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

submitted by Hatimr(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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MEF will not get easier, it’s cool as ICE(blog.maartenballiauw.be)

submitted by maartenba(5845) 2 years, 2 months ago

Over the past few weeks, several people asked me to show them how to use MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework), some of them seemed to have some difficulties with the concept of MEF. I tried explaining that it will not get easier than it is currently, hence the title of this blog post. MEF is based on 3 keywords: export, import, compose. Since these 3 words all start with a letter that can be combined to a word, and MEF is cool, here’s a hint on how to remember it: MEF is cool as ICE! read more...

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Disable All or Selective Controls on a Page using jQuery (www.devcurry.com)

submitted by mopen(3596) 2 years, 2 months ago

Disabling controls on a Page using jQuery is a cakewalk, thanks to the wonderful Selector API. Here’s an example. read more...

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

submitted by justin_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...

1 comment |category: C# |Views: 511

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

submitted by Hatimr(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...

4 comments |category: Visual Studio |Views: 1104

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Mastering jQuery now available at TekPub | Encosia(encosia.com)

submitted by javery(5523) 2 years, 5 months ago

Dave and I launch a new series on TekPub about Mastering JQuery. read more...

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Windows Azure in 20 Minutes!(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by wzack(1968) 2 years, 5 months ago

I had the opportunity to present The Windows Azure Platform at the 2nd Annual ISV Architects Workshop in New York City on December 10,2009. My thanks to my associate Gunther Lenz who is the local Microsoft ISV Architect Evangelist for the opportunity. read more...

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11 Optimization Tips for Visual Studio(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years ago

Sometimes ago I compiled this list for myself and our team to help get things done faster and deal with visual studio quirks. read more...

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5 Useful Visual Studio C# Snippets(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

The title says it all. Save yourself sometime by using these snippets. read more...

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Building a Silverlight Line-Of-Business Application – Styling Part 7.2(silverlightshow.net)

submitted by KMiller(335) 3 years, 1 month ago

In this article I will be taking a look at fashions in user interface design of late, and what basic elements can be identified as working towards beautiful and functional applications. Also I will address some of the “controversy” from my previous article and provide some opinions and responses to the comments I received. read more...

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Building a Twitter Client as an Internet Explorer Add On using SpicIE(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

I came across the (Simple Plug-in Creator for Internet Explorer) SpicIE project this weekend and wanted to give it a try. So what’s a better example than to build a twitter client since it seems to be getting all the hype lately read more...

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5 Most Common Asked Questions When Using .Net RIA Services(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

From the comments on my previous articles on .Net RIA Services and from the search queries that lead to those articles, a pattern of a recurring set of questions showed up and I am sure that most .Net RIA Services enthusiasts face the same issues. This post address a few of these issues read more...

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4 Great Tools to use with Visual Studio(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

Today was a slow day so I was trying some Visual Studio Add-Ins for our team to help in the development and here are the ones that made the cut. read more...

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.Net RIA Services Metadata Programming Model(hatim.indexdev.net)

submitted by Hatimr(1492) 3 years, 1 month ago

.Net RIA Services Metadata offers a strong validation framework that makes it easy to validate user input and extend the behavior of your objects through Metadata. This is an introduction to using the Metadata Model as well as a how to. read more...

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Working with SQL Server, hierarchical data and Silverlight(nesteruk.org)

submitted by dmitri(408) 3 years, 1 month ago

A first in a series of posts describing how to project SQL Server 2008 hierarchical data onto a Silverlight app. read more...

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Silverlight 3 - Playing with Perspective 3D(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by Pluginbaby(1190) 3 years, 1 month ago

Silverlight 3 allows you to apply 3D transformation to XAML elements. Here is a fully working sample to try different settings (RotationX, CenterOfRotation, LocalOffset, …) on a picture as well as ScreenCast and source code. read more...

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