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Software Startup Lessons (Part 1): The Basics

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:31:02 GMT

A few simple software startup lessons.

Compatibility and IE8

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:16:03 GMT

Chris Wilson explains how IE8 will handle standards and backwards compatibility.

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.

ScottGu VS.net performance tips for machine

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Specifically - "what type of machine do you recommend I get for doing development with Visual Studio?"

Silverlight doesn't require any JavaScript

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:16:02 GMT

Jon shows that you don't need javascript to display silverlight in the browser and he then goes on the explain what the silverlight js files are doing.

Crazy talk: Inline scripting and code-behind

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:01:02 GMT

Rob Conery says it's time to reconsider inline script in ASP.NET.

Top 5 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:46:02 GMT

Top 5 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files

My Favorite (Visual Studio) Keyboard Shorctuts

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:01:03 GMT

Christopher Bennage's favorite visual studio and resharper keyboard shortcuts.

StringBuilder is not always faster - Part 2

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:16:03 GMT

n a previous article ("StringBuilder is not always faster), I provided some quick benchmark data and gave "rules of thumb" for when to use StringBuilder and when to use traditional string concatenations. In this follow-up article, I will attempt to provide a more detailed analysis.

.NET 2.0 Data Structures

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:31:02 GMT

The .NET 2.0 framework includes many data structures that go unnoticed by many developers. Additionally, there are very powerful data structures that are not part of the base class library, but are very efficient when used in the right situation. This is a great article that (re)demonstrates a very important topic that many of us have forgotten since college.

C# From a Java Developer's Perspective (and vice versa)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:01:02 GMT

Dare Obasanjo presents a comprehensive and up to date overview of similarities and differences between the language features and libraries of the C# and Java programming languages. It is based on his personal experience using both languages.

String Concatenation vs Memory Allocation

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:46:02 GMT

Over the years, plenty has been written about string performance, lots of comparisons between String.Concat and StringBuilder. Today I decided to do some of my own research into the subject and contribute to the knowledge already out there. More specifically, I'll be taking a look at the memory usage for various concatenation methods.

You voted lots, we fixed lots [AJAX Control Toolkit release!]

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:31:01 GMT

Version 10920 is out with lot's of bug fixes

11 Visual Studio 2005 IDE Tips and Tricks to Make More Productive

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:01:02 GMT

Here are 11 tips and tricks for getting things done faster with the Visual Studio 2005 IDE (without using third-party add-ins or upgrading hardware...). Yes, some of these tips and tricks may fall into the "obvious" category, but I think they are worth repeating. Thee are too many .NET developers not taking advantage of even the basic time-saving techniques.

Back To Basics: What is a Clustered and a Non-Clustered index

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:16:01 GMT

An explanation of Clustered and Non-Clustered index using a library analogy (plus a visual prop :))

StringBuilder is not always faster

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:01:02 GMT

Here is something you may not know about string concatenation: StringBuilder is not always faster.

Difference Between EXEC and EXECUTE vs EXEC()

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:01:01 GMT

I have seen enough times developer getting confused between EXEC and EXEC(). EXEC command executes stored procedure where as EXEC() function takes dynamic string as input and executes them ... Read More...

SQL Server: The proper and fastest way to check if rows exist

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

Simple yet very underused way to check if rows matching a condition exist.

Quickly Find/Open a File in Visual Studio

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:16:01 GMT

A quick way to find and open files in a large solution in Visual Studio that very few people know about. Other people have created addins to do this without even realizing the functionality was already there.

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

The most common software security mistakes

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:16:02 GMT

Through my humble experience with software development I've seen developers making fetal security mistakes without even feeling that they are doing something wrong. So I've decided to gather these common mistakes in a list so it would be easier to avoid. Through this article I will give examples regardless to the used technology but the concepts applies to all technologies. So here we go

Use DebuggerDisplay attribute for Easier Debugging

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:31:02 GMT

Did you know that you can appply DebuggerDisplay attribute to a class or member to determine how it is displayed in the watch window. It's quick, it's easy, and it really works!

Choosing: Interface vs. Abstract Class

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:46:03 GMT

When to use which? Where's the difference? What are the best practices recommended by .NET architects? This and some personal experiences in a blog posting by Kirill Osenkov

Reading other people's .NET code

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:01:02 GMT

Places to find great examples of .NET code

ASP.NET jobs vs Ruby & PHP

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:16:02 GMT

How many job listings on the major job boards for the different programming languages - Who Wins? Click to Find Out.