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Read source code to be a better developer
I want to give it a try. My idea is to take a look at one or two projects every week and post some conclusions of what I could learn of them. Here you have for example the latest Scott Hanselman's post showing his weekly results. So if you have in mind...
Posted: Sep 26 2007, 12:37 PM by adalon | with no comments
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Adding a custom VS Task List Token
You probably used the TODO task list token to add a comment about what it should be done. But what about if you want to use a custom token to add a different kind of comment; for example a Review(x) comment. VS allows you to add custom task list token...
Posted: Sep 11 2007, 12:44 PM by adalon | with no comments
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TCI - Toolbox Controls Installer
TCI is a VS Package that is provided by the VS SDK as a redist. TCI allows you to easily add your custom Control to the VS Toolbox. For a brief introduction to TCI you can check the VS SDK documentation. Here I will try to cover what is happening under...
Why a good error message is important
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com I was trying to change my private email in one of the forums I'm subscripted. The thing is that after clicking the save button it said: "Sorry, an Error has Occurred" "Unfortunately...
Posted: Aug 27 2007, 03:41 PM by adalon | with no comments
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"Organize Usings" in VS code name "Orcas" ala Eclipse
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com Those that have used Eclipse will probably miss the ctrl+shift+o shortcut ("Organize Imports") when you switch to VS. But now VS code name "Orcas" provides a "new" feature (which unofficially...
Posted: Aug 15 2007, 10:56 PM by adalon | with 5 comment(s)
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GAX 1.3 is out!
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com This new version of GAX is a must if you are thinking to develop Guidance Packages using VS Codename "Orcas" (previous version of GAX didn't work with the latest version of VS) and...
Posted: Aug 05 2007, 11:01 PM by adalon | with no comments
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Microsoft Volta
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com What Microsoft Volta is? Take a look at these videos in channel 9 : 1. Eirk Meijer: Volta - Wrapping the Cloud with .NET - Part 1 2. Eirk Meijer: Volta - Wrapping the Cloud with .NET...
Posted: Aug 01 2007, 07:51 PM by adalon | with no comments
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SFT Setup Project: Deploying many Guidance Packages and many DSLs with a single MSI!
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com Clarius SFT June CTP is available. You can check Victor's blog in order to get an overview of the new features included in this drop. One of this new features is the capability of...
HowTo: Application Block Software Factory (ABSF) Part III: An example
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com After an introduction to ABSF and a explanation about providers , here you have an example of how an application block and a provider library can be created. What I did was to take...
Enterprise Library 3.0 Released!
This post was originally published at http://adrianalonso.blogspot.com I've been part of this excited project mostly developing the Application Block Software Factory (ABSF) and some parts of the Validation Application Block (VAB) (which core and intergation...
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