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Tutorial to TDD using Rhino Mocks and SystemWrapper.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:26:48 GMT

Learn how to do TDD and mocking. Also discover new library SystemWrapper.

Improving the SEO of your blog

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:16:02 GMT

Did you know that yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com are actually different sites? Are they both serving the same content? If so, it may be negatively impacting your search engine rankings. Using HTTP 301 redirects, you can combine these synonymous URLs to increase your page ranking.

Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - Part 2

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:46:05 GMT

This is the second in a multi-part series were we will guide you through various features of ReSharper.

The Private Life of a Public API

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:46:13 GMT

Developing a public API on .NET is hard work, but it can be rewarding. Some reflections on the "Framework Design Guidelines"

Using Linq2Objets to perform list conversoin

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:46:04 GMT

A short screencast showing how to use Linq2Objets to perform list conversion.

Setting up Continuous Integration for your Application with Team City

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:46:04 GMT

A short screencast on setting up Continuous Integration for your Application with Team City

XML Data Manipulation with XLinq

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:31:03 GMT

A short screencasts on how to do XML Data Manipulation with XLinq

Creating a project in Team Foundation Server

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:16:03 GMT

A short screencast showing how to create a project in Team Foundation Server

Testing Abstract classes with Rhino Mocks

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:01:03 GMT

Short how-to screencast showing how to test Abstract classes with Rhino Mocks

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #9

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:31:03 GMT

That's it, the 9th post of the series of programming job interview challenge is out and alive. This question is about trees and it is very simple. It is a logical question so there is no need for code...

10 reasons why SQL Server 2008 is going to rock

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:01:12 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.

Learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:01:02 GMT

Short how-to on learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper

Introduction to Mocking with Rhino Mocks

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:01:09 GMT

A short screencast introduction to Mocking with Rhino Mocks

Preserving Routes for SEO using the MVC Routing Engine

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:31:02 GMT

Short screencast showing how to preserve routes for SEO using the MVC Routing Engine

Unit tests are for functionality, not code!

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:31:02 GMT

Unit tests are meant to test functionality, NOT code! That means if you write your unit tests after the fact, you're probably not focusing on the functionality.

Getting rid of strings (2): use lambda expressions

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:31:02 GMT

In the first article of this series I talked about the problems with strings in code. This article will show you how you can use lambda expressions and expression trees as another tool to avoid strings

Huge Giveaway on Devlicio.us Over $10K in Developer Goodness

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:47:35 GMT

Sergio announces a huge giveaway over at Devlicio.us. 7 great books + a VS 2008 Team System + MSDN Premium Subscription are up for grabs.

(re)Creating your DB with Linq's DataContext for testing

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:31:06 GMT

Learn how to use the DataContext object that is part of Linq2Sql to build/rebuild our data base for testing.

Unit testing events with NUnit

Wed, 28 May 2008 21:26:49 GMT

A short (~10 minutes) screen cast on how to unit test events with NUnit