Anders Hejlsberg Video on C# Dynamic

blogs.msdn.com — In this Channel 9 video C# architect Anders Hejlsberg answers some commonly asked questions about the new Dynamic features that will be included in C# 4.0. Building on the talk that he gave at PDC, Anders chats with C# Community PM Charlie Calvert. They discuss questions that community members have asked and riff on themes of import to developers who have been following the latest news from the C# team. read more...

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An Insurgence of Quality: The Trials of Making High-Quality Software

submitted by powerrush 5 months, 16 days ago

timoni.org — * Programmers are craftsmen. As craftsmen, they work to a quality line, NOT a deadline. * Software is not industrial. It is not a product that has a direct correlation between quantity and value. * Because it is both a craft and a replicatable product, software has both elements of pre-industrial (ie craftsmanship) and post-industrial products. * Programmers do not respect authority, only ability. * There is programmer calculus: “We have two different opinions. You have one vote. I, being smarter and more well-informed, have two votes.” * Programmers are quick to adapt when it makes sense. read more...

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Query Composition using Functional Programming Techniques in C# 3.0

published 6 months, 8 days ago, submitted by spavkov 6 months, 8 days ago

blogs.msdn.com — This stuff is easy. It's also really fun. You don't have to read academic papers to learn about, enjoy, and benefit from functional programming in C# 3.0. There are about half a dozen concepts you need to learn, each one easy. Concepts like just a new way to write a method (that has no name), or a new way to write a static method for a class. Then you put them all together, and the result is more than the sum of the parts. read more...

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ASP.NET Runtime Cheat Sheet: HttpRequest, HttpRuntime, and f

published 9 months, 3 days ago, submitted by gustavod 9 months, 4 days ago

duartes.org — Cheat sheets for retrieving various bits of ASP.NET runtime information, all with live sample values, links to MSDN, and some explanations. Includes source code. read more...

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Concurrent Affairs: Async additions to C#

submitted by yesthatmcgurk 1 year, 1 month ago

msdn.microsoft.com — My man-crush, Jeffrey Richter (of CLR Via C# fame) writes in the November issue of MSDN magazine about some of the recent additions to C# that makes the async programming model easier, plus other stuff. read more...

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Naming Guidelines for Coding

submitted by jamesewelch 1 year, 2 months ago

jamesewelch.wordpress.com — I’ve tried to maintain a consistent set of naming rules for my code. Here’s a few guidelines that I’ve collected over the years. Contains recommending naming rules for namespaces, classes, enumerations, parameters, methods, properties, events, exception classes, and interfaces and abbreviation usage. read more...

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Coding4Fun Developer Kit

published 1 year, 3 months ago, submitted by rprouse 1 year, 3 months ago

codeplex.com — A collection of tools which have been developed to abstract the complexity of doing software development using common Windows Vista APIs. The kit features include drag ‘n drop controls and components, SmartTags, Visual Basic and Visual C# source code for all tools and samples as well as complete QuickStarts and APIs documentation. read more...

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In Programming, One is The Lonliest Number

published 1 year, 5 months ago, submitted by cls2deg 1 year, 5 months ago

codinghorror.com — Jeff Atwood discusses the importance of not being the sole developer on a project. read more...

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