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ASP.NET MVC Link-Fest
Friday, October 24, 2008 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
A good number of links to get a better feel for ASP.NET MVC before the release of version 1.
Collected for your convenience...all in one location over the past two months.
First, the primary link for the ASP.NET MVC Beta.
Is StringBuilder faster than String Concatenation?
Monday, October 01, 2007 11:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Do you know when to use a StringBuilder as opposed to a string concatenation?
Most of the time, I've seen everyone using string concatenation (i.e. "The quick brown"+"fox") when creating their strings in C# or VB.NET. As a matter of fact, every interviewer I've talked to has asked me that same question:
If you were to concatenate a string, which would be faster? A StringBuilder class or just using the "+" to create your string?
Of course, I would say the StringBuilder class.
Top 20 .NET Garbage Collection Articles
Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Yes, even .NET has garbage collection.
Roy Ashbrook at Drowning In Technical Debt researched and collected a great list of the Top 20 .NET Garbage Collection Articles. It's amazing how I've been looking at this same issue lately and his list has provided some great insight as to how .NET handles garbage collection.
I'm hoping that this helps out some developers if they are using very large objects in their systems.
ASP.NET AJAX Client Life-Cycle Events
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
ASP.NET Ajax events can be confusing, but this PDF cheat sheet helped.
ASP.NET Resources created(?) and posted a helpful PDF of the ASP.NET AJAX client-side life-cycle.
Creating a .NET bootstrapped installer using NSIS
Monday, June 11, 2007 2:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
If you have a .NET installation, here a tutorial on how to use Nullsoft's Scriptable Install System that truly exceeds expectations.
After writing about DCOT's 9 free installation systems, I thought this was a good follow up and tutorial on how to install a .NET application using Nullsoft's Scriptable Install System.
An excellent way to create an installation using a free piece of software. There are downloadable example files as well.
Is the .NET Framework installed on this machine?
Friday, May 25, 2007 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Guy Vider at The Code Project has some code that detects whether .NET is available on the clients machine or not.
If you build client applications that require the .NET framework, you do realize that you can't install your awesome, brand new .NET application that cleans dishes, sweeps the floors, and streams music through your kitchen because they don't have the .NET Framework on their machine.
How can you detect whether they have the .NET Framework on their machine when your code is written in .NET?
What's New In C# 3.0!
Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Great summary of features found in the new C# 3.0.
After looking around for some news regarding C# 3.0 and following up on the "C# 3.0 - An Introduction" post, I found a summarized post of what's new in C# 3.0 at dotnetwithme.blogspot.com.
Thanks for the summary!
Microsoft released .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Microsoft is on a "release rampage" lately.
Not many companies have moved to .NET 2.0, or even 3.0 for that matter, and Microsoft is pre-releasing a beta of .NET Framework 3.5.
Their download page lists the features included with the 3.5 pre-release:
C# 3.0 - An Introduction
Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
A great introduction to what's coming in C# 3.0 from Granville Barnett.
Last year, about this time, I remember hearing that Microsoft was moving towards a new revision of C# 3.0 and the recent news about the .NET 3.0 Framework.
I asked a while back if anyone had news about what was new in 3.0 Framework or C# information. The timing is perfect. Mr. Barnett wrote a C# 3.0 introduction as to what we can expect.
Microsoft Announces .NET Framework 3.0
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:16 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Microsoft releases version 3.0 of their .NET framework.
InfoWorld has information on Microsoft releasing their newest .NET framework 3.0 to the masses. They are also touting that it will work with Visual Studio 2005.
I know a lot of companies that are still on 1.1 and haven't moved towards 2.0. I sense a parallel between OS's and development tools, meaning companies that are still using Windows 2000, will be forced to upgrade their OS just to stay ahead of the pack. How convenient that Vista is right around the corner.
New features in C# 3.0
Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:23 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Check out and see what Microsoft has in store for C# 3.0.
The article talks about the new language features in 3.0.
I DO NOT like the "var" keyword. It makes the language look more like JavaScript. Yes, I understand that the language was derived from ECMAScript, but still...
First Look at ASP.NET "Atlas"
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:07 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
Here's a first look at Microsoft implementing AJAX into ASP.NET...codenamed "Atlas"
Rob Gonda beat me to the punch. I noticed this today and I JUST read a post from him talking about it. Sooo...I send traffic to him. :-)
Some VERY cool .NET tips
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:35 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: .NET | Comments: 0
22 Quick tips to help you accomplish numerous tasks in .NET.
The first five I like and use.
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