August 2003 - Posts

What is a Source Control Binding?
If you've ever used the Change Source Control feature in Visual Studio .NET 2003 when disconnecting from the network or when branching a project or solution, you've come face to face with a source control binding. Today, I'll expand on a post I made last Read More...
Posted 20 August 03 06:02 by KorbyP | 9 Comments   
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SourceSafe Wiki
In modern usage, Wiki is used in three contexts that I know about: "Wiki Wiki Food" means Fast Food in Hawaii. A "WikiWiki Shuttle" is the Honolulu airport shuttle. A "Wiki" is a dynamically defined set of Web pages that anyone can access and edit. The Read More...
Posted 20 August 03 05:27 by KorbyP | 11 Comments   
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Community by the Numbers?
Microsoft's Marc Smith is leading the charge in the hunt for the Holy Grail of social computing. I'm not a total convert to his brand of social reductionism, but I have to admit that he has some really compelling ideas ( and toys! ). If you ever get a Read More...
Posted 19 August 03 06:17 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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On Windows and Beehives
Raymond Chen writes, "Useless trivia day. Why is a registry file called a "hive"? Because one of the original developers of Windows NT hated bees. So the developer who was responsible for the registry snuck in as many bee references as he could. A registry Read More...
Posted 15 August 03 12:02 by KorbyP | 17 Comments   
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What's it like to work at Microsoft?
FAQ #1 is the always the easiest to answer. My answer to FAQ #1 is a single word: MAGICAL. FAQ #2: Why is it "magical"? Typical Answer: Because I get to work with people like Chris Sells . Haven't met him. Subscribed. Welcome to the blogroll Chris. Keep Read More...
Posted 13 August 03 05:47 by KorbyP | 19 Comments   
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Guidance on Creating Projects and Solutions
Here's my Source Control Tip of the Week: <<Create a blank solution before creating a project.>> In Web Projects and Source Control Integration in Visual Studio .NET , I state that doing so will, " ...improve the long-term manageability and Read More...
Posted 12 August 03 03:06 by KorbyP | 6 Comments   
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VSS Automation Whitepaper
A customer recently asked, " We are using Visual SourceSafe for version control for one of our .NET based projects. We are wondering if SourceSafe can be setup to automatically send out change notification to a mailing list whenever a file is checked Read More...
Posted 07 August 03 08:05 by KorbyP | 22 Comments   
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The .ROOT Folder and "Unified Root"
In a recent post, Chris Flaat offers some good advice for developers who include "linked files" in their source-controlled projects. Linked files, which are also called "reference files" in some language projects, are files that do not occupy the same Read More...
Posted 05 August 03 12:44 by KorbyP | 3 Comments   
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Book Review: PocketPC Network Programming
Do you write applications for the PocketPC? Don't miss this Addison-Wesley title from Steve Makofsky : PocketPC Network Programming Here's what I wrote about it on Amazon.com : If you're crazy about writing useful apps for sexy little devices like the Read More...
Posted 04 August 03 04:17 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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Alex Lowe Joins Microsoft
From ASP.NET MVP to Microsoft .NET Evangelist. Success is the domain of good guys. Welcome aboard Alex. I look forward to meeting you in person. Thanks to ScottW for posting the big announcement . Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías Read More...
Posted 01 August 03 01:04 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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