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Saying Hello to the Spark View Engine
The first episode of a new DimeCasts.net screencast series introducing the Spark View Engine for ASP.NET MVC development is now live and posted.
2009.05.27Read →Code Review Tip: Using the ‘warning’ Preprocessor Directive
Using C#'s #warning preprocessor directive to flag remote code review feedback so it shows up as a build warning instead of getting lost in email.
2009.05.26Read →
Updated Visual Studio Settings
Updated my dark Visual Studio theme settings to properly support Spark View Engine syntax highlighting, with a free download included.
2009.05.26Read →Booting to a VHD
A quick pointer to Hanselman's writeup on booting Windows directly from a VHD, handy for anyone who runs all their development inside a VM.
2009.05.22Read →Twin Cities Pragmatic Beer Tonight
Its tonight at Kierans in Downtown Minneapolis. See you there! More info here.
2009.05.21Read →The new MarketWatch.com
After 5+ months and an NDA, I can finally share that I helped lead the Magenic team behind the complete ASP.NET MVC overhaul of MarketWatch.com.
2009.05.18Read →MVC HtmlHelper.ActionLink with Css Class
ASP.NET MVC's HtmlHelper.ActionLink chokes on class as a reserved word in htmlAttributes -- use @class instead and your CSS class renders fine.
2009.05.14Read →Productivity Boost: The SVN Switch Command
Switching branches by re-checking out a huge SVN tree wastes time. The svn switch command repoints your working copy in seconds, not minutes.
2009.05.11Read →New Twin Cities Pragmatic Beer Events
Two new Twin Cities Pragmatic Beer meetups are on the calendar: a repeat at Kierans Irish Pub and a June gathering at The Herkimer.
2009.05.08Read →Tonight, ReMix
Last week, I posted info about the reMix event happening here in Minneapolis. It's tonight! Don't forget! See you there.
2009.05.08Read →Dual Monitor Support for Windows 7 RC Dell D630
Dual monitor support broken after installing Windows 7 RC on a Dell D630 laptop? Here's the exact video driver that fixes it for good.
2009.05.07Read →Castle Windsor 2.0 RTM
Castle Windsor 2.0 has finally RTM'd after years of running off the trunk build. A quick note on the release and where to grab the new bits.
2009.05.06Read →