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ShaderPad - WPF ShaderEffects Workbench

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:01:02 GMT

ShaderPad is a application like XamlPad / LinqPad , it is meant to server as WPF ShaderEffects Workbench. The ShaderEffect is a PixelShader based Effect that an be applied to any UIElement in WPF. This feature is available only in .NET 3.5 SP1 . Download it from codeplex

What a developer needs from their manager

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:16:03 GMT

I've a read a lot of articles talking about what it takes to be a good development manager. There are also articles about what makes a good developer. I thought it would be a good idea to describe what a developer needs from their manager.

Scrum Explained in 5 Minutes

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:01:02 GMT

PDF entitled "Scrum in Five Minutes" from http://www.softhouse.se/

Strongly Typed Property Names

Thu, 22 May 2008 07:01:55 GMT

Paul Stovell shows an easy way how you can get the property name as a string, so you can use it in a PropertyChangedEvent without having to 'hard-code' it. This solution will not screw up your PropertyChangedEvents after refactoring a name of a property. check it out

when (not) to use the goto keyword

Tue, 20 May 2008 06:50:04 GMT

Interesting point of view for goto statements!

Automating readable markup in ASP.NET, WPF, and Silverlight

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:46:08 GMT

This is a Visual Studio Add-In that provides a hot-key to automatically line up your ASP.NET/WPF/Silverlight attributes to increase their readability.

.NET Reflector

Sun, 18 May 2008 14:42:02 GMT

It's surprising that there are many developers that do not know about this great tool.

Scrum Cheat sheet

Sun, 18 May 2008 05:15:44 GMT

Scrum cheat sheet for agile teams

11 Top Tips for a Successful Technical Presentation

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:16:02 GMT

Over five years ago I posted Tips for a Successful MSFT Presentation. Yesterday I watched the video of my Mix Presentation all the way through. It's always very painful to hear one's own voice but it's even worse to watch yourself. I never listen to my podcast and I avoid watching myself. It's like watching a person in parallel universe and it inspires self-loathing. However, if you are someone who values continuous improvement - and I am - you need to do the uncomfortable.

How to check if a string is empty

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:26:27 GMT

Interesting article that shows different ways of checking if a string is empty and explains the pros and cons.

Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:46:04 GMT

public beta of upcoming .NET 3.5 SP1 and VS 2008 SP1 releases is published

11 More Visual Studio Shortcuts You Should Know

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Following our First Visual Studio Shortcuts post here is another batch of shortcuts.

Array.Contains()

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:34:42 GMT

Wouldn't it be nice if you could test wether an element is contained in an array by using a Contains method just like the one available on List objects? This article shows you how to achieve something similar in .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0

unit testing your events

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:01:02 GMT

In this article I will show you how you can unit test your events. I will show you a simple technique that will enable you to test if your events fire exactly as often as you want them to and I will provide you with two implementations. One implementation works well with the .NET Framework 2.0 and the second one uses .NET 3.0 (anonymous methods) in order to minimize the code necessary.

Introducing SyncLINQ (Databinding with LINQ)

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:16:03 GMT

SyncLINQ is a set of extensions to LINQ that enable data binding over LINQ queries. SyncLINQ alters LINQ queries so that they return INotifyCollectionChanged collections, meaning that when the sources are updated, the result of the LINQ query is also updated.