Back to Basics: Generics

codebetter.com — Introduction There are language features that are nothing more than syntactical sugar. For example, C#'s coalesce operator (??) is a short-handed and specialized if-else. Object initializers make it easier to set properties on a newly created objects. Some features though go beyond mere convenience and add real value. I know it seems like we constantly have to learn new things, while at the same time actually produce code to pay our bills. It can be hard to pick and choose what to learn and what can wait. Let me be straight up though: if you haven't mastered generics yet, you're starting to fall dangerously behind. read more...

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This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, People

kohari.org — A brief discussion of the Rob Conery TDD backlash, and what it says about open-source on .NET, and the community at large. read more...

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A Physics Engine for XNA, Silverlight and .NET

published 1 year ago, submitted by GaussZ 1 year ago

codeplex.com — Farseer is a free 2D physics engine to use in your XNA, Silverlight or.NET projects. It allows you to easily add multiple collision algorithms as well as a number of dynamic interactions from joints to fluid drags. read more...

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VisualSVN Server

published 1 year ago, submitted by bradygaster 1 year ago

weblogs.asp.net — The guys that already made VisualSVN, a plugin that integrates into Visual Studio and provides a way to manage your source code changes into Subversion, just realized VisualSVN Server. read more...

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Speed up inserting records into database with SqlBulkCopy class

dotnettipoftheday.org — When you need to insert a great deal of rows into database... read more...

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URL Rewriting in ASP.NET without using HTTPHandlers or ISAPI.

codeeleven.blogspot.com — How to perform URL Rewriting by writing a custom HTTPModule. This technique even works on shared hosting plans. read more...

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Copying and pasting rectangular blocks of code in Visual Studio and Ma

weblogs.sqlteam.com — Did you know that the Visual Studio and Management Studio editors allow you to copy and paste rectangular areas of code (not just lines of code)? This blog demonstrates how. Very handy when copying and pasting variable names! read more...

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SubSonic LoadFromPost Method

published 1 year, 1 month ago, submitted by kevnz 1 year, 1 month ago

weblogs.asp.net — A time saving tip for SubSonic. read more...

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