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Using Database Projects for Visual Studio

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:31:04 GMT

Do you use database projects in Visual Studio? If not, then now is a good time to start. It is the best way I have found to source control my databases without actually sticking the database file itself in the repository.

Why VisualSVN 1.4 Is So Great

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:01:02 GMT

So after the installation of VisualSVN 1.4, I don't think I'll ever look back. Finally a version of Visual Studio source control integration to make me leave the realms of Visual Source Safe forever.

Using The Event Model: Throwing and Handling Custom Events

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:09:51 GMT

If you haven't tried using the event model in .NET you don't know what you're missing. If this is the case, then I'm glad you're here. Events are a very nice way to add flexibility to your projects.

Clean Up ASP.NETs Head Tag With ControlAdapters

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:46:07 GMT

Ok, if you're anything like me you absolutely gag when you see the rendered content of the ASP.NET head tag.

Implementing Interfaces: ICloneable and IComparable

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A friend of mine was showing me about some common interfaces and some good use cases for them the other day. A discussion arose of how to accurately create a deep copy of an object and the best way to go about it. Shortly after that discussion we got into the Sort() method and how to dictate how that method will sort your objects. This is when he spilled into telling me all about these common interfaces.

Custom Entity Classes Using LINQ to SQL Part 1 - DataObjects

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:01:02 GMT

Want to use LINQ without using th LINQ to SQL Classes file? Maybe even add it into an existing object model you already have set up?