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Display nicely formatted .NET source code on your blog

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:31:03 GMT

How to quickly display nicely formatted and colored source code on your blog using the CopySourceAsHtml VS plugin.

VB.net, oh how I hate thee, let me count the ways...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A developer who is forced to work in VB.net finally hits the tipping point. Oh, and that developer is me.

Over 250 High Quality Royalty Free icons set

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:31:02 GMT

Free Icon Download Offers High Quality Royalty Free icons for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Retaining Good Developers - 10 Things To Keep Them Happy

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:46:02 GMT

This is a great article. I just wish some of my previous employers would have done just a few of these things. I probably would have stuck around longer.

Solution to ASP.NET Form - PayPal Problem

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

They do say it's the simple things that get you stumped. For all of you ASP.NET developers out there who have yet to integrate a site with PayPal, just wait until you finally get to add that button to your form to pass the transaction details over to PayPal..

Using BlogEngine.net as a general purpose CMS part I

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:46:03 GMT

In this series of posts, I will show how I converted a small website from just standard .aspx pages into a site where all pages are editable by Windows Live Writer and via an online interface. In Part I of this series I will just set some background on how I am approaching the creation of this lightweight CMS.

Visual Studio Gallery launches

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:01:02 GMT

To add another resource to enhance your development experience, today we're launching the Visual Studio Gallery. This site provides a catalog that showcases free and commercial products that complement or extend Visual Studio.

First Look At Silverlight 2

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Scott Gu annouces Silverlight 2 and describes a sample application that should be of interest to anyone developing web applications to consume data from public APIs.

What a .NET Interview SHOULD Be!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:01:02 GMT

I wish I had interviews like the one described here. This process would really allow you to show your skills with actions. I think the interviewee benefits from this as well. If they don't like the team they will be working with they can bow out of the rest of the process.

A Sorted Affair: History of the C# Sort

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:16:02 GMT

I often have the joy of dealing with other people's code that was originally written in C# 1.0 and am continually amazed by how much better the language has become in a few short years. This example represents the evolution of sorting a simple list in C#. From 50+ lines of code, down to one. Wow, what a change!

.NET Framework Library Source Code now available

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:46:02 GMT

Scott Guthrie announces that the .NET framework source code can now accessed in Visual Studio

Windows Vista Hidden "Copy As Path" option

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:46:02 GMT

In Windows Vista, if you hold down the Shift key and right click on a file, a new option appears in the context menu: "Copy As Path". Why this option is so hidden, I don't know.

Large file uploads in ASP.NET

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:01:14 GMT

A review of some of the challenges and solutions to uploading large files in ASP.NET.

Completely free PDF .NET library written in C#

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:16:02 GMT

Want to add PDF support to your .NET project. Try this. Open Source library to create/edit PDF files. With unrestricted license to change, sell, sublicense.

Programming is a Noble Profession, Be Proud, Be Strong

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:01:02 GMT

"No one will ever take you seriously unless you're willing to risk something to prove you're right." This post from Chad Myers hits the nail right on the head!

More Silk-style icons

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:46:05 GMT

Everybody's heard of the fantastic silky-smooth "Silk Icons" set from FamFamFam. This new set complements that original 1,000 png icon set with over 450 more of the same for use in Windows or Web applications.

SQL Server 2008 will have IntelliSense

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:31:02 GMT

Hurray!

Scott Guthrie: Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Released

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:16:03 GMT

Scott's announcement on the release of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5.

VS2008 / .NET 3.5 Training Kit

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:16:05 GMT

Microsoft have just released a training kit for VS2008 and .Net 3.5 to get everyone up to speed. It includes powerpoint presentations, hands-on labs etc.

ASP.Net MVC Framework Part 1

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:31:02 GMT

Scott Guthrie provides some great insight into the upcoming ASP.Net MVC framework.

System.IO.Path.Combine()

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:46:02 GMT

Many, many times in my programming life I have seen people causing themselves all sorts of problems as the try and concatenate paths for file and directories.

.NET Framework 3.5 Is Shared Source

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:46:25 GMT

Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 is going to be released open source.

Why is .NET getting its ass kicked in social media?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:01:02 GMT

Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, but does it seem like .NET is getting blown out by PHP, JAVA, and even Ruby in terms of presence in social media outlets?