POCO and Unity Application Block Part II

randypatterson.com — In this post, Randy Patterson shows how to use property injection in Unity application block with plain CLR objects using programmatic and XML-based configuration. read more...

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POCO and Unity Application Block - Constructor Injection

randypatterson.com — This article will walk you through setting up the Unity Application Block for classes that you cannot or should not change. The Unity Application Block has a rich API and robust XML configuration that will allow you to setup your objects without “polluting” them with Unity specific Attributes. In this article we will explore setting up constructor Injection using the Unity API and Configuration files. read more...

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Debugging Code Generation Files

olegsych.com — This article is a part of a series that introduces code generation using C# and Text Templates (also known as T4 Templates) in Visual Studio; explains how to create reusable templates and combine them in complex code generators. read more...

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Creating your first code generator

olegsych.com — This is the first post in a series that introduces code generation using C# and Text Templates (also known as T4 Templates) in Visual Studio; explains how to create reusable templates and combine them in complex code generators. read more...

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Simplifying WCF: Using Exceptions as Faults

olegsych.com — This article describes an overview of error handling in WCF, discusses its advantages and drawbacks and shows how to extend WCF to marshal .NET exceptions as SOAP faults. Ready-to-use source code and examples are available for download. read more...

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Test runner for T4 unit tests

olegsych.com — This post shows how to create unit tests that run during T4 template transformation. This approach allows creating automated tests for template code that relies on specific capabilities of a T4 host, such as access to Visual Studio extensibility APIs. The post includes a ready to use test runner for T4 unit tests. read more...

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Eight Simple Tips To Improve Your Presentation Skills

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blog.briandicroce.com — Recently, a user group held a conference whose subject was Domain-Driven Design with nHibernate. Now, this is a really cool topic of discussion! So, I decided to attend the conference in order to improve my perspective and knowledge on the subject. Little did I know that the speaker was an introverted programmer who greatly lacked in public speaking skills. Many people, including myself, left early, as the presentation became unbearably tedious and awkward. read more...

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T4 Template Design

olegsych.com — This article discusses design challenges developers face as complexity of their T4 templates increases; defines qualities of a reusable T4 templates; discusses techniques that can be used to achieve these qualities and compares their pros and cons. read more...

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