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WiX 3 Tutorial: Solution/Project structure and Dev resources

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:31:34 GMT

First in a series of WiX tutorials that shows the recommended WiX project structure and its properties and lists some other WiX development resources.

Beyond Hello World: PostSharp with Gibraltar Software and SmartInspect

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Tracing has long been the "Hello, world" sample of Aspect-Oriented Programming .Yet, some advanced tools are available to .NET developers. Two of them deserve a special attention since their vendor provides aspects that can be directly used with PostSharp: Gibraltar and SmartInspect.

SQL Server - How to get the whole group of duplicate rows

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:54:27 GMT

A fast way how to get the whole duplicated group of rows in Sql Server 2005 and up.

Introducing PostSharp 2.0: #4 - Visual Studio Add-In

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:30:02 GMT

Gael Fraiteur shows the new PostSharp Add-In for Visual Studio allowing to answer two questions: (1) to which code elements is my aspect applied and (2) which aspects are applied to my code element.

Why I prefer surrogate keys instead of natural keys in database design

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:18:22 GMT

A practical field tested answer why are surrogate keys better than natural keys in database design.

Introducing PostSharp 2.0: #1 - NotifyPropertyChanged

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Gael Fraiteur does first revelations about PostSharp 2.0 on a real-life example: implementing the INotifyPropertyChanged pattern with an aspect. Be safely seated!

Why would Visual Studio build always rebuild a solution?

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:32:34 GMT

A simple problem with a weird solution.

The 24 hours of PASS - SQL Server live webcasts

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:55:49 GMT

This years biggest online SQL Server related event. It will last full 24 hours. Don't miss it!

SQL Server 2005 - Fast Running Totals solution with ordered CTE update

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:49:43 GMT

The Running Totals problem is as old as accounting. This is the fastest Running Totals solution using ordered Common Table Expressions (CTE) direct update feature in SQL Server 2005 and up.

How to check when was SQL Server installed with a T-SQL query

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:55:53 GMT

Sometimes you might want to check when was SQL Server installed witha query. this is how you do it.

Adding one file to multiple projects in a .Net solution

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:03:59 GMT

There are times when you want to have one .cs or any other file in multiple projects. This is how you do it.

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events - high performance eventing system

Fri, 29 May 2009 12:16:39 GMT

Extended Events are the new low level, high performance eventing system in SQL Server. They use less system resources and provide better tracking of SQL Server performance than previous methods like Perfmon and SQL Trace/Profiler events.

Free SQL Server 2008 Powerpoint dark template

Thu, 07 May 2009 17:25:59 GMT

Just what the title says.

Comparing SQL Server HASHBYTES function and .Net hashing

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:01 GMT

Hashing comparison in .Net and SQL Server and things you have to be careful about.

SQL Server - Find missing and unused indexes

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:46:42 GMT

How to find SQL Server indexes that should exists and those that shouldn't when performing index maintenance.

SQL Server Reporting Services licensing

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:03:09 GMT

Links to good licensing documents from Microsoft.

SSMS Tools Pack 1.5 is out with Window Connection Coloring

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:46:02 GMT

This new version of this popular SSMS add-in brings Window Connection Coloring feature and a few improved old features.

The day Google "died" and I used Live search for an hour

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:41:10 GMT

On Saturday 31st January 2009 at around 14:40 UTC something "historical" happened. Google stopped working for an hour. Every single search result was marked with "This site may harm your computer" and it redirected you to a warning site.

A Guide to Learning ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate 1

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:46:04 GMT

Now that the ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate is available for download, how do you learn how to start using it to build applications? Here's Stephen Walther's guide to resources for learning about ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate 1.

Building a Nant Script -- Part 1: Setting up the script

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:01:03 GMT

Learn how to setup your build script with Nant. You will learn the basics of using Nant to compile your application in this episode, which will be built upon in future episodes to build a more complex script.

Desktop Virtualization

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:42:11 GMT

The benefits of using desktop virtualization for a developer are quite compelling.

The simplest way to delete dupes and compare two result sets in SQL

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:52:33 GMT

The simplest and probably the fastest way to check for duplicates and compare 2 resultsets in SQL Server.

Introducing a new large scale ASP.NET MVC project framework: Unifico

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:31:06 GMT

Written in C# against MVC Beta and ASP.NET 3.5.1 the code currently recreates the account 'component' of the MVC example template with a simple SQL Repository. The ASP.NET Membership Provider is completely replaced with a component written against the Unifico Framework's pattern. In this example several things are achieved: * A Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) ready to be remoted through Windows Communication Foundation while using StructureMap to provide dependency injection from WCF. * A repository based data source also protected with dependency injection that is exposed through in a pipes and filters manor. LINQ to SQL is used within a particular repository implementation, but is in no way exposed to the service. * A Model View Controller (MVC) pattern is also used. The only objects returned from a service are models, and all controller activity is within the service itself. Virtual Paths are used to store the views within the component's assembly. * Utility methods have been developed to provide paging across the service interfaces while leaving the 'control' in the hands of the service. The paging methods support multiple filters and multiple sorts within any paging method for a general service. * The framework supports unit testing, however unit tests need to be added specifically for the account service. A project has been setup to show where this is done. * 'Form' Models are used for requests to a service to allow all validation for a request to occur within the service. The responsibility of form validation is retained within a service in this manor, and prevents outside code from creating models.

SSMS 2008 suggests missing indexes with actual execution plan

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:10:55 GMT

When you choose to Include the Actual Execution Plan in SSMS 2008 it suggest any missing indexes it thinks that are needed. Plus it also calculates the performance benefit from adding them. Pretty awsome!

Debugging With Tracepoints

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:31:04 GMT

Well, last week, while I saw John Cunninghams session at PDC 2008 about Visual Studio Debugger Tips & Tricks, I learned something new about breakpoints. The Visual Studio debugger has another feature called tracepoints.