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The Greatest Exception Handling WTF?!? of All Time

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

The Exception object has ONE purpose and ONE purpose only - to represent a runtime error, nothing more. Exceptions should never be used for purposes for which they were not intended -- or you could end up with this monstrosity...

A Handy Extension Method: Retrieving Session Variables

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:48 GMT

Retrieving session variables is a daily task for web developers. This practice involves a few lines of code that can be easily replaced by extension methods. Come and see for yourself :)

A Handy Extension Method: Raise Events Safely

Mon, 25 May 2009 16:41:10 GMT

Raising events is a very common practice. We do that a lot and it's pretty irritating to check for nullity every time. The simple extension methods I present in this post spare the need to repeat this practice every single time.

The Dynamic Programmer - Tuple, a new type on .Net 4.0

Mon, 25 May 2009 19:00:06 GMT

If you ever played with some language that have the Tuple type I bet you miss it in .Net. Well 4.0 adds it. Let's take a look at the implementation and how to use it.

A Handy Extension Method: Get The Current Page Load Mode

Sun, 24 May 2009 13:37:49 GMT

I find myself pretty often write code to find out if I'm on a postback, callback or initial page load. I've decided to put an end to that and write an extension method that does the job!

Survey: Ajax usage among .NET developers in 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:04:40 GMT

Take the survey to see how the adoption of Ajax among .NET developers changed since the survey held in 2007

New IronRuby and IronPython Versions

Thu, 21 May 2009 15:21:25 GMT

IronRuby 0.5 and IronPython 2.6 Beta 1 are out! .Net 4.0 CTPs are available as well! woohooooo!

Visual Studio Tip: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Sun, 10 May 2009 20:37:51 GMT

I've recently learned a few keyboard\mouse shortcuts in Visual Studio and I thought I would share them with you.

IronRuby Journey Update #1 - Establishing The Silverlight Environment

Sun, 10 May 2009 00:48:29 GMT

I've started my project to port a Silverlight application from C# to IronRuby. This is the first post that describes what I do, how I do it and my personal impressions from the process. This post is about establishing a Silverlight environment that works with IronRuby.

C# Tip: Converting Whole Lists in a Single Line of Code

Fri, 01 May 2009 21:26:04 GMT

I always try to find ways to write the banal code blocks faster. This is exactly the case I describe in this post - converting a whole list from one type to another in one line of code.

Extension Method to Imitate Times() in Ruby

Fri, 01 May 2009 02:34:00 GMT

The title says it all. This extension method allows you to pass an action to int.times and have the action executed than number of times. Ruby is really cool and extension methods are also really cool. Using extension methods to imitate the flexibility and fluency of ruby can make life so much easier.

Ten C# Keywords That You Shouldn't Be Using

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:31:03 GMT

Overview of some not-so-common keywords and reasons to avoid them...or understand what the implications are if we use them.

Getting Started With IronRuby

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:19:23 GMT

If you want to start working with IronRuby, this is the post to start with! I've gathered some of the best IronRuby resources so you can have a smooth and enjoyable entrance to the IronRuby world.

Developers Are The New Legends

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:41:53 GMT

During the last few years, the amount of written text and spoken word about the great change that is currently evolving, has tremendously increased. Has anyone mentioned the ones who are responsible for this change?

SVN-Monitor is going Open-Source

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:31:04 GMT

You can start downloading the latest beta version and it's source-code (C#).

Fun with Empty string.

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:16:27 GMT

Which is the fastest / most readable way to compare to an Empty string?

A BAD of Roses - JQuery UI Dialog and ASP.Net AJAX

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:53:40 GMT

The JQuery UI dialog is awesome. Joining it with ASP.Net UpdatePanels is really not. In this post I describe what happens when you combine these two together, why it happens and I suggest a solution. Enjoy!

Suicidal Programming

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:18:49 GMT

Coding all day long? be afraid, be very afraid!

Make Your Application Extendable Using the DLR

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:29:41 GMT

Application extensibility comes in various ways and names. It seems, though, that one kind of extensibility was left to the very few - application macros. This kind is now easier to achieve than ever before, using the new Dynamic Language Runtime.

Visual Studio Macro: Modify Text Editor Font Size

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:01:03 GMT

Increasing or decreasing the font size of your code in Visual Studio's text editor is almost required whenever VS is fired up on a projector. Anyone who has had to demo code, or give a talk at a user group, or present new technologies to their team has experienced the pain of increasing the font size through the Tools -> Options menu. Using Visual Studio Macros that increase/decrease the font size, this pain can be overcome.

Recommending revisions with the new SVN-Monitor

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:01:03 GMT

A new version of SVN-Monitor is out with some new features. One new exciting feature allows developers to recommend revisions and make all team-members coordinated. Don't miss it! It's 100% free!

Is There Right Code and Wrong Code?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:31:12 GMT

An argument with my boss led me to think about right and wrong code, so I've decided to ask the community... What do you think?

Things to Notice When Binding to Large Collection

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:46:02 GMT

Lately I was working on an application that had to display a large amount of objects on screen and allow filtering. I have learned that scrolling large collections was not so simple in WPF, and I definitely did not see the problems coming.

ASP.NET Interview Questions - Part 1

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:59:59 GMT

In this section we will touch base on one of important concepts in ASP. Net

Determine CPU usage of current process in C++ and C#

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:21:29 GMT

How to determine the CPU usage of the current process in Windows, with examples in both C++ and C#.