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Exception data evolved

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:48:24 GMT

Two extensions methods which makes adding debug data to exceptions a breeze.

Intellisense for Google Maps v3 in Visual Studio

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:24 GMT

A drop in file for getting intellisense working for Google Maps version 3.

Two part screencast on iPhone Development using C#

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:45:00 GMT

This screencast compares and contrasts the creation of a UITabBarController-based application in both Xcode using Cocoa and MonoDevelop using MonoTouch.

Authenticating users with RPXNow (in ASP.NET MVC)

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Don't you get sick of having to register at website X, at website Y, at website Z, .? It is really not fun to maintain all these accounts, change passwords, . Luckily, there are some large websites offering delegated sign-in (for example Google Accounts, Live ID, Twitter OAuth, .). You can use these delegated sign-in methods on your own site, removing the need of registering yet another account. Unfortunately, not everyone has an account at provider X. A while ago, I found out about the free service JanRain is offering: RPXNow. This (free!) service combines the strengths of several major account providers (Google Accounts, Live ID, Twitter, Facebook, OpenID, .) into one simple API. This means that people are able to log in to your website if they have an account at one of these providers! Here's how to use it in ASP.NET MVC.

Exception signatures - organize your exceptions

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:15:03 GMT

Unhandled exceptions in your websites and applications are often a strong indication that one of your users is having a bad experience. Treat exceptions as TODO-items and use exception signatures to keep track of them without being overwhelmed.

How .NET Regular Expressions Really Work

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:46:04 GMT

A very deep dive into the source code for how .NET Regular Expressions really work

Googleman - Quite possibly the best WPF application ever

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:01:03 GMT

Googleman is a fun and pointless application for launching Google.com in the style of the Batman 60s TV show, complete with spinning Google logo and sound effects. Now when a friend or co-worker says "To Google!" you can open your favourite search engine in style. Googleman uses WPF and is written using the MVP pattern.

A managed MD5 implementation

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:11:21 GMT

A fully managed MD5 implementation for .NET ported from the reference implementation in C. Allows for MD5 usage in Silverlight and removes some unwanted allocations that takes place in the built-in version.

How to Calculate Network Utilization in .NET

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:16:24 GMT

How to calculate utilization of a particular network interface in .NET using performance counters and a bit of math.

How would the CLR Be Different?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:03:06 GMT

Matthew Podwysocki explores the question "Knowing what we know now, how would you change the CLR?"

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.

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"

Boy Scout Check-ins

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:16:02 GMT

How to leave your code campground cleaner than you found it.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1 - dynamic keyword

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:01:14 GMT

A quick look at the new "dynamic" keyword in C# 4.0 and its implications for application development.

SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:31:02 GMT

A full-featured .net application that integrates SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and all your checked-out folders and repositories. Use it to perform all your svn commands and monitor all your projects' activities in a single place. Access all commands from the tray menu or from the main window. This is a must-have tool for every windows+svn user!

7 of my favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASP.NET

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:46:04 GMT

Seven of my favorite jQuery plugins to use with ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX, based on my own successes and failures using them over the past year and a half.

Functional .NET - Fighting Friction in the BCL with Directory.GetFiles

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:43:48 GMT

The Issues There are several issues that lead me to come up with an alternative for this situation of getting all files in a directory. Arrays shouldn't be returned from method calls Processor intensive for iterating over large directory trees instead of calculating only what I need, when I need it Filtering is weak, and only uses file format patterns Access denied internal messages occur for no apparent reason which halts the method

C# Anonymous Object Tip

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:40:08 GMT

If you want your anonymous object field names to be the same as the value you're passing in, you don't need the name.

Copy text from a MessageBox

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:31:02 GMT

How many times you wished you could copy text from the MessageBox. YOU CAN.

ASP.NET website Continuous Integration+Deployment using CruiseControl.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:31:04 GMT

You can setup continuous integration and automated deployment for your web application using CruiseControl.NET, Subversion, MSBuild and Robocopy. I will show you how you can automatically build the entire solution, email build report to developers and QA, deploy latest code in IIS all using CruiseControl.NET every N minutes.

How Do Locks Lock?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:31:02 GMT

A detailed explanation of how a locks like ReaderWriterLockSlim really work.

A generic implementation of the WeakReference object

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:28:53 GMT

Real handy implementation of a generic WeakReference by Patrik Hägne complete with neat implicit casting

System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:49:04 GMT

In .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft introduced two new classes named System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable, part of the System.ServiceModel.Web assembly.

Tips & Tricks: Use DebuggerDisplayAttribute for easier debugging

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:01:02 GMT

When debugging, it's common to hover over an object to get a quick view of what its properties are. This is where DebuggerDisplayAttribute comes in. The format string looks similar to normal .NET format strings in that the values to replace are between curly braces, but instead of being told what to substitute the debugger treats these values as expressions and attempts to evaluate them using the current context.

ToTitleCase extension method

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:51:13 GMT

An extension method for converting text to proper case (ie "george washington" => "George Washington")