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10 reasons why SQL Server 2008 is going to rock

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:01:12 GMT

Just like its predecessor, SQL Server 2008 is taking its sweet time to actually ship. However, unlike its predecessor, it won't just be a "worthwhile upgrade". It will kick ass. Here are the top 10 reasons why.

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.

C# Debugging Improvement for VS 2008 SP1- Part II

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:05 GMT

On Further review there are a few problems with anonymous-types, they all boil down to the fact the names given to these types are not valid C# type names ( so that users don't explicitly use them in code). But while debugging this is exactly the kind of thing that one wants to do

Overview of concurrency in .NET Framework 3.5

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:01:14 GMT

An easy-to-digest high-level summary of concurrency on .Net: what are the different pieces, where they differ and how they relate. If you want to know the difference between a Thread and a BackgroundWorker, or what is the point of interlocked operations, read this article.

Rock the iPhone with ASP.NET MVC and iUI

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:16:10 GMT

An intro to using iUI and ASP.NET MVC to write web applications for the iPhone.

Give Your ASP.NET Applications Velocity

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:16:03 GMT

Scaling ASP.NET Application just got easier with a new technology that Microsoft has just released that they have dubbed codename "Velocity". This product is still in the early stages of development, but it is meant as a direct competitor against memcache.

New Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework CTP Released

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:46:02 GMT

Microsoft has released the latest CTP for Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework. Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework simplifies development by providing library-based support for introducing concurrency into applications written with any .NET language.

SQL Server Programming Hacks

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:16:02 GMT

This is a collection of SQL hacks, right now there are 8 sections and between 70 and 80 hacks.

Creating Custom Rules for Microsoft Source Analysis for C# (StyleCop)

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:28 GMT

Step-by-step instructions for creating your own custom rules for Microsoft's StyleCop add-in for Visual Studio.

The Open Closed Principle

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:10 GMT

The first installment of a new MSDN Magazine column by Jeremy Miller.

Visions in Online Crystal Ball: Is SilverlightT 2.0 - "THE NEXT BIG TH

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:22:18 GMT

The Holy War has begun. Forums and blogs are full of flames on «AjaxT vs FlashT vs SilverlightT vs JavaFXT». Currently it is obvious that in the near future SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) application distribution model will capture considerable part of both corporate market and home users sphere. It is estimated that about 25% of corporate applications will be distributed as SaaS by 2011. I won't go into detail of advantages of this distribution model, as there are many publications on this topic. It is enough to say that SaaS applications don't require installation on client computers. As a result only provider should take care of application setup, management and maintenance; this helps dramatically scrimp on software licensing and save considerable sum on hardware and IT personnel.

Microsoft Source Analysis for C# Released

Fri, 23 May 2008 18:31:14 GMT

From post: "Source Analysis is similar in many ways to Microsoft Code Analysis (specifically FxCop), but there are some important distinctions. FxCop performs its analysis on compiled binaries, while Source Analysis analyzes the source code directly. For this reason, Code Analysis focuses more on the design of the code, while Source Analysis focuses on layout, readability and documentation."

Choosing the Right Garbage Collector Settings for Your Application

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:46:04 GMT

In this post I discuss the gcConcurrent and gcServer settings which allow you to exercise some control how the Garbage Collector operates. Tuning the garbage collector to the specific context of the particular application can significantly improve the performance of both non-threaded and multi-threaded applications.

Display nicely formatted .NET source code on your blog

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:31:03 GMT

How to quickly display nicely formatted and colored source code on your blog using the CopySourceAsHtml VS plugin.

best programming jokes

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:46:05 GMT

a very big good collection of programming jokes, WOWwwwwwww

Create a dynamic map of countries from map in svg fila and xml data

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:07 GMT

See how to convert a map of EU countries in svg file to a Silverlight application with ViewerSvg. The tutorial will also show how to read the data from xml file and how to use data binding. The application will show the basic data about the country that is selected with the mouse. There is also a slider that shows when the countries were joining the EU.

Expression Studio 2 Ready For Download

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Expression Studio 2 is out of beta and has been released.

Writing a Simple Role Playing Game with C# .NET and the State Pattern

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:31:03 GMT

Learn how to use the State design pattern in C# .NET by writing a basic role playing game, with a main character who explores a forest, finds magical items, slays monsters, and gains experience points.

Scaling Strategies for ASP.NET Applications

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:31:56 GMT

Good roundup of available strategies for scaling ASP.NET apps. A good and easy read.

Creating user friendly strings for enum values

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:46:02 GMT

I'll show you how to create a custom attribute for enum values to assign extra information to an enum. In this case, we'll be associating a user friendly display name.

Operator~ and BinarySearch

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:46:07 GMT

Usually, we use Array.BinarySearch to find a value in a sorted array, we all know that this method returns the index of the searched value in the array, if value is found. But most of us don't really know the whole truth about the returned value and how it can be used.

Web standards VS add-in beta version out

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:46:03 GMT

Aggiorno is an add-in for Visual Studio that can swallow horrible non-validating markup and help you make an ASP.NET site web standards compliant in a couple of minutes. Beta 1 has just been released, so you might want to give it a try and send some suggestions to the development team.

Dependency Injection, Duck Typing, & More Coming to .Net (Natively)

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:46:02 GMT

Krzysztof Cwalina reveals details on .Net's upcoming Managed Extensibility Framework. "MEF is a set of features referred in the academic community and in the industry as a Naming and Activation Service (returns an object given a "name"), Dependency Injection (DI) framework, and a Structural Type System (duck typing)."

Improve Web Application Performance

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:16:03 GMT

A good post with tips to improve the performance of your web app.

Cool, reusable transitions for WPF

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:01:02 GMT

Transitionals is a framework for building and using WPF transitions which provide an easy way to switch between UI views in a rich and animated way. Think of transitions for applications in the same way you think of transitions for video editing. Wipe, Cut, Dissolve, Star, Blinds and 3D Rotating Cube are all examples of transitions supported by the Transitionals framework.