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Simple speach example in C# - Principia Programatica

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:25:33 GMT

A simple example of how to use text to speech in C#.

The Myth of Stored Procedures Preference

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:46:03 GMT

When looking to the Stored Proscedures debate, there is always those three factors you should measure by.

10 Tips for a happy upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 RTM

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:46:03 GMT

Jon Galloway puts together a nice summary for updating Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 to Visual Studio 2008 RTM. This can save you a couple of headaches if you read it before upgrading!

15 -hot- tools that made me a coding Paris Hilton.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:31:03 GMT

Look good while doing things the easy way. 15 tools I use every day that make me a "hot" coder. You sling code every day. So do I. You sit down at your box, throw on those noise canceling headphones, fire up some mp3s, and get jiggy wit' it. That's hot. But could it be hotter?

Microsoft C# Team Picture

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:46:03 GMT

A picture of the C# Team at Microsoft from fall 2007

Type Intializers in C# 3.0

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:01:02 GMT

During my LINQ to SQL session at DevConnections somebody in the audience asked what happens behind the scenes when you use type initializers in C# 3.0 and well it turns out I gave a hedged answer with a guess that was - uhm - wrong. So here's a discussion of how this feature actually works....

Change and Pray Development Methodology (CPD)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:31:06 GMT

A quick posting about a new development methodology that has been coined.

Boot vista from a flash drive

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:31:02 GMT

Detailed step by step to create a PE version of Vista that boots from a flash drive. Awesomeness.

Revisiting Programming Fonts

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:46:03 GMT

Jeff Atwood discusses programming fonts including the new one on the block, Inconsolata.

15+ Free Visual Studio Add-Ins

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

After some extensive researching (Googling), I've compiled this list of 15+ FREE Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005. Some of these add-ins will help improve the quality of your code, while others will help you code faster, however, none are guaranteed to help you get with the ladies.

The VB.NET Salary Gap

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:46:01 GMT

Have you ever wondered what the salary difference is between a VB.NET and a C#, C++ or Java job? I did a little research on this tonight, courtesy of Indeed.com, the job listing aggregation site. What I found really wasn't all that surprising but it was interesting none the less.

Scott Hanselman's 2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tools

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:01:02 GMT

Scott's fantastic list of essential tools updated for 2007

The surprising behavior of "as" in C#

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:01:02 GMT

Type casting and the "as" operator are not the same in C#. Not by a long shot.

SQL Optimization Tips

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:31:02 GMT

Tips and Tricks which should be used while dealing with SQL

Three Easy Refactorings to Improve the Readability of Your Code

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:01:02 GMT

Here are three simple and quick ways to instantly improve the readability and overall quality of your code.

Writing a full JSON Serializer in 100 lines of C# code

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:16:02 GMT

After looking at the specs for JSON, I figured it couldn't be too hard to write a JSON serializer in C#. Not only was it not that hard, it was very short too: about 100 lines of code.

Efficient data paging with SQL Server 2005 using ROW_NUMBER()

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:01:02 GMT

Paging large amounts of data in SQL Server 2000 used to be a real pain, creating temporary tables, suffering bad performance after the first few batches of data or using ROWCOUNT to ignore large numbers of rows. Luckily SQL Server 2005 delivers a couple of new functions to make efficient painless data paging a reality.

Efficient data paging with SQL Server 2005 using ROW_NUMBER()

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:01:02 GMT

How to have Silverlight interact with the DOM

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:46:02 GMT

This article explains how you can have Silverlight interact with the DOM of the HTML document it is in.

SQL Server 2008 Has Nanosecond Precision

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:16:02 GMT

SQL Server 2008 Has nanoseconds and microsecond Precision for time

Most Useful 20+ Visual Studio A

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:16:03 GMT

I have collected list of the Visual Studio Add-ins, most of which are open source or free. I hope this list will help you to code more faster and effective. If there is not your favorite add-in in the below list, do not hesitate to add it as a comment.

XAML Gel Buttons in WPF and Silverlight

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:01:01 GMT

How to make a gel button in XAML, and work around rendering differences between WPF and Silverlight

New Features in Visual Studio Orcas

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:46:01 GMT

I've been taking the new Visual Studio Preview for a spin, and it's got some pretty nice new additions. These aren't just the headline features that have been publicized elsewhere, but the thoughtful additions to usability that will make our lives a little bit easier.

Show a file in Explorer

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:01:01 GMT

Make things easy on your users by opening Explorer with their file selected.

VS2005 C# Code Snippet Cheat Sheet

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:01:02 GMT

Here's all the built-in Visual Studio 2005 C# Code Snippets on one single page for easy printing and reference.