In his latest article [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2003/10/17.html], Joel Spolsky [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/] refers to the Empower Program for ISVs [http://members.microsoft.com/partner/isv/empower/default.aspx]: “If you’re a software company willing to commit to developing software for any variant…
[Quick Tip] The following lines of code (VB.NET) will produce a full screen Windows form – like the kiosk mode in Internet Explorer (press F11 to toggle). This screen mode is quite useful in situations where full screen user interactivity is required or the GUI demands full screen usability, like…
[http://www.mastercsharp.com/India/Forums/] The India .NET Forums [http://www.mastercsharp.com/India/Forums/] were launched with the efforts of various Indian MVP’s, to provide a discussion group focused on interaction and technical support among the local .NET community. All are welcome!…
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…