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Building NHibernate 1.2.1GA on .NET 3.5
20 March 08 02:49 PM
I recently reached a point where for reasons that I'm sure you can all relate to, I decided to clean my laptop and rebuild.  I therefore did a clean install of Vista with SP1.  As a quick aside, SP1 does actually seem to improve performance Read More...
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Wow - That Was Annoying
18 November 07 06:18 PM
So I'm in an awkward place right now when it comes to programming.  In addition to the fact that I no longer program on a day-to-day basis (which is starting to bug me a little more than it used to as I'm afraid I'm starting to atrophy a bit), I'm Read More...
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Linq-i-fying My Existing Projects - Part 1
14 November 07 08:09 AM
To be honest, I don't know how many parts there will end up being - since the longer I'm away from day to day developing, the fewer projects I have to go back through.  However, I can think of a few more off the top of my head - so I still think Read More...
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OBA - Are We There Yet?
25 August 07 10:40 PM
I am a beliver in the power of Office as the pre-eminant smart client for the majority of LOB applicaitons. However, I also think that we're still a little ways off from realizing my belief - not because of some entrenched NIH complex held to by consultants Read More...
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C# 3.0 Object Initializers
13 August 07 08:59 AM
As I'm sure you are aware, C# 3.0 includes a new language feature called object initializers. Put simply, object initializers enable you to initialize the state of an object with a single expression that does not require use of parameterized constructors. Read More...
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DinnerNow v1.3 Is Released
03 June 07 08:14 PM
If you're looking for a good sample that shows how to apply some of the new .NET 3.0 technologies, check out the latest distribution of the DinnerNow.Net sample application. More information here . Read More...
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WF Custom Actions - Location Matters!
28 May 07 05:47 PM
Firstly, many thanks to Kavita Kamani for helping me figure this one out. As you may or may not know, Windows Workflow Foundation contains a lightweight, forward-chaining rules engine (by lightweight, I mean to say non- Rete ). In WF rules, a rule is Read More...
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Partial Methods - I Object?
27 May 07 09:48 PM
No, not partial classes. Partial methods. As Wes talks about in his latest post on language enhancements in Orcas, partial methods are another new C# language feature that allows you to define the signature of a method in one part of a partial class and Read More...
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Linq for NHibernate
09 April 07 05:42 PM
A while back, I posted on lambda expressions in C# 3.0 . In that post, I concluded by saying the following. "Personally, I would love to see somebody write an extension to NHibernate to allow use of Linq queries in the place of HQL – so if anyone's looking Read More...
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Orcas Certifications Follow-Up – Implications for MCPD
25 March 07 10:43 PM
I wanted to take a quick second to do 2 things. Update you on our plans for a set of Orcas Technology Specialist exams and certifications Explain the role that these new TS certifications will play in the MCPD certifications So firstly, here's the updated Read More...
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More C# 3.0 – Extension Methods
09 February 07 02:05 PM
A while back I wrote a post about lambda expressions in C# 3.0 and how they are one of the enabling technologies behind Linq . I would like to continue that discussion today with a quick overview of something called extension methods. First, I want to Read More...
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Lambda, Lambda, Lambda!
18 January 07 02:47 PM
When I first heard about lambdas, I was highly skeptical primarily because I haven't seen or thought about these things since my computer science classes in college. If you need further evidence for my general skepticism, please see the definition of Read More...
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