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Gotta Go Now!

Posted Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:30 PM by whodurun4
I'm trying to get this blog started as a resource for my efforts at work and on this site. Unfortunately, not everything's ready and I'm not overly thrilled about displaying my learning curve. But, as Coach would say, "Gotta Go Now!" Otherwise, it just Read More...
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Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block

Posted Friday, July 29, 2005 12:22 PM by whodurun4
Data Points: The Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block, Part 1 I should probably review this article and look for more information on it. It also has a second part: Data Points: The Enterprise Library Data Access Application Block, Part 2 Read More...
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SQL Server and SOA

Posted Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:05 AM by whodurun4
Ken North has written an article I want to read on SOA and Database Logic should I get the time. Read More...
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Avalon Review (Vista Beta 1)

Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:57 AM by whodurun4
Here's a good brief overview of how to begin creating Avalon apps. It promises to be followed by two more articles on the topic. Avalon, the nascent framework for building next-generation user interfaces in Windows Vista, is available now in beta, but Read More...
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SQL Connection String Templates

Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:19 AM by whodurun4
ConnectionStrings.com has a nice collection of connection string templates to reference for SQL Server, Access and just about everything else. Read More...
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Indigo Overview and Links

Posted Monday, July 25, 2005 12:11 PM by whodurun4
Connect Systems with Indigo by Roger Jennings is an overview of the system with a good number of links to more resources. Read More...
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Unit Testing in Visual Studio 2005

Posted Friday, July 22, 2005 7:35 AM by whodurun4
Unit Testing in .NET Projects by Jay Flowers and Andrew Stopford -- Now is a pretty exciting time for unit testing in .NET. Tremendous progress is being made on several fronts: IDE integration, process integration, and new test fixtures. Jay Flowers and Read More...
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Shame on you, Internet Explorer

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:40 PM by whodurun4
I'm enough of a code snob to know I am one, but I've never been much of a Microsoft basher. My job wouldn't exist without them. Some of that changed today. It has taken far too long for me to debug an HTML Component because I was using a property with Read More...
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Microsoft's Economic Justification Guide

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:04 PM by whodurun4
Microsoft offers a guide in pdf format that can be used to create a business case quickly. At a mere 166 pages, how can't it be fast? Read More...
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A Mac Perspective on ISVs

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:20 AM by whodurun4
Some interesting thoughts on ISVs from a Mac perspective are presented by Wil Shiply in a presentation he gave. There are both a slideshow and a podcast that can be found at his blog . Read More...
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Web Parts How-To

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:42 AM by whodurun4
OnDotNet.com has a somewhat in depth three part ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) series on how to use Web Parts in with ASP.Net 2.0 that I would like to read. Read More...
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Multithreading, Concurrency and Locks

Posted Friday, July 15, 2005 2:46 PM by whodurun4
Here is an interesting article on the three, once again on MSDN (I'm behind there). The section on What Memory Needs Protection breaks memory into three primary categories, thread exclusive, read-only, or lock protected. I was quite pleased to see I had Read More...
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ASP.Net Productivity

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:23 PM by whodurun4
I found this article about code productivity that has some good suggestions. It also references another MSDN article about must-have developer tools . Read More...
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Contract First Development Article

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:08 PM by whodurun4
This MSDN article shows how to use contract first development techniques for SOA and tools to help. Read More...
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Unit Testing with Windows Services

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:37 AM by whodurun4
Here is another MSDN article about how to use windows services to perform testing on databases and the data layer. It also included information on the built-in framework in Visual Studio 2005. Read More...
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Article on Application Center Test (ACT) and ASP.Net

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:35 AM by whodurun4
This MSDN article is an overview of how to use ACT and ASP.Net. Read More...
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Shared Source CLI (SSCLI) link

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:55 AM by whodurun4
You can find the SSCLI at http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/sscli . This is only for version 1.1. Read More...
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Introduction to VB.Net 2005

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:54 AM by whodurun4
Here is a link to download an introduction to VB.Net 2005. Read More...
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Copyright Notice

Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:30 PM by whodurun4
Here is a good reference for a Visual Studio macro to use for a copyright notice. I also need to review this article on Open Content Licenses to get a better idea about open source code copyright issues. Microsoft also has an article regarding Copyrights, Read More...
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Behaviors and ASP.Net

Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:34 PM by whodurun4
I found a good article on DHTML Behaviors and ASP.Net by Dino Espisito. As I've blundered through this situation myself I learned this technique . . . slowly. Other than my issue with overriding LoadPostData , the only thing I'd try differently is to Read More...
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Overriding LoadPostData

Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:07 PM by whodurun4
The greatest frustration I've had developing custom controls is not being able to override LoadPostData. It is clear a bug in the compiler will not allow this to be done. Microsoft has acknowledged it and, I've read, has fixed it but will not release Read More...
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CLR Integration

Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:21 AM by whodurun4
This is an Intruduction to CLR Integration by Christoffer Hedgate I'd like to read if I ever get to it. Read More...
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SQL Server Express Manager

Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:20 AM by whodurun4
This article gives an Introduction to Express Manager . Read More...
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