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When updating Sql columns that need a minimum or maximum date, consider using the defaults from the System.Data.SqlType namespace: 1: DateTime minDate = SqlDateTime.MinValue.Value 2: 3: // and 4: 5: DateTime maxDate = SqlDateTime.MaxValue...
I like this article by Nathan Henkel , its essentially about assessing risk and scope of projects and strikes me as a simple truth about the uncertainties you encounter in every project: Information about any project can be divided into four categories...
Face it, the IT world is a tiny tight-knit community where everyone knows everyone either directly or indirectly through our own private game of 6-degrees of separation . So, why do most employers treat potential recruits more like pesky cold-calling...
James correctly points out that I omitted the variable declaration output when you specify custom arguments. This is fixed in version v1.4, which you can download now.
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...
Kane Mar identifies 2 Anti-Pattern variations on the Iterative Waterfall methodology as it relates to people implementing Agile methodologies: http://danube.com/blog/kanemar/the_staggered_iterative_waterfall_anti_pattern_part_1.html http://danube.com...
Shortly after the end of PDC, Microsoft briefly posted a huge list of all the Hands-On Labs that were available during PDC. Unfortunately, while I was downloading them they removed the files and links from the CommNet site, and later I had a HD crash...
I recently was referred to this tool by a MS rep while troubleshooting some IIS Hangs and Crashes. It is still in Beta, but you can grab it via the Guest ID "DebugDiag" at http://beta.microsoft.com : The IIS Debug Diagnostic Tool is designed to help identify...
Yesterday I attended the Pre-Con session "Framework Design Guidelines: The Art of Building a Reusable Class Library" presented by Brad Abrams and Krzysztof Cwalina . It definitely met my expectations built-up from following their blogs over the years...
I first discovered Fiddler over a year ago after trying several other HTTP trace/proxy tools like YATT for tuning ASP.NET 1.0 applications. Although many of the other tools worked well, they often had extra dependencies or more complex UI's. None of them...
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