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Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:24 AM

CodePlex Project - CSharpDistilled.Diagnostics 1.0.0.3

You've probably noticed that it has been a few weeks since my last blog posting here and that is largely due to the fact that I've been working on a open source project called CSharpDistilled.Diagnostics . While at Microsoft TechEd this year I got talking...
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:47 AM

Windows Vista Build 5456 and .NET Framework 3.0 June CTP

Yesterday Microsoft released the June CTP of the newly renamed .NET Framework 3.0 which was previously known by the codename WinFX. You can download this CTP here: .NET Framework 3.0 June CTP Interestingly, this download page mentions that this CTP is...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:21 PM

Was an Assembly Built in Debug or Release Mode?

Sometimes you find yourself wondering if an assembly was compiled with or without the /debug compiler option, in the case of the C# compiler. The following download link will allow you to download a small C# program that given the path to an assembly...
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Friday, June 09, 2006 6:47 PM

Chatting about LINQ and ADO.NET Entities

In preparation for Microsoft TechEd 2006 which begins this weekend in Boston; I've been absorbing as much information as I can regarding some of the future technologies that I plan to attend sessions for while at TechEd. These technologies include LINQ...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006 10:55 PM

CLR via C#

Jeffrey Richter ( Wintellect ) has produced an awesome C# book in CLR via C# published by Microsoft Press . Unlike many books on the C# programming language, which simply show you the syntax behind some programming concept as supported by the CLR, this...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:28 AM

Mix06 Sessions Online

If you're interested in seeing where the future of web-based applications will take you then I would recommend you check out some of the sessions from the recent Mix06 conference , these sessions are now available online at http://sessions.mix06.com/...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:00 AM

Say Goodbye to Courier New within Visual Studio 2005

Tired of using the age old Courier New font for coding, well Microsoft now provides a new Consolas font which installs itself as the default font within Visual Studio 2005. Sean Laberee within the Visual Studio Editor's blog , cautions that the Consolas...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:41 PM

Get the Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" LINQ May CTP

Microsoft wants you to get the "Orcas" LINQ preview code and tell them if you believe they are taking the .net framework in the right direction, including in this preview are C# and VB samples and walkthroughs showing you how the next version of Visual...
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Friday, April 21, 2006 8:58 PM

Visual Studio Orcas Class Designer

Unfortunately I'm not about to divulge Microsoft's plans for the Visual Studio Orcas Class Designer but rather discuss some enhancements that I'd really like to see included in the Orcas release of this wonderful addition to the Visual Studio environment...
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