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  • Jalopy port for .NET? -- A possible solution!

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    As a lot of people know, I have been trying to figure out a way to format / beautify my C# code ever since making the move from Java to .NET.  I used Jalopy in my previous life and I really liked it.  As Don points out it is a great resource for a company to be able to settle on coding standards and then have developers be able to run their code through a utility that cleans it up according to the company's predefined standards. 

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  • Google Toolbar 2.0 ** Final **

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    I went to install Google Toolbar 2.0 on my wife's computer and I noticed that I didn't have to go to a beta page anymore.  I guess version 2.0 is final now!  For those of you who used the previous version, the big thing that 2.0 adds for me is popup blocking.  It also adds some other cool features listed below:

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  • Alex asks: Have you used the Eclipse development tool?

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    Alex posts a inquiry regarding Eclipse (a Java IDE).  I used Eclipse at my previous company where I did Java work, not because it was the best (although it might be) but because it was free.  Although there is limited support for C# in eclipse, I do not (and probably never will) use it for any .NET development.  The primary reason is that it is slow.  Now, it is faster than other IDE's written in Java but that is like saying that one turtle is faster than another.  They are both turtles and they will always be slow.  If I want to do some quick and dirty work in Java now, I use JCreator Lite (the free version)  Although the Pro version is very nice and only $69, I just don't do enough Java any more to justify it.  They are NOT written in Java (i.e. not slow).

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  • Nice to see that NVelocity has been ported over!

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    I finally got around to downloading and trying out NVelocity.  I was a big user of the Java version, Velocity, for building code generators back in Java land.  Since a .NET project I am working on could use some code generation, I checked it out.  It's great!  I was able to use my Java Velocity templates with almost zero code changes!  (of course, there is no equivalent of EJB's in .NET so I do have some work to do!)

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  • .NET Web Hosting

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    I am going to be switching from my current (non-.net) hosting company and I am looking for suggestions from satisfied customers.
    I am looking for a host that supports NET 1.1 and is <$20 / month.

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  • From Subversion to CVSNT...

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    Well, I installed CVSNT yesterday...  (sorry Mark!)  I was using Subversion for the last month or so but I have had too many problems with errors when I would go to check code in.  I did a Google search and found many others that have had the same problems but being a non-*nix user, we don't get too much help or sympathy.  The proverbial straw was that I had major problem on one of my drives and I thought "hmm.  this is a perfect time to get my latest source code out of subversion"  Well, it got some of the code but not all of it.  Hopefully, I have better luck with CVSNT.

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  • Whidbey alpha testing begins...

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    I saw this posted on ieXBeta and I want in!  I will have to see if any of my connections can get me hooked up into the official alpha program.  Maybe I should join Tribe.net as mentioned by Scoble.  I'm sure someone knows how to get into the alpha/beta program for the cool next version of Visual Studio.NET. 

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