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The Cost of Net Negative Producing Programmers

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:46:12 GMT

Discussion of NNPPs and how to tackle them.

Why Windows 7 Will Save Microsoft

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:16:02 GMT

I was doing some thinking over the past few weeks and I came to a realization. Windows 7, with all of it's improvements in performance, new features, and more streamlined development process, will actually save Microsoft and redeem them from the whole Vista crash. So I decided to write up WHY Windows 7 will tromp every previous Windows version and why we should pay close attention to it.

AJAX Document Management - AJAX Document Viewer

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:21:28 GMT

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications. The intention of AJAX is to exchange small pieces of data with the server without the necessity of reloading the entire web page.

DotNetNuke Moves to CodePlex

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:46:02 GMT

Find out why the DotNetNuke project moved to CodePlex from SourceForge.

Thinking only of the Junior Developer

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:16:15 GMT

How do you treat Junior developers, what code do you give them, and do you let their presence change your architecture?

Junior Vs Senior Developers?

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:21:06 GMT

Discussion about software development titles. Are they earned, or just a product of time?

Visual Studio Debugging Feature - Tracepoints

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:31:04 GMT

A tracepoint is simply a breakpoint that will emit a debug trace statement when it is reached. It can emit things like the current function name, stack trace, or the contents of a variable. What's really cool is that you don't have to actually stop execution. This allows you to quickly add debugging statements without the need to check out your code or remember to take the Debug.WriteLine statements out afterwards.

Look Ma! No Classes - Creating Generic List(T) collection of Anonymous

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:09:50 GMT

In this article, we will see how to create Generic List(T) collection of Anonymous Types using LINQ in C# and VB.NET. We will also explore Extension Methods and see how to call them using AnonymousTypes

Ten things to retire in 2009

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:22:12 GMT

This year, 2008, was a year that saw many a new term or expression get ingrained in the minds of us .NET developers. Quite a few I'd rather not see in the next year, as they've overstayed their welcome. Some are catch-phrases, some are misapplied concepts, and others fall into the "make my brain hurt" category. Regardless of where they came from, here are ten .NET things I'd like to see make a graceful exit in the new year.

Comic: The Windows User

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:07:10 GMT

Humour. Allegedly.

Lesser Known ASP.NET Performance Tips

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:01:18 GMT

A small collection of less-popular ASP.NET Performance Tips.

Dino Esposito visits Gaiaware - and gets excited about Gaia Ajax!

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:28:54 GMT

"In the past few years, so many times I changed my mind on the most effective way to get AJAX in ASP.NET. In the end, it has to be a way that doesn't force you away from the programming model of ASP.NET and offers new and effective tools for the new AJAX challenges. Gaiaware just does it. " - Dino

Extending ASPX Panel Control to produce Rounded Corners

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:16:21 GMT

This article shows how to create a custom control which encapsulates scripts. Also shows how to add method attributes to interact with VS Designer and ToolBox as well as providing intellisense dropdowns.

A few interesting .Net libs

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:34:27 GMT

Some advice on where to get good FLOSS C# libs

Shouldn't Obsolete Libraries/Classes in .Net be removed?

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:45:52 GMT

Obsolete libraries: remove them from .Net framework or keep then in for backwards compatibility.

Two New Free EBooks From Microsoft

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:58:09 GMT

Understanding IPv6 Writing Secure Code for Vista

Top 10 Common Mistakes in .NET Development

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:29:50 GMT

In this article I'll list some Common Mistakes that .NET Developers might make .

Top 100 Blogs for Developers

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:46:02 GMT

Jurgen Appelo outlines 100 blogs developers should be paying attention to.

C# Tutorial for DataGridView

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:11:20 GMT

This is a 15 page tutorial with lots of info and tips about DataGridView in C#. It shows how you can make alternating row colors, hook the DataGridView directly up to your database, and use lots of database tools in Visual Studio 2008. You can use the Columns collection to create custom templates for your DataGridView.

Contributing to OSS - Creating a test case & patch

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:01:01 GMT

In this post Tuna tries to show how one can contribute to OSS, specifically NHibernate, projects by creating tests.

Intellisense in Spark ViewEngine is coming

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:46:02 GMT

On the other hand if you look at the feedback from people who wouldn't consider it a viable alternative there's a definite theme surrounding Visual Studio integration in general and Intellisense in particular. So I decided a few weeks ago to muster up my courage and take another pass at the task of making a Visual Studio integration package to provide a Spark language service.

jQuery for Absolute Beginners: Video Series

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:46:02 GMT

This is a 9 parts video series for beginners to learn jQuery.

TortoiseGit 0.1.0.0 Preview

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:16:02 GMT

TortoiseSVN is being ported to TortoiseGit

Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1of2)

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:44:29 GMT

Part 1 of 2 summarizes what information Microsoft has made public about Silverlight 3. This article includes information from a variety of sources and provides visual information about the upcoming Silverlight 3 release.

How to ALWAYS run Visual Studio as Administrator

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:13:48 GMT

Sure you can right-click and "Run as Administrator" but wouldn't it be better if simply double-clicking VS or any VS file (.sln, .csproj, .cs, etc.) would automatically run Visual Studio as an Administrator? Here's how.