I am currently enjoying real benefits from an ASP.Net 2.0 feature, called Web Resources , in a project that I am working on. So why not blog about it? However, unlike my usual dissertation-length blogs, this one is going to have to be more about how to Read More...

A common .NET-related design question that I get is when to define events in your application code; (usually worded something like this, "when would I ever do this?") As a trend, I have noticed that developers tend to become familiar with consuming events Read More...

I am teaching a .NET class this week, and the attendees are a technical and enthusiastic bunch which makes things fun for me (thanks SIG!!) Today we got into a discussion about the anonymous methods feature of C# 2.0. Due to their interest, and mine, Read More...

Executable entry point methods in managed code (e.g. Main in C# or VB.Net) should be very simple. As an example, this Main is too complex and should be simplified. class MyApp { public static void Main() { Application.Run(new MyForm()); // MyForm is a Read More...

I wish that this blog entry was about “Monad”. “Monad” is a new command shell that Microsoft is working on. The shell is built with managed code and is more featured, by far, then CMD.exe. One feature of Monad that I look forward Read More...

I started this blog entry planning to explain exactly what happens when an exception is thrown from, or otherwise escapes a finally block in your code. I planned to explain in painful detail exactly what the runtime does in all of the various cases, with Read More...