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Debug Client Side JavaScript in ASP.NET

Programming

- February 21, 2017March 28, 2017 25497

Debug Client Side JavaScript As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat. The same is true for debugging your client side code in an ASP.NET application. This is the way I do it. It is a workflow that I have gotten accustomed to and one that I

Using Code Shortcuts in Visual Studio 2017

Programming

- February 19, 2017 15501

Using Code Shortcuts While this feature isn't exclusive to Visual Studio 2017, it certainly is very useful. I continually find myself modifying a specific section of code in a very large project. It sure is a pain having to sift through lines of code to find that specific code again. This

Live Unit Testing with Visual Studio 2017

Programming

- February 18, 2017May 28, 2017 06628

Live Unit Testing Live Unit Testing has become a reality with the release of Visual Studio 2017. The next iteration of Microsoft's world-class IDE which was released on the 7th of March 2017, has given developers a host of new and exciting features (a new-ish feature C# Interactive being a favorite of

TF30063 Authorization Error – Visual Studio Team Services

Programming

- October 31, 2016November 2, 2016 02320

TF30063 Authorization Error If you are getting an TF30063 Authorization Error when trying to check in your code using Visual Studio Team Services, try this quick tip to see if it resolves the issue. It literally takes two minutes and might save you from scratching your head for too long while your

C# Programming Cookbook Published Recently

Programming

- October 26, 2016November 16, 2016 01568

C# Programming Cookbook As you folks probably noticed, I haven't been blogging regularly for the past couple of months. I was lucky enough to be working on my first book, something which I was very fortunate to have done. It was a fantastic experience and something I would recommend to anyone thinking

Code Contracts Succinctly

Programming

- April 10, 2016November 2, 2016 01261

Code Contracts Succinctly It has been a while since I have blogged here, and not without good reason. I have been busy writing and have recently released C# Code Contracts Succinctly which can be downloaded for free from Syncfusion's website. Code Contracts, love them or hate them... I think they're pretty cool.

C# REPL – Introducing C# Interactive

Programming

- January 18, 2016November 2, 2016 11858

C# REPL - With the Visual Studio 2015 Update 1, a C# REPL was snuck in tucked away under View, Other Windows, C# Interactive. So what is a REPL? Well it is a language shell (C# Interactive shell or C# shell) that allows a developer to input expressions which it

Visual Studio Solution Explorer Tips

Programming

- October 15, 2015November 2, 2016 01474

Visual Studio Solution Explorer Tips The Visual Studio Solution Explorer is the one part of the IDE that I'm betting most developers use so often, it tends to melt away in the background of 'doing one's job'. But yet, there it is, an indispensable tool of sheer brilliance waiting to be discovered.

Webucator – C# Online and Onsite Training Classes With Microsoft Certified Instructors

Programming

- September 23, 2015March 27, 2017 0814

Webucator A while ago I wrote an article on Debugging Lambda Expressions In Visual Studio 2015. The folks over at Webucator were gracious enough to use the article in one of their tutorial videos (see below). 29257

Roslyn And The New Language Features of C# 6

Programming

- August 5, 2015March 27, 2017 11049

Roslyn And C# 6 - With Visual 2015 being released, developers were treated to some really cool new language features in C# 6. In this article I will highlight some of the features available and compare some to the old way of doing things. 20489