.5. If you have just started to learn about Dot net framework 3.5 and want to know all the changes in the name space and the new namespaces includes in the framework, below is the chart showing it.

Free Professional Diff Tool from SourceGear

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:16:07 GMT

DiffMerge is a polished product for side-by-side comparison (and merging) of files. It highlights changes within the lines and has many of configuration options.

Borrowing Ideas From 3 Interesting Internal Classes in the .NET 3.5

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:31:03 GMT

Improve your code by borrowing ideas from System.Linq.Strings, System.Linq.Error, and Microsoft.Contracts.Contract.

Choosing Between Classes and Structs

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:00:28 GMT

A little dry, but gets the basic concept about when to choose a structure over a class, and vice versa.

101 Great Computer Programming Quotes

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:31:02 GMT

"I think Microsoft named .Net so it wouldn't show up in a Unix directory listing." (Oktal)

How to check email works with no SMTP

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:01:02 GMT

Testing code that sends email has always been a pain. You had to set up a SMTP service just to test that your .NET application sends the e-mail correctly...

Dynamic LINQ (Part 1: Using the LINQ Dynamic Query Library)

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:46:03 GMT

While writing type-safe queries is great for most scenarios, there are cases where you want the flexibility to dynamically construct queries on the fly. For example: you might want to provide business intelligence UI within your application that allows an end-user business analyst to use drop-downs to build and express their own custom queries/views on top of data.

Does C# 3.0 Beat Dynamic Languages at their Own Game?

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:01:02 GMT

For the past few years I've heard a lot of hype about dynamic programming languages like Python and Ruby. The word on the street has been that their dynamic nature makes developers more productive that those of us shackled to statically typed languages like C# and Java. A couple of weeks ago I decided to take the plunge and start learning Python after spending the past few years doing the majority of my software development in C#. I learned that it was indeed true that you could get things the same stuff done in far less lines of Python than you could in C#. Since it is a general truism in the software industry that the number of bugs per thousand lines of code is constant irrespective of programming language, the more you can get done in fewer lines of code, the less defects you will have in your software.

Microsoft to build an 'Emacs.Net' text editor

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:16:02 GMT

Developers are puzzling over recent clues blogged by a few Microsoft employees regarding a new "Emacs.Net" tool the company is building.

Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Key

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:30:45 GMT

Roy Osherove provides a great XSL Stylesheet that transforms your IntelliType Commands.xml so that your Microsoft Natural 4000 Keyboard's Zoom Button is re-assigned to scroll up and down instead of useless Zoom.

Object Orientation In JavaScript II [Inheritance]

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:01:02 GMT

well there are two ways inheritance can be implemented in JavaScript

free e books

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:01:04 GMT

Microsoft has opened 3 MS Press books completely FREE for public.

Code Size Is The Enemy (in Java or elsewhere)

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:31:02 GMT

Here's an interpretation by Jeff Atwood of Steve Yegge's Code's Worst Enemy - a look at how Java is its own worst enemy and how dynamic languages may be better suited to some situations that static ones like Java