Setting StringBuilder's Initial Capacity for Extreme Performance

submitted by xtremebiz 6 months, 15 days ago

codeforeternity.com — You must have come across plenty of articles on the internet which talk about using the StringBuilder class when computing large strings for performance gains. Nothing wrong with that. However I have not seen many coders using the Initial Capacity constructor of the StringBuilder class which can further result in EXTREME PERFORMANCE. read more...

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Trick: Making Non Themeable Properties of ASP.NET Controls Themeable

submitted by xtremebiz 7 months, 25 days ago

codeforeternity.com — Excellent hack to make Non Themeable properties of ASP.NET controls Themeable. After learning this hack, you would be able to set the Display and the ValidationExpression properties of the RegularExpressionValidator control directly from a Skin file !!! Even the MaxLength property of a TextBox. Would it not be cool to validate all email addresses across your website through a single Skin file ??? read more...

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Foundations of Programming - Part 1 - Introduction

codebetter.com — The first in a serie of must-read articles. read more...

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The productive developer

codebetter.com — Productivity is the magic word after which all tools, practices and patterns are heading. This article gives hints on how to enhance the productivity of a developer. Recommended for every IT Manager read more...

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Monorail Vs Rails Isn't a Meaningful Question

codebetter.com — There are reasons for either of the three choices, but we technologists often fail to actually make a choice as much as we choose not to choose for not being even aware of our choices. How do you know that you're using the best, most productive tools? read more...

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More testing code than production code is typical, but fine

codebetter.com — Jeremy Miller of CodeBetter blogs writes that you may end up with more unit test code than production code, but that's fine. Remember, production code is way harder to write than test code. Test methods are each isolated units that don't have dependencies on each other, like production methods do. read more...

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Composite keys are evil

published 1 year, 9 months ago, submitted by dalziel 1 year, 9 months ago

codebetter.com — Composite keys (multi column primary keys) make any kind of Object/Relational mapping and persistence in general harder. Life is so much easier with surrogate keys. You can always make unique constraints where it's necessary. read more...

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Code Better - Use String.Format

published 2 years, 1 month ago, submitted by gavinjoyce 2 years, 1 month ago

codebetter.com — Poorly handled exceptions might speak volumes about someone's coding abilities, but it's string concatenation that's a sure bet to kill a programs readability (thus maintainability). Everyone knows that they should use StringBuilder's for better performance when concatenating a lot, but to improve maintainability, string.format is king! read more...

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