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Different Ways of using the C# Null Coalescing Operator

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:52 GMT

Here are some different ways of using the Null-Coalescing operator in your code.

Mercurial tutorial - by Joel Spolsky

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:30:00 GMT

Mercurial is a modern, open source, distributed version control system, and a compelling upgrade from older systems like Subversion. In this user-friendly, six-part tutorial, Joel Spolsky teaches you the key concepts.

Abandon ASP.NET WebForms!

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:45:01 GMT

Interesting experiance with classic web forms....

Overview of .NET 4.0 features - ASP.NET 4.0 ClientIDMode

Mon, 25 May 2009 17:45:03 GMT

In pre 4.0 days, when a server control is rendered, the framework would assign an ID to the control based on the control hierarchy. For example, a textbox of id "txtTest" in a user control that is used on a page would be rendered with the ID "WebUserControl11_txtTest". Developers could use the ClientID property (ex: txtTest.ClientID) in the code behind to retrieve the ID assigned to the control by the framework. It was essential for the framework to assign the IDs this way to maintain uniqueness of the IDs on a page. In the prior example, the User Control that inherits from the System.Web.UI.UserControl implements the INamingContainer interface. Any control (either custom or a .NET control) that implements this interface would ensure unique naming scope for the child controls.

Flexible WPF ToolTips via Markup Extensions

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:46:29 GMT

Presents a way to display a feature-rich ToolTip in WPF through a single line of XAML.

Kobe - Oh Dear Lord Why?!

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:31:02 GMT

Karl Seguin weighs in on the latest MS ASP.NET MVC sample app

Don't Use a WPF Control in Windows.Resource

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:46:09 GMT

Whong usage of Windows.Resource

Visual Studio 2010 Architecture Edition

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:01:02 GMT

Some screenshots and descriptions from the Visual Studio 2010 CTP, Architecture Edition, including Architecture Explorer, UML Support, and the Layer Diagram.

Mix 09 Quick Video Link List

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:01:20 GMT

Mix 09 Quick Video Link List in a format allowing easy search & download

Creating a WPF / Silverlight Control With a Semi Transparent Backgroun

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:16:29 GMT

Yesterday I was trying to create a control with a partially transparent background,. I am writing this because what I thought was so straight forward, was not.

A New Look for Visual Studio 2010!

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:46:02 GMT

At the PDC and TechEd EMEA last year we described our new editor support built on the WPF technology in .NET Framework 4.0. Today I'm happy to reveal the new UI for Visual Studio, also built on WPF:

XAML for WPF Cheat sheet

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:46:41 GMT

A one page sheet on WPF covering the following topics: * Data Binding * Styles and Triggers * Resources * Layout * Transforms * Brushes

WPF Office 2007 Style Windows

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:57:17 GMT

The next challenge that I am going to share my solution with you is the Office 2007 like window style. As you know, the Office 2007 applications are using the layered windows functionality to display rounded corners and a custom title bar. This is how the typical window in the new Office looks like:

WPF XAML Data Binding Cheat Sheet

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:31:02 GMT

One of the best things about WPF is the advanced data binding support, the Binding class that is used to create data bindings has many interesting and useful options. And I never remember the more advanced options when I'm writing XAML. So I wrote a very detailed "cheat sheet" for the WPF Binding class ...

WPF Webcam Control

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:46:00 GMT

Open source WPF control to view webcam video and capture webcam images

WPF Toolkit is not ready for production applications

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:12 GMT

If you are planning on using the WPF Toolkit for production code, make sure you are aware of the risks you are incurring.

The WPF Mindset

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:16:06 GMT

An excellent short example of how developing using WPF requires a different mindset to traditional winforms / ASP.NET development. A listbox is completely customised to layout markers on a map.

WPF Kid Stuff: Extracting a Control Template

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:47:59 GMT

How to extract a controls template

DotNetNuke Moves to CodePlex

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:46:02 GMT

Find out why the DotNetNuke project moved to CodePlex from SourceForge.

Oxite - Oh Dear Lord Why?!

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:01:16 GMT

Oxite is an open source application built on ASP.NET MVC and Karl Seguin raises some points related to the design/architecture/implementation.

Solution: Styling a large amount of controls

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:41:40 GMT

Using Attached Properties to apply styles to a large amount of controls.

Have you ever wondered why CodePlex is so slow?

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:31:21 GMT

Taking a look at one feature on CodePlex that is much slower than it needs to be, due to indiscriminate use of UpdatePanels and bloated ViewState, and then comparing it to similar functionality on Stack Overflow to illustrate how much more efficiently the same feature can be implemented.

The Private Life of a Public API

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:46:13 GMT

Developing a public API on .NET is hard work, but it can be rewarding. Some reflections on the "Framework Design Guidelines"

How to Use the Facebook Developer Toolkit 2.0

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:46:05 GMT

The Facebook Developer Toolkit project has just released version 2.0 of their ASP.NET API into the wild, so let's go over the basics. In this article, we focus on creating an absolutely bare bones FBML application that leverages the API. Enjoy!

SubSonic 3.0 Preview 2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:16:04 GMT

Rob Conery: Over the last week I've made massive improvements and upgrades to SubSonic 3.0 and the templates that it comes with. I haven't been this obsessive and inspired since I created SubSonic in the first place, and I have to tell you I am more than stoked to see this pull together.