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Sync Framework v2 CTP2 released

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:56:02 GMT

- Adds features that cater to new scenarios or scenarios that were difficult to support. - Reduces the amount of work required to develop providers. - Supports more data sources with new built-in providers.

Open Source or Die - The Real Future of Graffiti?

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:16:02 GMT

Telligent's Graffiti hasn't quite flatlined yet, but the signs aren't looking too good. Could OSS be the way to breathe life back into this once-promising CMS platform?

Where Are The Developer Machines?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:31:04 GMT

Steve Smith posts about PCs for software developers, and how computer companies aren't targeting this section of the market. If a computer manufacturer made development machines, how should these computers be configured?

Creating your own site's search Engine

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:46:03 GMT

Setting up you search page for your web application is as easy as having a DB table where you retrieve data from by a simple query. I will illustrate the steps of setting up the configurations needed in this post, and will write another one for detailed stuff in custom search page.

Launch of Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group - Over 50 Attendees

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:16:02 GMT

Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group launch event was held on March 27, 2009. This successful, well-attended event received very positive and warm community response. This launch event, unexpectedly, saw over 50 database enthusiasts participating. It was really a moment of pleasant surprise when we ran out of chairs. The otherwise spacious room started getting smaller as more and more people joined in, and unquestionably, we felt ecstatic about it!

Starting out - The story of starting a software tools company

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:01:10 GMT

Not strictly about coding, this post talks about starting a business that builds tools for software developers (in this case, tools for developers on the Microsoft stack). Covers some of the lessons learned and experiences in the first few months.

SQL SERVER - Find All Servers From Local Network - Using sqlcmd

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:46:02 GMT

Very simple and very quick. Something when ran on your command prompt will surprise you with result. You may find servers running and active, which you are unaware of. Try it. Bookmark it! This is corrected link.

Exponentially Improve Performance to Start ASP.net 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 Debug

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:46:05 GMT

Stop the waiting when debugging your ASP.Net Web Applications! Here's a complete RAM Disk solution to save your sanity.

Use Event Aggregator to make your application more extensible

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:01:03 GMT

Recently, in KiGG/DotNetShoutout we have integrated Twitter, nothing complex, very basic thing like when a story is submitted or appears in the front page it will broadcast in Twitter and like our feed it will post the short url of the original story (Cant resist to do some shameless marketing for DotNetShoutout). Since it is a new requirement, initially I have modified the StoryService constructor to include the twitter client as a new argument and use it after the story is added in the database, the code is something like the following:...

Back to Basics: Interfaces

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:46:09 GMT

When it comes to object-oriented programming there are few concepts as basic and important as interfaces. Only recently though, and at a snails pace, have .NET developers started to take advantage of the simple benefits interfaces have to offer. This interest stems from the core role interfaces play in some pretty hot topics, including: dependency injection, unit testing and mocking (to name a few).

Collection Of Puzzles For Programmers

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:16:03 GMT

A nice collection of puzzles. Some are harder than others so there is something for everyone. You can choose any language you want, you will see that there are solutions in C#, Ruby, Python, Visual Basic, SQL, JavaScript, C++ and other languages.

A .NET Open Source Project Retrospective: Json.NET

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:16:18 GMT

A look inside the development of a .NET open source project. What went right and what went wrong and lessons learnt along the way.

Install SQL Server (Express) with your Application

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:31:03 GMT

A bootstrap to allow the deployment of SQL Server Express along with your Application

Checklist for high quality websites

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:16:02 GMT

A checklist for things to do that will highten the quality of any website.

The WPF Mindset

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:16:06 GMT

An excellent short example of how developing using WPF requires a different mindset to traditional winforms / ASP.NET development. A listbox is completely customised to layout markers on a map.

Testing methods that access Singleton classes internally

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:09:44 GMT

The article describes a technique for testing methods that access Singleton classes internally, using NMock, DevExpress Refactor, and private-accessors.

An idea on how-to avoid spam in Dot-Net-Kicks

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:16:20 GMT

The "Upcoming Stories" RSS in Dot-Net-Kicks is full of SPAM. Here's a idea on how to avoid it: Use a .NET captcha: ask questions that are difficult to guess but easy to answer. Read and Kick. It will help us all.

Why Good Developers Are Not Getting 10 times the Pay?

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:31:02 GMT

The productivity gap between the good developers and the bad ones can be very huge. But why good developers are not getting significantly more than the bad ones?

The Book Writing Process

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:31:02 GMT

Simone Chiaretta writes about the writing process of a book, especially a programming book, based on his own experiences with Wrox when working on Beginning ASP.NET MVC.

Testing VB.NET code using Pex

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:00:32 GMT

The article provides a way how Pex, a new exploratory white-box testing tool from MS Research, can be used to test legacy code written in VB.NET.

How I've put my wife into SVN

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:31:14 GMT

SVN and TortoiseSVN are really great tools. It is a shame that these tools are used only by developers. I believe that every home should use SVN to keep track of it's files. The problem is that these tools are planned for developers. Using the file-system in windows is not a trivial task for everyone. In fact, sometimes people tend to be afraid of it. Not only using the file-system, but also using some client application that does not even have a window? And where do I get an SVN server anyway?!? Keep reading. you might find it useful.

Filtering You Data Using Predicates

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:01:12 GMT

A while back I wrote an article about How to sort data by manipulating the view only, This article will handle filtering the data without changing it.

Handling functions accepting "ref" and "out" arguments in NMock

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:06:50 GMT

The article shows how you can go about writing code for expectations for functions that accept arguments by reference using the "ref" and the "out" keyword

UI test automation using Team System

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:58:02 GMT

This article illustrates how VSTS can be leveraged to automate testing of winforms UI.

Custom logic in C# automatic properties

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:03:54 GMT

The article tries to make an argument in favor of having support for introducing custom-logic with automatic properties in C#. It also shows a possible solution and asks for ideas for refinement.