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Correct event invocation

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:05:18 GMT

Be aware that if there are no subscribers a .NET event will be null. Therefore when raising the event from C# test it for null first.

How to check email works with no SMTP

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Testing code that sends email has always been a pain. You had to set up a SMTP service just to test that your .NET application sends the e-mail correctly...

Use DebuggerBrowsable attribute to clean up class view in a debugger

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:01:02 GMT

How to exclude extraneous class members from view in the debugger.

Speed up inserting records into database with SqlBulkCopy class

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:31:02 GMT

When you need to insert a great deal of rows into database...

Tips for Blogging about .NET

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:31:07 GMT

More developers should be blogging as long as they write well and maintain great blogs. Here are tips to do that.

Create elegant code with Action delegate and List.ForEach method

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:46:02 GMT

Small example of how to use Action delegate to perform some action on all elements of a collection.

3 hot uses for HttpContext.Current.Items "They" won't tell you about.

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:16:02 GMT

HttpContext.Current.Items, arcane enough to give you guru-cred to the mid-range noobs, simple enough that it can be leveraged for good and / or evil. Awesome. 3 Tips for using it that aren't entirely obvious.

How to call a surrogate for Dispose() on StringBuilder objects

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:57:50 GMT

How to release memory used by StringBuilder without calling System.GC.Collect().

How to determine whether a property or a method is more appropriate

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:31:03 GMT

Guidelines for choosing between implementing a class member as a property or a method.

What Subversion 1.5 has in store for you?

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:01:02 GMT

It's been long time and we keep hearing a lot about Subversion 1.5. I am a bit curious and tempted to see what actually it has to offer us.

How to resolve relative url's without ResolveUrl

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:31:02 GMT

string absoluteUrl = VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(relativeUrl);

Speed up Visual Studio 2005

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:46:12 GMT

Nice tricks to speed up Visual Studio 2005

Tag mapping in ASP.NET

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:46:03 GMT

Basically, it's a way to turn all instances of a type into another type at compile time. In human language it means that it can turn all e.g. System.Web.UI.WebControls.Textbox instances in the entire website into another control.

43 Exceptionally Useful AJAX Applications

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:46:03 GMT

Usability on websites is exploding right now. AJAX has enabled web developers everywhere to add functionality to their sites like never before. They've gathered 43 extremely useful AJAX applications for use on any website.

Scott Guthrie announces ASP.NET MVC framework at Alt.Net Conf

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:01:02 GMT

Some more information from ALT.NET on the new ASP.NET MVC framework.

10 awesome Windows Live Writer plugins for developer

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:31:02 GMT

I've made this list of 10 plugins for Windows Live Writer. Some of these plugins will help beatify your published code, while others will help you create code archives or retrieve a link from MSDN.

How To Debug Web Applications With Firefox

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:31:04 GMT

Not strictly .NET related, but here are some tips and tools for web applications client-side debugging and tuning.

More than 100 Web 2.0 Online Generators

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:31:02 GMT

Here the list of online generators specifically for web 2.0 design: enjoy it!

Argotic Syndication Framework 2007.1

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:46:03 GMT

The Argotic Syndication Framework is a Microsoft .NET class library framework that enables developers to easily consume and generate web content syndication services from within their own applications. The latest release supports asynchronous retrieval of feeds, implements 17 of the most common syndication extensions, and provides a format agnostic means of retrieving syndication information.

Super easy SQL Server 2005 Database Schema change auditing

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:46:02 GMT

Here's a very simple way to make use of xml type in SQL Server 2005: audit all the object/schema changes to the database with a simple database-level trigger. It's like a poor man's source control for schema changes. But also, it could come in very handy for forensic purposes when diagnosing post-rollout issues or accidental schema changes. Anyway, it's simple and handy for what it does.

Multi-targeting VS2005 and VS2008 Web Application Projects - A Gotcha

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:31:03 GMT

Tips on Multi-targeting VS2005 and VS2008 Web Application Projects

10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:31:02 GMT

Usability mistakes that you will want to avoid.

Validate integer value before casting it to an Enum type

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:40:34 GMT

There is one thing you should watch out for when using enumerations. You can cast any integer to an Enum type and you will not get an exception message.

15+ Free Visual Studio Add-Ins

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

After some extensive researching (Googling), I've compiled this list of 15+ FREE Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005. Some of these add-ins will help improve the quality of your code, while others will help you code faster, however, none are guaranteed to help you get with the ladies.

Do not include the "@" when supplying stored procedure parameter names

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:18:19 GMT

Avoid using database-specific tokens with stored procedure parameter names.