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DSL Tools, Software Factories and Oslo - Model-driven .NET

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:57:49 GMT

Suddenly, at least it seams so, Microsoft is excited about modeling. At least they joined OMG! Here the summarized current state as well as a lot of links to articles, people and webcasts arround dsl, software factories and codename "Oslo".

Top 10 Things That Annoy Programmers

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:03 GMT

Programmers all have their personal pet peeves. Whether it's scope creep, Hungarian notation, or smelly coworkers, there are certain nuisances that we must put up with in our line of work. The following is a list of the top 10 things that annoy programmers, compiled from the results of my recent question on StackOverflow along with some of my own experiences as a programmer:

The Request/Response Service Layer

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:54:10 GMT

A nice write up about how to architecture a service layer using request and response messages (objects).

25 Resources for Tuning Your .NET Application Performance

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:46:02 GMT

A great list of resources, including MSDN links, guides, .NET blogs and how tos about improving .NET performance.

The 20 most kicked "top-10 stories" for Developers

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:46:04 GMT

A compilation of the 20 stories dealing with top-10 links or advices that were kicked most in 2008

Software Development and Programming Podcasts

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:46:03 GMT

I couldn't find a good list of software development and programming podcasts so I created my own. Feel free to chime in with any you recommend!

Don't be clever

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:01:03 GMT

How being clever can create headaches for you (later) and other team members.

An intro to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:27:51 GMT

YTechie has written a small intro to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which gives a few clues about what to do and what not to do, when building a website.

Which kind of cast should you use in C#?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:01:04 GMT

C# offers two casting operators: the prefix-cast and the as-cast. Although the two operators compile to different op-codes in the CLR, the practical difference between them is in how they handle failed casts. Prefix-cast throws an exception on cast failure, while as-cast returns null. It's easier to implement correct error handling when you use prefix cast, because it doesn't require manual checks for null values that can cause problems in distant parts of your program. Prefix-cast should be the default cast operator on your fingertips, that you use for everyday situations - reserve as-cast for special cases where performance matters.

Another Use for C# Using

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:16:02 GMT

If you are a C# developer you're familiar with the using directive. It appears at the top of every one of your class files informing the compiler what namespaces should be looked at while compiling this code page so that you don't have to fully qualify every object. (This isn't the interesting bit)

Keep your .config clean with external config files

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:01:19 GMT

The web.config (or app.config for non-web applications) file is the central place to configure your web application, starting from connection strings, over application settings to ASP.NET specific topics like caching, authentication & authorization, sessions as well as HTTP handlers and modules. Normally the web.config starts as a neat little pet you can easily manage. But as soon as your project grows mature, web.config turns out to be a huge beast. This article shows you a way to tame the beast.

15 Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:14 GMT

Response times, availability, and stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you're concerned about your web pages' speed or want to make sure you're in tip-top shape before starting or launching a project, here's a few useful, free tools to help you create and sustain high-performance web applications.

Delayed execution and "yield return"

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

A quick look at "yield return" focusing on arguably the most important aspect...delayed execution.

What a developer needs from their manager

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:16:03 GMT

I've a read a lot of articles talking about what it takes to be a good development manager. There are also articles about what makes a good developer. I thought it would be a good idea to describe what a developer needs from their manager.

Behind the scenes of the C# yield keyword

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:16:10 GMT

Yield is not a CLR feature, it's just about the C# compiler. This post explains how this works.

Use Path.Combine to avoid ugly program failures!

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:09:01 GMT

For Newbies: Why you should use Path.Combine and how it saves your time.

Give way to the yield keyword!

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:31:02 GMT

A brief description of what you can do with the yield keyword.

Scrum Explained in 5 Minutes

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:01:02 GMT

PDF entitled "Scrum in Five Minutes" from http://www.softhouse.se/

Review: Umbrella project

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:51:44 GMT

The Umbrella project from nVentive. I had the chance of sitting with Francois Tanguay in DevTeach and he showed me a bit about it. I was impressed. Umbrella is the ultimate utility library, using all the advantages C# 3.0 can give it. In fact, I think of it a bit like boost for C#.

Castle windsor regex converter

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:35:30 GMT

This post shows how to build a castle windsor regex converter to configure object with regex properties

Try-catching in a single line of code

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:07 GMT

Just another silly extension method hack :)

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #6 - C# Games

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:01:11 GMT

the sixth of the series of programming job interview challenge is out. try your power...

ASP.NET: Web Site versus Web Application Project

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:08:45 GMT

The differences between the two models have been pretty well covered, or at least so I thought...

Tips/Tools for Technical Presenters

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:21:50 GMT

A short list of battle-tested tips (for Visual Studio and in general) and tools (ZoomIt!) for anyone who finds themselves presenting technical content.

A good coding font makes a difference. Envy Code R, better than ever!

Tue, 27 May 2008 20:46:12 GMT

Am I the only one who believes a great programming font can boost your productivity and increase your coding joy? Check out Damien Guard's superb new release of Envy Code R, my favorite coding font.