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Visual Studio 2010: Multiple web.config versions

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 has support for multiple web.config files. It is one feature of new web application packaging and deployment system. We can create now separate web.config files for each configuration we have for application.

Executing Powershell Scripts in the Same Execution Context

Sat, 23 May 2009 19:39:20 GMT

How to executes scripts and retains variables and functions written in the script even after the script executes.

Code Generation Should be the Nuclear Option

Wed, 06 May 2009 09:16:02 GMT

So let me first just start off by saying: I do not like code generation. In certain cases I think it can help greatly, but many people are far too eager to jump to this solution. I don't think that there is anything particularly evil about the process of generating code, but I do feel like using code generation as a day to day tool is a very bad practice. Code generation should be the tool of last resort when there is no good way to cleanly implement a solution which doesn't require code to be spread out everywhere.

Top 5 SQL System stored procedures every developer should know

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:31:02 GMT

There are a number of documented and undocumented system stored procedures in MS SQL Server that are helpful for every web developer working with databases. From the developer's perspective, here's a list of 5 System stored procedures that are my favorite.

Hiding Thread.CurrentPrincipal from your code

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:28:26 GMT

You can get information about the current user who is logged in using Thread.CurrentPrincipal. The problem with this is that it's difficult to work with it in tests. It forces you to set the current principal in your test setup so that your code will work correctly, and this can be difficult if not impossible in situations where you're using Windows Authentication (if you're using Forms Authentication, it's not quite as painful, but it's still a pain).

InterOp: Using .NET COM in non .NET platform with Isolated Application

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:58:14 GMT

How to use a .NET based COM component in a non .NET environment without registering the application by using Registry Free COM

The Open Source Projects on ASP.NET MVC - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:16:02 GMT

Last night the forehead four head has released the 1st chapter of their upcoming Wrox book along with a sample project NerdDinner and I think this is the best application to check if anyone is trying to lean the new ASP.NET MVC framework. And this is the list of currently available Open Source Projects developed in ASP.NET MVC. I am ordering it based ...

WPF Kid Stuff: Extracting a Control Template

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:47:59 GMT

How to extract a controls template

Which Open Source License to select -"With Comparison Chart!"

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:06:55 GMT

A simple comparison of different open source licenses. Lets you have an idea on thier features and have preview for selection of a license for your open source project.

A very simple C# interview question that most developer fails

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:29:39 GMT

This is a very simple C# question that most developer fails in the interview. Do you know the answer?

Get started JQuery by example in 15 mins : Reduce Your Javascript Size

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:43:53 GMT

A 15 minute startup tutorial that will enable you do things that you could not imagine doing in a day in regular Javascript

Late Binding in C# using Dynamic Compilation

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:16:02 GMT

Steve goes through his approach to using reflection, making the code easier to read, making it easier to maintain, discusses the "middle-class multiple inheritance", and provides a zipped project of the AdapterCompiler.

Extend WPF: Add your own keywords and functionality to XAML with Custo

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:51:58 GMT

Shows how you can add custom keywords into Xaml by writing a markup extension. A sample such extension is written and demonstrated.

Google Chrome: I liked it at first but . its memory usage is ABSURD!.

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:08:17 GMT

I was going to replace Flock with Google Chrome, but I had refrained from doing because huge memory usage of the Chrome browser

A developers quest to select a good Antivirus for the year 2008

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:53:09 GMT

As a developer I am busy and I am also sure that the whole community is busy as well and like me everyone is keen on security. I wanted to share my experience to find a good antivirus for the current year as the top 3 antivirus position changes dramatically each year. This is not a coding related post, but I want to help out my fellow developers to spend less time in their search as well.

Memory control : Use GCHandle to pin down the objects

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:19:45 GMT

Shows how can you pin down an object in memory and described how pinning down works with GC

Selected posts on CLR, threading, Internationalization and WPF

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:56:10 GMT

Links to some previous posts on CLR, threading, Internationalization and WPF

Developer And His or Her Chair

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:04:55 GMT

Being a software developer you write a lot of code. That is obvious, but one of the overlooked essential is the medium which lets the code flow. Yes it is your brain which is connected to your fingers which are connected to your body of which rear-end is an essential part. And this post is about the rear-end.

Mocking static methods with Typemock

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:39:02 GMT

There are mocking tools like Rhino Mock, Moq, NMock, Typemock and many more. Recently, I was kinda evaluating mocking tools to mock out REST calls in Linq.Flickr. Almost all of the mock tools requires some sort of interface reference to work on. When, to mock out methods like XElement.Load or File.Open is impossible with most of the tools, Typemock is one step ahead of others as it supports mocking of static methods...

Basic WPF: Stylize standard tabs into Aqua Gel

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:01:02 GMT

A graphical guide to chaning the basic look ot tab control using WPF styles.

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:46:02 GMT

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

A C# fluent repeater

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:01:03 GMT

A fully-featured fluent class used for repeating method calls, handle exceptions, callbacks and more... Just plug-and-play and start repeating stuff!

Dynamic Language Runtime: What is it?

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:03:45 GMT

On many blog entries around the world, specially from the bloggers from Microsoft, one would find a numerous mention about the Dynamic Language Runtime (also known as the DLR). So I was questioning myself a few days ago about the DLR and how is it different from the CLR? Here are my findings.

Slides and Demos from Essence of LINQ Talk

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:51:47 GMT

The sample programs and the slides from my Essence of LINQ talk are available on the Code Gallery LINQ Farm resource page.

ASP.NET MVC Action Filter - Caching and Compression

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:01:02 GMT

Playing with Action Filters