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Design Patterns - Using the State Pattern in C#

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:03 GMT

The State Pattern is a behavioral pattern that can be used to alter the behavior of an object at run time. As the state of an object changes, the functionality of the object can change drastically. This change of behavior is hidden from the Client and the Client interfaces with a wrapper object known as the Context. The State Pattern is a dynamic version of the Strategy Pattern.

Design Patterns - Using the Observer Pattern in C#

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMT

The Observer Pattern belongs to the category of Behavioral patterns. In some applications, the state of an object (the subject) is constantly changing (Ex: the price of a product varies depending on market demand). There could be other objects (observers) that are interested in getting notified when the state of the subject changes. The Observer Pattern can be used to communicate the changes between a subject and one or more observers. The Observer Pattern defines a one to one dependency between the subject and the observers so that when a subject changes state, all the observers are notified.

Design Patterns - Using the Abstract Factory Pattern in C#

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT

The Abstract Factory Pattern provides an interface for creating families of related objects without specifying their concrete classes. The Abstract Pattern makes sure that the client does not know anything about the objects being created. The pattern hides the implementation of the product definitions and their class names and the only way the client can create a product is through the factory.

Learning how to Read & Write to the Windows Registry

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:15:00 GMT

The registry is a bane to use and work with, but lets face it many, many applications we will work on will utilize it. Because of this fact we are going to review how to read and write data to it in a simple and easy fashion.

Design Patterns - Using the Adapter Pattern in C#

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT

An Adapter pattern also known as the "Wrapper pattern" makes it easier to implement solutions that interface with multiple systems. There are situations in which a system we are working needs to interact with another system, third party API or a legacy component. This interaction becomes challenging if the systems are not compatible with each other. There is no standard way to implement a particular system. How do we make it easy to tie all the incompatible systems together? With the help of the Adapter pattern.

Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 6, 2009

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Daily tech links for .net and related technologies.

11 Optimization Tips for Visual Studio

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:46:04 GMT

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

6 Tools To Be An Effective Web Developer

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:01:02 GMT

There has always been and probably always will be feuds over what is the best platform but what I want to show you is that those arguments are mostly irrelevant. Regardless of what platform you choose to develop on there are most of the same tools available in one form or another. The common components, for me anyway, that help me produce high quality code faster and is easier to maintain are a good IDE, easy to use unit testing and mocking frameworks, an ORM, a MVC framework, and a good JavaScript library.

Memento Pattern

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:45:27 GMT

Design Patterns for Dummies. The Memento Pattern

Free ASP.NET MVC eBook Tutorial - ScottGu

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:16:02 GMT

There has been a lot of excitement in the community about the new ASP.NET MVC framework that is about to ship (literally any day now - announcement coming soon). As with anything new, people are also asking for more tutorials/samples/documentation that cover how to get started and build applications with it. Over the last few months I've been helping to contribute to an ASP.NET MVC book that Scott Hanselman, Rob Conery, and Phil Haack have been writing for Wrox. The book is now in production, and will be available to buy in stores soon

12+ open source projects for .NET you probably didn't know about.

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:01:02 GMT

Here's a few of the better .NET open source projects which are making a difference to .NET developers worldwide, and it just shows that the open source .NET community is alive and well.

Collection Of Puzzles For Programmers

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:16:03 GMT

A nice collection of puzzles. Some are harder than others so there is something for everyone. You can choose any language you want, you will see that there are solutions in C#, Ruby, Python, Visual Basic, SQL, JavaScript, C++ and other languages.

Comparing ORMs - LINQ-to-X, LightSpeed, EntitySpaces and OpenAccess

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:16:02 GMT

How do LINQ-to-SQL, LINQ-to-Entities, LightSpeed, EntitySpaces and OpenAccess stand up when compared to each other? This post discusses what to consider when selecting your O/R Mapper and links to a feature matrix comparing the features provided by each of these products.

SQL SERVER - Quickest Way to - Kill All Threads - Kill All User Sessio

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:46:02 GMT

More than a year ago, I wrote how to kill all the processes running in SQL Server. Just a day ago, I found the quickest way to kill the processes of SQL Server. While searching online I found very similar methods to my previous method everywhere. Today in this article, I will write the quickest way to achieve the same goal. Make sure to bookmark it.

32 Tips To Speed Up Your MySQL Queries

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:16:17 GMT

If you are interested in how to create fast MySQL queries, this article is for you

Kigg - A great example of ASP.NET MVC

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:31:02 GMT

Kigg which is a clone of Digg has been one the best starter kits for ASP.NET. Now Kigg guys udated it using ASP.NET MVC and of course it can be a good example for ASP.NET MVC learners.

C# Design Patterns - Abstract Factory Pattern

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:46:04 GMT

We'll be continuing on with our fictional city council that has commissioned us to develop an application that lets them manage their yearly dog registrations. Since the application is all about managing dogs and their owners it makes sense to have a DogFactory class that will create the different breeds of dogs that will be stored in the application.

Top 100 Blogs for Developers

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:46:02 GMT

Jurgen Appelo outlines 100 blogs developers should be paying attention to.

Best of the web - my pick for October 2008

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:01:02 GMT

There were a lot of high quality articles dawned in my Google Reader last month. Chris Spooner (Blog.SpoonGraphics) posted two awesome tutorials on how to create a modern blog design. Angie and Robert Bowen (Arbenitng) launched Social Media Directory for Designers. Dave Ward (Encosia) shared & of his favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASAP.NET. I published Handycons, free hand-drawn social media icon set, and I'm working on Handycons II.

89 Ways for You to Become the Coolest Developer in the World

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:31:08 GMT

You can learn how to improve your programming skills, work better and enjoy it from this collection of advice from experienced developers.

Looking for a Lot of .NET Code Samples - They Are Right Under Your Nos

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:16:11 GMT

You have a wealth of code samples on your computer, here is how to find them!!!! An Easter Egg from Microsoft.

Essential Visual Studio Tips & Tricks that Every Developer Should Know

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:01:02 GMT

In this blog entry, Stephen Walther lists the essential tips and tricks that every developer who uses Visual Studio 2008 should know. The list is kept brief. The list focuses on only those tips and tricks that can be used on a daily basis. Almost all of these tips and tricks are just as useful regardless of whether you are building an ASP.NET Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC application.

250+ .NET Interview FAQ's for Developers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:11 GMT

A comprehensive list of 'good' ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET and .NET Framework questions for beginners and experienced people. Also a good read for people who want to refresh their memory with .NET concepts or take interviews on a regular basis.

Free SQL Server Videos

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:31:10 GMT

Free Training and Videos for Microsoft SQL Server. Hours of content covering tips and tricks, along with a whole slew of videos on backups. The site is still growing and there's an RSS feed you can use to be updated of newly added videos.

Using .NET for Mobile Applications

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:16:11 GMT

30 .NET mobile applications done in 30 days.