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Development Tip: How to use Host Header with Development Server

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:44:00 GMT

If you are using "Asp.Net Development Server" One of the big problem of developing multiple web site at the same time is Development Server does not recognize and support Host Header. So you have to use different port for each web site. Problem with this solution is if you have hard coded links or templates pointing website you have to tweak code for testing and development. Here is the solution; Use Fiddler

Visual Studio 2008 var Keyword Bug

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:12:11 GMT

Visual Studio has a feature which is causing it to provide syntax highlighting for non-compilable code. An investigation into run-time versus compile-time code in ASP.NET 2.0 web projects using C# 3.0 syntax.

ReSharper for Visual Studio 2010 (Preview) is almost here

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMT

Greate news for ReSharper fans: the ReSharper for Visual Studio 2010 (Preview) is almost here, just few days left

TIP: Open SQL Files in a Visual Studio Project Into the Same Instance

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:22:58 GMT

Considering how integrated Microsoft tools usually are the result is frustrating when you tell Visual Studio to open SQL files using Sql Server Management Studio (SSMS). I really don't like using Visual Studio to edit T-SQL files but in the past, before I discovered this tip, each SQL file I opened would open in a new instance of SSMS.

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.

Visual Studio Tips and Tricks - VII

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:46:25 GMT

Visual Studio PowerCommands

Treating Warnings as Errors in Visual Studio

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

The compiler used by Visual Studio can produce errors when code cannot be built and warnings when it completes compilation successfully but there are areas of concern. To avoid warnings being missed or ignored, there is an option to treat them as errors.

Tracking Items in Solution Explorer

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:37:40 GMT

Have you ever debugged a large project you didn't create? If so, you've probably gotten lost in the vast jungle of code that was once some poor programmer's paradise. This vast jungle is full of cannibalistic tribes and wild animals waiting to tear you to pieces. Your only hope for survival is your ability to navigate the solution tree, relying on your wits to circumvent the illogical paths of code that "Go To Definiton" has guided you down.

NUnitit: Visual Studio Addin to support NUnit and some customizations

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:45:30 GMT

Customizations to NUnitit addin to run tests on the selected project and to run a single selected test from Visual Studio IDE.

Generate Dto with T4 engine

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:34:10 GMT

This is a simple post that shows how to use T4 code generator engine to create a Dto Factory that can be used to generates Dto with a few lines of code.

Create a buld integration machine with team foundation server

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:35:01 GMT

Simple post that shows how you can create a Continuous Integration machine defining a build definition in Team Foundation Server with few clicks.

Visual Studio Tips and Tricks - VI

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:33:03 GMT

close all documents in visual studio.

One Click Deployment with Visual Studio and .NET

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:39:02 GMT

A how-to for one click deployment using Web Deployment Projects and the Web Deployment Tool.

.Net Framework 4.0: Using memory mapped files

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:05:49 GMT

.Net Framework 4.0 introduces memory mapped files. Memory mapped files are useful when you need to do in-memory data manipulation and your data structures are large. For large in-memory data the performance of memory mapped file is the best. It is much faster than MemoryStream. And like files on hard disc, memory mapped files can be shared between different programs.

Visual Studio 2010: Brief view at debug history

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 introduces also some new debugging features. One of them is debug history. Debug history enables you to track all the points on track of control flow and it also monitors activities that you cannot see otherwise. It makes debugging of hard to find problems much easier, I think. Of course, there are many other new and cool debugging features available.

Fast Add Reference Dialog for VS 2010

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I have spent a couple of days on implementing a fast add reference dialog box for Visual Studio. The time of adding a reference has been a great time to have some coffee, to have lunch, or even a way to save economy (remember, developer time costs money!).

Visual Studio 2010: Web application packaging and publishing

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 has very powerful web application packaging and deployment system. When deploying your web application you create the deployment package and then publish it to web server. After configuring it is one-click action to get current version of application up to target server. Let's see how it works.

Opening a Command Prompt for the solution in Visual Studio

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:57:32 GMT

Ever find yourself needing to open a command prompt for the solution? Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to be able to do it in a single key combination.

Visual Studio 2010: Web.config transforms

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Recently I wrote about Visual Studio 2010 and multiple web.config files support. Let's see how to play with web.config transformation so we can use one configuration on development environment and the other for production environment.

Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4.0 downloads

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:10:13 GMT

Collection of Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4.0 download links.

Save Team Foundation Server Password

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:08:12 GMT

Learn to save your Team Foundation Server password and avoid retying the username and password everytime you open the project.

Visual Studio Looping Code Snippets

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:04:30 GMT

Visual Studio 2005 allows quick creation of boilerplate code through the use of code snippets. In this article five snippets are considered. These allow you to quickly create the common looping structures in your programs with simple shortcut phrases.

ASP.NET MVC installer for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:56:54 GMT

Phil Haack announced Tuesday availability of ASP.NET MVC installer for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1.

Visual Studio Tips and Tricks - IV

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:18:48 GMT

Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Series - Part IV

Dual boot Windows Vista and Windows 7 RC on developer work laptop

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:08:22 GMT

Windows Vista and Windows 7 dual boot on work laptop. It's possible to use Windows 7 as first operating system.