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Mary Weilage

Mary Weilage
Mary Weilage is a Senior Editor for the CBS Interactive site TechRepublic. She edits the Android App Builder, Asian Technology, IT Consultant, SMB Technologist, Social Media in the Enterprise, and Software Engineer blogs.
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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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    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 jhalaka

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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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    Why programmers should study the art of programming

    Chip Camden encourages programmers to cultivate a broad and deep understanding of the trade by accumulating a knowledge of its history and keeping an eye on recent developments.

    Posted by Chip Camden | May 10, 2013, 8:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson

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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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    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 Tony Hopkinson

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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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    How developers can survive a 'go live' scenario

    Something always goes wrong in a "go live" scenario. Prepare your development team, your work environment, and yourself to handle these high-pressure situations.

    Posted by Justin James | April 25, 2013, 10:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by Refurbished

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    Expand your utility belt with Underscore.js

    The JavaScript library Underscore.js streamlines tasks and allows you to do more with fewer lines of code. Get a sense of what you can do with some of its 60+ functions.

    Posted by Tony Patton | April 24, 2013, 11:07 AM PDT

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Improve web page load time with yepnope.js

    The yepnope.js library offers a simple approach to asynchronously and conditionally loading web page resources. Here's a basic usage guide for yepnope.js.

    Posted by Tony Patton | May 10, 2013, 11:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by mmesford

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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

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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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    What Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 offer developers

    Find out how to build powerful applications via the Visual Studio 2012 IDE, how VS 2012 integrates with other Microsoft products, and more.

    Posted by Tony Patton | September 11, 2012, 5:48 AM PDT

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