Links (3/28/2010)

.NET

1. Quick way to search for characters in a string without using regex or loops
2. Updated the CsvFileTester for Jet 4.0
3. Compare two XML Files using .Net
4. Adding the ForEach(Action) to IEnumerable

Web

1. 20 Helpful jQuery Methods you Should be Using
2. Creating an OData API for StackOverflow including XML and JSON in 30 minutes
3. 75 RSS Feeds Every Designer Should Follow
4. Performance Tip #2: Iterating Over Node Collections
5. Windows Azure Platform
6. 19 CSS html calendars for your next web application
7. March 21st Links: ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, Visual Studio, Silverlight
8. jQuery UI 1.8 adds position, button, autocomplete, new widget factory, lighter core
9. Most Practical CSS Cheat Sheet Yet
10. Grid Accordion with jQuery | CSS-Tricks
11. Understanding the CSS Float Property
12. Introduction to the Reactive Extensions for JavaScript – jQuery Live Event Integration

Visual Studio

1. Techniques in Advanced .NET Debugging with John Robbins

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Taming Goliath: Selling UX to Large Companies (part 1 of 2)
2. Taming Goliath: Collaboration with Large Companies (part 2 of 2)
3. Preview Code Files in Windows 7
4. 10 Questions to Ask Your New Manager
5. Saving power on the go – getting your laptop battery to last all day
6. Be a Better Developer 5 – Being a Salesperson
7. How to : Disable Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows 2008
8. Developing Functional Specifications based on the UML Model
9. USB Memory Support for the Xbox 360 coming April 6th
10. Updates: Process Explorer v12, VMMap v2.62, DiskView v2.4
11. 7 Qualities That Makes A Awesome User Interface

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Silverlight Links

Links (3/21/2010)

.NET

1. Events get a little overhaul in C# 4, Part III: Breaking Changes
2. How to use String.Format in PowerShell?
3. C# with keyword equivalent
4. Do not name a class the same as its namespace, Part Three
5. Do not name a class the same as its namespace, Part Four
6. Convert Xml tree to a string quickly using .NET framework.
7. LINQ to Object Part #4: Querying Non- IEnumerable collections

Web

1. Why is JSON so popular? Developers want out of the syntax business.
2. Logging Exceptions in .NET Applications
3. patterns & practices Web Client Developer Guidance
4. Implementing Effects in JQuery
5. Events in JQuery
6. 25 Out of the Box Tutorials powered by jQuery and CSS3
7. Showing Progress Bar Using jQuery
8. Basic CSS3 Techniques That You Should Know
9. 20 Firefox Plug-ins for Web Designers and Developers
10. 8 Common CSS Mistakes and How to Fix Them
11. 47 CSS Tips & Tricks To Take Your Site To The Next Level
12. Previewing AlloyUI, a YUI 3-based Component Library from Liferay

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Comparison of Architecture presentation patterns MVP(SC),MVP(PV),PM,MVVM and MVC
2. Analytic charts & grids in PerformancePoint Services

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (3/14/2010)

.NET

1. SQL Style Extensions for C#
2. Using PowerShell to demo PowerShell via PowerShellPoint! (aka “PowerPoint for PowerShell’ers…” or “We don’t need no stink’n PowerPoint to present PowerShell!”)
3. Strengthening your domain: Encapsulated collections
4. Determining Whether a String Is Contained Within a String Array (Case Insensitive)
5. .Net, Native, P/Invoke marshaling just like magic… “Marshaling with C# Pocket Reference” (Think “Marshalling Guide for the Busy Dev Guy”)
6. Do not name a class the same as its namespace, Part One
7. Do not name a class the same as its namespace, Part Two
8. WPF and Text Blurriness, now with complete Clarity
9. LINQ to Object Part #2: Filtering and Sorting

Web

1. Single Page Interface Pattern
2. Introduction to the Reactive Extensions for JavaScript – jQuery Integration
3. Using Delegate and Undelegate in jQuery 1.4.2

Visual Studio

1. VS2010 IDE Colors Extension
2. Some VS 2010 RC Updates (including patches for Intellisense and Web Designer fixes)

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Programming Practices: Part 1 – Watching from a distance
2. 15 Desktop & Online Wireframing Tools
3. Windows 7 Tip of the Week: Full Screen Toggle
4. The cult of busy
5. Release: VMware Workstation 7.0.1 / Player 3.0.1
6. Extend VM’s hard disk (in Windows) – Part 2

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (3/4/2010)

.NET

1. The Weekly Source Code 51 - Asynchronous Database Access and LINQ to SQL Fun
2. Thou Shalt not Iterate! : Part 2

Web

1. RIA Problems You Never Expected: RPC Spaghetti
2. jQuery Sliding Menu (AKA Lavalamp Menu)
3. 25 Excellent jQuery Tutorials for Navigation Menu
4. Tag Cloud with jQuery Effect
5. How jQuery is Killing Flash + jQuery Tutorials & Plugins to Beat Up Flash Animations

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Updates: AdExplorer v1.3, VMMap v2.6, Disk2vhd v1.5, LiveKd v3.14, Sigcheck v1.66

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links