Contents tagged with .NET
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T4 Template error - Assembly Directive cannot locate referenced assembly in Visual Studio 2010 project.
I ran into the following error recently in Visual Studio 2010 while trying to port Phil Haack’s excellent T4CSS template which was originally built for Visual Studio 2008.
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FW: Batch Updates and Deletes with LINQ to SQL
I'm currently on a project creating a proprietary data-migration tool using C# & Linq. I'm still new to Linq, but quickly discovered the challenges of doing mass-updates and deletes with Linq.
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Minimum & Maximum Dates in code
When updating Sql columns that need a minimum or maximum date, consider using the defaults from the System.Data.SqlType namespace:
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Argotic Syndication Framework 2008 released
I got an email yesterday that a major update to the Argotic Syndication Framework was released. I have used the older versions of this framework several times for projects that need basic RSS & Atom parsing/generating so I'm looking forward to digging-in to the new release.
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Link Love: 09/21/2007
I havent been blogging much over the past several months. The main reason is time, or the lack thereof. Since I dont have time to write a "proper" blog post, I'm just going to start sharing some link love...
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Embrace the framework!
Sometimes I get involved with a .NET project where I find code that is just so "different" from the norm that I wonder how it got to such an extreme state; Code that reinvents Configuration, Threading, File IO, DataAccess, or sometimes even primitive data types. It strikes me as a form of extreme arrogance that a developer could find even the most fundamental building blocks incapable of being used. In the end, I find myself babeling to myself incoherently as I try to trace, diagram, and divine the secrets of these "innovative" implementations.
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RSS and ATOM libraries?
Today, I was out Googling for a good ATOM library to add to a project I am working on so I can support both RSS & ATOM. Thus far, I have been using the excellent ASP.NET RSS Toolkit, but I was disappointed to find very few .NET solutions for ATOM available in the open-source community.
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Codesmith Exception Template updated
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P&P Service Factory Guidance package Community Release
I have been following this project from a distance, but am starting to like their idea of an end-to-end guidance for Web Service development. The P&P team recently announced the release of the VS2005-integrated "Guidance Package" to help you implement their proscribed best practices:
patterns & practices: Service Factory: Home:We have just released our May Community release of the Web Service Software Factory to our GotDotNet community - http://practices.gotdotnet.com/projects/svcfactory. Highlights of this release include: - Updates to our base WCF guidance package based on your feedback - An entire guidance package dedicated to securing your services using - X.509 certificates - Kerberos - Direct authentication using Windows, ADAM, or SQL - A MEX based policy generator to help you secure your client applications - A partially complete Interop configurator to help you apply security policy based on your interop requirements - Improved documentation including: - A Service Factory navigator to help you navigate the documentation and the Service Factory - Extensive documentation to support the security guidance package - Documentation for customizing your own guidance packages - A new reference implementation - Based on feedback from our community we have applied a slightly different combination of patterns. Take a look and let us know what you think.
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Bookmark: Cropper (C#) screen capture utility
I recall reading blog posts about this, but lost the link, so this is just a reminder/bookmark.
Brian Scott : Cropper in C#:Cropper is a screen capture utility written in C# on the Microsoft .Net platform. It makes it fast and easy to grab parts of your screen.