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NUnit and NUnitAddIn
I suppose I really should make absolutely certain I have links to NUnit and NUnitAddIn conveniently located somewhere on my Blog. I'l put them both here and in my links. That should do it! If you have not been using NUnit, start now!
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Improve Your Web Searching Skills!
The Resource Discovery Network is just one useful site mentioned in Honing Your Web Searching Skills, a post at Search Engine Watch. While this post points to some cool tutorials on searching the Web and digging into the "hidden web," or "Invisible Web", the key infopoint here is that Search Engine Watch now has an RSS feed
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Some good security links
ScottW posted this about .NET Security Articles at MSDN .
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A free .NET profiler: nprof!
Scott Watermasyk put up a Blog entry calling attention to nprof, the .NET Profiler, a free GNU licensed tool. Do note that this is still alpha code.
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Amphetadesk
AmphetaDesk is a free, cross platform, open-sourced, syndicated news aggregator. OK, it's not .NET, but it is a pretty cool browser-based tool.
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[Reference] .NET Language List
Brian Ritchie has produced a nice up-to date list of .NET Languages in his .NET Languages Everywhere post.
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Seeking the lazy path
An amusing and interesting article, The Lazy Programmer, on Eli Robillard's World of Blog outlines four "forms" or "orders" of lazification. Robillard states, "Seeking the lazy path will make you a better programmer," but please note that he is talking about "long range laziness," not the kind that finds us sleeping at our cubes. The basic principle is one sometimes called "parsimony," and is responsible for most of natural design, including that of such architectural wonders as soap bubbles and seashells. Robillard's short weblog entry makes for thought-provoking reading.
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[Tip] Official way to restart Explorer
I found yet another Windows tip I did not know in Richard Birkby's Explorer column handler shell extension in C# article at The Code Project:
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Semantic World
The Semantic World site, targeted at "The Data Semantics Community," has some great resources for topics related to the Semantic Web. One example is this featured article, Where to Find Ontologies, which led me so some neat ontology sites I missed -- as well as some old favorites. Semantic World also has a specific Semantic Web Section.
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Aggregators
Extend Your Information Seeking Skills With Newsfeeds has a nice list of currently available news aggregators including Awasu -- a new contender -- and, of course, our beloved Syndirella.
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Creating unit test classes as nested classes
In a comment to an NUnit post in Santomania, Phillip Carnasky recommends using nested classes for NUnit tests. It looks like an idea worth trying. Here is his comment:
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My D&D Character
I Am A: Neutral Good Gnome Bard Mage
Alignment:
Neutral Good characters believe in the power of good above all else. They will work to make the world a better place, and will do whatever is necessary to bring that about, whether it goes for or against whatever is considered 'normal'.
Race:
Gnomes are also short, like dwarves, but much skinnier. They have no beards, and are very inclined towards technology, although they have been known to dabble in magic, too. They tend to be fun-loving and fond of jokes and humor. Some gnomes live underground, and some live in cities and villages. They are very tolerant of other races, and are generally well-liked, though occasionally considered frivolous.
Primary Class:
Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
Secondary Class:
Mages harness the magical energies for their own use. Spells, spell books, and long hours in the library are their loves. While often not physically strong, their mental talents can make up for this.
Deity:
Oghma is the Neutral Good god of knowledge and invention. He is also known as the Binder of What is Known, and is the Patron of Bards. His followers believe that knowledge reigns supreme, and is the basis for everything else that is done. They wear white shirts and pants, with a black and gold braided vest, and a small, box-like hat. All priests of Oghma are known as Loremasters. Oghma's symbol is a scroll.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy ofNeppyMan (e-mail)