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Exploring Extension Methods in C

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:31:02 GMT

Short howto screencast on using and implementing Extension Methods

What makes me NOT want to leave a company/client/shop

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:16:09 GMT

What makes me NOT want to leave a company

10 ways to keep employees happy (IT employees)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:56:25 GMT

10 ways to keep employees happy

Querying XML Data using XLinq

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:03 GMT

Short screencast showing how to query an XML Data using XLinq

Learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:01:02 GMT

Short how-to on learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper

Generate your own RSS feed with Argotic

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:13:08 GMT

In this post we will review the following steps needed to add a feed to your site. 1. Creating the xml (rss feed) document for publication 2. Creating an access point for the feed 3. Adding the feed to your site 4. Publishing your feed via Feedburner

Introduction to Moq

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:01:04 GMT

In this post, I provide an introduction to Moq which is the newest of the Mock Object Frameworks. Moq is promoted by its creators as easier to learn and use than other Mock Object Frameworks such as Rhino Mocks and TypeMock Isolator.

Preserving Routes for SEO using the MVC Routing Engine

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Short screencast showing how to preserve routes for SEO using the MVC Routing Engine

Nice VS 2008 Code Editing Improvements

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:02 GMT

Good improvements to take notice of when utilizing VS 2008

How to Link/Share files between projects in Visual Studio

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:46:04 GMT

Short screencast on how to Link/Share files between projects in Visual Studio.

Creating Templates in Visual Studio

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:01:12 GMT

Creating Templates

Silverlight 2 Beta2 Released

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:31:02 GMT

Silverlight 2 Beta2 was released today. Silverlight 2 Beta2 supports a go-live license that allows you to start using and deploying Silverlight 2 for commercial applications. There will be some API changes between Beta2 and the final release, so you should expect that applications you write with Beta2 will need to make some updates when the final release comes out. But we think that these changes will be straight-forward and relatively easy, and that you can begin planning and starting commercial projects now.

Introduction to Mocking with Moq

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:16:03 GMT

Short screencast introduction to Mocking with Moq

Creating tests with NUnit

Thu, 29 May 2008 04:40:42 GMT

Short into screencast on how to use NUnit to create unit tests

Unit testing events with NUnit

Wed, 28 May 2008 19:26:49 GMT

A short (~10 minutes) screen cast on how to unit test events with NUnit

How to manage ASP.NET validation from Javascript with jQuery

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:01:02 GMT

This article outlines how to enable and disable ASP.NET client side validation from Javascript using jQuery

How to share configuration files between projects

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:31:03 GMT

Sharing configuration files between multiple projects in Visual Studio is a simple task, but it is not intuitive in how it is done. In fact, until recently I did not know how to do it via the IDE, I would always hand edit the .sln file to enable this feature (sad I know). Today I thought I would throw up a simple set of screen shots to show everyone how easy it really is.

Anonymous Casting with Linq to Sql

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:40:50 GMT

Performing a Linq to SQL query and have it return a new object that does not map directly to any of the tables involved in the query.

ASP.NET MVC: Making strongly-typed ViewPages more easily

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:00:41 GMT

Check out FlexiViewPage - a quick and neat way to work with strongly-typed MVC ViewPages more easily.

Overuse of #Regions

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:54:57 GMT

Discusses the wrong way to use regions. Some shops simply do not keep regions simple, thus cluttering the page even more, reducing the effect and benefits of regions alltogether

Clean your SQL Server Database with less code

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:30:23 GMT

Simple way to Re-Zeroing Your SQL SERVER Database.

Making the jump back to Consulting

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:33:32 GMT

Deciding Factors Things to think about when deciding on your rate

ASP.NET MVC Preview: Using The MVC UI Helpers

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:31:02 GMT

Rob Conery goes over the new UI Helpers in the asp.net MVC framework.

Why I believe IN and WRITE unit tests

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:15:58 GMT

Why I believe IN and WRITE unit tests

Change and Pray Development Methodology (CPD)

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:31:06 GMT

A quick posting about a new development methodology that has been coined.