DotNetKicks.com - Stories tagged with ALT.NET

Pulling others up

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:45:00 GMT

What should you do when you're in a situation where the people you're working with aren't using the latest and greatest technology and might not be using the so-called "best practices" that you subscribe to?

Is your debugger making you stupid?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:39:30 GMT

What is one of the greatest advance of Visual Studio since the coming of .NET? You might think it is the Garbage Collector or the IL which allows interoperability between languages? I think of one the great advance of Visual Studio 2003 (all the way through Visual Studio 2010) is the debugger. Previously, debugger were hardly as powerful as Visual Studio. And that is the problem.

The cost of Bad Code

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:43:31 GMT

Every developer writes code. Every developer works or has worked on a Brownfield project. Working on a Brownfield project often makes developer complain about the code being poorly written and hard to maintain. That surely sounds familiar, right?

Give VAN some BUZZ

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:46:04 GMT

Ok everybody, I want to ask everyone to create a little BUZZ for VAN. Starting Sunday I want everyone to do something to get the word about what we are doing with VAN. There are still thousands of people who have never heard of Virtual ALT.NET.

VAN Meeting with Ryan Svihla on the Castle Project

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Ryan will be doing a two part series on the Castle Project. Mark your calendar for some Castle Project fun.

Improving code quality - 2 ways to go

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:11:29 GMT

I've been thinking about this for at least a week or two. In fact, it's been since I started (and finished) reading the book "Clean Code" by Robert C. Martin. There is probably only two way to go.

What is Version Control System (VCS)? - Wiki

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:46:46 GMT

Version Control System (VCS) is a software that allows to manage changes of documents, programs, images and other information that is stored in form of computer files. Changes are usually identified by an incrementing number or letter code also known as revision number or revision. The simplest usage of versioning is - you can easily go back to the previous working version of your files, should you mess something up with the latest changes. Changes could range...

"If you build it, they will come" - Or how to start a community

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:38:53 GMT

I've always found that the best practices inside my field were not always respected. Doctors always wash their hands, architect follow all the rules to have a building that is safe for the people living/working inside it. However, with software, anyone can improvise himself "Software Architect" or "Software Developer" without having any problem to find a job. Most people in the .NET community will follow what is given to them by Microsoft. Be it SharePoint, Entity Framework, Linq To SQL, Visual Studio, or whatever. Sometimes, alternative is good because they offer you a different view on the state of things.

What is Agile Software Development? - Wiki

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:39:27 GMT

Agile Software Development is an iterative and incremental approach in software development, where requirements and solutions evolve through a tight collaboration of self-organizing cross-functional teams. Simply put, Agile Software Development is a group of software development methodologies that work...

No one understands object-oriented programming: a personal journey

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:28:16 GMT

The most difficult problem in teaching object- oriented programming is getting the learner to give up the global knowledge of control that is possible with procedural programs, and rely on the local knowledge of objects to accomplish their tasks. -Kent Beck, Ward Cunningham, 1989

NHibernate - query only properties

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:33:14 GMT

With most applications, there is some difference between the domain model and the data model. Probably the most common scenario that I run into can be expressed in the usually Blog & Posts example. In our domain model, we don't want to have a Blog.Posts collection, we want to only have a Post.Blog.

Don't Repeat Yourself Motivational Poster

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:44:32 GMT

Now you can keep one of the most important principles of software development on the wall of your team room with this motivational poster version of the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle.

Introduction to DDD with Steve Bohlen on June 10

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:10:52 GMT

This session will introduce the concepts, approaches, and considerations that DDD brings to the table. We will define the concepts, understand the terminology, and explore the role that DDD plays in developing a software solution. In the follow-on discussion, we will be able to discuss issues such as "when is DDD appropriate for a software solution?" and "is it possible to use just *some* of the DDD concepts effectively without applying them all at once?".

JQuery mouse recording with ASP.NET

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:30:31 GMT

Right at the core of many web applications lies the age old problem of usability testing. How can you accurately watch what users are doing, and when they are doing it? Some solutions exist already, but alas they are charging for the priviledge. Sooo.. I decided to cook up something myself, and share it with the world. Why not.

Core: An Aspect Oriented Business Objects Framework

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:35:54 GMT

Learn about aspect-oriented design patterns and how they can be used to quickly add common functionality to your business objects. Josh Heyse explains how Aspect-Oriented Programming allows for the separation of true business logic and the code written allowing interaction with user interfaces. The Core framework is a generation model that dynamically adds common services, such as logging, auditing, persistence, and security to business objects.

A Software Craftsman's 200$ Bookshelf Upgrade!

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:54:16 GMT

About three weeks ago, I asked my readers and some people in the Norwegian developer community about what books they have in their bookshelf. The response was good, and I ended up with many good book recommendations. Today I placed a new order on Amazon, and spent 200$ to upgrade my bookshelf. If you read further, you'll see which books I ordered.

Assembly binding in .NET Framework

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:28:36 GMT

The CLR is responsible for locating and binding the assemblies in the code. In Order to work assembly binding efficiently you need to follow some best practices. Assembly Naming Always use fully specified assembly names. An assembly name is a name given to unique identity. Two assemblies representing the same identity can have the same name with different versions.

Redefining ALT.NET or rather, rediscovering it's meaning

Mon, 25 May 2009 04:09:08 GMT

I've heard about ALT.NET about a year ago. At first, I thought that it was about using alternatives to Microsoft or to avoid Microsoft software. ALT.NET was supposed to be about going "alternative" and being against "The Man" and being for "The People". Well, I must agree that I wasn't totally right with that. I mean, Microsoft make some mess but it also does a lot of great tools and particularly a great IDE with lots of extensibility point. Then, I did what I should have done in the beginning. I looked up the definition.

the most inspiring talk I've ever heard!

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:45:02 GMT

UncleBob's keynote from RailsConf2009 - the most inspiring talk I've ever heard. If you are a software developer and consider yourself as a professional, you should watch this presentation. Robert C. Martin aka UncleBob has been a programmer for 40 years, written tons of articles and some really good books. He has worked very hard to promote professionalism and craftsmanship to software developers. In this keynote you'll see him talk about that. Watch and learn!

A Software Craftsman's Bookshelf

Wed, 06 May 2009 19:46:04 GMT

Every now and then I get the question about what books I recommend on the topic of programming and software development. As I try to practice the DRY (Don't repeat yourself) principle while writing code, I'll also intend to do it in real life. And by answering this question in form of a blog post, I'll be able to redirect future questioners here.

Next European VAN on 06 May 2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:33:23 GMT

This time, we're doing a regular presentation. Mark Nijhof, one of the contributors of FubuMVC, will shed some light on this Front Controller style MVC framework for building web applications. Here are the details: Start Time: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 06:00 PM GMT End Time: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 08:00 PM GMT Attendee URL: http://snipr.com/virtualaltnet (Live Meeting) Please join us then as this is going to be an awesome presentation. I'm personally looking forward to this one.

How To Be Awesome: Enforcing ToDos With Specification Tests

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:30:20 GMT

Using specification tests to document bugs in the system and flag hacks in the code to get around the bugs. The hope being that when the bug is fixed, a test will fail and you know where to go to remove all your nasty hacks.

S#harp Architecture on VAN

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:46:02 GMT

A Kick-Butt evening of S#harp Architecture with the one and only Billy McCafferty at the Helm

NHibernate Session-Per-Request with ASP.NET MVC

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:18:24 GMT

How to implement session-per-request and transaction-per-request with NHibernate and Asp.Net MVC.

AltNetHouston: FubuMVC

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:58:35 GMT

At the AltNetHouston Open Spaces conference, Chad Myers (lostechies.com/blogs/chad_myers) with some assistance from Jeremy Miller (codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller) gave an overview of FubuMVC, an MVC framework inspired by ASP.NET MVC, but with an eye to composition vs. inheritance.