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How Do Locks Lock?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A detailed explanation of how a locks like ReaderWriterLockSlim really work.

Confessions of a Design Pattern Junkie

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:47:24 GMT

Author describes very common misuse of patterns with good humor. Do you think of yourself as a patterns master? Then you probably guilty of everything he mentions.

10 Visual Studio Shortcuts You Must Know

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A great list of 10 Visual Studio Shortcuts any software developer must know and use.

Trying out PowerCommands 1.1 for Visual Studio 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:46:03 GMT

Generally, I don't like to install any Visual Studio extensions at all, but I thought I should give this one a chance. I installed PowerCommands 1.1 for Visual Studio 2008, and went to play with the new functionality. Here is what I found as the most useful...

.NET Rocks! Miguel de Icaza and Geoff Norton on Mono

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:01:02 GMT

Miguel is back to talk Mono with Geoff Norton. Many things have changed since we last talked to Miguel about the Mono project, an open-source port of the .NET Framework that runs on Windows, Linux, and the Mac. The focus is mostly about running .NET apps on the Mac.

How to build a 3D game using XNA

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:16:03 GMT

Dan Waters has just published a 14 part video cast series on how to build a 3D game, complete with audio, input, and character animation. 2 Hours and 25 Minutes of total content!