Thoughts about .NET. Thoughts about code.
Posted in .NET on Feb 16th, 2005
I tried to set up a test machine today. During the install of Office 2003 the install stated that it couldn’t find file yh561403.cab. Sure enough, it’s not on my dvd. Check an older version of the DVD and it installed correctly. Lucky I keep a backup set of the DVDs. The disc is December [...]
Posted in .NET, Conference on Feb 4th, 2005
Next week I am going to be down in San Francisco at VSLive. Its going to be a busy week for me. I’m giving three talks and am on at least one panel. I wrote about the sessions I’m giving in this blog entry last year. I’m also meeting with a few of my buddies [...]
Posted in .NET on Feb 4th, 2005
I was reading Shawn’s comments and found an answer that explains another problem with the VS IDE. The trouble comes when creating a custom user control and adding it to a test form. If you modify the code in the user control and then there is a problem with the next build of your application [...]
Posted in .NET on Feb 4th, 2005
One unfortunate side effect of working on a Windows Forms project is that the WinForm designer occasionally loses one or more of your controls. This seems to happen only to C# developers. It appears that this is a well known issue and it is completely maddening when it happens. There you are, carefully crafting you [...]
Posted in .NET on Feb 3rd, 2005
I like how Visual Studio.NET and the .NET framework make it easy to create custom user controls. The IDE support is first rate which makes building and testing controls a snap. George Politis shows how to create a much improved combobox. Self Sizing dropdown window Smart placement of dropdown window (near window edge) Building a [...]
Are you unit testing your code yet? It will save you time in the long run if you do. I dug up some web articles for a recent talk I gave on unit testing and I’m sharing them with you. Enjoy. Got more links to share? Let me know. Bugslayer Tester Utility, Take 3 Adding [...]
Posted in .NET on Jan 9th, 2005
Perhaps this will save you a few headaches. I installed the Visual Studio 2005 November CTP beta today. The IDE install went smoothly. When I tried to install the MDSN help files however I ran into a snag. The install stops and tells me I need to have XP SP 2 installed. What? Turns out [...]
Posted in .NET on Dec 13th, 2004
If you live here in the Puget Sound region you might be interested in attending a.NET Developers Association (NetDA) meeting or two. Tonight – December 13th we have Paul Litwin talking about SQL Server Reporting Services for the Developer In this session you will explore the capabilities of SQL Server Reporting Services from the perspective [...]
Posted in .NET, Conference on Dec 11th, 2004
Well it’s official. Microsoft has announced the dates for their Professional Developers Conference. Put September 13-16 2005 on your calendar and get ready to join the .NET extravaganza. Rumor has it that this will be the debut of .NET 2.0. This makes sense to me. The next beta will be out the beginning of 2005. [...]
Posted in .NET on Nov 4th, 2004
Oops. I guess I missed one of the samples for Windows Forms 2.0. Design Mode Dialog I haven’t tried this one yet The description on the Microsoft website sounds interesting, hope I can play with this sample this weekend.