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Open source's profound impact on the development community
Justin James gives a brief overview of open source's evolution and how perceptions about it have changed. He also explains how open source gives developers new career options.
Posted by Justin James | April 2, 2013, 8:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by brunobiondo@...
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Build powerful web interfaces with Bootstrap
Bootstrap provides developers and designers with a straightforward way to create web interfaces. Here's how to use the open source framework's design features.
Posted by Tony Patton | April 1, 2013, 9:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by visionwebware
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VsVim brings the power of vim to Visual Studio
Learn how to put VsVim, an adaptation of vim that works with the Visual Studio IDE, into action.
Posted by Tony Patton | March 27, 2013, 9:18 PM PDT
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Use paired programming to increase efficiency and reduce bugs
Justin James discusses two ways to use paired programming and offers tips on what you should consider in terms of work setup and skill levels for this exercise.
Posted by Justin James | March 26, 2013, 9:11 AM PDT | Latest comment by cajonaitis@...
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies Amazon cloud deployments
See how Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk with .NET via Visual Studio provides a straightforward way for developers to deploy their .NET applications to the AWS cloud.
Posted by Tony Patton | March 21, 2013, 12:08 PM PDT
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Two ways to integrate UserVoice into your application
Learn how to UserVoice to provide help desk and feedback services for users. This powerful tool might make your developers, support staff, and users happy.
Posted by Justin James | March 18, 2013, 8:47 PM PDT | Latest comment by evanhamilton
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Five technical considerations for SaaS applications
Should you commit to a vendor? Can your application scale? These are just two of the questions developers should think about when building a SaaS app.
Posted by Justin James | March 14, 2013, 1:59 PM PDT
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Integrate AWS with .NET applications by using a Visual Studio add-in
The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio simplifies building .NET applications using Amazon Web Services features. Get details on using the extension.
Posted by Tony Patton | March 11, 2013, 2:56 PM PDT
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Software development experience: Is time, depth, or breadth most important?
Answer this one-question poll to let us know what you think is most important when it comes to software development experience: time, depth, or breadth.
Posted by Justin James | March 8, 2013, 9:49 AM PST | Latest comment by Manju.L
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What to consider before moving your application to the cloud
When CXOs ask developers whether they can move their application to the cloud, these are the six factors they should think about before answering that question.
Posted by Justin James | March 7, 2013, 10:11 PM PST | Latest comment by shanew@...
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Use jQuery to make a tabbed UI
jQuery makes it easy for developers to deliver outstanding desktop-like functionality in the Web browser. Learn how to implement tabbed interfaces in jQuery.
Posted by Justin James | March 1, 2013, 8:19 PM PST
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Poll: Do you program against Office?
Answer this one-question poll to let us know whether you program against Office and, if so, how often.
Posted by Justin James | February 28, 2013, 12:35 AM PST | Latest comment by DavidTheConsultant
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Be progressive with Modernizr and ASP.NET 4.5
Rolling out applications that use HTML5 and CSS3 requires planning and some help via JavaScript. Here's how Modernizer integrates with ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012.
Posted by Tony Patton | February 25, 2013, 4:02 PM PST
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Use jQuery to meet users' expectations
Here are three of the ways Justin James uses jQuery to meet users' raised expectations about functionality and responsiveness.
Posted by Justin James | February 22, 2013, 11:53 PM PST
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Poll: How are you handling the changes in .NET?
The changes in the .NET ecosystem are causing some developers to move to completely different systems. Take this one-question poll to let us know how you're handling the changes.
Posted by Justin James | February 21, 2013, 12:31 PM PST
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ASP.NET 4.5 features make upgrade worth the trouble
Tony Patton gives an overview of the notable features that are available with ASP.NET 4.5.
Posted by Tony Patton | February 19, 2013, 7:05 AM PST | Latest comment by D0c
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Poll: Are you using or learning jQuery?
Answer our one-question developer poll to let us know whether you are using or learning jQuery.
Posted by Justin James | February 13, 2013, 5:13 PM PST | Latest comment by Duke E Love
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Active Directory authentication in .NET solves one BYOD challenge
Justin James presents two code samples that show how easy .NET makes it to authenticate against Active Directory.
Posted by Justin James | February 12, 2013, 6:58 AM PST
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Binary repository for non-developers: 10 things we can learn from the software development community
Find out how to reap the benefits of the best practices coming out of the agile movement. One trend that is taking developers by storm is socialization.
Posted by Guest Contributor | February 7, 2013, 2:29 PM PST
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Poll: Which .NET UI tech do you target?
.NET developers, do you mainly use WinForms, WebForms, WPF/Silverlight, Windows 8 native, or ASP.NET MVC?
Posted by Justin James | February 6, 2013, 12:02 PM PST | Latest comment by 333239
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C# developer interview questions and answers
Software development hiring managers and potential interviewees will find these open-ended C# proficiency interview questions and answers useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | August 13, 2012, 1:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by robonmatt
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JavaScript interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample JavaScript proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | December 14, 2012, 1:07 PM PST | Latest comment by belli_bettens@...
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ASP.NET development interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample ASP.NET proficiency interview Q&As useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | October 22, 2012, 9:46 AM PDT | Latest comment by Akanksha Kalla
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When to use functional programming languages and techniques
If a project requires lots of concurrency/parallelism, its own language, or lots of math, you should think functional programming.
Posted by Claudio Caballero | May 21, 2013, 10:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by Mark Miller
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SQL Server database developer interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | September 28, 2012, 5:41 PM PDT | Latest comment by sqlservermasters
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Migration paths: Replacing Java for internally developed programs
Due to the unique and entrenched position Java holds in the business world / detail a variety of migration paths away from Java, for desktop applications as well as applets
Posted by James Sanders | May 31, 2013, 5:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by wdewey@...
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The art of the small test program
When your application fails, Chip Camden suggests creating a Small Test Program because it will help vendors and developers help you. Here's what is involved in creating such programs.
Posted by Chip Camden | June 6, 2013, 6:49 PM PDT | Latest comment by phscnp
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How to prevent code rot
Software developers call neglected code that stops working code rot. Chip Camden explains why this often occurs and how to avoid such trouble.
Posted by Chip Camden | June 13, 2013, 5:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by venerable Architect
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Let users pick a file to open via OpenFileDialog in VB.NET
Whenever you need to allow a user to open a particular file without forcing the user to type the full path and file name, you can use the OpenFileDialog class. OpenFileDialog has a number of...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | August 23, 2007, 3:01 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tokinabo
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Streamline CSS development with LESS
LESS is a dynamic stylesheet language that extends standard CSS. The result is leaner code that is easier to maintain.
Posted by Tony Patton | May 16, 2013, 9:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by maszsam@...
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How to test Web services with soapUI
SmartBear's soapUI is a fantastic tool for testing and demoing Web services. Follow these instructions on how to use soapUI to perform Web service testing.
Posted by Justin James | August 27, 2012, 10:39 AM PDT | Latest comment by web-testing-services
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Seven traits of effective programmers
Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession.
Posted by Justin James | May 4, 2013, 9:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by cmckinney@...
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Write a resume that will land you a programming job
Justin James lays out what he sees on a developer's resume that makes him say "wow!"... and what makes him say "ugh!"
Posted by Justin James | October 8, 2007, 10:10 PM PDT | Latest comment by aliyadesouza
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Configuring SQL Developer for MySQL
I rant against Oracle products a lot in this blog, but I have to admit I actually like a few of their products. One of them is SQL Developer. Strangely though, the feature I kind of like best is...
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 27, 2007, 5:56 PM PST | Latest comment by MariposaLibre
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Two approaches to redirection in ASP.NET
ASP.NET provides a few ways to move to different pages. Tony Patton looks at these options and provides commentary on when you should use which approach.
Posted by Tony Patton | October 14, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mandlaanilbabu
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CSS interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample CSS proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | January 10, 2013, 12:12 PM PST
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Avoid getting buried in technical debt
Ward Cunningham wrote in 1992 that shipping first-time code is like going into technical debt. Chip Camden explains that the usefulness of the technical debt metaphor is awareness.
Posted by Chip Camden | May 24, 2013, 1:24 PM PDT | Latest comment by mdwalls
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Creating a Web service with VB.NET
VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the client and the server is taking place in the background. This tip shows you...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | October 4, 2007, 12:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by nimblebits
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Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET
Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. In this quick tip, Irina Medvinskaya creates a sample that uses the DateTimePicker...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | July 26, 2007, 10:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by harshalj90
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Develop PowerShell code within Visual Studio
Former PowerShell skeptic Tony Patton describes how the PowerGUI Visual Studio Extension brings PowerShell development into Visual Studio.
Posted by Tony Patton | March 16, 2012, 2:30 PM PDT
