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Hosting Silverlight 2.0 in IIS

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:16:10 GMT

Describes Silverlight 2.0 hosting issues ...

MIX 08 including IE8

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:46:02 GMT

another Scott Gu post. He states @ mix 08 they'll discuss IE8

CLR Fun Stuff: How is my C# code converted into machine instructions?

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:31:01 GMT

This post describes how a function's MSIL instructions are compiled into native code and when. Anyone writing .NET code should know this basic thing.

Keep your CSS files clean with a tiny HttpHandler

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:16:02 GMT

CSS, is the heart of any web application today. Writing cross browser CSS is really a hell of an art and including CSS files selectively and writing CSS hacks that will work out in one browser but wont in other is also a tedious job...

Using constraints to limit Generics applicability using where keyword

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:45:32 GMT

Shows how to use the where keyword to apply type constraints in Generics, a very useful feature least used.

ScottGu VS.net performance tips for machine

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Specifically - "what type of machine do you recommend I get for doing development with Visual Studio?"

DotNetKicks "Kick It" plugin for Windows Live Writer

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:46:02 GMT

I want a DotNetKicks "kick it" image+link on some posts, but not all - and there is no automated way to do that. So I created an "Insert Kick It Counter..." plugin for Windows Live Writer to insert a placeholder, and a Wordpress plugin to insert the image+link when the placeholder is found. Hopefully somebody else will find it useful also!

Spy on any class and log what it is doing

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:36:45 GMT

Explains how you can track class method calls and log the parameters and return values...

Custom Mempership Provider for preventing DoS

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:16:01 GMT

Using Base Membership Provider can cause DoS...How to avoid that.

Cheat Sheet: ASP.NET Page Life Cycle & Common Events

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:01:01 GMT

We've all seen Leon Andrianarivony's excellent ASP.NET Page Life Cycle diagram. This one-page cheat sheet is the perfect compliment to that diagram, providing descriptions for each of the common stages and events.

Happy 1st Birthday DotNetKicks.com

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:01:04 GMT

DotNetKicks.com is 1 year old today. Over the past year the community has steadily grown and the quality of the main feed has steadily increased. 1,385 of you links have been posted to the homepage over this time. Thanks for making the site what it is.