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Debugging can screw things up

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:16:04 GMT

Using the 'DebuggerBrowsable' attribute to avoid debugging-misbehavior.

Enumerating the GAC using 'foreach'

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:01:02 GMT

Ever tried enumerating the Global assemblies cache? Now it has become easier.

Massive BlogEngine.Net Security Hole - Fix Provided

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:16:02 GMT

A massive security hole in BlogEngine.net was just revealed that allows anyone to see your passwords... Danny Douglass explains the issue and provides a patched BlogEngine.Core assembly to resolve the issue until the next release of BlogEngine is available.

Beware of the mysterious params in C#!

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:01:03 GMT

The 'params' keyword may behave different than you might think it should! This one is a must for every C# developer out there!

TDD: The Road so Far

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:16:02 GMT

Rob talks about traveling the TDD road, shares a few lessons learned, and points out a couple of pros and cons he's discovered along the way.

Gravatar, please bring back PNG files!

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:46:02 GMT

Gravatar recently made some big changes when migrating their web application. While most of these changes are a real benefit, there is one big feature that has been removed -- PNG files are no longer supported!

Fun with Continuous-Integration (Really!)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:01:02 GMT

Introducing: BILTONS. Biltons are actually sound files that are played by the build-machine, according to the developer that made the last changes ("Build-Tones"). It really adds a lot of fun to the dev environment.

Using the Task Scheduler for saving memory

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:46:02 GMT

A Wallpaper Randomizer in C# can be a good example for using the Task Scheduler in windows for saving memory.

Events, Generics and Extension Methods

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:16:02 GMT

See some interesting new methods to deal with events and EventHandlers.