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FFlib.NET released!

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:46:02 GMT

Are you web developer? Are you looking for video conversion library for long time? So, be happy! We are pleased to introduce you the first release of our .NET & FFMPEG based video conversion library - FFlib.NET.

Over 60 Free Controls from DevExpress

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:16:02 GMT

Once you register, you will be forwarded an Email with your login credentials to our product download portal. With this information in hand, you will be able to download and install all the controls and tools listed above free of charge. The applications you create with these controls can be distributed royalty free (see the EULA that accompanies the products for more information). Note that the installation you download will include evaluation versions of our entire product line. You can install these trials if you wish during the setup process. Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 are fully supported.

Visual Studio Theme Generator

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:16:02 GMT

A fun little ASP.NET MVC Application I wrote to generate Visual Studio themes based off of 3 given colors. I have always felt that selecting every color to make a decent theme is way too repetitive. This web application automatically chooses complements / contrasts based off your initial color selections (and uses jQuery to let you preview your theme before creating). Check it out and let me know what you think.

Log4PostSharp - logging with AOP

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:31:03 GMT

How to inject log4net logging code using PostSharp and Log4PostSharp. Shows you how to add logging to an application with a minimum of effort!

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #14 - 2D Geometry

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:46:09 GMT

The fourteenth post of the series of programming job interview challenge is out, 83 readers provided an answer to job interview challenge #13. Your input is a list of points in a 2D space. If you draw lines between one point to the next one, a closed polygon is created (can be either concave or convex)...

Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 6

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:01:03 GMT

In part 6 we look at Hashes (or Associative Arrays) and how they are used in the Ruby language. We also look at how you can use them in place of explicit method parameters.

Foundation of Programming FREE EBook - CodeBetter.Com

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:46:05 GMT

The Foundation Of Programming Series Free ebook By Karl Seguin

How DotNetKicks posts are being ripped off for other sites!

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:01:02 GMT

How posts from DotNetKicks are being copy-and-pasted wholesale into other sites. Is your hard work blogging just being stolen for other companies traffic?

Does Your Code Pass "The Turkey Test?"

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:16:02 GMT

How careful are you about using the correct form of string and number formatting? How about your use of String.Compare and String.Equals?

Exploring GDI+ : Using The Brush

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:01:02 GMT

This post shows the different types of brushes built in GDI+, how to work with them and how they look.

Put Down the XmlNode and Step Away From the StringBuilder

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:31:02 GMT

Demonstrates the easiest way of generating and parsing Xml available in the .net framework. No more XmlNodes and no more CleanStringForXml custom utility functions.

Project White: Automated UI Testing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

Discussion about Project White automated UI testing framework.

Custom Controls Design Time Support Part 14: Extra Property Tab

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:46:02 GMT

This post shows how to let your custom controls to have an extra tab in the property window by building a new PropertyTab.

.NET Rocks! Miguel de Icaza and Geoff Norton on Mono

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Miguel is back to talk Mono with Geoff Norton. Many things have changed since we last talked to Miguel about the Mono project, an open-source port of the .NET Framework that runs on Windows, Linux, and the Mac. The focus is mostly about running .NET apps on the Mac.

Capturing the Screen Contents in .NET 2.0

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:01:02 GMT

When supporting installed software, descriptions of problems can be enhanced greatly by viewing the contents of the user's screen. In this article we will explore how to perform a screen grab and display the captured image in a Windows Forms application.

Gallery of Visual Studio Programmer Themes

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:16:02 GMT

Scott Hanselman gives us a fantastic run down of some of the best Visual Studio themes. This is the best consolidated list I have seen and there are screen shots with all of them.

Hundreds of design patterns, antipatterns and refactorings listed

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:31:02 GMT

Good source of common patterns (GoF etc), antipatterns and refactoring types. The examples are good and clear, but the code samples are only in Java/C++. However, the articles and samples are platform neutral enough to be useful even for .NET-purists like us ;)

.NET Graphical Resources

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:01:02 GMT

So you just got done prototyping that new Winform or WPF application and the interface is a bit lacking. You are a programmer, not an artist after all. Well, never fear, free icons are here (wow that really rhymed). All kidding aside, most of us are not good at drawing images and icons, so we need some resources for these items.

New* .NET 3.5 Feature: AddIn Framework ( Part 1 of 3 )

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:16:02 GMT

Introduction to the addin framework in .NET 3.5

Custom Controls Design Time Support Part 7: UITypeEditor Introduction

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:01:03 GMT

This post gives a brief introduction on what is an UITypeEditor and what enhancements it gives for the design time environment, and some built in examples.

.Net Syntax Highlighter with support for ~460 syntaxes

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:46:02 GMT

MIT/X11-licensed Syntax highlighter built in C# with support for hundreds of syntaxes. The web interface lets you build and save color scheme.

Agile Programming Training (Cartoon, Humor)

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:01:02 GMT

Dilbert on Agile programming. The pointy-hair boss commands Dilbert's team to start using Agile programming. In the boss's description, he states that Agile programming means "no more planning and no more documentation." The boss goes on saying that the programmers can "start writing code and complaining."

De-crapify your code base with AOP using PostSharp

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:01:02 GMT

How to remove all the code thats irrelevant to what your trying to do, to make your code base easier to grok.

3 Open Source Apps I'm Thankful For

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:46:02 GMT

I'm thankful for a lot of things right now, but here are 3 open source applications that I'm truly thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

LINQ provider Basics

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Recently, I did couple of posts regarding how to create a custom LINQ provider, I even created a project at Codeplex named LINQ.Flickr, that makes querying , adding and deleting photos , overall creating Flickr app much more enjoyable , with query flavor, similar to LINQ to SQL .....