Category: Microsoft
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Silverlight Application Code 2103
When working with Silverlight, if you get an application code error 2103 and go looking for answers, you’ll find posts like this that suggest it’s a namespace problem. If that’s not the problem, you’ll find yourself stuck without many other suggestions. Here’s a simple check for another common problem, permissions to download the Silverlight xap. […]
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Expert Business Objects: Read It, Even If You Don’t Need The Framework
I’ve been reading Rocky Lhotka’s Expert C# 2008 Business Objects book. CSLA is a bit of a polarizing framework. A lot of comments on the book are along the lines of “outlived it’s usefulness given the current framework updates” or just generally “not keeping up with modern software trends.” It should also be noted that […]
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Equals, ==, and MSTest
public class SampleClass { public int X { get; set; } public override bool Equals(object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; if (obj.GetType() != typeof(SampleClass)) return false; var s = obj as SampleClass; return this.X == s.X; } } Tests: [TestMethod()] public void EqualsTest() { var sc = new SampleClass { X = […]
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External Tools in Visual Studio
If you use subversion or git, bouncing over to source control is something you have to do a lot from Visual Studio. Here’s how to make it easier. In Visual Studio, go to Tools -> External Tools and setup Explorer if you use TortoiseSVN, or GitBash if you use that.
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Handling Persistance in Asp.Net with Dynamic Controls
I worked on a project a couple of years ago using dynamic controls in an Asp.Net WebForms environment. Managing dynamic controls can be a real hassle. So when I read Dave Reed’s great article about Viewstate, I wondered if I could do it better now. I worked up a simple example using no Viewstate where […]