Ground Rules

jwalling — 2006-02-14T04:20:54Z

All posts must be related to some technical aspect of software development. This is where you would go to request help from other developers to help you solve a technical issue.

Is Anyone using NBehave?

AlGonzalez — 2008-06-17T21:30:40Z

Is anyone using NBehave 'http://nbehave.org/'>nbehave.org or Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)?

Shelving and Unshelving in TFS

AlGonzalez — 2008-06-17T20:48:49Z

I'm just trying to get an idea of how people are using this feature. That is when/why do you shelve code?

Visual Studio 2008 / C# 3.0: What's New...

BobbyCannon — 2007-12-10T20:40:25Z

I would like to get some other feedback from anyone else using the latest Visual Studio 2008 with the new C# 3.0. I have been using it for the last two weeks and I am absolutely thrilled with some of the new features. So far the feature I love the most is the Auto-Implemented Properties. It saves so much time. No more waisted time writing Gets/Sets for simple properties. The other bonus is that you can still compile the code to run on the .Net Framework 2.0. This means you can upgrade your projects to 2008 but you don't necessarily have to upgrade to the latest .Net Framework. I am interested in seeing what others have found. Thanks,
dotnetwithme.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-new-in-csharp-30.html

Need help createdd a Webpart

csdunaway — 2008-04-15T18:30:43Z

I have been asked to create Web Parts for Microsoft Sharepoint using VB 2005. Has anyone does this before? I have looked online and have not been able to get anythign working. Thanks, Clif

Does your code pass "The Turkey Test?"

AlGonzalez — 2008-02-25T17:45:25Z

Does anyone follow these rules?
www.moserware.com/2008/02/does-your-code-pass-turkey-test.html

Patterns as an Anti-Pattern?

AlGonzalez — 2008-01-16T16:27:18Z

Here is an interesting take on patterns from SD Times:
http://www.sdtimes.com/printArticle/column-20080115-04.html

Any TransactionScope Issues

AlGonzalez — 2008-01-22T17:00:54Z

Is anyone using TransactionScope to handle transactions on cross-context or multiple updates to the database. I understand that it uses the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service to handle the transactions.

Type Aliases in C#

AlGonzalez — 2008-01-14T17:32:06Z

Learned something new about the using statement. Not only can you alias a namespace reference:
;
http://www.madprops.org/cs/blogs/mabster/archive/2008/01/14/type-aliases-in-c.aspx

Extension Methods and Nulls

AlGonzalez — 2008-01-07T23:20:01Z

Just a heads up that even though extension methods will make it appear as if the object being extended has a new method, it is just syntactic sugar that is being converted to a function call that takes the object instance as the first parameter.
static class StringExtensions

string s = 'Text';

string s = null;

static class StringExtensions

FYI - New Oracle on .NET Software Now Production

AlGonzalez — 2008-01-04T16:56:31Z

For those of you using Oracle with .NET, Oracle has released a new version of Oracle Develper Tools (ODP) for Visual Studio and Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) for Windows. This supports the 3.5 .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2008. Here is the link to the download page: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html?msgid=6196246

.NET Micro Framework

BobbyCannon — 2007-12-18T21:57:56Z

Microsoft has done it again! Another .NET Framework but for a much smaller device! Yes, even smaller than your .NET Compact Framework (PDA, Phones). The .NET Micro Framework is so small that it can run on a watch!

Desktop Application. (PC)

Mobile Application. (PDA, Phone)

Computer / Console Game. (PC, XBox 360)

Note: Both running the same code!

Web Application. (PC, Web Server)

Embedded Devices. (Microprocessors)

This opens so many possibilities...
More Information
.Net Micro Framework Website
.Net Micro Framework Whitepaper
.Net Rocks: Colin Miller Show #294
Get your own development kit for only $67

Idea Blade DevForce Express

pswaters — 2007-04-02T12:14:45Z

Hello,

I need to create a front end to a metadata repository I am using for code generation with CodeSmith. Just after clicking on my Access 2007 icon in my program menu to create a quick solution, I felt a little strange and insecure. 'Am I too old for Access?, ' I asked myself. 'What if someone sees me?' Then I remembered Idea Blade DevExpress.

I just finished installing it and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it.

Thank you,

Paul

Web Client Software Factory

pswaters — 2006-11-22T16:00:38Z

Hello, Is anyone out there working with the Web Client Software Factory? I have been trying to learn it for the last few weeks and I would like to get together with some people for a dicussion. Please let me know if you are interested in getting together. Thank you, Paul S. Waters

custom server control question

chadbryant5 — 2006-11-29T15:27:59Z

I just submitted an article on custom server controls. It was an intro type article. In writing it, I started looking into some things with a custom control I developed for a project I was working on. I noticed that my composite control which used a Button control did not update when the width property changed. I also changed the BackColor property and it did not change the button either. I got the width to work by overriding this property in my control and applying the width setting to the Button control my composite control wrapped. Do you really have to go through ALL properties from the wrapped control to get them to work in your new composite control or is there any easier way to handle this?

source control and versioning

chadbryant5 — 2006-03-11T22:19:55Z

I'm just curious to hear about how others maintain multiple versions of their software and if VSS supports this or if there are better tools out there to handle this. For example, let's say you release version 1 of your software. Next you begin development on version 1.1 with some new features. But during development of 1.1, you need to be able to fix bugs in 1.0 (AND in 1.1) so that you can release hotfixes to 1.0. 1.0 hotfixes cannot include half developed 1.1 features (that would be bad) so you have to maintain two copies of the code. What is the best approach for managing this process? I've typically done this manually in the past when I was doing consulting on my own and I was the only programmer (and without a company to invest in nice tools). I would keep two copies of the code and if a bug had to be fixed while 1.1 was being developed, then I had to fix the code in both places. Of course a manual process like this is error prone and I wish to avoid that coming up after the release of our software which is just around the corner. It would be great to hear everyone's insight into this issue and what you've done, what tools you've used, if VSS is good for this or if there are add-ons to VSS for this or a better product altogether! Thanks!

Describes Value Types and Boxing with pictures

AlGonzalez — 2006-04-04T15:30:49Z

'http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/rmcochran/csharp_boxing02122006144943PM/csharp_boxing.aspx?ArticleID=967b4ba5-e4f6-4b80-8e6e-0f4cc23f8e6c'>Value Types and Boxing with pictures.

Heap vs Stack with pictures

AlGonzalez — 2006-04-04T15:27:36Z

Part 1 in a series describing 'http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/rmcochran/csharp_memory01122006130034PM/csharp_memory.aspx?ArticleID=9adb0e3c-b3f6-40b5-98b5-413b6d348b91'>Heap vs Stack with pictures.

paging al How 'bout those keyboard shortcuts?

alexdresko — 2006-03-23T16:06:43Z

Hook a fellow shortcut junkie up!

Bluetooth and Serial communication

Grendel — 2006-03-27T23:47:39Z

Hello Everyone, I'm using VS 2005's serial port class, in an attempt to read and write to serial ports. My ultimate goal is to be able to use this to communicate between two bluetooth ports (pc and pocket pc). I'm currently using VB.Net, although a C# solution would work as well. Does anyone know of any workable vs 2005 code that can either monitor and communicate with serial ports OR with bluetooth devices? I've checked around the Internet, but maybe you have some sources I don't or can't find. Here is the question I posted on Experts Exchange (not much help so far, however): 'http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Dot_Net/VB_DOT_NET/Q_21785695.html'>http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Dot_Net/VB_DOT_NET/Q_21785695.html Thanks! :)

Development Topics

Ground Rules

Is Anyone using NBehave?

Shelving and Unshelving in TFS

Visual Studio 2008 / C# 3.0: What's New...

Need help createdd a Webpart

Does your code pass "The Turkey Test?"

Patterns as an Anti-Pattern?

Any TransactionScope Issues

Type Aliases in C#

Extension Methods and Nulls

FYI - New Oracle on .NET Software Now Production

.NET Micro Framework

Idea Blade DevForce Express

Web Client Software Factory

custom server control question

source control and versioning

Describes Value Types and Boxing with pictures

Heap vs Stack with pictures

paging al How 'bout those keyboard shortcuts?

Bluetooth and Serial communication

More...

Development Topics

Ground Rules

Is Anyone using NBehave?

Shelving and Unshelving in TFS

Visual Studio 2008 / C# 3.0: What's New...

Need help createdd a Webpart

Does your code pass "The Turkey Test?"

Patterns as an Anti-Pattern?

Any TransactionScope Issues

Type Aliases in C#

Extension Methods and Nulls

FYI - New Oracle on .NET Software Now Production

.NET Micro Framework

Idea Blade DevForce Express

Web Client Software Factory

custom server control question

source control and versioning

Describes Value Types and Boxing with pictures

Heap vs Stack with pictures

*paging al* How 'bout those keyboard shortcuts?

Bluetooth and Serial communication

More...

paging al How 'bout those keyboard shortcuts?