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Unofficial google shell... awsome

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:16:04 GMT

Web base command shell for google. What else can I say?...

OOXML: Why all the haters?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:16:04 GMT

Apparently Microsoft's OOXML formats recently received ISO certification. . . .

.NET Framework Programming Model for Add-Ins

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:16:02 GMT

It seems that there is still lot to learn about .NET Framework. I've found today (thanks to Daniel Moth) that is one more interesting feature was added in .NET Framework - Programming Model for Add-Ins. Basically, it allows you to build application that can be extended by add-ins.

Visualizing the .NET Framework

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:16:02 GMT

This was done using NDepend. The numbers are quite large - e.g. 39,509 types.

A Question of Programming Ethics

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:46:09 GMT

I generally try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but it's difficult to imagine any scenario where this isn't a completely malicious violation of people's trust.

Silverlight 2.0 (beta 1) Controls Screenshot

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:31:05 GMT

SilverlightShow has a nice post up detailing the controls that will be available in the Silverlight 2.0 beta 1 release. The news was originally posted on Shawn Burke's blog, but it appears that the he was forced to take down the screen shot. Thanks to SilverlightShow that graphic is still visible and is also now posted on my blog. Exciting stuff!

Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 for manufacturing

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:51:55 GMT

Just in case you didn't notice, Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 for manufacturing.Here is good review document: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2008/bb414776.aspx

Hundreds of design patterns, antipatterns and refactorings listed

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:31:02 GMT

Good source of common patterns (GoF etc), antipatterns and refactoring types. The examples are good and clear, but the code samples are only in Java/C++. However, the articles and samples are platform neutral enough to be useful even for .NET-purists like us ;)

Quake 3 Arena Ported to .NET Managed C++ VS 2008!

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:16:02 GMT

Quake III Arena has been ported to Managed C++ .NET under Visual Studio 2008. Check out article for source code download.

How to make incremental DB update script in VS2008

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:21:56 GMT

One of the most tedious tasks in database-driven software development is to make database change scripts. In the latest release of Visual Studio there is new type of database projects that helps maintaining your database scripts significantly. From the first sight it seems that VS can generate only create scripts, which it places in /sql folder by default. Hopefully, it also can generate change script, although this feature not so easy to discover

.NET Framework Library Source Code now available

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:46:02 GMT

Scott Guthrie announces that the .NET framework source code can now accessed in Visual Studio

Handling Database easily with Visual Studio 2008

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:49:13 GMT

Visual Studio 2008 Team System contains new type of Database Projects that have many extremely useful features. Design-type validation, unit tests, refactoring and even more. You will find overview of these new functions in this post.

Microsoft Sync Framework Support in Visual Studio 2008

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:01:03 GMT

How to add synchronization framework to your app in several mouse clicks in Visual Studio 2008.

Extension Methods - Extension or Confusion?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:10:58 GMT

Analysis of Extension Methods feature of C# 3.0. Providing ideas of possible use and guidelines to follow to avoid issues.

Silverlight video player extension for Blogengine.NET

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:16:02 GMT

A Silverlight video player extension for Blogengine.NET with 14 different skins.

ASP.NET MVC and Accessing Server Controls in CodeBehind

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:14:10 GMT

... and this is done with the help of designer file

Performance comparison between Linq, NHibernate and Stored Procs

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:16:02 GMT

A detailed article on a performance comparison between Linq, NHibernate and Stored Procs with ADO.NET

TFS 2008 Power Tools Released

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:03:04 GMT

What is TFS Power Tools and why every TFS user should have it?

Quake 2 .NET Port with Visual Studio 2008 (v9.0) and Managed C++

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Vertigo Software's old Quake II .NET port updated to Visual Studio 2008 / New Managed Extensions for C++.

DotNetKicks button extension for Blogengine.NET

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:46:02 GMT

An extension for Blogengine.NET which allows you to easily add a DotNetKicks button to posts.

Pack of controls for Asp.net Ajax

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:31:02 GMT

This is an open source project that has lots of controls for Asp.net Ajax such as a Grid a TreePane and many more.. just look http://www.extendersamples.qsh.eu

Technology doesn't matter!

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:46:02 GMT

Solving problems does. Often geeks get caught up with upgrading to the latest stuff only because it is the latest stuff. Often this can be a flawed approach but we tend to ignore that because of the pleasure we gain from new technology.

More Silk-style icons

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:46:05 GMT

Everybody's heard of the fantastic silky-smooth "Silk Icons" set from FamFamFam. This new set complements that original 1,000 png icon set with over 450 more of the same for use in Windows or Web applications.

The Open-Closed Principle and a SWITCH Statement

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:07:31 GMT

Short overview/reminder of what OCP is and some thoughts on how to easier find its violations.

3 Open Source Apps I'm Thankful For

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:46:02 GMT

I'm thankful for a lot of things right now, but here are 3 open source applications that I'm truly thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!