Last week a colleague introduced me to extension methods ( C# , VB ) in .Net. If you're not familiar with extension methods, they were added in Visual Studio 2008 to provide a means for adding functionality to existing types without creating a new derived...

I've recently been developing a custom control ( BarControl ) that derived from an existing control ( FooControl ). There were two requirements related to the derived control's border style: The BorderStyle property should not be modified at runtime...

After a hiatus of 3+ years, I've decided to reopen blue collar. The focus will no longer be the .Net Compact Framework, but will still be aimed at providing information and solutions that will save time and effort for developers delivering solid code...