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reMultiMatch() - Extracting Iterative Regular Expression Patterns In ColdFusion

Regular Expressions are simply amazing; they are one of the sexiest aspects of computer science. However, they can get very complicated very fast. As the complexity of the regular expression increases, so does its power. A complex regular expression
Ben Nadel ColdFusion, jQuery, And Web Development Feed @ BenNadel.com
 
May 13 2010 04:33 AM
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An Early Look At IE9 for Developers

We're just about a month after the Windows 7 launch, and wanted to show an early look at some of the work underway on Internet Explorer 9.  At the PDC today, in addition to demonstrating some of the progress on performance and interoperable
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: ie announcements
Nov 20 2009 10:23 AM
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Critical Mistakes Freelancers Make

  Seeing as we are all human (well, presumably whoever is reading this post anyway), we should recognize that mistakes happen. They even have that saying, "To err is human.," which goes to show that it is not only commonplace for us to err once
Smashing Magazine
 
Robert Bowen
tags: freelancing
Nov 29 2009 02:52 AM
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Service Pack 1 for Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC released

We have just released the first service pack for Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC. Here are the most important changes: The Grid<T>(T item) method has been removed (for good). This means you can no longer use the following syntax:
Atanas Korchev's blog
 
Dec 11 2009 03:27 PM
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HTML5, Hardware Accelerated: First IE9 Platform Preview Available for Developers

When we started looking deeply at HTML5, we saw that it will enable a new class of applications. These applications will stress the browser runtime and underlying hardware in ways today’s websites don’t. We quickly realized that doing HTML5 right – our
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: ie announcements html5 hardware acceleration
Mar 16 2010 06:52 PM
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Unobtrusive Ajax Guestbook

Unobtrusive AJAX Guestbook.XML is easy to use ajax and php guestbook application. Guestbook.XML is crossbrower, skinnable guestbook and web 2.0 script. Guestbook.XML features Skinnable script Easy to use admin panel Uses flat file for storing guest
Ajax Updates
 
alyaspk
tags: ajax scripts ajax book ajax guestbook ajax script guest books guestbook
Nov 02 2009 01:59 PM
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BlogEngine.Net upgrade & a new look

Decided to give the ol' blog a MUCH needed facelift; wish I could say I had anything to do with the theme, but alas - my sister got all the artistic ability.  Also took the opportunity to upgrade to BlogEngine.Net 1.5 - a solid upgrade to a very
Hurlman.Tech
 
tags: blogengine.net meta
Jan 27 2010 09:43 PM
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Better CSS for everybody [SASS]

Today I ran into an innovation called SASS. This is a technology that puts CSS on steroids and takes it beyond the designers to programmers. SASS is CSS scripting to allow programmers to write CSS in a more elegant and organized manner. You've got
CRILISM
 
Cyril Gupta
tags: latest technology websites css sass website designing
Oct 31 2009 10:20 PM
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Challenge: Robust enumeration over external code

Here is an interesting little problem: public class Program { private static void Main() { foreach (int i in RobustEnumerating(Enumerable.Range(0, 10), FaultyFunc)) { Console.WriteLine(i); } } public static IEnumerable<T>
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: c#
Mar 04 2010 06:35 AM
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Stories of anticipating dead computers: Windows Home Server

Like most geeks, I have a bit of history with dead computers. In the past, I used the "wait until it breaks, and then panic" model, but recently I've begun being a bit more anticipatory, like replacing an old laptop before it actually expires.
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: other dead computers
Nov 09 2009 11:17 PM
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Airtel's Unlimited Internet Plan is a LIE!

When you get an unlimited internet connection from Airtel don't forget to read the fine print. The plan is not actually unlimited the way you expect it to. Airtel has introduced a 'Fair Usage Policy' which is very unfair to its customers. Under this
CRILISM
 
Cyril Gupta
tags: internet latest
Oct 31 2009 10:20 PM
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Make apps for Android or iPhone

Smartphones are the big boom in the US and the next big boom in India. With the arrival of 3G there will be compelling reason for mobile users to upgrade to a smartphone. There is a good scope for small players to make little fortunes developing and
CRILISM
 
Cyril Gupta
tags: business android apple iphone
Oct 31 2009 10:20 PM
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IE9 Platform Preview Feedback

Getting specific feedback directly from developers about their experiences with the platform is super important to us. It’s a critical part of how we optimize for real world performance and real world code patterns. This post is about the changes we’re
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: testing feedback platform preview
Mar 17 2010 05:29 AM
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Can you hack this out?

I recently had to take a really deep look into how to cheat the CLR, that brought about some interesting discoveries, including the fact that it is, surprisingly, possible to do so. Let us say that you have this code in some 3rd party assembly that you
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
Nov 19 2009 03:06 PM
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How to edit the security attributes of more than one file at a time

In Windows XP, you could select multiple files, right-click them, then select Properties. The resulting property sheet includes a Security page which lets you edit the security attributes of those files. But when you repeat this exercise on
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: tips/support
Apr 07 2010 07:06 PM
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Little-known command line utility: clip

Windows Vista includes a tiny command line utility called clip. All it does is paste its stdin onto the clipboard. dir | clip echo hey | clip For the opposite direction, I use a little perl script: use Win32::Clipboard; print Win32::Clipboard::GetText();
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: tips/support
Oct 11 2009 08:34 PM
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Hey, is there somebody around to accept this award?

Back in the late 1990s, some large Internet association conducted a survey in order to bestow awards in categories like Best Web server and Best Web browser, and one of the categories was Best Web authoring tool. We didn't find out about this until the
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: history
Nov 03 2009 08:45 PM
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Microsoft Joins W3C SVG Working Group

As a part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to interoperability and standards support, yesterday we submitted our request to join the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). We’re excited to take part in
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: w3c
Jan 06 2010 02:52 AM
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Suggestions for a new laptop?

Okay, the previous time I asked this question, I decided that buying a big desktop machine would be preferable, but I am currently traveling and I am pained at the speed of my current laptop. Therefore, I am going to need a new one. I am the happy owner
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: miscellaneous
Feb 13 2010 04:34 AM
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Silverlight 4 Beta – A guide to the new features

At the Microsoft Professional Developer (PDC) conference, Scott Guthrie announced the availability of Silverlight 4 Beta. WHAT?! That's right, we've released an early beta of the next version of Silverlight. It's really amazing to think what the team is
Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer
 
Tim Heuer
tags: developer expression pdc ria silverlight
Nov 19 2009 09:40 PM
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Introducing IE9’s User Agent String

This post introduces IE9’s User-Agent (UA) String and it builds on previous blog posts and documentation. An important change for site developers to know is that IE9 will send the short UA string by default. This change improves overall performance,
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: developers compatibility
Mar 24 2010 06:41 AM
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Documenting Standards in IE

This post discusses some of the work we’re doing on the IE team to fulfill our commitment to document our support of web standards. A good starting point is Microsoft’s interoperability principles, something we’ve written about here on this blog before,
IEBlog
 
ieblog
tags: ie announcements w3c
Feb 25 2010 03:33 AM
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When computer programmers dabble in making change

My colleague who dabbled in economics when deciding how many lunch vouchers to buy had a number of other money-related quirks. One of the ones that I remember is that when paying for a purchase, my colleague would double the balance and give the cashier
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: other
Nov 25 2009 12:04 AM
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Introducing MooTools ScrollSidebar

How many times are you putting together a HTML navigation block or utility block of elements that you wish could be seen everywhere on a page? I’ve created a solution that will seamlessly allow you to do so: ScrollSidebar. ScrollSidebar allows you
David Walsh :: PHP, CSS, MooTools, jQuery, and Everything Else
 
David Walsh
tags: xml / xhtml
Nov 30 2009 07:05 PM
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In which hints become facts: XNA Game Studio 4.0

Today we announced what I've been hinting at this past few weeks: XNA Game Studio 4.0 is coming soon* to a phone near you! Quick summary: New platform Windows Phone 7 Series New features Integrates with Visual Studio 2010 Dynamic audio output Microphone
Shawn Hargreaves Blog
 
ShawnHargreaves
Mar 10 2010 04:32 AM
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NHibernate vs. Entity Framework 4.0

This is a question that I get very frequently, and I always tried to dodged the bullet, but I get it so much that I feel that I have to provide an answer. Obviously, I am (not so) slightly biased toward NHibernate, so while you read it, please keep it in
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: o/r mappers
Jan 05 2010 04:43 PM
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Germans are falling for the same trap as the Japanese: Importing words from English and changing the meaning, but the Germans do it even though the

Languages borrow from each other all the time. English has historically been a happy perpetrator of word-theft, but in recent decades, it has been serving as the source for a lot of theft, too. What I find particularly interesting, though, is when a word
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: non-computer
Mar 22 2010 09:52 PM
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Reading Frenzy

I don't usually read non fiction books, I read some tech books, but that is work, more than anything else. I do read a lot, and I thought that I might post what I like, in hope to get recommendations for more stuff. The following list is mixed between
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: books
Dec 04 2009 11:04 PM
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Scala is Unfit for Serious Development

Scala is Unfit for Serious Development (where serious means you want to make money from it, compared to a hobby). Fact. Because it’s object oriented? No. Because it’s functional? No. Because of the complex type system? No. Because of the love
Code Monkeyism
 
stephan
tags: scala
Jul 10 2010 03:18 AM
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How would you learn a new platform?

Here is an interesting problem that I am facing. I have a pretty good working knowledge of computing, and while I can usually manage to get the gist of a new technology in a short amount of time, that is only useful for talking about it, not actually
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: development
Nov 23 2009 03:00 PM
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Only an idiot would have parameter validation, and only an idiot would not have it

The great thing about parameter validation is that there are people who say that only idiots would have it, and other people who say that only idiots wouldn't. Back in the old days, Windows didn't do parameter validation. If you called a function with an
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: other
Nov 10 2009 10:11 PM
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Building a recommendation engine in NHibernate

Well, it isn't really a recommendation engine, it is a sample of one, and I strongly recommend not using it, but I am getting ahead of myself. In the 6th episode of the TekPub's NHibernate webcast, me & Rob worked on creating statistical queries with
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: nhibernate
Dec 07 2009 05:08 PM
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What can EF 4.0 do that NHibernate can’t?

I am trying to formulate my formal response to "NH vs. EF" question, and while I have a pretty solid draft ready, I found out that my response is pretty biased. I am not happy with that, so I wanted to pose this as a real question. So far, I came up
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: o/r mappers
Dec 24 2009 12:04 PM
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SQL SERVER - A Common Design Problem - Should the Primary Key Always be a Clustered Index

In SQL Server, whenever we create any key, a Primary Key automatically creates clustered index on the same. I like this feature and I use this feature every now and then. The question is does the change of any column as Primary Key should also create a
Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave
 
pinaldave
tags: pinal dave sql sql authority sql constraint and keys
Nov 23 2009 06:43 AM
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ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta Released

Today at PDC09 (the keynote was streaming live), Bob Muglia announced the release of ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta. Feel free to download it right away! While you do that I want to present this public service message. The Beta release includes tooling for Visual
you've been HAACKED
 
Haacked
tags: asp.net asp.net mvc software development
Nov 17 2009 10:58 PM
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Why Mac Google Chrome is Better

I’m so excited to hear that Google finally released a beta version of Chrome for Mac. I've been using it for a day now and I like it so far. In fact, I have replaced my default browser setting with Chrome. Here are the reasons why I prefer Chrome
N.Design Studio - Blog & Design
 
Nick La
tags: blog reviews software
Dec 10 2009 03:53 AM
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Responding to how EF is better NH commentary…

My last post caused quite a bit of furor, and I decided that I wanted to respond to all the comments in a single place. EF has a designer, NHibernate does not. This is actually false, NHibernate has multiple designers available for it. Active Writer
Ayende @ Rahien
 
Ayende Rahien
tags: o/r mappers
Dec 25 2009 06:22 PM
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Why did the word Start disappear from the Start button?

Commenter Mike Dunn would like to know why the word Start disappeared from the Start button in Windows Vista. After all, adding the word Start helped new users figure out what they should click first. I don't know but I can guess. To emphasize that these
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: other
Dec 15 2009 12:06 AM
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How do I determine the processor's cache line size?

When doing high-performance computing, you need to worry about the CPU cache line size in order to avoid issues like false sharing. But how can you determine the processor's cache size? The GetLogicalProcessorInformation function will give you
The Old New Thing
 
oldnewthing
tags: code
Dec 08 2009 08:53 PM
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Html.RenderAction and Html.Action

One of the upcoming new features being added to ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta is a little helper method called Html.RenderAction and its counterpart, Html.Action. This has been a part of our ASP.NET MVC Futures library for a while, but is now being added to the
you've been HAACKED
 
Haacked
tags: asp.net asp.net mvc software development
Nov 18 2009 11:13 PM