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BlackWasp
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Multi-User Systems and Concurrency
published 5 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 6 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes ago
Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:17:39 PM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:56:01 PM GMT
Multi-User Systems and Concurrency
In a single-user application information can be read, created, updated or deleted without the risk of interfering with other people's work. When more than one user has the ability to access shared information, concurrency control becomes essential. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 46 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: Concurrency, multiuser
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Visual Studio Virtual Space
published 18 days, 6 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 19 days, 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:54:31 PM GMT Saturday, February 27, 2010 12:59:30 PM GMT
Visual Studio Virtual Space
When using Visual Studio's default settings, lines of code are terminated with a carriage return and placing the caret beyond the end of a line is impossible. By enabling virtual space, the caret can be moved to any position, including unused areas. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 16 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: Visual Studio
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SQL Server Programming Fundamentals Tutorial
published 22 days, 23 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 23 days, 20 hours, 19 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:37:51 PM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 11:11:12 PM GMT
SQL Server Programming Fundamentals Tutorial
A 60-part series of articles exploring the fundamentals of programming using Microsoft SQL Server. The tutorial includes explanation of SQL Server and relational database concepts, the creation of databases and the Transact-SQL query language. (more)
category: SQL | clicked: 43 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: MSSQL, SQLServer, TSQL
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Displaying Relative Time (C#)
published 30 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 32 days, 7 hours ago
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:18:33 AM GMT Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:29:54 PM GMT
Displaying Relative Time (C#)
When developing software that works with time stamped information, it is common to show the date and time at which an item was created or last updated. A user-friendly alternative is to display a relative time, such as "Two Hours Ago". (more)
category: UX | clicked: 61 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
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The Soundex Algorithm (C#)
posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 33 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes ago
Friday, February 12, 2010 10:54:53 PM GMT
The Soundex Algorithm (C#)
Cultural differences and input errors can lead to words being spelled differently to a user's expectations. This makes it difficult to locate information quickly. The Soundex algorithm can alleviate this by assigning codes based upon the sound of words. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 13 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: Algorithm, C#, soundex
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dnrTV - Show #165 - Michael Cummings on XNA Development Part 1
published 38 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by mithumithu 40 days, 17 hours, 21 minutes ago
Monday, February 08, 2010 1:40:11 PM GMT Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:09:03 AM GMT
dnrTV - Show #165 - Michael Cummings on XNA Development Part 1
Michael Cummings develops a game for the X-Box from start to finish borowing code from samples in the Farseer Physics Engine for XNA to produce Bumper Cars In Space. (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 34 | comment | | source: www.dnrtv.com
tags: dnrTV, X-Box, XNA
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Detecting User Inactivity (C#)
published 38 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 39 days, 3 hours, 10 minutes ago
Monday, February 08, 2010 1:40:11 PM GMT Sunday, February 07, 2010 4:20:24 PM GMT
Detecting User Inactivity (C#)
Some software, such as backup utilities, can use a large proportion of processor time and other resources. Often the user is given the option to only run such processes when the computer is not in use. This requires the detection of user inactivity. (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 80 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: C#, Windows
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Playing WAV Files (C# / .NET)
published 40 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 42 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes ago
Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:24:26 AM GMT Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:00:19 PM GMT
Playing WAV Files (C# / .NET)
A commonly used standard for high quality sound reproduction is the Waveform Audio File Format, with sound data usually stored in WAV files. The .NET framework provides the SoundPlayer class to allow simple playback of such files. (more)
category: UX | clicked: 43 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, audio, C#, wav
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Transact-SQL Delayed Execution
published 48 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 55 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes ago
Friday, January 29, 2010 10:35:37 AM GMT Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:46:49 PM GMT
Transact-SQL Delayed Execution
Transact-SQL includes the WAITFOR statement. This command allows the execution of a script or procedure to be blocked for a period of up to twenty-four hours. The process can be delayed until a specified time or for a number of hours, minutes and seconds. (more)
category: SQL | clicked: 61 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: SQL, SQL Server
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Getting the System Up Time (C# / .NET)
published 57 days, 9 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 60 days, 36 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:53:58 PM GMT
Getting the System Up Time (C# / .NET)
Sometimes it is necessary to know how much time has passed since Windows was started. This article demonstrates two ways to obtain this information using the .NET framework and describes the limitations of one of the commonly used methods. (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 79 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, C#, sysinfo
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Getting the Active Process (C# / .NET)
published 59 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 61 days, 8 hours, 6 minutes ago
Monday, January 18, 2010 10:41:45 AM GMT Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:24:44 AM GMT
Getting the Active Process (C# / .NET)
When developing software that monitors running processes, it can be useful to obtain details of the currently active application. The .NET framework does not provide methods to permit this so Platform Invocation Services (P/Invoke) must be used. (more)
category: UX | clicked: 66 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, C#, Windows
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Calculate the Number of Business Days in a Range (C#)
published 64 days, 7 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 67 days, 7 hours, 16 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:17:38 PM GMT Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:14:00 PM GMT
Calculate the Number of Business Days in a Range (C#)
A common task is to calculate the number of business days that exist within a date range. In most western cultures, these are the days from Monday to Friday and excluding Saturdays and Sundays. The resultant number should also exclude national holidays. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 70 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, algorithms, C#
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Writing Debug and Trace Messages (C# / .NET)
published 75 days, 6 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 77 days, 22 hours, 25 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:51:52 PM GMT Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:05:38 PM GMT
Writing Debug and Trace Messages (C# / .NET)
Complex software can be made easier to debug and monitor with the use of logging code. Such code outputs information about an application to the screen or to a location that can be examined during debugging or when the software is in a live environment. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 44 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, C#, Debugging, logging
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Basic File Operations (C# / .NET)
published 84 days, 22 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 86 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:42:22 PM GMT Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:40:15 PM GMT
Basic File Operations (C# / .NET)
When an application stores information within files, it is common to include some simple file management tasks within the software. This article describes methods of copying, moving, renaming and deleting files using C# and the .NET framework. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 58 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, C#, file, IO
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Simple Speech Synthesis (.NET)
published 95 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 96 days, 20 hours, 19 minutes ago
Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:45:31 AM GMT Friday, December 11, 2009 11:11:22 PM GMT
Simple Speech Synthesis (.NET)
When writing software that will be used by the visually impaired or for systems that have only an audio interface, it can be important to synthesise speech. The .NET framework includes standard classes that make this task simple to achieve. (more)
category: UX | clicked: 38 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, audio.speech
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The Meaning of 100% Test Coverage
published 103 days, 4 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by CygonCygon 104 days, 8 hours, 29 minutes ago
Saturday, December 05, 2009 3:14:36 PM GMT Friday, December 04, 2009 11:01:00 AM GMT
The Meaning of 100% Test Coverage
The Myth that 100% test coverage means code is completely bug-free has been busted thoroughly. So much in fact, that it is almost risqué to add complete test coverage to your agenda. But is 100% test coverage really 100% useless, or are there some advantages worth striving for still? This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of aiming for 100% test coverage. (more)
category: Agile | clicked: 35 | comment | | source: www.nuclex.org
tags: myths, test coverage, unit testing
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SQL Server Soundex Functions
published 110 days, 1 hour, 29 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 111 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes ago
Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:01:44 PM GMT Thursday, November 26, 2009 10:34:47 PM GMT
SQL Server Soundex Functions
The forty-ninth part of the SQL Server Programming Fundamentals tutorial describes the Soundex functions that are provided by Transact-SQL (T-SQL). These functions allow strings to be compared according to their pronunciation by English speakers. (more)
category: SQL | clicked: 37 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: sql 2005
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Application Settings (C#)
published 126 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by BlackWaspBlackWasp 127 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes ago
Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:15:50 AM GMT Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:41:22 PM GMT
Application Settings (C#)
There are various ways to hold application-wide and user-specific settings externally to a program. One is to set up application settings in a Visual Studio project. These permit strongly typed configuration that can be changed without recompiling. (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 54 | comment | | source: www.blackwasp.co.uk
tags: .NET, C#, Configuration
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Light it Up: List of Applications that use new Windows 7 Features - Scott Hanselman
published 136 days, 11 hours, 22 minutes ago posted by KluggerKlugger 139 days, 18 hours, 56 minutes ago
Monday, November 02, 2009 8:08:39 AM GMT Friday, October 30, 2009 12:34:04 AM GMT
Light it Up: List of Applications that use new Windows 7 Features - Scott Hanselman
I'm digging Windows 7 more and more. So much so, that I'm watching out for apps that use new features like Jump Lists, Libraries, Power Management, Taskbar Progress Bars, Icon overlays, Multitouch, Ribbon, High DPI, Sensors, Locations, etc. I thought I'd start a post listing the applications that are using new features in Windows 7. Basically what apps "Light up" on Windows 7. Yes, I realize that this list will soon (weeks? months?) include every Windows app, but it's nice to have it now while we're al... (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 43 | comment | | source: www.hanselman.com
tags: Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 RTM
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DotNetRocks - Show #493 - Doug Seven on Visual Studio 2010
published 141 days, 14 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by jantujantu 142 days, 8 hours, 28 minutes ago
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:33:59 AM GMT Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:02:19 AM GMT
DotNetRocks - Show #493 - Doug Seven on Visual Studio 2010
Doug Seven talks to the boys about Visual Studio 2010. In particular, pricing, features, and the launch.Doug SevenDoug Seven is a Senior Product Manager for Visual Studio. For the past three years Doug has focused on tools enabling application lifecycle management (ALM), including Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server. Doug Joined Microsoft ten years ago. With a colleague.... (more)
category: Podcast | clicked: 45 | comment | | source: www.dotnetrocks.com
tags: DotNetRocks, Visual Studio 2010, VisualStudio, VS
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