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Visual Studio 2010: The Next Generation Of The IDE From Microsoft
Visual Studio 2010 is bringing both greater quality and robust tools to the .NET software developer like nothing ever done before. As a .NET developer I have been using Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE since version 6.0 and I have continued with this IDE since the introduction of Visual Studio .NET roughly nine years ago. Microsoft [...]
How To Obtain Environment Details With .NET 3.5
Have you ever found yourself needing to obtain environment details concerning the server where your application resides? If so, take a look at the System Namespace and specifically the Environment Class which provides information about, and means to manipulate, the current environment and platform. A little later in this article I provide a working example. [...]
Charting Controls In ASP.NET
Recently I inherited a legacy Microsoft .NET 1.1 web application that employed charts via a third party vendor. Since I am working to best support this project I thought I would turn my attention to the Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 that I recalled first reading about from Scott Guthrie, aka @ScottGu. As [...]
UML Modeling and Visual Studio .NET 2010
First things first. If you have been living under a rock you may be surprised to learn that Visual Studio .NET 2010 RC is available for download. I have been looking at this IDE since the public beta was made available and the release candidate is fast and stable. Give it a spin for yourself. [...]
Tools of the Trade: February 2010
As a software engineer there are a number of tools that I use on a daily basis to both increase productivity and make my job easier. Each month I will discuss products that I either currently use, have used in the past, and what I am hearing is the next best product.
Products may include but [...]
Printer Friendly Web Pages
While I personally do print a great deal of web pages I do find myself from time to time running across an article that I want to to keep and a bookmark is something I do not want to use. Print is something that you can file away to ensure that the information is available [...]
Best Practices: Visual Studio .NET Project Naming Standards
If you have not adopted a best practice when it comes to naming your solution and projects within Visual Studio .NET, I urge you to take a moment a think about this subject. As anyone will tell you best practices are worth their weight in gold and why would anyone not want to review what [...]
How To Achieve Website Optimization
Why should you care about optimization when it comes to your website? Should it really be a surprise to learn that your visitors are impatient and wants what they want immediately? I think not. We have become a society of faster is better therefore you should take every approach possible to get your data rendered [...]
Software Architecture Questions and Answers
Software architecture serves as the blueprint for both the system and the project developing it, defining the work assignments that must be carried out by design and implementation parties. The architecture is the primary carrier of system qualities, such as performance, scalability, and security, none of which can be achieved without [...]
Snazzy File Uploading With .NET and JQuery
I must admit that more often than not when I run across an option to upload files the interface leaves a lot to be desired. Why is this? Should end users not be presented with eye candy as well as immediate feedback when it comes to uploading data?
Simply JavaScript – Free 150 Page Preview! Learn [...]
PowerShell 2.0 Under Windows 7
It is important to note that Windows 7 is the first operating system which shipped with PowerShell as part of the operating system. Visit the Windows PowerShell Blog for a listing of versions and downloads as well as a wealth of other information.
To access PowerShell all one must do is open the Run dialog or [...]
Pivot From Microsoft Live Labs
I have no more invites to share. The five I had went quick
Have you heard of Pivot from Microsoft? If not you are missing out on a great mechanism of interacting with large, medium, or small amounts of data. Pivot is currently available by invitation only to a small technical audience and you can request [...]
Critical Path Training SharePoint Content
Critical Path is known for their training and if you are a seasoned SharePoint developer or if you are just getting started then you should register with Critical Path and check out the guides and code samples they provide and in most cases at no cost. While I am on the subject of training, check [...]
Microsoft 2010 Betas Available For Download
If you’re a developer or just curious about the next generation of Office, SharePoint, Project, Project Server, or Visio then you will be excited to learn that Microsoft has the beta publicly available for download.
Office 2010 for IT Pros
With Microsoft Office 2010, your people get a wide range of powerful new ways to do [...]
Introducing the ASP.NET Ajax Library Beta
There is so much breaking news coming out of PDC2009 that it is very had to keep up with everything. Thank goodness for Twitter otherwise I would find it much more harder to keep up with real time news.
Simply JavaScript – Free 150 Page Preview !: Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript [...]
Professional Developer Conference (PDC) 2009
Unfortunately I was not able to attend PDC2009 but I am keeping track with friends that I know who were as well I am keeping tabs on the speakers such as Scott Hanselman and Scott Davis, via Twitter.
Here are a number of topics that I find interesting and possibly you will also:
Reactive Extions for .NET [...]
CodeRun Cloud: Reach for the cloud
What is CodeRun Studio? Well I first heard of this from Scott Hanselman while following him on Twitter and I find this product very interesting in the fact that the IDE is your web browser.
CodeRun Studio is a cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE), designed for the cloud. It enables you to easily develop, debug [...]
Cheat Sheets
If you looking for a cheat sheet then you may possibly find it here!
Python cheat sheet: The Python Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for the Python programming language.
Subversion cheat sheet: The Subversion Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for command line Subversion.
Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet (v2): The second version of the Regular [...]
LearnVisualStudio.NET Three Day Thirty Percent Off Sale
Beginning October 28th, Learn Visual Studio .NET is launching a big “3 Day” 30% off sale for all subscriptions. If you’re not familiar with this site then you are missing out on a great resource! If you’re looking for tutorials on VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, and more then you will find this resource a must have. [...]
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009
As I indicated in my tweet a few days back my career is making a change for the better. I will be attending SPC 2009 in Las Vegas next week and I would like to be able to meet up with others who I have spoken with over the years within the .NET community. Should [...]
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