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SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:31:02 GMT

A full-featured .net application that integrates SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and all your checked-out folders and repositories. Use it to perform all your svn commands and monitor all your projects' activities in a single place. Access all commands from the tray menu or from the main window. This is a must-have tool for every windows+svn user!

Tool: Crack.NET

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:31:02 GMT

Introducing : Crack.NET

7 of my favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASP.NET

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:46:04 GMT

Seven of my favorite jQuery plugins to use with ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX, based on my own successes and failures using them over the past year and a half.

ScottGu: Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Now Available

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:46:05 GMT

"This evening we published the first public release candidate of Silverlight 2."

Introducing SemanticEngine.NET

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:16:15 GMT

Technologies or formats such as FOAF, APML, SIOC, XFN tags and microformats are some of the building blocks of the social aspects of the semantic web. They are used to create cross-site profiles of people and also represent relationships between them. XFN and microformats are somewhat easy to start using, but FOAF, APML and SIOC are a different story. Here's a new class library to make it easier..

101 Free Silverlight Controls

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:31:10 GMT

Awesome collection of FREE silverlight controls.

ASP.NET MVC preview 5's AntiForgeryToken helper method and attribute

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:31:02 GMT

The new ASP.NET MVC preview 5 featured a number of new HtmlHelper methods. One of these methods is the HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken.

Clone Detective for Visual Studio

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:16:03 GMT

Clone Detective is a Visual Studio integration that allows you to analyze C# projects for source code that is duplicated somewhere else. Having duplicates can easily lead to inconsistencies and often is an indicator for poorly factored code.

Over 60 Free Controls from DevExpress

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:16:02 GMT

Once you register, you will be forwarded an Email with your login credentials to our product download portal. With this information in hand, you will be able to download and install all the controls and tools listed above free of charge. The applications you create with these controls can be distributed royalty free (see the EULA that accompanies the products for more information). Note that the installation you download will include evaluation versions of our entire product line. You can install these trials if you wish during the setup process. Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 are fully supported.

Creating a .NET Windows Service

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:01:03 GMT

The article details three different approaches to creating a .NET service. Most common is the timer-based service, which simply relies on a timer to invoke the background thread periodically. I also cover two other alternatives: using a single worker thread and using multiple worker threads. While the timer strategy is the simplest, the approaches using a single worker thread and multiple worker threads (specifically the multithreaded approach) offer some advantages.

Foundations of Programming - Learning Application

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:46:10 GMT

If you're anything like me, you probably learn a lot better by going through code rather than reading books. I'm happy to release the Foundations of Programming Learning Application - it's a complete solution meant to show what was covered in the Foundations series.

Create and apply custom themes with WPF

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:46:04 GMT

Concise blog post demonstrating how to apply themes and styles using WPF.

The Best Developer Cheat Sheets Around

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:46:52 GMT

Who doesn't like a helpful cheat sheet to have around? They save so much time and really help you learn what you are working with in an easy to understand format. I have gathered a list of the cheat sheets I have found to be the most helpful. There are cheat sheets from PHP to CSS to RegEx, and I have listed over 40 different cheat sheets to help!

Sending SMTP Email Asynchronously

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:16:09 GMT

Sending email using the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) can be a slow process, particularly when sending large numbers of messages using, for example, a bulk email tool. This process can be accelerated with considered use of asynchronous sending.

Stop Polluting the UI Thread - Use a ThreadBarrier

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:01:10 GMT

A ThreadBarrier is a technique for simplifying the interaction between the UI and a worker thread. No longer do UI Controls need to check InvokeRequired and do the posting of events from a worker thread.

SQL Server Programming Hacks

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:16:02 GMT

This is a collection of SQL hacks, right now there are 8 sections and between 70 and 80 hacks.

Announcing PostSharp 1.0 RC3

Mon, 26 May 2008 07:59:40 GMT

PostSharp let you encapsulate non-functional concerns (transactions, caching, asynchronicity) as custom attributes, reducing the number of lines of code of your program. This third and hopefully last release candidate of PostSharp 1.0 adds significant improvements in packaging, build process integration, and documentation.

Correctly disposing using the using()-statement

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:16:07 GMT

A nice little article for newbies about how the using()-statement in C# works.

A C# fluent repeater

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:01:03 GMT

A fully-featured fluent class used for repeating method calls, handle exceptions, callbacks and more... Just plug-and-play and start repeating stuff!

Great C# Sample Application Using Design Patterns and NUnit

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:03:03 GMT

This is a nice and simple application that demonstrates uses of NUnit, design patterns and more.

C# singleton snippet

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:01 GMT

I've decided to stop the copy-paste madness. Not that I use singletons so very often, but still - It never changes, so lets use a snippet.

Empty try blocks

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:01:02 GMT

The article explains why you might see functions that do nothing in the "try" block.

How to: Use strings in a secure manner with SecureString class

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

The classic System.String type doesn't provide enough security for storing sensitive data like passwords, credit card numbers or personal information. If a String object contains sensitive information, there is a risk the information could be revealed after it is used because your application cannot delete the data from computer memory. Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0 the SecureString class is available. It was designed to provide encryption for sensitive data and other useful functions.

Single Instance .net application

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:20:57 GMT

How can we only allow one copy of an application to run at any time?

A New Pattern for Event Declaration

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:01:03 GMT

A better and safer way to declare events in c#