Caching in for Fun and Profit(tombatron.blogspot.com)

submitted by tommyhanks(60) 4 years, 2 months ago

In this post I go over a how to cache an RSS feed to improve application response time as well as to prevent a heavily used application from making too many queries to other servers. Sometimes they don't like that. read more...

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Last date of the month. sql date process(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by wisemx(8074) 4 years, 2 months ago

I was requested to make a store procedure that is able to retrieve results from a log table based on the today's month, which has to start from the 1st day of the month to the last day of the month. After a no-brainer's action: Google it! some results were found and quite useful. but most of the version found on the internet does not cover the "time". (it has to return the first day and time , as well as last day and time such as 01/01/2008 12:00AM - 01/31/2008 11:59:PM) read more...

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.NET Reference Posters(chadmoran.com)

submitted by ChadMoran(535) 4 years, 2 months ago

Printable and viewable .NET resources posters (read Cheatsheet). read more...

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Using BlogEngine.net as a general purpose CMS part I(blog.spontaneouspublicity.com)

submitted by HoolieMan(1715) 4 years, 2 months ago

In this series of posts, I will show how I converted a small website from just standard .aspx pages into a site where all pages are editable by Windows Live Writer and via an online interface. In Part I of this series I will just set some background on how I am approaching the creation of this lightweight CMS. read more...

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Immediate Window - A forgotten tool(ohnull.com)

submitted by nillfm(265) 4 years, 2 months ago

A little bit about the Immediate Window tool available in Visual Studio. read more...

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I Repeat: Do Not Listen to Your Users(codinghorror.com)

submitted by jdelator(500) 4 years, 2 months ago

Listening to users is a tricky thing. Users often don't know what they want, and even if they did, the communication is likely to get garbled somewhere between them and you. read more...

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CAKE3 - Free archiving library(devintelligence.com)

submitted by adventurer(2244) 4 years, 3 months ago

Cake3 library supports compressing and extracting files to/from different archive formats .The library can be easily integrated to your projects . read more...

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How SQL Server short-circuits WHERE condition evaluation(weblogs.sqlteam.com)

submitted by spirit1(3160) 4 years, 3 months ago

As a developer you must be aware that SQL Server does not do short-circuiting like it is done in other programming languages and there's nothing you can do to force it to. read more...

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C# .NET Gmail Tools(code.msdn.microsoft.com)

submitted by JozefSevcik(1880) 4 years, 3 months ago

Gmail class library for getting gmail atom feeds and for sending emails through gmail. read more...

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Do try...catch blocks hurt runtime performance?(programmersheaven.com)

submitted by pheaven(430) 4 years, 3 months ago

This posts looks at the real runtime cost of writing a try...catch block in a .Net language. Drawing on his knowledge of .Net internals, the author looks at how such structures are represented in a compiled .Net assembly and what happens at runtime, so the performance characteristics can be understood. read more...

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T-SQL Query to Find the Second Highest Column Value in a Table(codeforeternity.com)

submitted by xtremebiz(575) 4 years, 3 months ago

One of my favorite technical interview question on SQL Server is "What query would you write to find the second highest column value in a table?" The question seems easy, however most developers fail to answer to this. Read this post for the answer. read more...

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Jacob Nielsen: Top-10 Application-Design Mistakes(useit.com)

submitted by Jemm(9604) 4 years, 3 months ago

Application usability is enhanced when users know how to operate the UI and it guides them through the workflow. Violating common guidelines prevents both. read more...

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Microsoft Gives Students Technical Software at No Charge(microsoft.com)

submitted by crpietschmann(11.3k) 4 years, 3 months ago

DreamSpark offers millions of students access to professional-grade software developer and designer tools. read more...

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Microsoft Giving Away Development Software to Students(blog.tech-cats.com)

submitted by boyan(10) 4 years, 3 months ago

Dreamspark is the name of the Microsoft initiative to give students free developer tools so "you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on your career." read more...

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DreamSpark - VS for college students for free(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by tom24(1100) 4 years, 3 months ago

DreamSpark allows college students to aquire multiple applications from Microsoft for free! read more...

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Microsoft releases Office binary file formats (doc, xls, ppt)(microsoft.com)

submitted by gavinjoyce(25.7k) 4 years, 3 months ago

.doc, .xls and .ppt specifications are available. A few years too late for me, but good news none the less. read more...

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