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New article: How to detect and avoid memory and resources leaks in .NET applications
My new article, which I've been preparing over the last few months, is now available. It's about memory and resources leaks in .NET . You'll find it in English on MSDN and in French on DotNetGuru.org . It's also available in PDF in English and in French...
New LINQ tools category on SharpToolbox.com
I've just moved the LINQ tools referenced on SharpToolbox.com to a new dedicated LINQ category . 20 tools and providers are listed for the moment. I'll add more shortly. See Jim's blog for more resources. Cross-posted from http://linqinaction.net
XMLAuto version 2010
Ten years ago, I played with OLE Automation so we can write things such as the following, where Document represents an XML document: String name = Document.Bookstore.Book[1].Author.LastName; Document.Bookstore.Book[1].Author.LastName = "NewName"; The...
Forcing event unsubscription
Given my own experience, I'd say that events are the main source of leaks in .NET. They deserve double- and even triple-checks. Each time you add a subscription to an event in your code, most likely with +=, you should worry about the consequences and...
The "Error creating window handle" exception and the Desktop Heap
"Error creating window handle" When a big Windows Forms application I'm working on for a client is used actively, users often get "Error creating window handle" exceptions. Aside from the fact that the application consumes too much resources, which is...
Who deserves a free MSDN subscription?
I have a free one-year MSDN subscription to offer. I believe that it has to be activated before June 30, so, I don't have time to organize a contest or something... The offer is MSDN Premium , which gives you access to a whole set of Microsoft software...
LINQ in Action XML samples now in LINQPad too
After we published the code samples for LINQ in Action's first chapters in LINQPad a few weeks ago, the samples of three more chapters have just been added. These chapters cover LINQ to XML. Thanks Jim for doing the additional conversion. The code samples...
LINQ in Action samples in LINQPad
Do you know LINQPad ? It's a really simple but great tool for testing LINQ queries. Not only that, but it can be used to test all kinds of C# and VB code snippets. Another great thing about LINQPad is that it comes with code samples. Until now the integrated...
New York Times abandons WPF and Silverlight in favor of AIR
The first version of the New York Times Reader was showcased in 2006 as one of the first and major WPF applications. Then, the Times Reader was ported to Silverlight, so it can work on non-Windows platforms such as Mac OS and Linux. The fact that WPF...
ForEach debate continued
Eric Lippert , whose blog you shouldn't miss, adds his own arguments to the debate about whether using a ForEach extension method instead of foreach is a good idea or a bad one. I don't see a definitive answer to the question. All the arguments given...
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