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Break on All Errors

Like a lot of .Net developers, I actually got into professional programming on the VB/VBA track.  I worked in Access and VB6 and took the grief from C++ developers, Java developers, FoxPro developers... you get the idea.  As I transitioned to
AgileCoder.Net
 
Sep 03 2010 11:36 PM
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How to Create BonBon Buttons with CSS3

BonBon Buttons are sweet CSS3 buttons that are sexy looking, really flexible, but with the most minimalistic markup as possible. There are 3 different materials. A “mate”, “glossy” and a “glass” version. The difference
WebAppers
 
Ray Cheung
tags: buttons license free
Sep 03 2010 10:53 PM
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Building Anticipation for JavaOne 2010

In Excitement brewing for JavaOne 2010, with or without Google, Neil McAllister lists some reasons JavaOne 2010 "could be the platform's most significant conference ever."  There is, of course, the potential drama and controversy surrounding
Dustin's Software Development Cogitations and Speculations
 
Dustin
tags: javaone 2010
Sep 03 2010 10:53 PM
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Like “API” Is “Storage Tier” Redefining itself?

There is an interesting bit in high-tech that isn’t much mentioned but happens pretty regularly – when a good idea is adapted and moved to new uses, raising it a bit in the stack or revising it to keep up with the times. The quintessential example of
DevCentral Main Feed
 
Don MacVittie
Sep 03 2010 10:52 PM
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How to Create a Web-Based Drawing Application Using Canvas: New Premium Tutorial

Combining HTML with the all new <canvas> feature, you can make some pretty awesome web apps! In this Premium exclusive tutorial, we will create a neat interactive drawing application using HTML and JavaScript. Along the way, we’ll also learn the
Nettuts+
 
Alex Moore
tags: html & css javascript & ajax canvas drawing application
Sep 03 2010 10:50 PM
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Showcase Of Clean Portfolio Websites

A few weak ago we have collected dark portfolio websites for inspiration so we think that why not to collect clean portfolio website for inspiration. So in this showcase we’ve collected 50 clean portfolio websites to inspire you. foreverheavy
AcrisDesign
 
Prakash
tags: inspiration clean portfolio websites
Sep 03 2010 10:50 PM
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This Software Method Doesn’t Work Here

I’ve never heard a good cook say, “this recipe doesn’t work here.” What if a cook follows a recipe to the letter, and it turns out that the result is not what the cook expected? Can he say that the...
NOOP.NL
 
Jurgen Appelo
Sep 03 2010 10:50 PM
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A minor modification in the SQLite connection string. A major improvement in performance

If you use EF (entity framework 1) with SQLite you might know that it does not have bulk import support (this is because EF doesn't provide any bulk import API. So for quick code you end up with multiple import commands sent to the database in a
C# rocks!
 
Basarat
Sep 03 2010 10:11 PM
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Remember kids: computing is for work, not fun.

Now, I consider Ubuntu to be a fairly progressive Linux distro. There is something that is a bit odd, though. I was poking through the .bashrc in my home folder to see what the default bash settings are in Ubuntu, when to my surprise, I found this gem:#
delicious robots blog
 
Sep 03 2010 08:58 PM
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Hashes for select

In Ruby on Rails there’s a very easy way to create a select tag: form.select("period", [["Month", 1], ["Year", 12]]) In my case I have the options in a hash, like: periods = { 1 =>
Pablo's site
 
J. Pablo Fernández
Sep 03 2010 08:58 PM
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Le 25 Septembre: Samedi .NET– Introduction au B.I.

If you’re in Montreal on September 25th and want to learn about developing BI applications – that’s BI as in “Business Intelligence” — La Communauté .NET Montreal’s Samedi.NET event, Introduction au BI, is exactly what you need. Here’s what the
Global Nerdy
 
Joey deVilla
tags: uncategorized bi business intelligence conferences
Sep 03 2010 08:49 PM
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Ruby Kaigi

Apart from attending Ruby meetups, my main reason for visiting Japan last month was RubyKaigi 2010. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it be all men in button-down dress shirts and pleated pants? Would I give my talk to a room full of blank looks?
Sarah Mei
 
sarahmei
tags: ruby asakusarb jasmine origami
Sep 03 2010 08:48 PM
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Using Hosted Mercurial Version Control on BitBucket.org / Adding Commit Emails

  A Little History So, this may sound simple, but I seem to be having one of those days where things just don’t seem to go as I plan.  First, a little background.  I’m planning on... This site is a resource for asp.net web programming. It
PeterKellner.net
 
Peter Kellner
tags: bitbucket.org mercurial
Sep 03 2010 08:47 PM
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File Download, Upload, Delete in FTP Location using C#

If you have difficulties with FTP File operations, you are at the right place. I am going to present some self explanatory code snippets in C# to accomplish FTP FILE operations like downloading, uploading and deleting. using System.Net; First of all,
A Rahim Khan's Blog
 
A Rahim Khan
tags: c# ftp upload ftp download ftp delete
Sep 03 2010 08:26 PM
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Towards generic APIs for the open world

In my last post on how Clojure protocols encourage open abstractions, I did some quick rounds between type classes in Haskell and protocols in Clojure. At the end in the section titled "Not really a type class", I mentioned about the read function of
Ruminations of a Programmer
 
Debasish
tags: scala
Sep 03 2010 08:26 PM
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Sequel and Heroku

Well, this turned out to be a bit harder than I expected, but with quite a bit of help from the Sequel, Ramaze, and Heroku lists, I got it worked out. The source code for this particular exercise is here. I'm only going to show a couple of files here as
SteamCode
 
tags: ruby ramaze heroku sequel
Sep 03 2010 07:43 PM
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A Nice Video Podcast on Objective-C by Robert Van Slooten

Programming Log
 
Sep 03 2010 07:15 PM
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C# yield

I’ve seen the “yield” keyword here and there… but I’ve never really cared to learn what it does. Until now. Actually, it’s my understanding that it’s more or less a convenience keyword like “var.” In
Procbits
 
JP
tags: c#
Sep 03 2010 07:15 PM
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The Carriage

xkcd.com
 
Sep 03 2010 07:12 PM
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Free Web Wireframing Kit in PSD File

Emazekraker is sharing Free Web Wireframing Kit or planning the layout of web projects more simple, effective and quickly. It comes as a full layered PSD file with 2 themes, black and white. There are many web design elements included like: form
blogfreakz.com
 
Mufti Ali
tags: freebie web design wireframing psd
Sep 03 2010 06:46 PM
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thechromesource Daily: Links for 9/2/10

The Chrome browser is officially two years old today; CNET talks about how it has reshaped the browser market. TechCrunch says its site visitors are increasingly using Chrome and the browser may overtake Firefox soon. ReadWriteWeb believes that tablet
The Chrome Source
 
Daniel Cawrey
tags: news chrome two years old google wave google wave may never die
Sep 03 2010 06:46 PM
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Extended WPF Toolkit – Release 1.1.0

A new version of the Extended WPF Toolkit was released today and it is packed with goodies.  And to all you cry babies who wined for a VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 version finally got on my nerves enough to create one for you.  Ha, just kidding, but
Elegant Code
 
Brian Lagunas
tags: wpf extended wpf toolit
Sep 03 2010 06:45 PM
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How to Create a Web-Based Drawing Application Using Canvas: New Premium Tutorial

Combining HTML with the all new <canvas> feature, you can make some pretty awesome web apps! In this Premium exclusive tutorial, we will create a neat interactive drawing application using HTML and JavaScript. Along the way, we’ll also learn the
Nettuts+
 
Alex Moore
tags: html & css javascript & ajax canvas drawing application
Sep 03 2010 06:44 PM
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Convert PowerPoint Files into PDF, TIFF, XPS Within SharePoint

What's New in this Release? Aspose is proud to expand its SharePoint products family with the addition of a new product; Aspose.Slides for SharePoint. It allows you to read, write and convert PowerPoint files within a SharePoint application without using
SingingEels : Development Community & Resource
 
tags: asp.net sql ado.net
Sep 03 2010 06:02 PM
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BonBon – Impressive CSS3 Button

BobBon is impressive and attractive CSS3 button that make use of CSS3 features. The Goal is Create CSS buttons that are sexy looking, really flexible, but with the most minimalistic markup as possible. BonBon Buttons named after the French word for
blogfreakz.com
 
Mufti Ali
tags: buttons css layout css3
Sep 03 2010 06:01 PM
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First Experiences with Netduino and the .NET Micro Framework

I like gadgets. Some of the coolest gadgets are add-on boards like the Freescale board that works with the Win7 Sensor and Location API. Recently, Arduino and Netduino caught my eye. Arduino is an open source hardware platform / microcontroller with a
Pete Brown's Blog (POKE 53280,0)
 
Sep 03 2010 04:43 PM
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The Node.js now running on webOS – and more Web improvements

By Dion Almaer webOS 2.0 SDK has just launched, and it has node.js built in (and more). The following is taken from my personal blog At our last Palm Developer Day, Ben and I discussed future APIs for webOS including “JavaScript services” as
Ajaxian » Front Page
 
jvaughan
tags: front page
Sep 03 2010 04:43 PM
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Eclipse IDE : Unsupported content type in editor

Problem Using Eclipse Ganymede (3.4) , developing JSF 2.0 web application. However when open the xhtml file with the Eclipse web page editor , it prompts a dialog box and saying … Unsupported content type in editor To associate file extension with
Mkyong Dot Com
 
mkyong
tags: eclipse
Sep 03 2010 04:42 PM
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30 Awesome jQuery Slider and Gallery Plugins and Tutorials

JQuery slider and gallery plugins are in high demand, as jQuery is one of the most popular Javascript libraries for creating dynamic and interactive effects for websites. From auto-checking forms to photo galleries and even browser-based games,
CreativeFan
 
Eric Shafer
tags: tools
Sep 03 2010 04:42 PM
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SQL SERVER – Soft Delete – IsDelete Column – Your Opinion

Just a day ago, I was reading the blog post of Michale J Swart. If you are a regular reader of this blog, I am sure you will be familiar with him. He is a very interesting blogger for sure. He recently wrote an article about Ten Things I hate to See in
Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave
 
pinaldave
tags: pinal dave readers question sql sql authority
Sep 03 2010 04:41 PM
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Premium WordPress Theme Options Framework

Theme Options Page have become a necessity in every WordPress themes free or premium, and are very user friendly and self explanatory to set up. With the presence of a Options Page the user don’t have to edit the code manually. Now anyone can make an
CSSReflex - Resources and Tutorials for Bloggers
 
Naeem Noor
tags: wordpress adminpage class function
Sep 03 2010 04:41 PM
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Quick Tip: Getting Offline Access with HTML5 Application Cache

Just when you thought you’d seen all the cool features of HTML5, I’m here to bring you yet another one. The internet is no longer about just websites; it’s about web applications. Often, our users are on portable or mobile devices, and
Nettuts+
 
Andrew Burgess
tags: html & css application cache html5 offline support
Sep 03 2010 04:40 PM
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UI Oddities #3 – Skype

Another quick post at a UI that annoyed me today, and today it is beta 2 of the Skype 5 client. Obviously, this is pre-release software, so perhaps it’ll be fixed by the final release. Anyway, the message I want to get across in this UI Oddities
Jonathan Giles
 
Jonathan
tags: user interface
Sep 03 2010 04:21 PM
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Quick Tip: Getting Offline Access with HTML5 Application Cache

Just when you thought you’d seen all the cool features of HTML5, I’m here to bring you yet another one. The internet is no longer about just websites; it’s about web applications. Often, our users are on portable or mobile devices, and
Nettuts+
 
Andrew Burgess
tags: html & css application cache html5 offline support
Sep 03 2010 03:24 PM
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Vim, PHP, TagList, and Ctags

I spent a good bit of time figuring out how to get vim to play nice with the spectacular TagList plugin, Ctags and PHP, so I've decided to sum up everything I did to get it working perfectly for the next person who comes along.Installing TagList itself
A Grumpy Young Man
 
Lucas Oman
tags: php
Sep 03 2010 03:22 PM
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RichFaces 4.0 M2 is now available

RichFaces 4 is one more milestone closer to GA. This week JBoss and Exadel teams have released RichFaces 4 Milestone 2. This milestone includes: New components: accordion, autocomplete, inplaceInput, and inputNumberSlider Large scale stabilization to our
Maxa Blog
 
max
Sep 03 2010 02:39 PM
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TechEd NZ 2010 – The “Ivan” Factor

The Mindscape crew were up in force at TechEd New Zealand this week presenting on a number of development related topics. We had a lot of fun and all enjoyed the great vibe that the Microsoft team put on for us this year* I wanted to extend a big
Mindscape Blog
 
Jeremy Boyd
tags: events general ivan teched
Sep 03 2010 02:38 PM
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How long Innodb Shutdown may take

How long it may take MySQL with Innodb tables to shut down ? It can be quite a while. In default configuration innodb_fast_shutdown=ON the main job Innodb has to do to complete shutdown is flushing dirty buffers. The number of dirty buffers in the buffer
MySQL Performance Blog
 
peter
tags: innodb mysql
Sep 03 2010 02:38 PM
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dConstruct

Off to dConstruct tomorrow, my first industry related conference. Really looking forward to it, especially seeing Merlin Mann’s and John Gruber’s talks. Probably a bit late but any Inspect Element readers heading to Brighton? @tkenny me on
Inspect Element
 
Tom Kenny
tags: snippet
Sep 03 2010 02:38 PM
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DevCentral Weekly Podcast 146 – 90210

Welcome to the one hundred and forty sixth edition of the DevCentral Weekly Roundtable Podcast! A weekly recap of the interesting things that have been going on within the DevCentral community. Hosts: April Spence, Colin Walker, George Watkins, Jason
DevCentral Main Feed
 
DevCentral Weekly Podcast
Sep 03 2010 02:38 PM