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Measuring Programmers By Extra Hours (dev102.com)

submitted by shaharyrshaharyr(4325) 3 years, 8 months ago

I am writing this article as a sequel to the Measuring Programming Progress By Lines Of Code article. Let me please talk about another common metric - measuring the amount of extra hours a software developer has done. read more...

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How NOT To Optimize LINQ Statements(coderjournal.com)

submitted by zigamorphzigamorph(3319) 3 years, 8 months ago

About a month ago I was experimenting with different ways to optimize my LINQ queries against the IdeaPipe database, in order to improve the read times. I wanted to improve the read times because our new Facebook Application was being launched and I anticipated an increase in our traffic to the server, which is used to host IdeaPipe and the Facebook Application component. I quickly realized how now to optimize LINQ statements though. read more...

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Why you REALLY need to think about your interfaces(brian.genisio.org)

submitted by BrianGenisioBrianGenisio(1000) 3 years, 8 months ago

When you write your interfaces in C#, you might be casting them in stone. You REALLY need to think about how you write your interfaces. Avoid interfaces with concrete parameters such as Dictionary<> and List<> and prefer interfaces such as IDictionary<> and IList<>. Here is why! read more...

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Not doing TDD is worst than doing it wrong in the beggining.(codebetter.com)

submitted by stefanescu.dragosstefanescu.dragos(150) 3 years, 8 months ago

Check this out, and make a learn from it. read more...

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Using Linq2Objets to perform list conversoin(dimecasts.net)

submitted by vb6stillrocksmanvb6stillrocksman(55) 3 years, 8 months ago

A short screencast showing how to use Linq2Objets to perform list conversion. read more...

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How Not To Compromise Security Through ASP.NET Validators(adamtibi.net)

submitted by adamtibiadamtibi(905) 3 years, 8 months ago

A guide to closing some security holes that might be left open when using or building ASP.NET Validator controls. read more...

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SQL Server Tips and Tricks (gatekiller.co.uk)

submitted by gatekillergatekiller(265) 3 years, 8 months ago

The following are a wide range of tips and tricks I have collected over the years working with various versions or Microsoft's SQL Server. I always enjoy finding little snippets of code which are both simple and powerful. Why write complicated routines when one or two lines of code can do it? read more...

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Viewstate Viewer add-on for Firefox(ashishware.com)

submitted by ashpatashpat(285) 3 years, 8 months ago

This add-on can decode and show viewstate contents of an *.aspx page. Once you intall this add-on, it shows up a 'Show Viewstate' item in context menu of Firefox. When this menuitem is clicked, a popup comes up showing the viewstate details. read more...

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Top 10 Windows Forms Articles You Must Read(dotnetcurry.com)

submitted by crpietschmanncrpietschmann(11.3k) 3 years, 8 months ago

If you have missed on some top articles of WinForms on dotnetcurry.com, then this is a must read for you. The Top 10 articles have been decided by our editorial panel based on the popularity of the article, user rating and top views of the articles. The articles have been arranged based on the total views from top to bottom. I hope you enjoying reading them, as much as we did while compiling them!! read more...

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Silverlight Multi File Uploader(michielpost.nl)

submitted by supershoesupershoe(135) 3 years, 8 months ago

Free multi-file uploader for your website, made with Silverlight. It allows you to upload multiple files at the same time. The files are uploaded to a WCF webservice where they can be processed. A nice feature is that you can see the upload progress of all your files. The control also has some handy configuration options, you can set the number of simultaneous uploads, the maximum file size etc. read more...

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EventArgs.Empty - Do You Use It? (dev102.com)

submitted by shaharyrshaharyr(4325) 3 years, 8 months ago

Anyway, we can define EventArgs as a private member and use it instead of allocating an EventArgs object every time the event is raised. Fortunately, there is no need for that, C# introduce us the EventArgs.Empty... read more...

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Matt Berseth: Dynamic Data Demos Now Available(mattberseth.com)

submitted by beckelmwbeckelmw(2755) 3 years, 8 months ago

Matt now has his dynamic data demos up since discountasp.net is supporting ASP.NET 3.5 SP1. Go take a look. They are pretty cool. read more...

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The Three Steps of Building an ASP.NET Validator Control(adamtibi.net)

submitted by adamtibiadamtibi(905) 3 years, 8 months ago

A clear walkthrough on how to build an ASP.NET validator control in three steps with an example of how to apply this to build a credit card number validator. read more...

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Simulate a Windows Service Using ASP.NET to Run Scheduled Jobs(beckelman.net)

submitted by beckelmwbeckelmw(2755) 3 years, 8 months ago

Back in 2005 Omar Al Zabir (Co-founder and CTO of PageFlakes) posted an article on the CodeProject web site Simulate a Windows Service using ASP.NET to run scheduled jobs that many of you have probably seen. If you liked the idea at the time but didn't do anything with it, you may want to take another look now. In the comments, dselkirk provided an alternative that really cleans things up that Erichero then improved upon slightly and converted to C#. read more...

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Graffiti Extension For DotNetKicks(stevesmithblog.com)

submitted by ssmithssmith(1160) 3 years, 8 months ago

Add an extension to Graffiti CMS to automatically link to DotNetKicks with each new post. read more...

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SQL Server 2008 Top 10 List for Developers(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by wisemxwisemx(8074) 3 years, 8 months ago

Well now that SQL Server 2008 has shipped, Zach and I are starting to put the finishing touches on all of our SQL Server 2008 early adopter initiatives and move on to planning for future releases. Before we do that I have some unfinished business to take care of. read more...

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