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Dot NET 2.0 Generics and Windows 98

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:25:06 GMT

One of my customers asked me to write a .NET application which is capable to run on old Windows 98 machines. This request came to me last year but don't ask me about the reasons of doing such a thing :).

DirectX 11 for Windows 7 and Vista SP2

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:05:24 GMT

DirectX® 11, the next generation of graphics technology, arrives with Windows 7. This is great news for players because the game developers will utilize new features to create rich worlds, realistic characters, and more fluid gameplay.

The BindingSource-Sort property

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:18:56 GMT

In this post I present an interesting conclusion about sorting a data source using the BindingSort.Sort property

The MVP pattern

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:26:51 GMT

The MVP stands for Model-View-Presenter and it is a user interface (UI) design pattern engineered to facilitate automated unit testing and improve the separation between the UI (rendering stuff) and the business logic.

Firebird Index key size calculator

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:22:24 GMT

Maximum index key size is 252 bytes (for Firebird <= 1.5) or 1/4 of page size (Firebird 2). So trying to create a composite index using multiple columns might end with a: "key size too big for index ..." or "key size exceeds implementation restriction for index..." errors. Here is a tool that can help you to determine the real size of your index

Create a Firebird database from script file with ActiveRecord

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:19:57 GMT

Once I needed to create a Firebird database from a SQL script file using the ActiveRecord component from Castle Project. First problem was to convince ActiveRecord to execute a non-query command and the second, to execute the script file using the Firebird embedded engine.

Set focus on DataGridView cell

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:20:24 GMT

Setting the focus on a DataGridView cell is a little bit tricky, so this is how you can do it

Embedded Firebird database overview

Sun, 03 May 2009 02:09:36 GMT

I was looking for a small and powerful database in order to fulfil the requirements of my last project. Because the database will be running locally I took the decision to use an embedded database. After a few searches over the Internet and some embedded database comparison reviews, I found Firebird which is actually a powerful but unknown (yet) relational database system. Here are some great features of the Firebird embedded database version.

Create a new embedded Firebird database

Sat, 02 May 2009 17:34:58 GMT

This post will show you how to create a new database file with the embedded Firebird from a C# .NET application.

Determine Debug Mode in .NET

Sat, 02 May 2009 00:02:24 GMT

If you will ever need to execute different code paths for the Debug mode and the Release mode, this is the best way to do it.

Extract Assembly version

Fri, 01 May 2009 21:12:47 GMT

Here is how to proceed in order to extract the version number from an .NET assembly file.

ActiveRecord, Firebird and Guid Primary Keys

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:37:19 GMT

I like to use the Guid values as Primary Keys, because I do a lot of data synchronization and sometimes I need to know the ID value before saving the record into the database. Here is a good article about using the Guid as Primary Key.

Microsoft Silverlight 3 features

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:01:50 GMT

According to Silverlight Development Team Leader, Scott Guthrie, the next Silverlight release is planned for 2009. The new Silverlight will bring in a lot of new features and cool stuff. Here is a small list of the most important new features.

The ADO.NET command parameters

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:53:06 GMT

Building SQL commands based on parameters is a good way to block SQL injection vulnerabilities. This is a short article about how to use the ADO.NET parameters in different database management systems, like: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle.

Chad Myers and Jeremy Miller on FubuMVC

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:16:02 GMT

# What is FubuMVC? # History of the project # Built to take advantage of static typing ....

Free Microsoft Chart Control for .NET 3.5 and .NET 4.0

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:46:35 GMT

Finally, Microsoft decided to provide a charting component for .NET Framework! It is called Microsoft Chart Control and it is based on Dundas Chart Control version 5.5. The Microsoft Chart Control is available as separate installation for .NET Framework 3.5 and will be included in .NET Framework 4.0.

Ora - Alternative to #region

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:31:11 GMT

An interesting Visual Studio add-in for those who looking beyond regions for access/grouping. It's kind of like the Class Diagram but on steroids * 10. And one of cooler things is that sample code is provided so you can add your own grouping. So you're not tied to how the author decided to group the methods. Oh yeah, it works for VB projects too.

Identifying the Run-Time and the Design Mode

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:35:34 GMT

Some logic (like connecting to a database) is not meant to be called when the application is in design mode. Opening a Form, or a UserControl, in the Visual Studio Designer (or other IDE design module), which is trying to connect to a database in its constructor or in its Load or Shown event handler will end up with a Designer exception. Handling a database connection is a run-time job only! This situation may be avoided if the run-time specific code is properly handled.

The Problems with NHibernate

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:46:02 GMT

The problems that exist for NHibernate to become better, and have better adoption rates.

About SCRUM - Great Resource About SCRUM

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:10:22 GMT

Hamid Shojaee, the CEO of Axosoft, launches a new site, called About SCRUM, in which he and his friends share great stuff about SCRUM.

How to: Blend colors with GDI+

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:55:44 GMT

Once I needed to build a heat map chart usign different colors spread on a given numeric interval. Here is the GDI+ code I used to create all the intermediate colors between the start color and the end color.

Connect to a MySQL 5.0 database with ADO.NET

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:52:36 GMT

If you want to develop applications with the .NET Framework having a MySQL database as a data source you may want to try the MySQL Connector/NET 5.2. The MySQL Connector/NET is a fully managed ADO.NET component wich provides specific implementation for all ADO.NET classes.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:01:10 GMT

On Sept. 29, 2008, Microsoft announced the next generations of Visual Studio and .NET Framework. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 are meant to simplify application's life-cycle management by make it easier for all contributors of the software team (core programmers, UI designers, testers and project managers), to participate throughout the life-cycle.

How to: Debug Windows Service in Visual Studio .NET

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:57:49 GMT

Debugging a Windows Service Application is a very unpleasant task because such application doesn't run from within Visual Studio .NET. A Windows Service Application runs in the Services Control Manager context. This article is about how to debug a Windows Service application as a regulat Windows Forms application.

BreakPost-Extension breaks XHTML-Validation

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:53:40 GMT

The BreakPost-Extension delivered with BlogEngine.NET 1.4.5 is causing some XHTML validation errors because it doesn't close the last <p>-Tag. This posting gives a small description to avoid this error.