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How .NET Regular Expressions Really Work

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:46:04 GMT

A very deep dive into the source code for how .NET Regular Expressions really work

Googleman - Quite possibly the best WPF application ever

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:01:03 GMT

Googleman is a fun and pointless application for launching Google.com in the style of the Batman 60s TV show, complete with spinning Google logo and sound effects. Now when a friend or co-worker says "To Google!" you can open your favourite search engine in style. Googleman uses WPF and is written using the MVP pattern.

A managed MD5 implementation

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:11:21 GMT

A fully managed MD5 implementation for .NET ported from the reference implementation in C. Allows for MD5 usage in Silverlight and removes some unwanted allocations that takes place in the built-in version.

How to Calculate Network Utilization in .NET

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:16:24 GMT

How to calculate utilization of a particular network interface in .NET using performance counters and a bit of math.

How would the CLR Be Different?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:03:06 GMT

Matthew Podwysocki explores the question "Knowing what we know now, how would you change the CLR?"

Ora - Alternative to #region

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:31:11 GMT

An interesting Visual Studio add-in for those who looking beyond regions for access/grouping. It's kind of like the Class Diagram but on steroids * 10. And one of cooler things is that sample code is provided so you can add your own grouping. So you're not tied to how the author decided to group the methods. Oh yeah, it works for VB projects too.

The Private Life of a Public API

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:46:13 GMT

Developing a public API on .NET is hard work, but it can be rewarding. Some reflections on the "Framework Design Guidelines"

Boy Scout Check-ins

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:16:02 GMT

How to leave your code campground cleaner than you found it.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1 - dynamic keyword

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:01:14 GMT

A quick look at the new "dynamic" keyword in C# 4.0 and its implications for application development.

SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:31:02 GMT

A full-featured .net application that integrates SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and all your checked-out folders and repositories. Use it to perform all your svn commands and monitor all your projects' activities in a single place. Access all commands from the tray menu or from the main window. This is a must-have tool for every windows+svn user!

7 of my favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASP.NET

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:46:04 GMT

Seven of my favorite jQuery plugins to use with ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX, based on my own successes and failures using them over the past year and a half.

Functional .NET - Fighting Friction in the BCL with Directory.GetFiles

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:43:48 GMT

The Issues There are several issues that lead me to come up with an alternative for this situation of getting all files in a directory. Arrays shouldn't be returned from method calls Processor intensive for iterating over large directory trees instead of calculating only what I need, when I need it Filtering is weak, and only uses file format patterns Access denied internal messages occur for no apparent reason which halts the method

C# Anonymous Object Tip

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:40:08 GMT

If you want your anonymous object field names to be the same as the value you're passing in, you don't need the name.

Copy text from a MessageBox

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:31:02 GMT

How many times you wished you could copy text from the MessageBox. YOU CAN.

ASP.NET website Continuous Integration+Deployment using CruiseControl.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:31:04 GMT

You can setup continuous integration and automated deployment for your web application using CruiseControl.NET, Subversion, MSBuild and Robocopy. I will show you how you can automatically build the entire solution, email build report to developers and QA, deploy latest code in IIS all using CruiseControl.NET every N minutes.

How Do Locks Lock?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:31:02 GMT

A detailed explanation of how a locks like ReaderWriterLockSlim really work.

A generic implementation of the WeakReference object

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:28:53 GMT

Real handy implementation of a generic WeakReference by Patrik Hägne complete with neat implicit casting

System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:49:04 GMT

In .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft introduced two new classes named System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable, part of the System.ServiceModel.Web assembly.

Tips & Tricks: Use DebuggerDisplayAttribute for easier debugging

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:01:02 GMT

When debugging, it's common to hover over an object to get a quick view of what its properties are. This is where DebuggerDisplayAttribute comes in. The format string looks similar to normal .NET format strings in that the values to replace are between curly braces, but instead of being told what to substitute the debugger treats these values as expressions and attempts to evaluate them using the current context.

ToTitleCase extension method

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:51:13 GMT

An extension method for converting text to proper case (ie "george washington" => "George Washington")

Sending Email in a Development Environment without an SMTP Server

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:46:02 GMT

Very handy... I'm forever looking this stuff up :-|

Single instance Calculator.NET

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:01:57 GMT

Everyone has their set of utility programs that they need to be productive. I've got lots of them. Calculator.NET is one of them. Read how to add a single instance option by modifying the source code.

High precision performance measurement

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:06:32 GMT

I've seen enough developers use DateTime.Now for their "quick and dirty " performance measurements. Enough is enough, it's high time to start measuring performance with precision and it's so easy that there's really no reason not to

The hazards of extension methods

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:14:00 GMT

I love extension methods! I really do, to the point that I sometimes have to constrain myself not to use them for everything but there's one big problem

Have you Hugged a Developer Today? Classic Video Short for Techies « u

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:24:46 GMT

We're not usually ones for viral video, but this is a classic! Filed under: Technology - Tags: .NET, C#, Developer, Funny, geek humor, Hugged, humor, short clip, Video