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Your Software Can Learn A Lot From ATMs(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 1 year, 8 months ago

When it comes to ATMs, failure isn't really an option. But how do they accomplish their high reliability? And how can you leverage that in order to make your software better? read more...

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Say Goodbye to NAnt and MSBuild With IronRuby(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 1 month ago

Tired of writing tons of XML in order to create automated .NET builds? Well, look no further... IronRuby, Rake, and Albacore are here to rescue you! read more...

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How To Drop All Indexes From A Database(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

I was doing some performance tweaking of a batch job that was hanging and i was suspecting the indexes in the database to have something to do with it shocking up so I used this script to clear all indexes. read more...

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5 Tips on using Rapid Application Development (RAD)(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

As consultants which I believe most of the reader of this blog are, or even if you are a developer working for a software company, time is always of the essence. We are always trying to do more in less time either because we have a tight deadline or to free time to do other things we enjoy. read more...

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A Visual Look At The LINQ SelectMany Operator(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 2 months ago

An inside look at how SelectMany works, along with visuals to help you more easily understand it. read more...

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5 Tips to get the most out of your coding time(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 2 months ago

I remember seeing an add from Microsoft I believe for hiring programmers and the jist of it was “We give you an office with a door”. Why you might wonder? read more...

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An Overview Of System.Collections.Generic(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 2 months ago

A look at the different collection types in the System.Collections.Generic namespace. read more...

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.NET 4.0 And Our Parallel Future(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 3 months ago

A look at .NET 4.0 Parallel features, and how we can use LINQ to make them even easier to use. read more...

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Bundler Part 2 - ASP.NET Integration(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 3 months ago

A look at the Bundler Framework and how it could be integrated in with ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC in order automate the process of minifying and combining JavaScript files. read more...

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Overloading Dynamic(www.codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 4 months ago

What happens when language features collide? read more...

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6 Of My Favorite Visual Studio Shortcuts(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

A few of my favorite Visual Studio Shortcuts to make my life and yours just a bit easier! read more...

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5 Very Useful C# Attributes(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

A look at some of the useful attributes in c# read more...

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10 Not So Well Known Keywords in C#(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by HatimrHatimr(1492) 2 years, 5 months ago

Ok before the flaming start let me state this. These are known to most hardcore programmers and not knowing them doesn’t make you less of a programmer either. That said these keywords can come in handy and allow for better code quality and readability. Enjoy! read more...

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It’s Okay To Write Unit Tests(codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 6 months ago

A few simple reasons why you should be writing unit tests. read more...

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Using Accessibility Modifiers on Auto Properties(codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 9 months ago

It may seem obvious to many, but yes, you can use accessibility modifiers on properties! read more...

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Reflecting Code Is Not A Perfect Science(codethinked.com)

submitted by justin_etheredgejustin_etheredge(8539) 2 years, 9 months ago

Interesting when .NET Reflector creates code which executes different from the code written. read more...

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