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Life After Loops

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Eliminating cumbersome looping code using Linq

5 blogs every asp.net programmer should know analyzed with 31-DBBB day

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:01:12 GMT

31-DBBB day 4 task is to analyze leader blogs in your niche. I do so here with some recommendation I hope you'll enjoy

Top Visual Studio Add-ins

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:31:02 GMT

I am often asked what my favourite development tools are, so I thought I'd write down a few that I use and why. I have split this list in 2 as some of these are add-ons for visual studio and others are just standalone applications here are the VS Add-ins.

Mark a C# class data member as readonly when it's read only

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:31:02 GMT

Explaining why and where to use the readonly C# modifier

Visual Studio 2010 == Visual Studio 2008 + ReSharper

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:31:04 GMT

o you want the next gen of next-gen applications? Get the Visual Studio 2010 CTP! Which is - according to Microsoft itself - really just Visual Studio 2008 with ReSharper installed.

jQuery for Absolute Beginners: Video Series

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:46:02 GMT

This is a 9 parts video series for beginners to learn jQuery.

Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - Part 1

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:01:02 GMT

Part 1 of Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - A short video on how to use various features of ReSharper to make you a better, faster coder.

jQuery and Microsoft

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:01:02 GMT

ScottGu announce that Microsoft will be shipping jQuery with Visual Studio going forward. We will distribute the jQuery JavaScript library as-is, and will not be forking or changing the source from the main jQuery branch. The files will continue to use and ship under the existing jQuery MIT license.

The problem(s) with value types

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:16:18 GMT

Value types can sometimes cause unexpected behavior. This post explains one of the pitfalls you can encounter when using arrays and lists of value types.

Alpha Hibernate 2.0

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:01:03 GMT

Alpha Hibernate 2.0

LINQ to NHibernate in LINQPad

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:16:03 GMT

LINQPad is like Query Analyzer for LINQ queries. Out of the box it does LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Objects, and LINQ to XML. Wouldn't it be nice if it did LINQ to NHibernate as well? Here's how. The setup process is a bit tedious, but you only need to do it once.

Use Twitter To Stay On Top Of The .NET Programming News

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:31:02 GMT

Do you use twitter? If you don't you should, it is a great way to find out what is happening in the programming world. Here is a list of some well known programmers and their twitter URL. Phil Haack, Jeff Atwood, Scott Hanselman, Dare Obasanjo, John Lam and many more are on this list

The static Keyword

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:31:05 GMT

We all use the static keyword, but do we really know what the possibilities are?

ASP.NET MVC Source Code Now Available

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:31:03 GMT

Last month I blogged about our ASP.NET MVC Roadmap. Two weeks ago we shipped the ASP.NET Preview 2 Release. Phil Haack from the ASP.NET team published a good blog post about the release here. Scott Hanselman has created a bunch of great ASP.NET MVC tutorial videos that you can watch to learn more about it here....

The Secret to Great User Experiences

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:45:49 GMT

What is the secret to great user experiences? We're finding out from people who know.