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VB.NET Interview Questions #5

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:48:23 GMT

Installment #5 of my VB.NET interview questions series. Includes True/False and open ended VB.NET questions plus tough general interview questions.

How To Create a Blog Badge in VB.NET

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:23:59 GMT

Here's a simple code example class that you can use to create 80×15 pixel blog badges. You could even add this class to your own ASP.NET web site and, with a little fleshing out, make your own badge generator.

VB.NET Interview Questions #4

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:26:24 GMT

#4 in an ongoing series of interview questions for VB.NET. Although VB.NET oriented, many will work for any programmer interview.

How To Create Application Plug-ins In VB.NET

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:38:01 GMT

This article walks you through the steps to create application plug-ins using Reflection in VB.NET

Sacred Cows Make Great Steaks

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:44:46 GMT

Do you feel like you are in a creative rut either as an individual or a team? How many sacred cows does your organization have? I started thinking about this after reading the US Navy Monkey Experiment article. Often in software development teams, and individual programmers as well, invent sacred cows. These 'cows' eventually get to the point where the organization becomes unable and unwilling to adapt to change.

VB.NET Interview Questions #3

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:12:04 GMT

The 3rd in a series of articles on VB.NET job interview questions.

Rolling Your Own Generic Functions

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:35:19 GMT

You probably know that Generics, introduced to VB.NET in the .NET Framework 2.0, provide type safe Lists, Dictionaries, Stacks, Queues and other objects. But, did you know that you can use the same technique to build your own type safe functions? In this article, we'll look at some of the basics of doing this.

How To Compare Files in VB.NET

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:26:08 GMT

This VB.NET code example looks at a way of comparing files and capturing the differences between them.

3 Handy Icon Functions You Can Use

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:14:02 GMT

The System.Drawing.Icon class provides several ways for you to work with icons. In this article we'll look at using its functions to get the icon for a file, creating an icon from a bitmap file, and converting a bitmap to an icon.

Introduction To FileSystemWatcher

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:46:37 GMT

This article looks at the basics of using the FileSystemWatcher class to monitor file activity in VB.NET.

5 Facebook.NET Development Tips

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:46:02 GMT

5 Facebook.NET Development Tips - Use Steven Treffen's Visual Studio.NET starter kit for Facebook.NET, develop and debug your application as an <iframe> application, use strongly-typed references to Master Pages in all of your .aspx files, Use <fb:FacebookHyperLink> extensively, and Use the FBML Test Console.

StringBuilder is not always faster - Part 2

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:16:03 GMT

n a previous article ("StringBuilder is not always faster), I provided some quick benchmark data and gave "rules of thumb" for when to use StringBuilder and when to use traditional string concatenations. In this follow-up article, I will attempt to provide a more detailed analysis.

VB.NET Interview Questions #2

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:53:07 GMT

Sample Interview questions for VB.NET and general software development jobs. #2 in a series.

How To Pass Data Between Forms in VB.NET

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:29:23 GMT

Explains how to overload the New, Show or ShowDialog methods of forms in order to pass data.

The runaway product

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:33:44 GMT

Stay focused on the business.

10 Hot ASP.NET Tips and Tricks - 9/28/2007

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:46:02 GMT

10 Hot ASP.NET Tips and Tricks for the week of 9/28/2007. Includes boosting visual studio 2005 for enhanced productivity, server side redirects into a new window, master page hacks, speeding up your ASP.NET applications by stripping out extra HTTP handlers, page modules, and partial methods.

An architect should code. Period

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT

This has been said over and over again, but as long as it keeps happening it just has to be said again. A very common career path in IT "promotes" a coder over the years to a program manager with architect responsibilities. And being an architect they stop writing code themselves. The thing I see over and over again is that these people keep living in the programming environment in which they grew up.

10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:31:02 GMT

Usability mistakes that you will want to avoid.

Introduction to Nullable Types in VB.NET

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:22:24 GMT

An introduction to using Nullable Types in VB.NET, focusing mainly on date types.

3 Handy VB.NET File Functions You Can Use

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:55:10 GMT

Three VB.NET function examples/wrappers: Getting the File Attributes, Reading an INI File and Touching the date/time of a file

8 Traits for Being Mr. Right Engineer

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:31:06 GMT

There are a number of key traits to look for when hiring a software engineer. Do you have what it takes? Although this isn't .Net specific it affects the members of the community.

How To Update Controls Using BackgroundWorker in VB.NET

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:05:50 GMT

The .NET Framework 2.0 BackgroundWorker class makes it easy to code simple threading into your applications. However, a common question that gets asked in VB related forums is, "How do I update a control, or controls, from the worker thread?". Many people seem to be in search of a simple explanation of how to do this. In this article we'll create a quick and easy example program that will walk you through the steps.

The most basic features to consider when selecting a webhost

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:16:02 GMT

A comprehensive list of the most important features that any webhost should provide to its customers. If your webhost doesn't guarantee the following, then you should switch now.

VB.NET Interview Questions #1

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:28:58 GMT

A short while ago I wrote an article on conducting a VB.NET job interview but I didn't include any actual interview questions. However, some people have mentioned they would like to see questions rather than just guidelines so here they are.

How To Do Credit Card Validation in VB.NET

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:07:11 GMT

This VB.NET code example shows how to build a simple credit card validation class that indicates if a credit card is valid and what type of card it is.