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WPF Margin property

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:24:36 GMT

Tip how to remember margins sequence. Also a question for WPF experts.

Software I can't work without

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:46:10 GMT

I'm about to configure a new development machine this week. It's going to be my 3rd install from scratch in the last 12 months, which I know is not all that much, but certainly more than I wish I had to.

How big is null in Nullable types?

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:19:22 GMT

Some surprises about null values in Nullable types.

What you don't know about Copy & Paste in Visual Studio

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:46:02 GMT

This post explains how to use clipboard ring and some other tricks with Ctrl-C/Ctrl-X.

Jump between braces in Visual Studio.

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:01:09 GMT

Move fast between open and close braces. No more scrolling to find beginning of that illusive if statement.

Take control of DateTime's ToString() method.

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:45 GMT

An example how to format DateTime with ToString() method.

Vista Start menu power button should Shut down.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:13:50 GMT

Step by step instruction how to set up your power button on start menu.

The Premises of Agile Programming

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:32:00 GMT

You've heard about the promises about Agile Programming, what about the premises?

Explaining GetHashCode method.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:45:36 GMT

Every object you ever created or used in .NET has GetHashCode method along with Equals, GetType, and ToString methods. This method is an instance method of an Object class from which any other class derives.

Is Moq too powerful.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:25:55 GMT

Triggers discussion about mocking framework.

Do namespace using directives affect Assembly Loading?

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:07:30 GMT

A rule in the the recent MS Stylecop release poses an interesting question - do namespace using directives affect assembly loading. Scott investigates...

Comparing Reference Types in Unit Tests.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:23 GMT

If you've done some unit testing, you're familiar with Assert.AreEqual method. Have you try to compare two objects that have the same value(s) but the AreEqual method tells you that they are not equal?

Reference Type interview questions.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:58:12 GMT

Couple of examples of Reference Type interview questions with correct & incorrect answers.

Foundations of Programming Ebook

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:46:04 GMT

Covering the basics of good programming.

Get Vista to Boot faster

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:16:02 GMT

Great trick to use all your processors

How To: Create a ReSharper File Template.

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:28:08 GMT

Learn in this step by steps instructions how to create MbUnit Test Fixture template for ReSharper.

How to hide System.Object members from your interfaces

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:03:31 GMT

Sometimes, System.Object methods (Equals, GetHashCode, GetType and ToString) only contribute clutter to VS intellisense. Everyone knows those members are always there, yet they are seldom used explicitly. This is especially important (and annoying) for fluent APIs that define the flow of invocations in terms of interfaces and usually have few members at each "step" of the statement.

Removing #regions, or "How to keep your code expanded"

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:28:31 GMT

Kyle Baley explains how to remove regions with the Reformat Code feature (VBA & ReSharper ways).

Tool to help with InternalsVisibleTo attribute.

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:23:42 GMT

Learn how to use InternalsVisibleTo attribute. Also get the tool that helps you to create the syntax for this attribute.

Test Specific Subclasses vs Partial Mocks

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:16:02 GMT

An interesting discussion about mocking classes using partial mocks (in Rhino Mocks syntax) or ad-hoc classes.

Constructor dependency injection in a test framework!

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:10:42 GMT

Describes how constructor dependency injection can be useful in test frameworks.

Enum Conversions

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:31:48 GMT

Learn how to convert Enum to String, String to Enum, and value to Enum.

Unit test non-public classes with MbUnit.

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:49:09 GMT

With MbUnit you even can unit test even if you don't have the source code.

Unit Test private members with MbUnit

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:30:25 GMT

Did you know that you can unit test private, protected, and internal classes, methods, properties, an fields with MbUnit?

Speed up Visual Studio 2005

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:46:12 GMT

Nice tricks to speed up Visual Studio 2005