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A Guide to Sexy Exceptions in .NET

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:44:28 GMT

Whether you are a rookie developer or a weathered code monkey, you have seen this exception at some point in your work. Chances are, if you are the latter of the two, you have dealt with tracking the issue down and dealing with it. My goal, is to make that better.

If you are Shrinking your Database - This one is for you!

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:02:57 GMT

Shrinking database is one of the very very bad operation of SQL Server. Pinal Dave proves this with example.

Query Notification to .NET Application (SQLDependency

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:26:33 GMT

The article demonstrates how you can use SQL Server Query Notification feature to get notification from database whenever the result of a command gets changed. Sample application demonstrating SqlDependency and SqlCacheDependency is also included.

Exception data evolved

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:48:24 GMT

Two extensions methods which makes adding debug data to exceptions a breeze.

Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts Poster

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT

You can now download the reference cards (available as print ready pdf's) for the default keybindings in Visual Studio 2010 for Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++ and Visual F# over here

Yamisee Live, Online Event - The New SDLC - Waterfall and Agile Scrum

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:13:02 GMT

What SDLC methodology do you use? Have you found that all of them have some big holes? We think that we have come across a hybrid approach that combines the best of Waterfall and Agile Scrum. Sounds like an oxymoron, we know, but this novel approach has been working for us for the past year or so and we want to share it with others who may benefit. Check out the link and see if the free intro is right for you.

Converting BBCode into HTML using C#

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:43:18 GMT

A simple to use class library for converting text containing BBCode used by popular forum systems into HTML using C#.

How to track visitors to your site in ASP.NET & C#

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:55:34 GMT

Once you have published a site in ASP.NET, you'd like to know who are your visitors. One way is to check your event log on the host server. Another option is to write your own code. You'd basically like to log the IP address, and DNS name for the visitor, and it would be nice to know which page they are visiting. To log the ip address using ASP.NET, you can call:

How to Remove DotNetNuke Keywords from Meta

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:32:44 GMT

DotNetNuke is a great content management system. If you know the basisc, you will probably like it more and more everyday. However some of hidden elem...

SqlCacheDependency Restore Database Woes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:39:46 GMT

A quick look at a resolution for "Exclusive Access" issues that sometimes arrise when using SqlCacheDependency and restoring a database.

Vine Offers New Possibilities

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:34:09 GMT

A brief summary of Microsoft's Vine services.

Failure To Captcha

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:21:51 GMT

A quick analysis of how common captchas are being defeated by bots.

15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:46:02 GMT

Your website is designed, the CMS works, content has been added and the client is happy. It's time to take the website live. Or is it? When launching a website, you can often forget a number of things in your eagerness to make it live, so it's useful to have a checklist to look through as you make your final touches and before you announce your website to the world.

Summing Up ASP.NET MVC & IIS6 in One Picture

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:43:47 GMT

Frustrating

3 More Things Every ASP.NET Developer Should Know by 2010

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:14:06 GMT

A follow up to previous article on the 6 things every developer should know by 2010

6 Things Developers Should Know By 2010

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:16:02 GMT

A list of 6 things I think asp.net developers should know by 2010

jQuery Intellisense in VS 2008 - ScottGu's Blog

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:31:20 GMT

Last month I blogged about how Microsoft is extending support for jQuery. Over the last few weeks we've been working with the jQuery team to add great jQuery intellisense support within Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (which is free). This is now available to download and use.

ASP.NET Connection Session Slides and Samples Posted

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:31:02 GMT

I've published my session slides and samples from the Fall 2008 ASP.NET Connections conference. The sessions include: jQuery and ASP.NET, WCF REST and JSON with ASP.NET and Dealing with Long Running Requests in ASP.NET.

StyleCop was just released!

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:31:02 GMT

StyleCop was just released! A tool that does all the styling for you in VS 2008 and 2005. It helps you adhere to styling guidelines and standards of your Code. It is a Great tool.

Top 10 Things That Annoy Programmers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:46:03 GMT

Programmers all have their personal pet peeves. Whether it's scope creep, Hungarian notation, or smelly coworkers, there are certain nuisances that we must put up with in our line of work. The following is a list of the top 10 things that annoy programmers, compiled from the results of my recent question on StackOverflow along with some of my own experiences as a programmer:

Stop and Start Index Service Remotely

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:21:24 GMT

Article written to walk you through how to start and stop indexing service remotely and integrate it into your build process. This can be very helpful when you have files that are "locked" by the indexer.

Test your apps faster with Firefox Server Switcher

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:50:24 GMT

Just a quick little article noting the great add-on available for Firefox to help toggle between dev and live servers.

SubSonic Scaling

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:31:11 GMT

Rob runs some tests with millions of records to see how SubSonic holds up with respect to speed and memory use.

Outlook Read Receipts Are The Devil!

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:56:25 GMT

Don't use them!

SubSonic - Dynamic Database Schema Page

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:31:02 GMT

How to build a dynamic database schema page using SubSonic and Reflection