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LINQ To SQL is Dead - Read Between the Lines

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:46:13 GMT

David Hayden with some great points on the Linq to SQL announcement and some ideas on how the project could be saved.

ASP.NET gets no Respect

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:11 GMT

Poor ASP.NET! Is it really that bad? I say No!

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Customers and partners worldwide confirm mission-critical applications, enterprise-class data warehousing support.

The Dark Side of LINQ

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:46:03 GMT

I've been having mixed feeling for quite some time now regarding LINQ. Sure it can make working with data sources a lot easier and it can definately save a lot of code but it also has the potential of creating cryptic complex code...

Create PDF with C#

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:01:02 GMT

Create PDF with C# on the fly

Is Managed Code Slower Than Unmanaged Code?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:46:02 GMT

Ask anyone the question above and they will say that managed is slower than unmanaged code. Are they right? No they are not. The problem is that when most people think of .NET they think of other frameworks with a runtime, like Java or Visual Basic; or they may even think about interpreters. They do not think about applications, or what they do; they do not think about limiting factors like network or disk access; in short, they do not think.

New C# and .NET oriented search engine

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:46:02 GMT

A new search engine is available. Created with the Google Custom Search you can: - Search in MSDN forums - Search in Microsoft newsgroup - Search in .NET related sites (including dotnetkicks.com) - Search in everywhere with the standard Google search - Find any .NET tools or components

Spark and NHaml - Crazy ASP.NET MVC ViewEngines

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:46:07 GMT

Scott Hanselman's talks about two ASP.NET MVC view engines.

The Future of ASP.NET AJAX

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:46:16 GMT

My analysis of the ASP.NET Team's tentative road map for ASP.NET AJAX v.Next and beyond, followed by a few additional recommendations.

Evolution of C# delegate syntax from .NET 1.x to 3.5

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Evolution of C# delegate syntax from C# 1 - C# 3.

Captcha the Flag

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:31:15 GMT

Jeff Blankenburg shows what Microsoft has up its sleeve for a new generation of CAPTCHA.

Creating an Automated Build for your Application

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:01:15 GMT

Short how-to screencast on creating an Automated Build for your Application

Inclusion of JavaScript Files

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:46:02 GMT

How do you deal with JavaScript inclusion into the page given that you have a fair number of JavaScript files that are bound to change frequently and across multiple projects/applications?

.NET Developers' Reference Card Round-Up

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:31:09 GMT

I thought I would share this list of reference cards / cheat sheets that I have compiled over the last year or so. If I am missing any good ones, please post them in the comments.

55 Free High Quality Icon Sets

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:01:02 GMT

A lot of freebie icons. Another great article from Smashing Magazine

Microsoft cracking down on community extensions

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Microsoft released a tool called Microsoft Source Analyzer, or StyleCop. It analyzes source code for standards violations. It's a 1.0 release, so it doesn't do some things ... like have a published API for custom rules or MSBuild integration. So the community dug in and figured out how to do these things and now MS is firing off license-violation emails. Don't they get it? The community wants to use the product, but it's too limited ... these extensions help make it better.

Full text: An epic Bill Gates e-mail rant

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16:05 GMT

Internal email from Bill Gates detailing his difficulties with Microsoft.com, Windows Update, and more.

Using Linq to query the File System

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:31:13 GMT

Short screen casts on using Linq to query the File System

VS2008 Web Server Here Shell Extension

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:31:02 GMT

This shell extension adds a right click menu on any folder that will start WebDev.WebServer.exe (aka Cassini) pointing to that directory.

ADO .NET Entity Framework Vote of No Confidence

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

Over the past year, Microsoft and the Entity Framework team have received a tremendous amount of feedback from experts in entity-based applications and software architectures on the .NET platform. While Microsoft's announcement of its intention to provide framework support for entity architectures was received with enthusiasm, the Entity Framework itself has consistently proved to be cause for significant concern.

How to use NDepend to improve code quality

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:16:09 GMT

Code quality is an important aspect of every software development project - discover how NDepend can aid in giving you a richer and more meaningful understanding of the quality of your code as well as helping to identify areas you could improve. This post is a high level overview of what you can achieve with NDepend.

10 reasons why SQL Server 2008 is going to rock

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:01:12 GMT

Just like its predecessor, SQL Server 2008 is taking its sweet time to actually ship. However, unlike its predecessor, it won't just be a "worthwhile upgrade". It will kick ass. Here are the top 10 reasons why.

How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:31:10 GMT

Cross-browser compatibility is one of the most time consuming tasks for any web designer. We've seen many different articles over the net describing common problems and fixes. I've collated all the information I could find to create some coding conventions for ensuring that your site will work first time in every browser. There are some things you should consider for Safari and Firefox also, and IE isn't always the culprit for your CSS woes.

Don't be clever 2 - The cost of cleverness

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:46:03 GMT

In the modern world of programming we need to be more cognizant of making our code readable and grokkable than to make it clever or sneaky. For 99% of the developers out there, no one is ever going to pat you on the back for being sneaky. You're probably more likely to get punched in the face for it when the team has to spend the weekend debugging a piece of your clever code.

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.