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String.Format() and StringBuilder

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:01:01 GMT

This article looks at the potential performance issues of String.Format() when used with StringBuilder.

Neat Tricks With Extension Methods

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:31:01 GMT

Exploring some of the cool things you can do with extension methods in C# 3.0.

Performance of foreach vs. List.ForEach

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:01:02 GMT

Today I was iterating a List<int> using a foreach-loop and feeling a bit smug in knowing how much more performance-conscious I was being than if I'd tried doing the same thing with an ArrayList filled with ints. Thanks to the wonder of generics, the C# compiler neatly avoids numerous boxing operations by using a System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<int> instance instead of the older System.Collections.IEnumerator. Then I got to thinking: "is this really the fastest way?" Upon investigation, it turns that, no, it isn't the fastest way.

Dustin Campbell: Giving Enums a Little Love

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:31:01 GMT

Dustin Campbell (Developer Express' Senior "Whipping Boy") discusses improvements that should be made in order to round out the Enumeration data type in .NET (to provide for both increased functionality and improved readability of code that uses enums).

XmlDataSource: XPath Workaround For Default Namespaces

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:01:01 GMT

The ASP.NET 2.0 XmlDataSource does not provide a way to handle namespaces in the source XML. If your source XML uses namespaces, then you need to use XSLT to remove the namespaces, otherwise you won't be able to create a valid XPath statement that will work with the XmlDataSource. Or do you? (hint: you can do everything in XPath without resorting to XSLT)

Scott Hanselman podcast #28 - Open Source Options

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:01:01 GMT

"My twenty-eighth Podcast is up. This episode is about the Option Source Community. This is a pretty open ended talk, as there really isn't an easy solution..."

Hacker Cracks, Clones RFID Passport

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:41:38 GMT

It took 2 weeks and $250 to clone the chip which is to be used in US passports.