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Mastering Visual Studio 2017

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by Dirk Strauss - August 14, 2017 29831

Mastering Visual Studio 2017 - If you are new to Visual Studio (or even if you have used Visual Studio from the beginning) there is a fantastic book authored by Kunal Chowdhury that belongs on every good developer's bookshelf. The book titled Mastering Visual Studio 2017 (get it on Amazon) is a page

Parallels Desktop – Run Visual Studio On Your Mac

by Dirk Strauss - April 28, 2015November 16, 2016 611690

Parallels Desktop 10 - Do you love your Windows Applications and wish you could run them on your Mac? Well as some of you might or might not know, Parallels Desktop is the perfect solution for you. I write software for a living, so I am what I guess you would

Acunetix WVS – Audit Your Website Security

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by Dirk Strauss - September 30, 2014November 2, 2016 014980

Acunetix WVS - I have been checking out Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner and the awesome features it provides. As a software developer, I can definitely see a benefit to the guys and girls of my trade. Acunetix WVS audits your website security by running a host of tests. It then provides a concise report

Market Yourself As A Software Developer By John Sonmez Reviewed

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by Dirk Strauss - April 23, 2014November 2, 2016 18981

As a software developer, my goal is to try and be as close to the best at what I do. I then got to thinking... what is it that encompasses 'what I do'? There is no template that will fit every software developer out there, but for me an on-line

CodeSmith Generator Projects And Visual Studio

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by Dirk Strauss - March 17, 2014November 2, 2016 89382

CodeSmith Generator Projects allow developers to manage a batch of CodeSmith Generator templates and outputs. All this is done in a single CodeSmith Generator Project file (.csp). This is great for when you need to generate several code templates that are logically grouped together by their implementation. Think of data

Visual Studio Integration Of CodeSmith Generator

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by Dirk Strauss - March 13, 2014November 14, 2018 09921

Visual Studio Integration - In the previous article I showed you how to create a quick template in CodeSmith Generator Studio. If you remember how easy it was to do, you will most certainly love this article on integrating CodeSmith Generator inside Visual Studio. It is just as easy. Ultimately,

CodeSmith Generator – Creating Your First Template

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by Dirk Strauss - March 10, 2014November 2, 2016 012419

CodeSmith Generator - I love automating repetitive tasks when programming. Sometimes this isn't as easy as it sounds. I have specific Visual Studio Templates for specific projects. As I build on the previous template (Improve or expand), I create a new template and export that. There is however one thing

USB Security Suite – Secure Your PC

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by Dirk Strauss - March 10, 2014November 2, 2016 06330

USB Security Suite - I am always wondering how far a person could (should) take the security of your laptop or personal computer. The question you should be asking yourself is how sensitive the data is on your PC? I say that you can't be secure enough. Personally, I wouldn't

DevExpress – When Only The Best Will Do

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by Dirk Strauss - December 4, 2013 09776

DevExpress - December is a month of giving and if you are looking to fill the gift stocking of that special developer someone, have a look at the new release of DevExpress. I have been lucky enough to explore the product for the past while. As usual, DevExpress come out

Crypto Logger For Net

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by Dirk Strauss - October 28, 2013November 2, 2016 07296

Crypto Logger For Net - If you have been developing software for any length of time, you will know that at some point or another you will be required to log application events such as errors or other information. This is especially true if you are creating an application without a