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Keeping an eye on your Subversion repository
If you're like me, you like to keep an eye on what is being committed to your subversion repository. A while back, I posted how to create an RSS feed from your SVN commits. RSS feeds are cool, but CommitMonitor is cooler. This little tool sits in your system tray and notifies you when users commit changes. It also gives you a historical view and lets you performs diffs. Give it a try...I think you'll like it.
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Subversion 1.5 brings merge improvements & more
My shop has been using Subversion for a number of years. It is a reliable tool and works well for our team. One area that Subversion could handle better is tracking merge information. Our team is always working on multiple feature branches and merging those changes back into the main line of development. The current merge support works fine (most of the time), but doesn't handle complex situations well.
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32 ways to Visualize your debugging experience
Debugger Visualizers are one of the best productivity additions to the Visual Studio debugging experience. After reading Vardi's post showing the wide variety of custom visualizers, I decided to start maintaining a list of visualizers at dotnetpowered.com. After some internet research, I've documented 32 visualizers for everything from Regular Expressions to Linq Queries. Check out the list and rev up your development environment today! If you know of any other custom visualizers, please send them my way.
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Daily Dilbert Updated
I've updated my Dilbert Image Service to handle the redesign of the Dilbert.com site that broke it today. It's nice to have a portal with good content, but it's better to have a portal with a today's Dilbert comic! Nothing brings users to your portal like Dilbert. I hope you enjoy the updated service.
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Pulling back the covers on SQL Server
Tuning SQL Server has always been a black art. Luckily, SQL Server 2005 added a number of tools to give us a glimpse into its inner workings through Dynamic Management Views (DMV). In the MSDN article, SQL Server: Uncover Hidden Data to Optimize Application Performance, Ian Stirk provides an excellent overview of the various DMVs. "SQL Server 2005 collects data relating to running queries. This data, which is held in memory and starts accumulating after a server restart, can be used to identify numerous issues and metrics, including those surrounding table indexes, query performance, and server I/O. You can query this data via the SQL Server Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and related Dynamic Management Functions (DMFs)." More...
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Don't Despair...Yet
Is cubicle life making you too happy? Are you starting to feel motivated? Have no fear, the folks at Despair.com are here to help. They are fighting the war against motivation!
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Language List Upgrade
The .NET Language List at dotnetpowered.com has become one of the most comprehensive lists of .NET-targeted languages available on the net. This is thanks in large part to community involvement. I've wanted to do some upgrades on the page for some time, and the first of them are finally online. Click on the Enhanced View link to see the new functionality. You can vote for your favorite language & sort the list different ways. I'll also be adding the ability to add comment support so you can discuss your the aspects of your favorite language with the community. Please let me know what you think and how I can make it better. Also, if you know of a new language, please send it my way.