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AddItem Extension Method for CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:16:02 GMT

Just 1 AddItem extension method which works for 5 controls to make the code a lot simpler and cleaner :-) Cheers to object inheritance and cheers to Extension Methods ;-)

Setting StringBuilder's Initial Capacity for Extreme Performance

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:28:42 GMT

You must have come across plenty of articles on the internet which talk about using the StringBuilder class when computing large strings for performance gains. Nothing wrong with that. However I have not seen many coders using the Initial Capacity constructor of the StringBuilder class which can further result in EXTREME PERFORMANCE.

Cool Extension Methods for IDataReader Interface

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:55:08 GMT

18 cool Extension Methods to for cleaner data access using the DataReader class. Cut down your data access code by using these 18 Extension Methods. Full source code available for download :-)

Trick: Making Non Themeable Properties of ASP.NET Controls Themeable

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:49:59 GMT

Excellent hack to make Non Themeable properties of ASP.NET controls Themeable. After learning this hack, you would be able to set the Display and the ValidationExpression properties of the RegularExpressionValidator control directly from a Skin file !!! Even the MaxLength property of a TextBox. Would it not be cool to validate all email addresses across your website through a single Skin file ???

Handling ASP.NET Session Variables Efficiently

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:34:57 GMT

Excellent post which explains how to write bug free and clean code to handle ASP.NET sessions variables efficiently

Foundations of Programming - Part 1 - Introduction

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:46:04 GMT

The first in a serie of must-read articles.

Best of the Shade Tree Developer (Jeremy Miller)

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:08:21 GMT

Compendium of the best posts from Jeremy Miller about many topics, from Testing through IoC to Agile.

The productive developer

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:43:43 GMT

Productivity is the magic word after which all tools, practices and patterns are heading. This article gives hints on how to enhance the productivity of a developer. Recommended for every IT Manager

Directory Structure for Projects from the Master

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:16:02 GMT

JP @ CodeBetter shows us how...

Monorail Vs Rails Isn't a Meaningful Question

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:01:02 GMT

There are reasons for either of the three choices, but we technologists often fail to actually make a choice as much as we choose not to choose for not being even aware of our choices. How do you know that you're using the best, most productive tools?

Unit Testing Business Logic without Tripping Over the Database

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:01:02 GMT

Oldy but a goody from Jeremy D. Miller

More testing code than production code is typical, but fine

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:16:01 GMT

Jeremy Miller of CodeBetter blogs writes that you may end up with more unit test code than production code, but that's fine. Remember, production code is way harder to write than test code. Test methods are each isolated units that don't have dependencies on each other, like production methods do.

Windows Workflow 101 or 2 Months with WF

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:31:01 GMT

This article presents both an introduction to WF as well as in-depth discussion of the issues I faced in trying to apply it's model to a real-world application

Composite keys are evil

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:01:01 GMT

Composite keys (multi column primary keys) make any kind of Object/Relational mapping and persistence in general harder. Life is so much easier with surrogate keys. You can always make unique constraints where it's necessary.

Evaluating a major/minor release (developer metrics)

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:31:02 GMT

"Developer metrics are hard. We all know this. Development is part science, part logic, and part creativity. As such, it is difficult to measure how well your developers are doing their jobs. Personally, on my teams I tend to manage by results. If the releases are on time and of sufficient quality, I'm a pretty happy guy. How do I measure quality, you ask? Well I'm about to show you how I've done it on teams I'm leading."

Code Better - Use String.Format

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:01:01 GMT

Poorly handled exceptions might speak volumes about someone's coding abilities, but it's string concatenation that's a sure bet to kill a programs readability (thus maintainability). Everyone knows that they should use StringBuilder's for better performance when concatenating a lot, but to improve maintainability, string.format is king!

Starting a new project from Scratch

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:31:01 GMT

Jeremy Miller shares his gameplan for getting a new project off the ground.

Asynchronous WebService calls

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:01:01 GMT

The Truth behind the Begin. End. functions

FinalizableObject - Developing a Base Class for IDisposable Objects

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:20:45 GMT

Describes a base class for objects that want to implement IDisposable.

Mock Objects are your Friend

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:21:01 GMT

"One of a Test Driven Developer's best allies is the mock object. Mocks or stubs have always been one of the best tools to create smaller unit tests by providing a boundary condition of known behavior. What might not be as obvious is the usage of mock objects as a design tool and a mechanism to maintain that all important productive Flow."

Smartphone Skills: Part 03 - Development Environment

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:13:01 GMT

"So far in this series I have introduced the basics of Smartphone development and how to get setup with the device emulators. Now that we're ready to do some Smartphone development (or in general in mobile development) its time to crank up the IDE, familiarize yourself with the tools and start coding. So that's what we'll do in this post."

TDD Lesson 1 - Don't worry about starting small

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:17:01 GMT

"The first thing I want to cover in my "learning TDD" track is to not worry about writing seemingly meaningless or uninteresting code. First of all you never know what shape code will take in the future - the simplest of tests might help prevent a subtle bug. Secondly, it won't be long before you start to write more interesting code, so hang tight!"

Applied Test Driven Development For Web Applications - Part 1

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:09:01 GMT

In this series of articles you will learn about how to go about practically applying Test Driven Development to the creation of a moderately complex web application. During the process you will learn all sorts of new and interesting techniques that you can take with you and apply to the development of your own web applications.