By Gary Woodfine on 17/04/2009 21:32

In this post I quickly touch on some cool language features in C# 3.0.

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By Gary Woodfine on 17/04/2009 21:32

This post is the second post of a series highlighting some of the new enhancements of the C# Language.  The first part can be found here

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By Gary Woodfine on 17/04/2009 10:22

If you are like me and like to have a look at the MSIL that the C# compiler generates you will no doubt be regularly accessing the ILDASM tool that comes with the .net framework. However it can be tedious having to navigate the file system in order o find the tool. In this post I briefly discuss the ILDASM tool and provide instructions on how to set it up as menu option and button on the VS toolbar.

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By Gary Woodfine on 16/04/2009 19:14

The C# language is progressing with every release and there are always nice little features that make coding using the .NET framework a real pleasure, today I would like discuss one of my personal little favourites, Automatic Properties.

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By Gary Woodfine on 16/04/2009 13:09

In this post I provide a brief explanation on how to use the new Visual Studio class diagram tool that is shipped with visual studio 2008

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By Gary Woodfine on 21/03/2009 20:55

In this blog post I aim to illustrate that developing with security in mind should be an essential  part of your iterative development approach. The tools and methodologies encompassed in the .net Framework enable developers to write secure code and databases  with ease, it is just a matter of employing these in your day to day activities. After all security should be part of your daily coding habits as much as topping up on your caffeine and junk food levels.

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By Gary Woodfine on 21/03/2009 20:55

I found two resources for some free resources which enabled me to overcome the first hurdle.

Syntax Highlighter

Code highlighting plugin for FCKEditor

I followed the instructions on Darrens blog  for plugin...

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By Gary Woodfine on 18/02/2009 12:48

Just found out today that Microsoft have released a series of power tools for Team System 2008. Apparently this was released in October 2008,  I had not known previously

 Team Foundation Power Tools.

If you are looking for CCtray type functionality that is provided with Cruise Control this little baby will do it.

By Gary Woodfine on 13/02/2009 23:19

I am now slowly becoming a fairly regular blogger and my chosen weapon of choice for blogging is the standard DNN blog module. I find the blog module absolutely fantastic and extremely easy to use. I have also been blown away by the comprehensive functionality offered by the FCKEditor and how quickly it is to actually extend with new plugins should you require. They functionality contained in the blog module...

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By Gary Woodfine on 08/02/2009 20:57

While preforming testing on the new DNN 5.0 I came across an issue where using the browse server  functionality in FCKeditor lead to the "Yellow Page of Death" asp.net error page to display .  The resolution to this problem is a very quick step.

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