Software Tools You Should Be Using and Blogs You Should Be Reading

published 1 month ago, submitted by SuperJason 1 month, 2 days ago

blog.obishawn.com — Advice on how to become a great developer and not just a monkey programmer. read more...

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The Excitement that is C# 4.0

brian.genisio.org — I just got back from the “Future of C#” talk at PDC by Anders Hejlsberg. This was a truly inspiring talk for a geek like me. C# is evolving into a much more dynamic language. I have always been a believer of strong typing… except when I’m not… and I have been wishing for something more dynamic (such as Duck Typing). In C# 4.0, we will be seeing some significant dynamic features. read more...

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Essential Visual Studio Tips & Tricks that Every Developer Should Know

weblogs.asp.net — In this blog entry, Stephen Walther lists the essential tips and tricks that every developer who uses Visual Studio 2008 should know. The list is kept brief. The list focuses on only those tips and tricks that can be used on a daily basis. Almost all of these tips and tricks are just as useful regardless of whether you are building an ASP.NET Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC application. read more...

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Response.Redirect and Output Caching Trouble

submitted by SuperJason 1 month, 20 days ago

ytechie.com — Be careful when conditionally redirecting pages when using output caching. This post describes a potential issue you could run into, and provides some analysis and workarounds. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC, What about SEO?

submitted by SuperJason 2 months, 2 days ago

ytechie.com — Unfortunately, I’ve run into some alarming SEO (Search Engine Optimization) issues ASP.NET MVC. read more...

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Using objects or repository interface in constructor

published 4 months, 9 days ago, submitted by SuperJason 4 months, 9 days ago

ytechie.com — The differences between passing in simple concrete objects or an interface in a constructor, and why the interface route is typically preferred. read more...

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Locking sessions for multi-threaded access

submitted by SuperJason 4 months, 23 days ago

ytechie.com — I ran into an issue where multiple threads were accessing a user's session. You have to do some locking to avoid unexpected behavior. read more...

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Unit tests are for functionality, not code!

published 5 months, 20 days ago, submitted by Obishawn 5 months, 21 days ago

ytechie.com — Unit tests are meant to test functionality, NOT code! That means if you write your unit tests after the fact, you’re probably not focusing on the functionality. read more...

1 comment | category: Unit Testing | Views: 311