The Daily Six Pack: November 3, 2015

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . Feature link: Simulate Low Bandwidth Connection How to simulate a low bandwidth connection for testing web sites and applications, Scott Hanselman Other Visual Studio Tips, Ricardo Peres Visual Studio Tips 2, Ricardo Peres Visual Studio Tips 3, Ricardo Peres…

Continue ReadingThe Daily Six Pack: November 3, 2015

Visual Studio Solution Explorer Tips

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. There is much more to the Visual Studio Solution Explorer than meets the eye. Let’s take a closer look. (more…)

Continue ReadingVisual Studio Solution Explorer Tips

The Daily Six Pack: January 23, 2014

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . Feature link: Visual Studio 2013 Update Visual Studio 2013 Update 1, S. Somasegar Other What are Bitcoins? Stackdump, an offline browser for StackExchange sites Visual Studio Tips and Tricks: Enhanced Scroll Bar, Susan Ibach Implementation of TransactionScope…

Continue ReadingThe Daily Six Pack: January 23, 2014

Visual Studio 2013 Avoid Copying Blank Lines

Visual Studio 2013 Avoid Copying Blank Lines – Yes, it is something that happens to me often. I don’t know why I do it so easily. I guess it is because I use the keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V).

When I want to cut, I type Ctrl+X and then because my finger is moved one key to the left, I type Ctrl+C instead of Ctrl+V. It has been the bane of my Visual Studio experience since Visual Studio 2003 and has infuriated me endlessly (even if that fury is only vented at my own stupidity). But this little pet peeve of mine is particularly troublesome when I am already frustrated with difficult code.

With Visual Studio 2013 we see an option available to avoid this silly mistake (and save some of my sanity). (more…)

Continue ReadingVisual Studio 2013 Avoid Copying Blank Lines

Visual Studio Item Templates

Visual Studio Item Templates

Visual Studio Item Templates – In one of my previous posts (Programmer’s Survival Tips – #3) I looked at having your own code library or repository. While this is a really important aspect of programming, there are times when you would want to do a bit more than simply delve into your bag of code snippets. When I started out programming .NET applications, I frequently found myself wondering if there wasn’t an easier way to do things. Well to tell you the truth, there are so many Visual Studio Tips and Tricks out there, but I would like to focus on one in particular. Visual Studio Item Templates. (more…)

Continue ReadingVisual Studio Item Templates