Using SQLite in a Windows Phone app. Part 1(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 1 year ago

Although the Windows Phone platform doesn't support a local database out of the box, adding support for SQLite to a Windows Phone app is actually very easy. Vici CoolStorage, an open-source data access layer and ORM, allows you to add local SQLite db access to your Windows Phone app read more...

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The difference between 1986 and 2010(www.blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 2 years, 2 months ago

Why is Apple still living in the eighties? Just a tiny example of how languages and frameworks have evolved (unless you live in Apple's parallel universe) read more...

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Vici CoolStorage: ORM on MonoTouch made simple(www.blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 2 years, 3 months ago

Introducing the first port of a .NET ORM to MonoTouch, and how it can make life as an iPhone a lot easier. read more...

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Vici MVC finally released as part of the Vici Project(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 2 years, 11 months ago

Vici MVC (formerly known as ProMesh.NET) has been released as part of the new Vici Project, an open-source collection of .NET libraries and frameworks. read more...

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Simple time mocking for testing time-dependent code(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 5 months ago

We all love writing unit tests, don't we?. But what if you need to test code that relies on the date or some elapsed time? Just fake the time! read more...

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Extracting URLs, not perfect but "good enough"(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 6 months ago

Detecting URLs in text is harder than you would expect. In fact, it can't be done with a set of hard rules, but we can get very close by using a single .NET regular expression. Purists will protest, but what's wrong with "good enough"? read more...

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What's with the BOM in Visual Studio?(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 8 months ago

Ever seen weird bytes in your javascript code? Having problems with javascript not working in Google Chrome? Maybe you're the victim of BOM (byte-order marks) bytes that are saved with every javascript file you create in Visual Studio.... read more...

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ProMesh.NET v2.0 RC1 is (finally) out(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 8 months ago

After months of writing documentation, the first release candidate of ProMesh.NET v2.0 has been released in the wild. ProMesh.NET is a powerful MVC framework for .NET 2.0 that has been around for a long time, but today it finally reached another important milestone. read more...

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ProMesh.NET v2.0 (MVC Framework) just around the corner(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 9 months ago

Time for an update on the state of ProMesh.NET, the open-source MVC Web Application framework I started a few years ago. The last public release was almost 7 months ago, and a lot has been changed since then. The original plan was to create a version 1.5, but I decided against that and made it in a full 2.0 release read more...

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CoolStorage.NET 1.2.0 released(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 3 years, 11 months ago

It has been almost one year since the last public release of CoolStorage.NET ("cool" open-source object mapper for .NET 2.0), but this doesn't mean the product was dead. A lot of people regularly downloaded the latest builds from CodePlex and I received a lot of great feedback, which finally lead to the release of version 1.2. read more...

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A good coding font makes a difference. Envy Code R, better than ever!(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years ago

Am I the only one who believes a great programming font can boost your productivity and increase your coding joy? Check out Damien Guard's superb new release of Envy Code R, my favorite coding font. read more...

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The problem(s) with value types(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years ago

Value types can sometimes cause unexpected behavior. This post explains one of the pitfalls you can encounter when using arrays and lists of value types. read more...

1 comment |category: C# |Views: 326

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Wizards are evil(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years ago

Generated code is great... if it was generated by you,or you fully understand the generated code! Essentially, when you are using a code generator, you will be screwed at some point in the future. read more...

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Generic types and IDisposable, the "using" trick(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years ago

This is another one in the series "heck, I never thought of that"... Like most of these articles, if you already knew this trick, ignore me... read more...

2 comments |category: C# |Views: 561

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SharpTemplate.NET pre-release on CodePlex(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years ago

Introducing SharpTemplate.NET, a lightweight general-purpose template engine for .NET 2.0. It allows you to incorporate template parsing in your .NET applications. Perfect for code generators, reporting tools, mass-mailing applications, etc. read more...

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if ... else if ... else if ... else ... : an alternative(blog.activa.be)

submitted by activa(2340) 4 years, 2 months ago

Did you know there's an alternative way of writing "if .. else if .. else if .. etc.." in C#? You probably do, but if you don't, read on... read more...

5 comments |category: C# |Views: 270

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