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250+ .NET Interview FAQ's for Developers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:16:11 GMT

A comprehensive list of 'good' ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET and .NET Framework questions for beginners and experienced people. Also a good read for people who want to refresh their memory with .NET concepts or take interviews on a regular basis.

Free SQL Server Videos

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:31:10 GMT

Free Training and Videos for Microsoft SQL Server. Hours of content covering tips and tricks, along with a whole slew of videos on backups. The site is still growing and there's an RSS feed you can use to be updated of newly added videos.

Using .NET for Mobile Applications

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:11 GMT

30 .NET mobile applications done in 30 days.

The 20 most kicked "top-10 stories" for Developers

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:46:04 GMT

A compilation of the 20 stories dealing with top-10 links or advices that were kicked most in 2008

15 Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:14 GMT

Response times, availability, and stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you're concerned about your web pages' speed or want to make sure you're in tip-top shape before starting or launching a project, here's a few useful, free tools to help you create and sustain high-performance web applications.

Creating Visula Studio Keyborad Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:46:08 GMT

As we all know, there are a lot of keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio. We mentioned only 21 of them here at Dev102.com but according to this article, there are about 450 shortcuts available.

Good SQL Articles To Read If You Can't Afford Books

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:01:02 GMT

You have only $50 left and you can buy two DVDs or one SQL book, what do you do? I would buy the book but not every person has the same idea of a fun time. This is the reason why I present you with a bunch of links to articles which will give you very good info. some of this you won't be able to find in a book anyway.

Cool links for programmers

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

In this post I do not intend to make a list of the best programmers web sites, but to share with you some you might not know:

SCOPE_IDENTITY() return the id from the database on insert

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:16:03 GMT

As a .NET programmer most of my time is spent coding in C# and I try to avoid writing SQL where possible. Recently I had to write an insert stored procedure and needed to return the ID of the row I was inserting. While writing my usual bad SQL I came across a fascinating function I've never used before, SCOPE_IDENTITY().

Visual Studio Usability Tip: Highlight Current Line

Sat, 17 May 2008 23:01:02 GMT

A small tweak you can make to your Visual Studio color scheme to help you navigate your code faster... maybe.

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.

Why I'm a better software developer than you

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:46:03 GMT

What makes one developer better than another? Shouldn't we all be performing at the same level? Of course not, we're not sewing buttons on an assembly line. We're using every bit of our intelligence to create something that we can only being to understand.

Hacking Visual Studio to Use More Than 2Gigabytes of Memory

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:01:02 GMT

Got more than 2GB of RAM in your machine? Get around the 2GB memory limit by making Visual Studio large address aware.

51+ Best of jQuery Tutorials and Examples

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:46:02 GMT

A good summary of jQuery resources

LINQ to XML in 3 easy steps

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:46:02 GMT

Linq to xml provides an easy query interface for XML files. In the following example I will demonstrate how to use it for reading and writing data from/to xml file, using the file for persistency maintaining a list of objects.

Why VisualSVN 1.4 Is So Great

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:01:02 GMT

So after the installation of VisualSVN 1.4, I don't think I'll ever look back. Finally a version of Visual Studio source control integration to make me leave the realms of Visual Source Safe forever.

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:46:02 GMT

39 Free Microsoft eLearning Courses

Finding a C# library to decode MP3's

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:02 GMT

Mp3Sharp bills itself as being able to "decode MP3 Files natively in .NET using a Managed application written in C#." Perfect! And it does just that. It's pretty darn easy.

10 Visual Studio Shortcuts You Must Know

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A great list of 10 Visual Studio Shortcuts any software developer must know and use.

SQL SERVER - 15 Best Practices for Better Database Performance

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:01:02 GMT

I have written 14 best practices here, read them all and let me know what is as per your opinion should be the 15th best practice.

Encrypting Passwords in a .NET app.config File

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:16:09 GMT

Here's how to use DPAPI to encrypt entire sections or specific settings in your configuration file.

Do You Really Want to Be a Development Team Leader?

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:31:02 GMT

Ask any up and coming developer what they would like to do in the next year or so and you'll invariably hear, "I'd like to become a Development Team Leader". Hopefully most will have actually considered the change of role and be looking for new challenges and ways to contribute more to their chosen profession. However, for some this is an automatic response to a question that is particularly difficult to answer in an industry with no clear career path. For others it's simply a way to move up the pay scale.

Most Useful 50 CSS Tips

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A useful page that provides a nice listing of various CSS tips, tricks and tools.

A .NET Cryptography Primer, part 2

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:01:02 GMT

How to store passwords securely in your application. With lots of salt/hash puns.

Events, Generics and Extension Methods

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:16:02 GMT

See some interesting new methods to deal with events and EventHandlers.