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My most frequently used Gmail shortcuts by skjagini

j: Move down in the list k: Move up in the list x: Select/Unselect * and n : Unselect all l: label s: Star e: Archive #: Delete z: Undo Enter: Enter the selected conversation c: Compose r: Reply a: Reply all f: Forward tab and enter: Send
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Building applications with WPF, MVVM and Prism(aka CAG) by skjagini

In this article I am going to walk through an application using WPF and Prism (aka composite application guidance, CAG) which simulates engaging a taxi (cab). The rules are simple, the app would have3 screens A login screen to authenticate the user An...
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For my reference: Design Patterns and Guidelines by skjagini

This document is for my own reference, a collection of resources I have gathered trying to understand design patterns and guidelines. Find the attachment as .docx
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Building applications with WCF - Part 1 of n by skjagini

I am going to write series of articles using Windows Communication Framework (WCF) to develop client and server applications and this is the first part of that series. What is WCF As Juwal puts in his Programming WCF book, WCF provides an SDK for developing...
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Resharper Surround with Templates: () by skjagini

Resharper comes with live templates (ctrl + j) or surround with templates (ctrl+ alt + j) which helps with few key strokes and can save you considerable time over a period of day. Of the available surround with templates, my most frequently used one is...
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Timeout exceptions by skjagini

1. WCF In a typical WCF client-service application, the client initiates the requests and waits for the response from service. If the service doesn’t respond in the preconfigured intervals the client will error out with an exception similar to the following...
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Starting with LLBLGenPro in your Project by skjagini

LLBLGenPro is an object relational mapper which generates code for the data access layer from the database, in the coming releases it’s been planned to engineer from LLBL Project to create database. I am using v2.6 in my current project and happy with...
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My most frequently used Resharper and VS.Net Shortcuts by skjagini

1. Resharper ReSharper is a VS.Net Plug-in that gives you solution wide error analysis with lots of refactoring features. I can say with confidence that my productivity has gone up after I started using this tool and completely addicted to it. These are...
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Extension methods – ForEach statement by skjagini

One of the features introduced along with .Net framework 3.5 is Extension methods which allows to extend a class by adding new methods without actually deriving from the class or changing the source code. They are extremely handy to extend multiple classes...
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Windows Live Writer + Code Snippet Plug-in = Happy blogging by skjagini

If you are a avid blogger, and haven’t heard of Windows Live Writer (WLW) then you are living in a cave, can you think of any of those Geico ads :) For example think of an email editor, where you longer need to connect to email provider site, depend on...
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