Re: does anyone know a good technique to keep track of your braces in C#?

Sounds like you have too much nesting. If you have more than a couple of levels maybe try separating it out into new methods. Hard to tell without seeing the code. On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Katherine Moss wrote: > Hello all, > Does anyone know any methods I could use when practicing progr

Re: Web api

WebAPI are just normal urls like web pages. You can call using HttpClient http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.http.httpclient.aspx On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Stephen Price wrote: > Really? the only way to call Rest API's is with a third party add on? > > I was kind of lookin

Re: New Web API project

I think YAF is essentially a hobby for the guys who are developing it, so the chances of them changing to different (cooler) technology is much higher than products that have commercial realities to deal with. Buyer beware I guess. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Katherine Moss wrote: > Yes, We

Re: New Web API project

I am not sure why the default project comes with so much junk, but it looks fairly easy to create a minimal project. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12412163/minimum-files-needed-to-deploy-webapi-server-side On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: > I thought I'd generate a fresh

Re: WCF service best practises

ASP.NET WebAPI seems to be the new hotness. I don't have much experience with WCF, but everyone I talk to says it is too heavy and complicated. WebAPI tries to simplify things. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: > What about the death of WCF as everything else in the modern >>

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

I think the problem is they were not working for too many people so vbproj was killed. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Wallace Turner wrote: > We've got our installers as vdproj. Is there a fancy converter ? :) > > Interestingly no one has been that interested in the installers and if its > the

Re: vs 2010 and 2012

Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM, wrote: > Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? > > ** ** > > ** ** >

Re: Debugging Azure

I am hosting my SAAS app www.youreontime.com on Azure for the last couple of years, so someone is using it! I agree deployment is slow, it takes be 45-60 minutes to deploy. With the database error have you tried connecting directly to the SqlAzure database from your local machine to run the tests

Re: More on cross-platform development

I don't think you should try and port complex business applications to a phone, but specific features suit a phone. For example I sell a Beauty Salon specific Point of Sale SAAS package. Will I could never imagine anyone trying to run their whole business from it, my users are crying out for a mobi

Re: More on cross-platform development

I would love if MS bought Xamarin and created a first class .NET tool for developing Mobile and cross platform apps. The only problem I can see is that Apple and Google would try and block it. Imagine where .NET would be today if MS had executed on cross platform the > way Xamarin do. > >

Re: What is the most cost effective way of getting VS 2012 Pro + MS Office for development ?

Subscript to BizSpark, it will get you licenses for nothing. On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Arjang Assadi wrote: > Hello everyone, > > What is the most cost effective way of getting VS 2012 Pro + MS Office for > development ? > > Anyone knows a VS 2012 pro allows for 2 non-concurrent use? ( one

Re: Windows 8 Tablet, Can I run the application I develop for myself without needing to go through the App Store?

Depends on if you are targeting Windows RT or Windows !RT. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Arjang Assadi wrote: > To use use windows 8 Tablet, can one develop and use applications without > having to go through the App Store? > > Thanks for links/ideas > > Regards > > Arjang >

Re: Just seen the prices of Window 8 RT Surface devices....

I travel on the train every day. At least 50% of people are staring into a phone on the way to work (me included, WP7). This is at least 10x more than the number who have an iPad on the train. From this I can only conclude that when people are on the road and want mobility they use their phone, not

Re: Azure Websites WebAPI Authentication

> Windows Azure Websites support SSL yet. > > ** ** > > Regards, > > ** ** > > Greg > > ** ** > > Dr Greg Low > > ** ** > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913fax > > > SQL Down Unde

Re: Azure Websites WebAPI Authentication

I think it depends on your requirement. What I am going to do is use Basic Authentication combined with Https. Something like http://remy.supertext.ch/2012/04/basic-http-authorization-for-web-api-in-mvc-4-beta/ Craig On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Greg Low (GregLow.com) wrote: > Hi Folks,**

Re: Report Builder in VS2012

I haven't used Telerik Reporting but have used DevExpress XtraReports which is very similar. So I second the idea of a third party non-Crystal report writer that has better VS integration. On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Grant Molloy wrote: > Have used Telerik Reporting to good effect about 1

Re: VS2012 doesn't support setup projects

> ** > > ** ** > > What am I supposed to do with all my vdproj files? This is a small > disaster for migration to VS2012. > > ** ** > > > Basically, your screwed. Need to convert all the installers to something else. That's what we did, but only has one installer. In the short term, you can us

Re: [OT] Help finding good SEO company in Australia

r relevant terms that will bring traffic and business to you. That can take a long time when starting from scratch. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > Personally, I wouldn't bother. Most are charlatans. There are no magic > tricks that and SEO company will

Re: [OT] Help finding good SEO company in Australia

Personally, I wouldn't bother. Most are charlatans. There are no magic tricks that and SEO company will give you and it comes down to some basic things. 1) Make sure your web site is crawler friendly. 2) Make sure you have lots of good content and are continually updating and adding to it 3) Promo

Re: Is this thing on?

I didn't get it. On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Les Hughes wrote: > Test Response Response > > -- > Les Hughes > l...@datarev.com.au > > Michael Minutillo wrote: > >> Test Response >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:45 PM, David Burela > david.bur...@gmail.com**>> wrote: >> >> Test post

Re: ASP.NET modal dialog effect

The Microsoft Ajax toolkit is webforms only and being depreciated in favour of jQuery. Rather than compete with open source MS have started to support it. On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Stuart Kinnear wrote: > I note that Microsoft have quite an extensive AJAX toolkit. > > Is there any compell

Re: Questions about iPad and iPhone

> ** ** > > The second question is a doozy and out of my areas of experience. Can > someone confirm that .NET and the runtime is not available for iPad or > iPhone? What kits and languages do you use to write iPad and iPhone apps? > Is Object C still for that sort of thing? Or Java? Or HTML5? If an

Re: Windows Phone 8 announced

> > > > Hmmm, Microsoft, can you say "bridesmaid" ? :) > > > But it has to run Android :-P

Re: Windows Phone 8 announced

> > > > One thing I noticed was the Telstra shops had little knowledge or in-store > advertising of WP. > > > I know the Telstra shop at Watergardens in Melbourne had a fair bit of in store advertising in the last few months, just not many phones.

Re: Windows Phone 8 announced

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > To change tack a little, what in your opinion would be the top issues that > have led to the relatively poor uptake of Windows Phone over the last three > years ? > > > I think lack of availability is a big

Re: Win8 Release Preview

I said wp7 would fail in the first three years of its birth. I said > Silverlight was ear marked for depreciation along side WPF and now I say > Win8 will fail in consumer uptake. > > WP7 has been cancelled?

Re: Win8 Release Preview

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > You totally missed the point that on the desktop you will have to > horizontally scroll. > > You don't have to horizontally scroll, just type what you want.

Re: Win8 Release Preview

> > > >> > >> Only if you navigate by mouse. Type, don't click. > > And if it's a tablet? > > Swipe and touch. I have a three year old that mastered it a day. My one year old is already getting the hang of it. It is sooo easy. This whole discussion reminds me of when Office 2007 came out and every

Re: Win8 Release Preview

Popup's on a phone or tablet? On my Windows Phone I have never seem a popup dialog. And on my iPad popup alerts are pretty simple to click. On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > Well worse. Popups area lot more keyboard/mouse friendly than havi

Re: Win8 Release Preview

Exactly. It hasn't fixed the problem of manual navigation, just changed it. But in the process made it more tablet/phone friendly. On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > And that as said previously is the same in windows 7. So the notion that >

Re: [OT] It's not Friday, but I've had a tough last 3 weeks ...

> > > > I usually just tell them to "hang on a minute" and don't go back to > the phone for about 10 mins by which time they've hung up > > My wife usually says hang on, then hands the phone to my 3 year old for a chat.

Re: Win8 Release Preview

Only if you navigate by mouse. Type, don't click. On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > I fear the new start screen will get just as messy as the old start menu > did. In fact, the lack of folders or popups from the start menu will mean a > lot

Re: Win8 Release Preview

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA) < andrew.coa...@microsoft.com> wrote: > I’m not sure I get the yearning for a start menu. Maybe I use it > differently from others, but the metro screen lays out my commonly used > apps nicely, and anything else I need I can find just

Re: Win8 Release Preview

> > > > > > You think tablets are mature market? I would think this market is still > in > > nappies. It is still anyone's game. > > In tech, being 2 years late to market is an eternity. > > I don't really agree. Windows was late to market and became leader. Excel and Word were late and became lead

Re: Win8 Release Preview

> > Agreed. If Win8 can handle being 4th to market in a fairly mature > marketplace. > You think tablets are mature market? I would think this market is still in nappies. It is still anyone's game.

Re: [OT] Windows 7 license keys

Looks dodgy to me. Can you see any contact details that lead to a real address or phone number? On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Grant Molloy wrote: > Hi all. > Has anyone bought Win 7 license keys from online stores like this? > http://www.windows7keycode.org/windows-7-key-c-1.html > > Win 7 Ul

Re: Colour Returns to Visual Studio 11 User Interface

I don't believe the newer RC is available yet. Probably in the next week. On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:33 PM, mike smith wrote: > What's a link for downloading? Or do I have to find the person around > here that has msdn login details to do it? > > MikeS > > >

Re: Colour Returns to Visual Studio 11 User Interface

It looks much better IMO, although I am not sure about the SHOUTING in the menu http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/08/visual-studio-11-user-interface-updates-coming-in-rc.aspx Good thing is RC hopefully means final is no more than a couple of months away. On Wed, May 9, 2012 a

Re: [OT] Removing private details on Internet

Depends on the site and where it is located I would think. On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Bec Carter wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a body I could contact to get some > private details removed from the web? I stumbled across my name, > address and phone number on a site but received no

Re: US Hosted VPS

And to add to this, Amazon has all kinds of other cloud services as well that you may want in future, and easily hook into EC2. On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Joseph Cooney wrote: > Yes re: permanent ip. +1 for ec2 recommendation. > >

Re: US Hosted VPS

Yes, you can have a static IP. On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Michael Ridland wrote: > > Quick question, do I get my own perm IP Address with EC2? > > > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > >> Amazon EC2 works well, and can be easil

Re: US Hosted VPS

Amazon EC2 works well, and can be easily scaled up or down to suit requirements. Craig. On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Michael Ridland wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone recommend a good US based VPS company? > > Thanks, > > *Michael Ridland | ThinkSmart Digital* > Managing Director > P. 0404 865 350

Re: Making an application that uses identity keys occassionally connected

I am sure GUID collision detection code would be a good example of YAGNI. On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Heinrich Breedt wrote: > I reckon I will skip writing code that has a 1 in 10^38 chance of being > needed > On Feb 6, 2012 10:33 AM, "Bill McCarthy" > wrote: > >> The problem with guids is

Re: Ideas and IP

I agree ideas are cheap, but i think there was a bit more to it in the facebook case. From what i have seen the twins contracted zuck to build something, then after deciding it looked like a good idea he took for himself. He still did 99% of the work, but seemed pretty deceitful about it. On Frida

Re: [OT] Job linux developer (with dotnet skills)

> Linux sucks. > > > But Windows blows, so screwed their way. Craig.

Re: Writing a CMS in asp.net MVC

Have a look at http://orchardproject.net/ It is an open source CMS written in MVC. The code is fairly easy to follow. Craig On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Michael Ridland wrote: > Hi > > I'm struggling(well I have done for a long time) to get my head around how > you would write a CMS in Asp.

Re: VS 2010 Sp1...any benefits?

Fixes the expanding find dialog bug. On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Anthony Mayan wrote: > Is it worth installing VS 2010 Sp1...any benefits ? > > > Anthony >

Re: MVC vs. Webforms

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Simon Kuldin < sim...@prism-solutions.com.au> wrote: > Hey ppl, > > ** ** > > I’m polishing up my ASP.NET skills at the moment in C#, and I have a > choice to concentrate first on either MVC or Webforms. > > ** ** > > For marketability purposes, which on

Re: [OT] Domain rego

> > I want to purchase a domain (.com.au) and would appreciate some help. > I checked out MelbourneIT and they charge $140/2yrs which is not too bad I > suppose but way more than a .com that's around $10 on GoDaddy. Anybody know > cheaper places to get .com.au domain? > > How about private registra

Re: Programming model in Windows 8

> The new UI can be created and invoked through your language of choice e.g. > C++, C#/XAML, HTML + Javascript. There are even talks that you can use the > Direct UI Xaml and Javascript together, similar to how Silverlight 1 acted > in the browser. So .NET is not dead, I was so worried. not. Crai

Re: [OT] Anyone looking to sell an old laptop?

A new netbook is probably faster than a old laptop, and more reliable. Even so, you can get laptops for less than $500 at JB. Depends on how much she wants to spend. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:59 AM, David Burstin wrote: > I think she wants to avoid netbooks - her daughter has told her they are t

Re: Calling out to all you geeks to help me buy\build a machine (preferably laptop) that can support following System Requirements.

> > Have you checked with them about bios upgrades? We got a bunch of Dell > machines a while back that had the same limitation but after a bios upgrade, > all good. > Yes, on my desktop HP it was turned off by default in the bios and I had to turn it on. Craig.

Re: Sudden violent death of SSDs

I don't know much about SSD's but I think once they die they are a brick, so make sure you back up! > > What is particularly different about SSDs that you referred to “the kind of > sudden violent death that only SSD's can really manage”? >

Re: Any recommendations on 3rd Party ASP.NET Controls

> > Once you get into these kits you might as well consider yourself married to > them. > I have to agree with this. Rather than just providing some nice UI enhancements they seem to want to take over the whole app and are not easy to get rid of. Craig.

Re: Any recommendations on 3rd Party ASP.NET Controls

> So any feedback welcome - thanks! > I have used Telerik and they work pretty well. One thing I found with a lot of the third-party web controls though (including Telerik) is that they are pretty heavy. It is very easy to end up with web pages approaching 1mb if you are not careful! This is less

Re: .NET Consultant role - Microsoft

I find work experience over about 7 years ago can be reduced to one line per job, only last 5 years is really relevant. I recruiters are only interested in keywords so highlight them and cut down on long commentaries on the tasks in the job. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Heinrich Breedt wrote:

Re: [OT] Freezing computer

What does the event log say? On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, I recycled an 18 month old good quality computer recently, modernised > it with Windows 7 64-bit, customised it carefully to join our home office > domain and handed it over to her. She then installed her so

Re: Help I'm being threatened.

What are they threatening to take down? What/who is the domain owner? So now they can contact the domain owner and they have told the domain > owner... "we were having a discussion in consumer's forum court in your > country, that you have cheated us and made all the work done from us and it > was

Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

> > It really depends on whether you believe in the browser as hosting "the > web" or "applications". Historically it has been about the web but it seems > that we're making room for applications as well. > It is a fine line. Even when using a browser to run apps I think the user normally has a cl

Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

< michael.minuti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's how :) > http://luke.breuer.com/tutorial/javascript-context-menu-tutorial.htm > > > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > >> Yes. >> >> >> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Kirsten Gr

Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

Yes. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Kirsten Greed wrote: > When I right click to try and see the source I just get menu options that > pertain to the spreadsheet – could javascript do that? > > >

Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

Looks like flash is just for file uploads though, similar to GMail. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:35 PM, DotNet Dude wrote: > And some optional Flash- > http://www.smartsheet.com/help/system-requirements > >

Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

I looks nice (I can't see a live demo) only screenshots. Any of the major web platforms could be used to build software like that. It looks like a rich UI so possibly uses one of the many Javascript UI libraries or could roll their own. Craig On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Kirsten Greed wrote:

Re: IE9: why do I hate it so much

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Winston Pang wrote: > I think IE *IS* the Vista of browsers, it's a piece of ass, and always > will be, for a long time. They just don't get it right, and take too > long, the biggest problem is, they care too much for all these legacy > crappy intranet sites, inte

Re: IE9: why do I hate it so much

I agree it is not as nice to use as Chrome, I hardly use FF since it turned to bloat. The only good thing about IE9 is it is more standards compliant making development easier. I don't know if worse than IE6 though, I don't use or support that any more. Craig On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Ton

Re: Are developer editions for office included with MSDN subscription?

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > >Not sure what you mean by developer editions, but I do get Office in my > MSDN subscription. > > On my “pro” level I only get Visual Studio, SDKs, SQL Server and Windows, > no Office, no Expression suite – Greg > My MSDN is via BizSpark. I am

Re: Are developer editions for office included with MSDN subscription?

Not sure what you mean by developer editions, but I do get Office in my MSDN subscription. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Arjang Assadi wrote: > Hello everyone > > Any one knows whether developer editions for office included with MSDN > subscription? e.g. Visio, Excel etc? > > Regards > > Arja

Re: [OT] Virtual machine alternatives

Unless you are comparing to Microsoft Virtual PC in which case VirtualBox performance is outstanding! On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Chris Walsh wrote: > Virtual box is okish, but when you’re looking for semi decent perf I > wouldn’t bother. > > >

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_servers_does_Google_have Google currently have around 1 million servers. Mega sites can't be done cheaply. One of the benefits of cloud services is they can scale to meet demand as the servers are all v

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

Just being super popular doesn't mean you need lots of disk space. What are you storing? Are you using a database? If so, database size allowed by hosting companies is normally calculated separately. If you think the site will be very popular, ie visitors in the thousands per day, then some kind o

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

How much do you need for what price? Amazon S3 can store as much as you want. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Tom Rutter wrote: > What web hosting company do you guys know of that offer lots of disk space? > I haven't been able to find any more than 10GB. Cheers

Re: [OT] BYO Computer @ Suncorp

Sounds like a justification for spending less money on work machines. I’m >> failing to see why this is a good thing. >> > > I'm with you. This is batshit crazy. Plus who the hell is going to bring > their machine from home and join it to a domain or run VS.NET through > citrix all day. > > Pass.

Re: [OT] Good sites to sell furniture?

That's how we got rid of a desk a few days ago. It was gone in a couple of hours! On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Grant Molloy wrote: > Try your footpath !! > > >

Re: HTML vs Silverlight - comparative effort?

> > > > I got asked a question today that I don't really have the experience to > answer and was hoping someone here could help. > > > > > I have started to develop a new web based application (shameless plug www.youreontime.com) in Silverlight. But shortly after starting I redid it all as a HTML w

Re: [OT] Anti-Virus replacement for AVG

Thirded. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Chris Walsh wrote: > Microsoft Security Essentials works fine. >

Re: I.T. resume

Depends on the audience, but if sending to a recruiter then have a 'buzzword' matrix can't hurt. Then I have a recent jobs summary with buzzwords. Education at the end. Minimal personal info, just name and phone number (and age I think). Craig. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Simon Kuldin wrote:

Re: Excel in .NET (C# or VB)

My preference is not to use Excel at all, especially if you are trying to perform this on a server. Try something like http://www.aspose.com/categories/.net-components/aspose.cells-for-.net/default.aspx Craig. O

Re: Red Gate will be charging $35 for .NET Reflector

Very disappointing. I am not sure why they need 'a team of developers' to maintain it. People would be happy i am sure with the earlier version with less features and lower (zero) price. On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Michael Ridland wrote: > > How absolutely ridiculous, I'm very disappointing

Re: Developer PC spec

With desktops I don't think it is as important to get a name brand. It will also be a lot cheaper. Something like this is not very expensive and would work well. http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=5d&products_id=50052

Re: [OT] Developer Laptop

$1000 laptops I have seen. 250gb HDD?? 3gb ram?? Craig On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:47 PM, David Connors wrote: > On 30 November 2010 14:45, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > >> I have seen people recommend Lenovo before. Looking at the W510 it seems >> to be around twice the price of a s

Re: [OT] Developer Laptop

I have seen people recommend Lenovo before. Looking at the W510 it seems to be around twice the price of a similar spec'd Dell. What makes it worth the additional cash? Craig. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Chris Walsh wrote: > I'd suggest looking at the Lenovo >

Re: [OT] Developer Laptop

VMs use a lot of ram but also it is not a single program. Currently I have 8 applications running that I am using, not including things like services in the tray. Craig. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Wallace Turner wrote: > out of curiosity, what programs are you running that use up 8 GB ra

Re: [OT] Usefulness of Microsoft Certifications

I can't remember a recruiter or potential employer ever asking me if I had any MC* qualifications (I don't). I don't think it has held me back. As a learning exercise I prefer to build real applications in my spare time and think I learn more that way. For example I have been using the new Razor v

Re: Plugin architecture for asp.net

I would check out MEF. I don't have much experiece with it but think it is more of a plugin framework than Unity which is used for Dependency Injection. Craig On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Anthony wrote: > Is Microsoft Unity Application block a plugin architecture or should i > use another

Re: IMPORTANT - ASP.NET update and security advisory

It is unrelated to databases at all, the Oracle name does confuse things though. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:36 AM, wrote: > Question - does this just affect people using Oracle, or does it affect all > .net instances? > >

Re: Is Silverlight dead ?

Microsoft is a very big company. Some people there prefer Silverlight, some prefer HTML5. There is no evidence that Silverlight is not being invested in going forward. On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Richard Jones wrote: > I don't want to start a flame war however I have been talking to some fel

Re: Access Database Replication

> > Ideally, we would either migrate the app to .NET/SQL Server (which would be > fairly expensive... management say 'grrr'), or use RDP and having the app on > one computer. (which is also for some reason is also 'g') > Is the cost of SQL due to license issues or redevelopment costs? If it is

Re: [OT] SQL injection attack vectors

> > I don't see how any legitimate programmer could claim to be unaware of > such an issue; it's a core concept about how programming works. They > may as well be confused that comments don't compile. > Of the hundred plus developers I have worked with over the years, most would stare at you blank

Re: [OT] SQL injection attack vectors

> Developers should step up and take responsibility and pride in the quality > of the work they produce IMNSHO. IME, developers are not lazy but just totally unaware of issues related to building queries by concatenating strings. Another issue is that use parameters SQL Server will be able to make

Re: [OT] Decent workplaces for a dev in Canberra

Maybe try http://www.finalbuilder.com/jobs.aspx Craig. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Paul Jones wrote: > G'day people! > > Which organisations do the Canberrans on this list recommend for a .NET dev > to approach? AFAIK most are government based down there and I haven't dealt > with any myse

Re: I don't like Linq to Entities

Single() shouldn't have to find all results, it just has to check if there is more than one. On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Michael Minutillo wrote: > First should be quicker than Single shouldn't it? First just has to find one > result. Single has to find all results and ensure there is only on

Re: Extensible Storage Engine

Have you tried this? http://managedesent.codeplex.com/ Craig On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, a couple of years ago I asked in here for recommendations about what > lightweight “in-process” database I could use easily from .NET apps. I > eventually settled upon SQL Ser

Re: USA Based Web Hosting provider required

I use www.netrackservers.com for a dedicated server for my web site baseestate.com and have had no problems. Craig. On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:42 AM, PhilB wrote: > Can anybody recommend a good USA hosting provider that is reliable and not > too expensive? > Must have a good bandwidth Internet con

Re: KPI's for software developers

KPI = LoC * (bugs / sodas) On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:44 AM, David Kean wrote: > Definitely track it by the amount of code that write, the bugs they fix > and soda they drink. ;) > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Moore

Re: [OT] HealthSMART problems

It looks like a big project probably with a lot of platforms. Seems there is a bit of Intersystems who do a lot of healthcare development. http://www.zdnet.com.au/intersystems-hits-healthsmart-goal-339298733.htm And hardware issues as well. "with surgeons forced to compete with nursing staff an

Re: .NET Obfuscator Software..free!

> > Also now that Red Gate have acquired both Reflector and Smart Assembly > they’re in a unique position in the obfuscation market. > It's fair to say they have both ends of the market covered. Craig.

Re: benefits of using vs 2010

> With all due respect, explaining a broken process doesn't make it any less > broken. > I didn't read anything that lead me to believe the process is broken. A number of fair reasons were given why a bug might not be fixed. 1. Can't be reproduced 2. Not really a bug 3. Will have significant back

Re: Contracting to a single company

I believe if you contract mostly to a single company then you essentially become an employee of them, even if you have your own company and are invoicing them directly, so you will pay the normal PAYG tax rates. But you should ask your accountant, or possibly get a nasty bill from the ATO. Craig.

Re: What makes C# awesome?

> > Isn’t Delphi a first-class .NET language now? I haven’t been following the > subject, I just think heard it somewhere recently. > There used to be a Delphi.NET language and IDE, but they had trouble keeping up with developments from Microsoft and were routinely 18 mths or more behind in framew

Re: What makes C# awesome?

Most of the newer syntax elements of C# are also in Delphi as well now. The real difference is the .NET framework. Craig. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Michael Minutillo wrote: > Hi all, > I have a friend who is learning C# (and the .NET framework) for the first > time. He is specifically le

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