.NET Bits
.NET tidbits
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Silverlight Resource Tip
If you are building a default template for your custom control , then you would define it in a file called Generic.xaml and include it as a resource. When you do so , make sure that the custom tool and Custom tool namespace entries are cleared .Other wise , the template will not show up
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Silverlight RC available
Silverlight Release Candidate is now available.
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Passing Dynamic Properties in TFS
Scenario: You have a TFS.proj file that builds a solution file and you want to pass a dynamically generated property to the solution file you are building. Eg it could be the version number that had to be passed over to the solution / say web deployment project.
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Visual Studio 2008 Certifications
Trika from Microsoft Learning has a nice post on the exam availability and the road map for Visual Studio 2008 certifications if you are planning to appear for some of them. Here is another post from Jorgen that details the path.
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Anonymous Types: VB.NET vs C#
Did you know that in C#, the anonymous types are immutable ie they cannot be changed. However in VB.NET this is not the case.
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Number of Types in the .NET Framework
There was a question today on how many types are there in the .NET framework and I remembered reading about that on Brad Abram's blog. As of .NET 3.5 there are 11,417. This is the link to his post with much more detail
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Portable Chrome
I am a big fan of portable apps that gives me the flexibility to run applications from my USB stick. I was on the look out to see if there was a portable version for the new chrome browser from google . They don't have it there but I did find one here
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There is always a first time
Being an active member of the asp.net community and the forums at www.asp.net, I have been toying with the idea to start a blog to document some of the commonly asked questions over there and also post some of the interesting stuff that I come across during my work and readings.Some how I just kept putting it off for another day. But this labor day week end I decided that I have procrastinated enough and decided to take the plunge. so here I am
