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13 Tips to Comment Your Code

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:31:02 GMT

Following are 13 tips on how to comment your source code so that it is easier to understand and maintain over time.

Try..Catch ...Now What

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:16:02 GMT

Story from the trenches of how NOT to use try..catch blocks.

Easier Debugging with Attributes

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:01:02 GMT

Most people probably haven't realized that there are several attributes that you can add to your code to make debugging easier. Some prevent you from stepping into sections of code, others change the way variables are displayed in the watch window.

SQL SERVER - Insert Multiple Records Using One Insert Statement

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:46:02 GMT

How can I insert multiple values in table using only one insert? Now this is interesting question. When there are multiple records are to be inserted in the table following is the common way using T-SQL.

Some handy shortcuts for Windows Vista

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:01:01 GMT

Some handy keyboard shortcuts for Windows Vista.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:46:01 GMT

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 has been released

Snippets Collection

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:16:01 GMT

Big collection of snippets for Visual Studio

Ten SQL Server Functions That You Hardly Use But Should edit / delete

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:01:01 GMT

10 SQL functions that are hardly used but should be used by everyone

12 HTML Tags You May Not Know (Or May Have Forgotten)

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:16:01 GMT

Here are some lesser-known and lesser-used valid, non-deprecated (X)HTML tags that may be helpful the next time you're developing a website.

Compressed HTML makes your pages zippy

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:46:01 GMT

For a just a few lines of code in your .htaccess file file you can shave off at least 50% of your non-binary bandwidth usage and make your pages load substantially and noticeably faster, all without changing a single line in any of your pages. It's crazy, but it's true!

VS2005 C# Code Snippet Cheat Sheet

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:01:02 GMT

Here's all the built-in Visual Studio 2005 C# Code Snippets on one single page for easy printing and reference.

Free C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines ebook download

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:01:02 GMT

The latest version of Steve Sartain's C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines 100+ page ebook (PDF) is available for free download. Covers naming guidelines, best coding practices, usage patterns, and more. Download your copy while supplies last! :)

Attach icons to anything with CSS

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:31:01 GMT

Thanks to CSS selectors it's possible to attach icons to anything you want just by adding an attribute of your choosing to your HTML. Want a popup icon? try (a href='#' icon='popup') how about a magnifier? (a href='#' icon='mag'). You can even add them automatically for file types. Here's how.

Things I wish I'd known before I installed VS 2005 Service Pack 1

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:31:02 GMT

Make sure you read this before you install VS2005 SP1 - you'll save a lot of time and drive space.

12 handy things/tips to know about Vista

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:01:02 GMT

title says it all

C# 3.0 Language Enhancements In Details

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:01:02 GMT

This is a detailed article about C# 3.0, which is covering what I said in SilverKey Demo Day 1, with the complete material Power Point Presentation and Samples. Have fun

In your face - SQL Server 2005 security flaws since release = 0

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:31:03 GMT

Usualy Oracle known as the most secure database since decade but this truth is now changed in dramatic way.

C# Generics Recipes

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:01:02 GMT

Learn when and where to use generics and find recipes for using generics to solve problems. Excerpt: A long-awaited feature, generics, is finally here with the advent of Version 2.0 of the C# compiler. Generics is an extremely useful feature that allows you to write less, but more efficient, code. This aspect of generics is detailed more in Recipe 4.1. With generics comes quite a bit of programming power, but with that power comes the responsibility to use it correctly. If you are considering converting your ArrayList, Queue, Stack, and Hashtable objects to use their generic counterparts, consider reading Recipes 4.4, 4.5, and 4.10. As you will read, the conversion is not always simple and easy, and there are reasons why you might not want to do this conversion at all.

patterns & practices Guidance Explorer

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:31:02 GMT

patterns & practices Guidance Explorer is a tool that enables discovery, composition and consumption of high quality development guidance.

Coding Horror: Office 2007 -- not so WIMPy

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:01:01 GMT

In my opinion, the new Office 2007 user interface is one of the most innovative things to come out of Redmond in years. It's nothing less than the death of the main menu as a keystone GUI metaphor. This is a big deal. Historically, where Office goes, everyone else follows. It's already starting to trickle down: IE7 does not show its main menu by default, and neither does Vista. You have to press Alt to expose the menu. The main menu has been demoted to a sort of configuration panel for advanced users; for everyone else, there's the Ribbon and toolbar buttons.

Software Development Top 30 Mistakes

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:31:02 GMT

I have been developing software and web applications for nearly 11 years now. Software development has come along way since the days of Binary, Cobol, etc. What still fascinates me however about software development however is the same mistakes made before, are still made today.

Coding Styles: Common Mistakes

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:31:01 GMT

A List of Common Coding Style mistakes christoph found and explained how to solve them.

One Pager: Why we should use C# for .NET development

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:01:01 GMT

A one pager on why I think C# can be more productive than VB in our scenario. Our primary language is Java and developers multi-skill. I would be interested to hear your feedback.

Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:31:01 GMT

VSoft, the makers of FinalBuilder, just published the results of their annual customer survey. One of the questions is which version control systems do you currently use, or plan to use, in the next 12 months? The top 9 responses are reprinted here. I'm disheartened to see that Visual SourceSafe is still at the top of the list. If you are serious about the practice of software development, you should avoid SourceSafe.