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How To Protect Your Pdf Files On The Web In IIS/Asp.Net Using Forms Authentication and HTTP Handlers

On 14 December 2009

Chad Scharf presents a detailed step by step walkthrough on protecting your PDF files using Forms Authentication and HTTP Handlers.

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Tags: featured

Amazon.com Releases the AWS .Net SDK Kit

On 20 November 2009

Amazon.com announces the release of the AWS (Amazon Web Services) SDK Kit for .Net.

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Tags: Design Methodology, featured, Opinion Column

In Which I Partially Disagree With The Microsoft Base Class Library Developers

On 23 February 2009

Tim Stall analyses 7 things that could discourage software developers from working late or doing overtime on their job.

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Tags: Opinion Column

Too Many Choices Are Overwhelming Software Developers

On 03 February 2009

J.P. Hamilton talks about how too many choices in our software industry is overwhelming developers, and thinks that a training plan could help alleviate the situation.

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Tags: Database Design, featured

How to Build Scalable Databases: Pros and Cons of Various Sharding Schemes

On 22 January 2009

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Tags: Development Outsourcing, Opinion Column

Outsourcing Not All Its Made Out to Be

On 13 January 2009

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Tim Stall analyses 7 things that could discourage software developers from working late or doing overtime on their job. Meanwhile, Avonelle thinks this is pretty normal and we should not treat software developers like special creatures.

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Tags: Opinion Column

Exploding The Myth Of The Single Exit Point For Methods

On 08 January 2009

Colin Scott explores explodes the myth of the “single exit point” school of thought which requires all logical paths through a method to end in a single place from which there is a return of control and method result(s) to the caller.

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Tags: featured

Woz Of Wisdom.

On 24 November 2008

Steve Wozniak tells Software Engineers to Follow Their Hearts

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Tags: .Net Framework

Why Microsoft Should Introduce Compiler Extensibility But May Not

On 31 October 2008

Tore Vestues discusses the possible benefits of introducing compiler extensibility that would allow developers to get into the .Net code compliation process and modify code before generating the .Net assembly. He also cautions us not to get too excited because it seems that Anders Hejlsberg (C# creator) mentioned in a PDC 2008 session that compiler [...]

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Tags: Best Practices, C# .Net

Casting Syntax Vs AS Operator – Which Approach Is Better And Why ?

On 15 October 2008

The two most popular approaches to casting – converting data types and objects – in C# are Using the cast syntax i.e. (TypeToBeCastTo) (type/object) and Using the AS operator i.e. (type/object) AS TypeToBeCastTo It is speculated that most developers use the first approach, but have you ever wondered which approach is the better one, is more [...]

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