Programming

TF30063 Authorization Error – Visual Studio Team Services

by Dirk Strauss - 09949
TF30063 Authorization Error

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

by Dirk Strauss - 03400
C# Programming Cookbook

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

by Dirk Strauss - 03044
Code Contracts Succinctly

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

by Dirk Strauss - 14828
C# REPL

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

by Dirk Strauss - 26965
Visual Studio Solution Explorer

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

by Dirk Strauss - 01934

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

by Dirk Strauss - 13065
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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

Debugging Lambda Expressions In Visual Studio 2015

by Dirk Strauss - 1011306

Debugging Lambda Expressions - Visual Studio 2015 has added the ability for developers to debug Lambda Expressions. This is a big improvement for me personally because I quite enjoy using Lambda Expressions. Now I can debug these Lambda Expressions and modify values to test different scenarios. Let's take a look

Visual Studio 2015 IntelliTrace – Enable Historical Debugging

by Dirk Strauss - 14620

Visual Studio 2015 IntelliTrace - We have all been there. You get given a legacy project that has an error and you need to find it and fix it. Perhaps it is an old project you worked on several months or years ago. If the project was written by someone