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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 ;-)

Config File Options for Multiple Devs

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:47:16 GMT

A post covering several options to deal with application config files when multiple developers are working on same project.

Implementing Interfaces: ICloneable and IComparable

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A friend of mine was showing me about some common interfaces and some good use cases for them the other day. A discussion arose of how to accurately create a deep copy of an object and the best way to go about it. Shortly after that discussion we got into the Sort() method and how to dictate how that method will sort your objects. This is when he spilled into telling me all about these common interfaces.

ASP.NET MVC Framework Road-Map Update

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:31:02 GMT

Scott gives an update to where ASP.NET MVC is going

Put Down the XmlNode and Step Away From the StringBuilder

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

Demonstrates the easiest way of generating and parsing Xml available in the .net framework. No more XmlNodes and no more CleanStringForXml custom utility functions.

New BlogEngine.NET Extension - Toolbox

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:43:14 GMT

For years I have found useful tools & tricks from online collections of links and resources and I recently decided I wanted to be able to easily do this in BlogEngine.NET. Much like the QuickerLinks extension from ckincincy I envisioned collecting my links in one centralized area and being able to easily distribute them through posts. However, I also had a few other features in mind...

WCSF demo screen cast

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:57:15 GMT

a screen cast demoing some items of the WCSF

A number of annoying Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET realated Bugs

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:11:34 GMT

We found the first bug listed here at work as well.

ASP.Net MVC Framework Part 1

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:31:02 GMT

Scott Guthrie provides some great insight into the upcoming ASP.Net MVC framework.

The Gospel of the GUID - And Why It Matters!

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:03 GMT

There is only one commandment in the Gospel of the GUID: Thou shalt always use a GUID to uniquely identify a row in a table.

Using Embedded Resources for HTML EMail Templates

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:01:02 GMT

Most web applications need to send out email for a variety of purposes, right? I like to use email as a sort of extended user interface - allowing entry points to let the user conveniently do work by getting an email and clicking on a link. I've struggled for a while with a good way of managing email templates to use in my applications. Here's a good method that simplifies the process of templating.

Keeping Pulse on Your Site With ASP.NET 2.0 Health Monitoring

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:46:03 GMT

One of the best, yet often overlooked, features of ASP.NET 2.0 is health monitoring. When it is absolutely essential to be notified of any problems with your web application, and this is where health monitoring comes in handy.

15+ Free Visual Studio Add-Ins

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

After some extensive researching (Googling), I've compiled this list of 15+ FREE Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005. Some of these add-ins will help improve the quality of your code, while others will help you code faster, however, none are guaranteed to help you get with the ladies.

The Power of the Predicate<T>

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:16:02 GMT

The very flexible generic collection List<T> contains several methods that take a predicate as it's parameter. Coupled with Anonymous Methods this provides powerfully concise code for filtering, searching and sorting your collections.

Gotcha Don't use xhtmlconformance mode "legacy" with asp.net ajax

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:25:44 GMT

A quick post on one of the gotchas you can run into adding AJAX to an existing ASP.net application.

SQL Server: The proper and fastest way to check if rows exist

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

Simple yet very underused way to check if rows matching a condition exist.

Easier Debugging with Attributes

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:01:02 GMT

Most people probably haven't realized that there are several attributes that you can add to your code to make debugging easier. Some prevent you from stepping into sections of code, others change the way variables are displayed in the watch window.

Asp.net ListView - Too much CSS Friendly

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:46:01 GMT

The new Asp.net ListView control is too much CSS friendly - Check it out.

HeadScriptManager - Registering scripts into the page header

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:46:02 GMT

A class library for registering scripts and stylesheets into the page header with ASP.NET 2.0.

Free WinForms Toolkit Released

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:46:02 GMT

This toolkit of free WinForms controls provides the Office 2007 look and feel for all the controls including a DataGridView, RadioButton, CheckBox and much more.

Dependency Injection Using Ninject

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:01:02 GMT

This article discussed dependency injection, specifically using a new .NET framework called Ninject.

"Nothing has changed" - Determining when a procedure has been altered

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:01:01 GMT

Cool little script to determine when a stored procedure was last updated.

Behaviour Driven Unit Test Design Tool

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:31:03 GMT

A simple tool to help focus on functional behaviour while creating unit tests.

How to build a Fluent Interface in C#

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:46:02 GMT

Example code illustrating how to build a Fluent Interface in C#.

Growing Pains of a Software Company

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:46:02 GMT

How you can get away with slopiness by not using unit testing, proper source control, automated testing while having a small number of customers, but as you increase in size it will hurt your organization. This article discusses why as you grow, these issues become more important to consider and why you need proper unit testing, source control, automated testing, and proper architecture of code.