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Jump between braces in Visual Studio.

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:01:09 GMT

Move fast between open and close braces. No more scrolling to find beginning of that illusive if statement.

SQL Server in One Page - Download it Now

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:01:02 GMT

One of the most popular request I have received on this blog is to create one page which list all the SQL Server FAQs. SQL Server technology is very broad as well very deep. This is my humble attempt to list few of the daily used details in one page. Let me know your opinion and suggestion. Download SQL Server FAQ Sheet in PDF format

Most Useful 50 CSS Tips

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A useful page that provides a nice listing of various CSS tips, tricks and tools.

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Preview Available

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:16:02 GMT

From ScottGu's blog. Today we released an updated ASP.NET Dynamic Data Preview. This new dynamic data preview now works with the standard built-in ASP.NET data controls (GridView, ListView, FormView, DetailsView, etc). The dynamic data support enables these controls to automatically handle foreign-key relationships.

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, People

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:46:13 GMT

A brief discussion of the Rob Conery TDD backlash, and what it says about open-source on .NET, and the community at large.

Compile C# to Javascript!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:01:03 GMT

Script# enables more productive Ajax application development by allowing you to compile your C# source code into JavaScript. It allows you to use standard .NET tools like msbuild projects, Visual Studio and IDE intellisense, reflector, refactoring tools, amongst various others.

Displaying Row Details Tooltip on GridView using JQuery

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:16:02 GMT

Displaying Row Details Tooltip on GridView using JQuery

VB.net, oh how I hate thee, let me count the ways...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A developer who is forced to work in VB.net finally hits the tipping point. Oh, and that developer is me.

IIS 7.0 New features at Microsoft .NET Support

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:05:27 GMT

Wondering what the new features in IIS 7.0 going to be? Here you go! you can get a glimpse of IIS 7.0 in this article.

Retaining Good Developers - 10 Things To Keep Them Happy

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:46:02 GMT

This is a great article. I just wish some of my previous employers would have done just a few of these things. I probably would have stuck around longer.

Solution to ASP.NET Form - PayPal Problem

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

They do say it's the simple things that get you stumped. For all of you ASP.NET developers out there who have yet to integrate a site with PayPal, just wait until you finally get to add that button to your form to pass the transaction details over to PayPal..

Creating a Simple Site Wide User Notification Pattern

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

When creating websites, it seems that one problem I always run into is how to gracefully notify the user of errors or display messages to them. In most of my sites I use master pages, so I thought it would be pretty sweet to integrate a messaging pattern into my master pages.

AlligatorTags.com - The PopURLs.com for ASP.net

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:46:03 GMT

Aggregating the latest ASP.net news, tips and tricks from across the web in one place, refreshed daily.

VS 2008 Web Development Hot-Fix Roll-Up Available

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:16:03 GMT

VS 2008 Web Development Hot-Fix Roll-Up Available, as posted to ScottGu's blog. Numerous fixes, including the "source code editor freeze" issue that a few people have experienced.

The Most Useful VS Feature No One Seems To Use

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Speed up your debugging time by using the Exceptions dialog box.

How to use delegates to remove duplicated code

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:31:02 GMT

Sometimes you have duplicated code, that is not easy to remove with "ordinary" coding approaches. Think about the following example. You have two or more methods that needs to be encapsulated with try-catch blocks.

Visual Studio 2008 Performance Issues

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:46:03 GMT

Details about some performance issues that cropped up in Visual Studio 2008.

10 Podcasts Every Developer Should Listen To

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:16:05 GMT

A list of 10 developer related podcasts, some popular and some rather obscure, ranging in topics from Agile tenets to Architecture best practices. A list I hope everyone will discover at least a few new gems to listen to.

.NET with an attitude

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:46:05 GMT

Signs that .NET is getting "wiser" by the version... :D

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:31:02 GMT

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers

Performing Long Running Operation with Async Page in ASP.NET 2.0

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:01:03 GMT

Before the asp.net 2.0 ages, creating an asynchronous model was very complex and time consuming along with several over-heads. ASP.NET 2.0 comes with a new nice feature, where we can declare and use a page easily in asynchronous style. Besides the easy implementation model, ASP.NET asynchronous page utilizes ASP.NET threads efficiently.

Microsoft C# Team Picture

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:46:03 GMT

A picture of the C# Team at Microsoft from fall 2007

Copying and pasting rectangular blocks of code in Visual Studio and Ma

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:46:02 GMT

Did you know that the Visual Studio and Management Studio editors allow you to copy and paste rectangular areas of code (not just lines of code)? This blog demonstrates how. Very handy when copying and pasting variable names!

Visual Studio 2008 Final coming this month

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:31:02 GMT

Visual Studio 2008 Final coming this month apparently. Then the official release will be in Feb 08

The Gospel of the GUID - And Why It Matters!

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:03 GMT

There is only one commandment in the Gospel of the GUID: Thou shalt always use a GUID to uniquely identify a row in a table.