Silverlight Unit Testing and the Incorrect CLR Problem(edgeug.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 2 years ago

Unit Testing in Silverlight should be second nature. Beware frameworks that do not use Silverlight when running the unit tests themselves. read more...

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Silverlight DropShadowEffect and Redraw Complications(edgeug.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 2 years, 4 months ago

In Silverlight 3.0, effects were added to the API. These effects allowed a developer to easily add common UI effects to controls in a very simple way. However, there are performance implications that need to be looked at. read more...

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Avoid List<T>.FindAll(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 3 months ago

In .NET 3.5, the FindAll method was introduced allowing you to supply a predicate to Find items in the list. This blog posts investigates and finds out why to avoid it. read more...

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Converting Existing Web Applications for use in Azure(dotnetsolutions.ltd.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 3 months ago

Using Azure WebRoles, Visual studio will automatically create a web application for you. Most users will want to use an existing web application for deployment, however this is not support out of the box. This blog post describes how you can convert your existing web applications to support Azure. read more...

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Should I Invest in Azure?(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 3 months ago

With all the new technologies being released by Microsoft, should you spend the time in Azure? read more...

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Creating Watermarked Textboxes in WPF(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 4 months ago

Creating a textbox with a watermark in WPF is simple! Read on to find out how. read more...

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Unit Testing and INotifyPropertyChanged (vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 5 months ago

Ever wanted to automatically test properties on classes and hate writing the code. With INotifyPropertyChanged, bugs can quickly come into existance because of the string based Setters and Getters. Never fear, code can help! read more...

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Building a Web Part UI(dotnetsolutions.ltd.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 5 months ago

Recently I've been spending a lot of time working on various SharePoint projects, none more challenging than the Citroën site launched earlier this year. I'm going to take the time to explain how we put together our web parts and server controls, particularly from the point of view of a WCM scenario where the complexity of our mark-up was significantly greater than that of a traditional "vanilla" intranet SharePoint due to the various accessibility guidelines we needed to adhere to as part of the project. read more...

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Unit Testing and INotifyPropertyChanged(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 7 months ago

Want to test classes implementing INotifyPropertyChanged but hating all the code. Look no further read more...

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WPF Memory Leak in Command Binding(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 9 months ago

In a medium sized project I'm working on at the moment, we've had a rather large memory leak issue. It revolves around binding to commands and was a suprising end. read more...

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LINQ to XML Video Demo(vistasquad.co.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 3 years, 9 months ago

Mike Taulty, an evangelist from Microsoft UK, does a demo on features in LINQ to XML for the Vista Squad user group. A great demo by a great speaker. read more...

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Is your intellisense broken after the LINQ installation?(rjb.za.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 4 years, 11 months ago

After installation of LINQ, you'll find your intellisense and smart tags have stopped working. There is a solution! read more...

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.Net 3.0 Usergroup Launched in the UK(rjb.za.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 5 years, 2 months ago

A new .Net 3.0 usergroup was launched today providing a means for interested developers and users of the .Net 3.0 and Vista platforms a way to meetup and discuss the plethora of new technologies coming out of Microsoft. First meeting is scheduled for the 28th of March. Sign on up! read more...

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Word 2007, Metaweblog API and newMediaObject(rjb.za.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 5 years, 4 months ago

Word 2007 implements the Metaweblog API but has a small quirk. This article investigates how to work around it if implementing the API yourself. read more...

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WPF Wikipedia Explorer Released(dotnetsolutions.ltd.uk)

submitted by twyford(255) 5 years, 4 months ago

The guys at DotNet Solutions have created a brilliant application that provides totally new interface to Wikipedia using the visual capability of Windows Presentation Foundation. It deals with and displays the relationships between the articles in a linked and 3D explorer mode. read more...

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ASP.NET Caching Gotcha(rjb.za.net)

submitted by twyford(255) 5 years, 5 months ago

A small gotcha regarding ASP.NET and caching. read more...

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