The CLR Proc Container [http://www.turtlenecksoftware.com/] is free software that enhances the capabilities of SQL Server stored procedures by opening a door to the .NET world. Code written in any .NET language can be invoked from stored procedures, providing stored procedures all the functionality of the full .NET…
The .NET FileSystemWatcher [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemIOFileSystemWatcherClassTopic.asp] class makes it possible to quickly and easily launch business processes when certain files or directories are created, modified, or deleted. The FileSystemWatcher class, for example, can be quite useful in application integration,…
Rules to Better .NET Projects [http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Standards/Rules/RulestoBetterdotNETProjects.aspx] by SSW.com.au. Some basic but interesting?points discussed there. Some other SSW rules worth reading: Successful Projects [http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Standards/Rules/RulestoSuccessfulProjects.aspx], Better Code [http://www.ssw.com.…
On a .NET-based project, I had the need to run scheduled maintenance tasks on the web server. My first preference was building a Windows Service or a Console Application (and scheduling it using the Windows Scheduler to run at regular intervals). However, this option was not feasible considering that the…
Mama Mia! [http://www.woodster.com/jumpstart/dotnet.aspx]?by Michael?Woodruff [http://woodster.typepad.com/] The General News [http://www.woodster.com/jumpstart/default.aspx] one is sooo cool, kind of geeky?with so much on a single page 🙂…
Just discovered the full screen mode in VS.NET – Press Alt + Shift + Enter in the IDE to toggle between the normal and full screen mode. Sure looks awesome on a 17” monitor!…
Srinivasa Sivakumar [http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/] has listed more than 500?sample chapters (in HTML/PDF format)?on his resource site [http://www3.brinkster.com/webguru/Sample.Asp],?from various books?related to?.NET. A great resource!…
Some guys at work and others online, have been asking me for some suggestions on a free .NET web host. Free hosting may be a good way to play around and learn .NET (ASP.NET in particular) but by no means is it suitable and reliable for live production-level applications.…