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Failing the Google debug test
So, here is the scenario, you have what you think must be a clever, hard to diagnose bug in the framework. You have hunted the beast thru debug sessions, Reflector, you may have even downloaded the .NET symbol files so you can step thru the framework. You are stumped, you are pretty sure what the bug is or, at least, is related to, it just doesn't add up. So, you do what any self-respecting developer would do, you Google.
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My SharePoint "Soylent Green" Moment
When you first start working with SharePoint, like any other new (to you) technology, you turn on the fire hose and start drinking down all the books patterns, samples and articles you can find. The SharePoint learning curve, which forms roughly a 90 degree angle to your former path of progress, is bigger than most. Perhaps because of that, or perhaps because it provides a convenient excuse, you tend to swallow down whole patterns and ways of thinking about web development that may be contrary to how you would approach normal ASP.NET development.
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2003/2008 Server ASP.NET slow refresh - TCP Chimney Offload
Ran into this issue with a SharePoint server running on 2008 Server. However the issues can affect 2003 Server SP2 and non-SharePoint sites as well.
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GridView.AlternatingRowStyle -- lacking style
Ran into this issue today in a SharePoint WebPart that was using the SPGridView to display a list of items. However, the underlying issue is with the base System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridView Control and how it handles the various ways you can set style attributes on the rows in the grid. So this information will apply equally in ASP.NET as well as SharePoint GridView controls.
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a boy named goo
One of the best project managers I have had, to this point, was very fond of using "foo" as a verbal place-holder for every un-named variable/method/class/project etc in a conversation. He also had a couple of sweet kids and a penchant for writing. One of his goals was to write a children's book one day. I hope he is still pursuing that goal . I once joked with him that the name of his first book should be "A Boy Named Foo". Well, I thought it was funny anyway.