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Removing unused CSS Classes from your web application

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:31:14 GMT

2 ways to clean up your Css by removing unused classes.

Create apple.com-like breadcrumb using simple CSS

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:01:02 GMT

Janko shows an extremely simple and nicely polished way to create graphical breadcrumbs like on apple.com.

12 Unit Testing Tips for Software Engineers

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:01:18 GMT

"In this post we look at a dozen unit testing tips that software engineers can apply, regardless of their programming language or environment."

Cheat Sheets for Front-end Web Developers

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:46:11 GMT

Cheat sheets are helpful to have around because they allow you to quickly remember code syntax and see related concepts visually. Additionally, they're nice decorative pieces for your office. In this article, you'll find 23 excellent, print-ready cheat sheets for HTML/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (including MooTools and jQuery).

best programming jokes

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:46:05 GMT

a very big good collection of programming jokes, WOWwwwwwww

Is It Possible? .NET Applications for iPhone?

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:31:09 GMT

It seems that soon we will be able to write .NET applications for the iPhone

Howto get live detailed info about all online visitors of your website

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:16:02 GMT

If you ever had 'Online visitor counter' feature on your website, at some point of time, you have undoubtedly asked yourself: "who are those 17 people that are currently browsing my precious website ?" "What are their IP addresses? When did they come here, what page they first opened and from where did they came from?" Here is the complete tutorial on how to display detailed list of all visitor currently browsing your ASP.NET website.

5 Firefox Extensions Any Web Developer Must Have

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:31:05 GMT

5 plug-ins to firefox all you developers must know and use

How to grayout an image in .Net

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:31:02 GMT

This article shows how to gray out an image in .net programmatically. This can be useful for making "Disabled" versions of images, etc.

I, for one, welcome our new revision control overlords!

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

Using version control tools to deploy your (ASP.NET) websites.

Top 10 Best Practices for Production ASP.NET Applications

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A list of some things to pay attention to when dealing with production ASP.NET applications.

Free Copy of VS 2008, SQL 2008 and Windows Server 2008

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Want a lot of free software from our friends at Microsoft?

Best C# Web Sites

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Best C# sites active on the Web today.

Visual Studio Tip: Kill That Build!

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:41:38 GMT

Have you ever accidentally started to compile your code and you didn't mean to... so you're stuck waiting for Visual Studio to finish so you can get back to work? Why not just cancel the build with a keystroke?

Choosing Between Classes and Structs

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:00:28 GMT

A little dry, but gets the basic concept about when to choose a structure over a class, and vice versa.

DotNetKicks button extension for Blogengine.NET

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:46:02 GMT

An extension for Blogengine.NET which allows you to easily add a DotNetKicks button to posts.

10 Podcasts Every Developer Should Listen To

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:16:05 GMT

A list of 10 developer related podcasts, some popular and some rather obscure, ranging in topics from Agile tenets to Architecture best practices. A list I hope everyone will discover at least a few new gems to listen to.

More Silk-style icons

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:46:05 GMT

Everybody's heard of the fantastic silky-smooth "Silk Icons" set from FamFamFam. This new set complements that original 1,000 png icon set with over 450 more of the same for use in Windows or Web applications.

Dynamically Applying Themes To Your ASP.Net Site With A Sitemap

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:31:04 GMT

Ever run across a web site that used multiple themes, either page by page, or by some sort of grouping, such as the old divx.com site, and wondered how to do it in your own ASP.Net site? If so, then what I'm about to show you might be of interest. If not, read on anyway's.

Facebook Development Kit

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:46:02 GMT

Framework for developing FaceBook apps

New DNK Features: Kick Spy & Shoutbox

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:01:01 GMT

This week there have been over 100 commits to the DotNetKicks open source trunk. The two big new features are 'Kick Spy' and 'Shoutbox'.

Automating iTunes with C#

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:31:22 GMT

When you install Apple iTunes, it includes a COM automation library (see link for SDK docs). It is very easy to use!

15 Visual Studio .NET Add-Ins you won't live without

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:16:01 GMT

From the console compiler to the powerful Visual Studio IDE, .NET is just about coding as much as the tools. For that matter, here's a list of 15 indispensable VS.NET add-ins.

Credit Card Validation with Regex

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:16:02 GMT

First stage of Visa and Mastercard validation with regex.

Firefox as an IDE

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:46:01 GMT

"Although I prefer IE7's native speed and feel for day-to-day browsing chores, there's no doubt that Firefox is my primary web development IDE. Whenever I need to troubleshoot HTML, CSS, or JavaScript, I immediately reach for Firefox. That's primarily because of two incredibly powerful developer extensions for Firefox: Web Developer Extension and Firebug"