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Stupid NUnit Tricks #3 Foiled!

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:16:12 GMT

Revelation of a CLR bug.

The problem with SVN

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:01:02 GMT

Are you working on the most recent code? Read more...

Dynamically Resize an IFrame According to its contents

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:54:13 GMT

problem with iframe is that you can't always predict the size of the content and eventually you'd end up with a scrollbar or even less convenient: a hidden part of the Iframe content this is a straight forward, easy way to make sure that the IFrame is properly resized according to the contents of the page loaded inside the Iframe.

Model View Presenter

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:05:00 GMT

In this article we will understand MVP, execute a sample project with MVP, implement the same using windows UI and then finally we will discuss about the differences between MVP and MVC.

Tip about jQuery $.extend

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:46:18 GMT

The story, about how to use $.extend jQuery method, to derive classes

New ASP.NET Charting Control

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:31:03 GMT

From ScottGu's blog. Brand new, Free, ASP.NET 3.5 chart control. It looks very nice!

C# 4.0 Development Enhancements I Like To See!

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:09:47 GMT

Thoughts around having some features in C# 4.0

Get Clean URLRewriting Friendly Url String Method Extension

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:57:24 GMT

For those how wants to get clean URLRewriting friendly Url String here is a sample of Method Extension that can solve your problem

Back to Basics: Generics

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:01:12 GMT

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.

Scan to Scribd (or anything) Tutorial

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:18:22 GMT

Lou has written an article about how to send scanned images to some place on the web. "All of the non-uploading code will work in any Scan to X project, where X can be Amazon S3, Azure SQL Data Services, Google Docs, SharePoint, or any CMIS compliant ECM (you just need to write the uploading part). "

Managed and Unmanaged, Metaphorically

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:16:38 GMT

"Last night I was asked what the difference was between managed and unmanaged code by a non-coder. I came up with a metaphor which works and our CEO asked me to post it."

Microsoft's Five Year Plan for SharePoint

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:31:02 GMT

I'm not from Microsoft, but I've worked at several Microsoft partners and it's not hard to see the repeating pattern. Microsoft loves to build platforms.

An ISV's perspective on CMIS

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:16:09 GMT

CMIS is an emerging standard for defining an interface for basic document repository interaction. It is proposed by Microsoft, EMC, and IBM, who with SharePoint, Documentum and FileNet make up a big part of the Enterprise Content Management market.

Much ado about nullity: Exploding type variation

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:01:11 GMT

The issue is that in Java and C# there are a number of different type modifiers for dealing with the concept of nullity. Because of this even any simple type can be one of three separate somewhat incompatible subtypes.

Start menu context annoyances

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Dave discusses some options when it comes to a context menu add-on used for finding out what files have a lock on them by team members, etc.

Avoiding the Dangers of Ambiguously Defined Data-Types

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:16:11 GMT

When you are handed a string, integer, or any value type, can you know what it really represents? Can you define the range of appropriate behaviors for that data? Can you tell if it's formatted correctly? The problem is, in all of these cases, you can't...

Late Binding in C# using Dynamic Compilation

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Steve goes through his approach to using reflection, making the code easier to read, making it easier to maintain, discusses the "middle-class multiple inheritance", and provides a zipped project of the AdapterCompiler.

Embeddable C# Compiler

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Manuel de Icaza created an embeddable C# compiler for Mono.

VSX Conference

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:31:13 GMT

Lou Franco's recollection of events at the VSX Conference last week. (Visual Studio eXtensibility)

Tidy Things Up

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:16:16 GMT

Ever wanted to have one assembly, but be able to manage your code in separate assemblies?

How much should I expect my end-user to know?

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:16:12 GMT

From a software support perspective, the question is, how much should I expect my end-user to know? If someone asks me a basic question about our product, then I answer it without hesitation. But what if someone asks me a basic programming question? For example, how to create a for-loop?

How to set up your own free VSLab-based Matlab/Mathematica replacement

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:31:02 GMT

VSLab has just been updated with full support for Visual Studio 2008 Shell and the F# CTP release. It has been a rough couple of weeks for the VSLab team as F# CTP changed a number of things and they have been working hard to put together a compatible release. In this article I talk about a bit about what exactly VSLab is and walk you through creating a free VSLab installation.

Generic Fiddling

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:01:02 GMT

I spent an hour yesterday playing with generics to get my chops up a little better. After reading Krzystof Cwalina's post on the layout of the generic collections, I came up with this little gem:

Multilingual OCR

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:46:06 GMT

The challenges of accommodating multilingual OCR engines - and what does "multilingual" really mean anyway when it comes to technical implementation?

Managed C++ and IDisposable

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:01:10 GMT

Quick fix for IDisposable compiler error