Unit Testable WCF Web Services in MVVM and Silverlight 4(blog.roboblob.com)

submitted by spavkov(1713) 2 years, 1 month ago

I figured that there has to be a better way to solve this everyday problem so while working on my personal MVVM framework (yes, everyone is building one these days) i was setting these goals regarding the Web Service calls from my MVVM applications: 1. simplify as much as possible asynchronous invocation of Web Service methods (avoid writing boring boilerplate code for each call) 2. get rid of the Add Service Reference approach completely if possible 3. make the Web Services unit testable (hide them behind some interface so we can mock them in our unit tests) 4. simplify exception handling 5. fault tolerance (if web service client is faulted by exception it should be automatically recreated) ... read more...

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How and when (not) to use Extension Methods in C# and .NET?(aspdotnetfaq.com)

submitted by spavkov(1713) 3 years, 7 months ago

Lets first briefly examine Extension Methods, show some basics usages and then we will tackle some more advanced and concrete examples used to provide fluent, natural DateTime operations (similar to Date and Time operations available in Ruby on Rails). read more...

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SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!(sharpregion.com)

submitted by AdrianAisemberg(2004) 3 years, 7 months ago

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! read more...

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My Year With TDD(brian.genisio.org)

submitted by BrianGenisio(1000) 3 years, 7 months ago

It's been over a year now since I have been developing using TDD (Test Driven Development) as my primary development practice. I wanted to reflect on what it has done for me professionally. In reality, the past year has been great for my professional career in many ways. read more...

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