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Introduction to Moq

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:01:04 GMT

In this post, I provide an introduction to Moq which is the newest of the Mock Object Frameworks. Moq is promoted by its creators as easier to learn and use than other Mock Object Frameworks such as Rhino Mocks and TypeMock Isolator.

Stop Polluting the UI Thread - Use a ThreadBarrier

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:01:10 GMT

A ThreadBarrier is a technique for simplifying the interaction between the UI and a worker thread. No longer do UI Controls need to check InvokeRequired and do the posting of events from a worker thread.

Scrum Explained in 5 Minutes

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:01:02 GMT

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

The Open Closed Principle

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:10 GMT

The first installment of a new MSDN Magazine column by Jeremy Miller.

Automated Exploratory Testing

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:16:16 GMT

Pex (Program EXploration) is an intelligent assistant to the programmer. From a parameterized unit test, it automatically produces a traditional unit test suite with high code coverage. In addition, it suggests to the programmer how to fix the bugs.

Asserting That a Transaction was Completed

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:32 GMT

How to write unit test to verify that a TransactionScope within the method being tested is completed.

Entities, Value Objects, Aggregates and Roots

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:46:02 GMT

Basics of DDD

More on how Entity Framework's single-model goal is flawed

Tue, 20 May 2008 09:31:07 GMT

Greg takes point with the long-term goal of EF as defining the one true model can't possibly appropriate.

Feedback on Danny Simmons' Why use Entity Framework

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:46:07 GMT

Useful feedback on Danny Simmons' "Why use Entity Framework"

Writing code that you're proud of

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:46:03 GMT

Are you proud of the code you write? Take some extra time now and save yourself time down the road.

Alt.NET Podcast Launched!

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:01:04 GMT

The Alt.NET Podcast has a new podcast. The premier episode is a conversation with David Laribee, Jeremy D. Miller, and Chad Myers about continuously improving yourself, your code, and your team. Give it a listen!

Use ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem With Anonymous Types

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:01:02 GMT

Use the power of anonymous types, anonymous delegates and type inference to make ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem type-safe and easier to read.

GOTCHA - LINQtoSQL Paging Problem

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:18:18 GMT

A quick search for how to display paged records in ASP.NET will yield a ton of links and how to's ranging from as simple as automatic paging with the grid controls to custom paging and server side paging in SQL Server, but what about paging in LINQ?

Linq to Sql, Programming Against an Interface and the Repository Patte

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:06:01 GMT

Using the Repository pattern to create an abstraction from the auto-generated classes Linq to Sql or other O/R mappers give us.

You too can be a metrosexual developer: an interview with Justice Gray

Mon, 05 May 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Justice Gray is an Edmonton-based leading .Net developer, .Net convention speaker, influential opinion maker, paradigm-challenger and lady killer. From the outset he has championed the suave, charismatic, virile and pithy route as a fast track the top of the industry, and has largely pulled it off. Read on to learn his tricks of the trade.

Dependency Injection in WCF Services Part 2

Sun, 04 May 2008 19:16:02 GMT

In this second post of this series, Javi explains with an example how to apply Dependency Injection pattern in a WCF service using Castle and its WCF facility.

Json.NET 2.0 final released

Sun, 04 May 2008 08:46:02 GMT

The final version of Json.NET 2.0. Includes all the new features introduced during the betas such as LINQ to JSON and JsonSerializer improvements in addition to all new API documentation.

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

Thanks to BDD (Unit Test Naming Conventions)

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:52:20 GMT

Smart, legible naming conventions for unit tests which borrow from Behaviour Driven Design

Writing a Simple Role Playing Game with C# .NET and the State Pattern

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:31:03 GMT

Learn how to use the State design pattern in C# .NET by writing a basic role playing game, with a main character who explores a forest, finds magical items, slays monsters, and gains experience points.

Why I'm a better software developer than you

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:46:03 GMT

What makes one developer better than another? Shouldn't we all be performing at the same level? Of course not, we're not sewing buttons on an assembly line. We're using every bit of our intelligence to create something that we can only being to understand.

How I Explained REST to My Wife

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:31:02 GMT

Nice explaination of REST

(Better) JQuery IntelliSense in VS2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:16:03 GMT

If you are like me and you've read the many articles about how to get other javascript libraries to work in VS2008, you'll know that all you really need to do is install the visual studio HOTFIX. This patches your VS and among other things, gets the javascript intellisense working nicely.

ScottGu: April 28th Links

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Someone had to submit this sooner or later... :)

Immutability and tail recursion

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:31:09 GMT

An article about immutability and tail recursion, and how they have nothing to do with one another. Explains what tail calls are, what tail recursion is, and why it is important.