Tobler.SoftwareArchitecture()
John Tobler's somewhat ordered collection of thoughts and resources mostly related to software architecture and software engineering.
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[Tools] Essential tool: FxCop
Several .NETWeblogs Bloggers have pointed to FxCop lately, so I checked it out. This one gets the "AWESOME" and "MUST-HAVE" ratings! It is a code analysis tool that can help developers keep their code within the .NET Framework Design Guidelines.
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[Tools] A Collection of .NET Regular Expression Tools
I'm starting to use .NET's RegEx class all over...in ways I never expected. Here's the tools and sites I'm using lately:
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[Languages] Curl
Some time back, I started to look at Curl but balked at the commercial pricing. Now, they apparently have a Free Application Deployment Program.
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[Article] ObjectComparer
This ObjectComparer article at The Code Project shows nicely how to implement the IComparer interface to set up a Compare method that allows you to create a nifty Array.Sort method somewhat similar to DataView.Sort.
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[Tools] Cool Viewstate Decoder
Quoted material from [ScottGu's Blog]:
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RE: Collapsible Code
Maybe I should start using the collapsible code features. See [Sam Gentile's Blog Entry] and [Drew's Blog Entry] about it.
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[Noteworthy] EROS: The Extremely Reliable Operating System
EROS: The Extremely Reliable Operating System looks like an extremely interesting project. Have a look at the defining IEEE article, EROS: A Principle-Driven Operating System from the Ground Up.
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Win Forms Custom Controls
Greg Robinson has been working on a template for building custom controls, using inheritance. See [Greg Robinson's Blog].
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Blog your Messenger conversations :-)
See http://dotnetweblogs.com/DNeimke/archive/02142003.aspx#2399
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VS Easter Eggs
So, lest I be the most ignorant, fire up Visual Studio.NET, get some code in there, hit Ctrl-I and start typing. After you've found something, use F3 to Find Next.