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The "Sim City" effect

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:30:00 GMT

What happens when you turn your back on a software development project.

10 Programming Proverbs Every Developer Should Know

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:01:02 GMT

Proverbs are used to express universal truths or life lessons in a short and memorable fashion. I find that they are a great way to keep things in perspective, both in life and in work. Because of this, I have assembled 10 programming proverbs that every developer needs in their arsenal.

Three Simple Rhino Mocks Rules

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:46:13 GMT

Jimmy Bogard shows how he uses the new Rhino Mocks syntax, and three short rules for using it.

Expression Tree vs Reflection.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:46:11 GMT

Expression Trees can be used to avoid Reflection poor performance when you need to invoke methods in object that you deos not know at runtime. In this post I show you how you can access to property of objects building and compiling an expression tree.

My MVC Starter Template

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:31:05 GMT

I've been toying around with reorganizing the default MVC template and thought I would share it with people. I like the way it's come together.

Check username availability with JQuery & ASP.NET

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:01:04 GMT

This article shows how to use jQuery in a real world practical situation - to check username availability - by making an AJAX call to a WebMethod. In this artcle we examine how to make the call, how get the desired username and pass it correctly as well as using jQuery to style and display firnedly notification messages.

Three C# 2.0/3.0 Syntaxes That You Didn't Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:31:02 GMT

Working with other colleagues, I found these C# syntaxes are still not well-known and used

jQuery and Microsoft

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:01:02 GMT

ScottGu announce that Microsoft will be shipping jQuery with Visual Studio going forward. We will distribute the jQuery JavaScript library as-is, and will not be forking or changing the source from the main jQuery branch. The files will continue to use and ship under the existing jQuery MIT license.

Why you REALLY need to think about your interfaces

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:46:02 GMT

When you write your interfaces in C#, you might be casting them in stone. You REALLY need to think about how you write your interfaces. Avoid interfaces with concrete parameters such as Dictionary<> and List<> and prefer interfaces such as IDictionary<> and IList<>. Here is why!

Snippet Designer for Visual Studio Released!

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:01:11 GMT

An open source plug-in for Visual Studio which adds the ability to edit code snippets in a rich integrated way. It also adds the Snippet Explorer tool window which allows you to easily search for snippet files on your computer.

MSDN Social Bookmarks

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:46:02 GMT

MSDN Social Bookmarks was released today. This is a candid look at what it's all about and why you should consider using it.

Google Browser: Chrome

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:01:03 GMT

has a good comic book to explain their design and features.

How to make my web pages Internet Explorer 8 compatible

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:16:02 GMT

Free tool to make your web pages compatible with IE8 by automating the introduction of the compatibility flag.

Exploring System.Web.Routing

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:31:11 GMT

An overview of the new System.Web.Routing namespace that was included in .net 3.5 SP1.

Lutz Roeder's Weblog: The Future of .NET Reflector

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:16:02 GMT

After more than eight years of working on .NET Reflector, I have decided it is time to move on and explore some new opportunities. I have reached an agreement to have Red Gate Software continue the development of .NET Reflector. Red Gate has a lot of experience creating tools for both .NET and SQL Server. They have the resources necessary to work on new features, and Reflector fits nicely with other .NET tools the company offers. Red Gate will continue to provide the free community version and is looking for your feedback and ideas for future versions.

7 principles of clean and optimized CSS code

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:01:02 GMT

With the popularity of CSS layouts and JavaScript-enriched web page experiences, it's not uncommon, particularly for large sites, for the CSS files alone to grow in size, but there are some principles to consider during and after you write your CSS to help keep it tight and optimized. Optimization isn't just minimizing file size - it's also about being organized, clutter-free, and efficient. You'll find that the more knowledge you have about optimal CSS practices, smaller file size will inevitably come as an direct result of their implementation. You may already be familiar with some of the principles mentioned in this article, but they are worth a review. Being familiar with this concepts will help you write optimized CSS code and make you a better all-around web designer.

The Complete Reference for Any jQuery Developer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:31:02 GMT

If you ever to do something with jQuery, you should find it in this extensive list.

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:16:07 GMT

It's finally here! I haven't seen an official announcement yet, but I did a search for "Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1" on Microsoft's Download Center and found the following downloads added today: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (exe) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fbee1648-7106-44a7-9649-6d9f6d58056e&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (iso) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27673c47-b3b5-4c67-bd99-84e525b5ce61&DisplayLang=en

How to run a software development company (INTO THE GROUND)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:31:02 GMT

The series will cover the things you *shouldn't* do if you hold some sort of managerial stake in a software project. Sadly these tales will be from my own personal experience working for companies that have drifted into disarray. These examples will be embellished somewhat to drive the points home, but by and large, everything you will read in these posts will be true.

Link blogs. do yourself a favor

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:31:02 GMT

I'm currently subscribed to 110 feeds and everyday the number of unread posts is going up. It seems like i just can't catch up anymore. Of all those unread posts, a lot will be very interesting, but there will also be quite a few that won't interest me that much. So i'm going to cut back on the number of feeds i'm subscribed to, and i'm going to rely on some fantastic links blogs to point me to the best posts.

What's wrong with SOAP? - REST and .NET 3.5 Part 1 - why REST based se

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:31:03 GMT

SOAP vs REST

No, inheritance is not the way to achieve code reuse!

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:01:03 GMT

I am not sure how so many people go through so many years of school, which is supposed to make us better at thinking, and they fail to differentiate the "why" and the "how". During interviews, when I ask their opinion about the purpose of inheritance in OOP, invariably I get this precooked answer (not so nicely expressed): inheritance is the way to achieve code reuse. No it is not!

Skinning the Cat with Fluent NHibernate

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:01:02 GMT

As you may have noticed, I have become interested in the concept of Object Relational Mapping and the NHibernate framework. One of the more painful/tedious aspects of using NHibernate is hand writing the xml mapping files. That is why I got excited when I heard that Jeremy Miller was open sourcing his mapping generation libraries.

Why I'm Unimpressed With Rawness Of Skillz

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:46:02 GMT

Since forever, geeks who take themselves seriously have loved to brag such things as, "I use Notepad to edit web pages". Carrying this over to actual programming, "I never click into the designer when editing my ASPX", or "I never design a database using designer tools, I always design it all using raw T-SQL," or "I always update my SVN from the command line". (Someone in a local tech user group bears the post signature, "Real men use Notepad.") Puhleeze. I'm not impressed, and frankly I think anyone who brags like this should get a swift kick in the pants.