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StyleCop was just released!

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:31:02 GMT

StyleCop was just released! A tool that does all the styling for you in VS 2008 and 2005. It helps you adhere to styling guidelines and standards of your Code. It is a Great tool.

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.

Visual Studio 2008 RTM available for download

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:46:03 GMT

MSDN subscribers can now download final RTM version of Visual Studio 2008.

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite RTM now available on MSDN

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:01:03 GMT

According to Frans Bouma VS 2008 has started to appear on MSDN Subscriber downloads. Comment if you can see it on there (I can't yet :D)

Anonymous Types in C# 3.0

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:46:02 GMT

One of the most convenient features of C# 3.0 is the ability to create new types 'on the fly' using Anonymous Types. Here's a detailed post that describes how these generated types work, behave and where their use can be very useful.

Strings on Steroids

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:31:02 GMT

Here's an extension on the String class in .net using C# 3.0 extension methods. Thanks to Brad Vincent

Don't look at the sourcecode of .NET licensed as 'Reference license"

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:16:05 GMT

A different view on Microsoft's recent statement that they are offering the sourcecode for the .net framework. Discuss..

Microsoft go for MONO ? What's the truth behind .NET source release ?

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:59:54 GMT

Lets look something further to the announce of M$ to release the source code of the .NET framework. In a possible future they can said that some of the MONO contributors is using them variable name convention, or that MONO copy a loop from the implementation of WPF. Is a smart trick from MS or you think that they become open ?

Performance consequence of DateTime.Parse()

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:01 GMT

This post explains the performance cost of using DateTime.Parse() and goes on to explain a possible solution.

jQuery 1.2 Released

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:46:01 GMT

This is a massive new release of jQuery that's been a long time in the making - and it's ready for your consumption! New features, plugins, and plenty of documentation to soak up.

Ten SQL Server Functions That You Hardly Use But Should

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:31:02 GMT

Ten SQL Server Functions That You Hardly Use But Should

Free WinForms Toolkit Released

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:46:02 GMT

This toolkit of free WinForms controls provides the Office 2007 look and feel for all the controls including a DataGridView, RadioButton, CheckBox and much more.

DPack 2.7.1 released (A must have adding for VS)

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:39:56 GMT

A new version of this FREE and excellent add in for VisualStudio.

Noble.NET

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:16:01 GMT

A proposal to change ALT.NET to Noble.NET. Read the comments too.

Microsoft vs TestDriven.Net Express

Thu, 31 May 2007 02:01:01 GMT

Does TestDriven.Net violate Visual Studio Express EULA?

The 31 Days of ReSharper - Excellent collection of tips and tutorials

Wed, 09 May 2007 11:07:58 GMT

From the page: "JetBrains, the guys who make ReSharper, have a lot of info on their Web site that shows off some of the ReSharper features. But I think it's a lot to absorb in one sitting. And besides, it could use the point-of-view of an actual, happy customer, saying "These are my absolute favorite features" instead of the complete laundry list. So I'm setting aside February on my blog for the "31 Days of ReSharper"."

Extension methods and Curried Delegates

Thu, 10 May 2007 08:01:01 GMT

Since Extension methods behave like instance method it makes sense that we should be able to create delegates that would accept the instance method signature, to this end we have included Adding an Extension Methods to delegate invocation List

Why Microsoft Will Never Make .NET Truly Portable

Wed, 09 May 2007 04:16:02 GMT

While is Microsoft is hyping open-sourcing of portions of the CLR and the viability of cross-platform .NET programming, the truth is a little more murky. .NET is cross-platform.... but only if you write pure console applications. If you use a GUI, if you use a single message box, pop-up menu, or toolbar, if you have a single image, .NET is portable no more. This article looks into the motivation (or lack thereof) that Microsoft has to make .NET truly portable no matter what platform.

7 Steps to MSBuild

Wed, 02 May 2007 07:16:02 GMT

Brennan put together a series covering MSBuild. He's used it to automate many .NET projects over the past year and has picked up a few good techniques which really cut down on all of the work to build, test, package and deploy a project.

Tim Sneath : Silverlight Screencasts

Wed, 09 May 2007 09:31:01 GMT

To coincide with the launch of the Silverlight 1.0 Beta, my team has been working hard on a great series of intermediate-level screencasts on Silverlight that are just hitting the wires now. Each video is about five minutes in length, and covers a "how to" topic.

Forcing users to provide a message when committing to SVN/TortoiseSVN

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:31:02 GMT

A quick tutorial on how to require your developers to provide a message when committing a change to your Subversion respository.

Conversation with Soma: Orcas Beta 1 and Beyond

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:16:01 GMT

?Orcas Beta 1 has shipped!!! Who better to tell us all about VS Orcas and related technologies than our good friend Soma, VP of the developer division (that's the group that makes all of our development tools and programming languages). Orcas Beta 1 is a major milestone for the next version of VS and related technologies.

Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1 Available

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:31:01 GMT

You can now download Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1. The LINQ samples for Beta 1 are also available for download.

Is 1 <> null? Who the F knows?

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:01:01 GMT

Nulls? In your database? Its more likely than you think. And, in ANSI SQL-92, their behavior isn't exactly what you'd expect when making comparisons...

CLR Profiler for the .NET Framework 2.0 (via Larkware)

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:56:24 GMT

The CLR Profiler allows developers to see the allocation profile of their managed applications. A great application that you must check out.