What’s new in .NET Framework 4.0?

submitted by crpietschmann 7 days, 14 hours ago

itwriting.com — Good question. There are a few things we know about Microsoft’s managed application runtime and class library: There will be major updates to the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Workflow Foundation (WF). According to this announcement along with this post by Steven Martin we are going to see “better support for Web 2.0 technologies like REST, POX and ATOM” and a 10x performance increase in WF. read more...

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[.NET] Generics Perfomance Myth (and Tony Northrup VS Wendy Sarret)

dotnetbutchering.blogspot.com — According to Microsoft, Generics are faster than casting (boxing/unboxing): is it just a myth? read more...

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Displaying time in relative format

submitted by crpietschmann 1 month, 11 days ago

nirandas.com — Many websites specially forum sites display time relative to the current time as “3 Hours 25 Minutes ago”, “30 Seconds ago” etc. In this post I will show a method using which we can convert datetime into descriptive relative time string. read more...

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How To Inject a Managed Assembly (DLL) into Another Process

codingthewheel.com — An easy way to inject a .NET assembly (class library, etc.) into the address space of another application, even an unmanaged application. read more...

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Lutz Roeder's Weblog: The Future of .NET Reflector

published 1 month, 20 days ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 month, 20 days ago

blog.lutzroeder.com — After more than eight years of working on .NET Reflector, I have decided it is time to move on and explore some new opportunities. I have reached an agreement to have Red Gate Software continue the development of .NET Reflector. Red Gate has a lot of experience creating tools for both .NET and SQL Server. They have the resources necessary to work on new features, and Reflector fits nicely with other .NET tools the company offers. Red Gate will continue to provide the free community version and is looking for your feedback and ideas for future versions. read more...

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.NET Memory Management

davybrion.com — Garbage Collection sure is great, isn’t it? We don’t have to keep track of all the memory we’ve allocated and we don’t need to release that memory when it’s no longer needed. Because that is after all what the Garbage Collector does for us, without us having to worry about it. This is actually a widespread misconception among many .NET developers. It’s true that Garbage Collection makes memory management a lot easier, but we simply can’t rely on it all the time. There are most certainly some things you must always keep in mind when it comes to memory management in .NET. read more...

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Hidden Gems - Not the same old 3.5 SP1 post

submitted by crpietschmann 1 month, 27 days ago

hanselman.com — Folks were hassling me in the comments for not posting the picosecond that .NET 3.5 SP1 came out (or, as I like to call it, .NET 3.6 - although the bosses really don't like that). read more...

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SQL 2008 RTM Released, and includes .NET 3.5 SP1

submitted by crpietschmann 2 months, 3 days ago

pietschsoft.com — I'm currently installing SQL 2008 Developer Edition, and before the installation could proceed, it needed to install an update to the .NET Framework 3.5. What update does it need to install? Well, .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 is the update it needs. Now as you can see from the below screeshot, it doesn't say anything about being Beta. I wonder?... I wouldn't think SQL 2008 RTM would install .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta... So, I could only assume that this is the .NET 3.5 SP1 RTM that it's installing. However, this is a presumptuous conclusion and I don't really have any facts to back this up. It does make you wonder though... read more...

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