ReSharper 4.0 Released

submitted by rprouse 24 days, 10 hours ago

jetbrains.com — Version 4.0 of our favourite productivity tool for Visual Studio has come out of beta and been released. Follow the link see the new features and then download it. If you haven't tried ReSharper yet, give it a try, its worth it. read more...

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Macro To Switch Between CPP and H File in Visual Studio

submitted by rprouse 4 months, 9 days ago

alteridem.net — If you work in managed C++, the ability to quickly switch between the header and the source files saves a lot of time. This article shows how to write a macro to do this and shows you how to bind it to a keystroke. Even if you don't use managed C++, it is a good introduction to writing macros in Visual Studio. read more...

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Writing an Appender for log4net

submitted by rprouse 5 months, 25 days ago

alteridem.net — The open source logging library log4net ships with most of the appenders you will ever need, but if you need to write your own, it is surprisingly easy to do. This article describes how to write a simple appender that allows you to show a message box whenever an error log occurs and allows the developer to break into the debugger to fix the error. It makes sure that runtime errors are dealt with by the developer, not lost in a log file. This example could easily be extended to do things like open issues in a bug tracking system on errors. read more...

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Bug Debugging Method Parameters in C++

submitted by rprouse 9 months, 24 days ago

alteridem.net — Here is why you should make sure your parameter names are consistent between your declarations and definitions in C++. Not doing so leads to strange and confusing behavior in the debugger. read more...

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Converting between Win32 COLORREF and .NET Color

submitted by rprouse 10 months, 12 days ago

alteridem.net — If you are ever rewriting an MFC/Win32 program in .NET, you need to be aware that you cannot convert directly between a COLORREF value and a .NET Color structure. The byte order is different and will need to be swapped. read more...

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The Null Coalescing Operator ??

published 10 months, 16 days ago, submitted by rprouse 10 months, 18 days ago

alteridem.net — It has been around since the introduction of C# 2.0, but many people still don't know about the null coalescing operator or what it does. If you are wondering how you would use the ?? operator in your code, read on... read more...

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Nullable Types in C# and .NET 2.0

published 10 months, 18 days ago, submitted by rprouse 10 months, 21 days ago

alteridem.net — Nullable types were introduced in .NET 2.0. This article gives a quick overview of how to use them and some of the things to watch out for. read more...

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