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• Base 30 Type in C#

  I'm experimenting with using the Guid type in databases and applications but I don't like the string format of the Guid. It's not easily read or formatted on a report. I wanted to find a way to represent very large integers such as the Guid... Posted Nov 24 2008, 05:27 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Code

• ASP.NET MVC RedirectUrl on Login

  In my first attempt at creating a real applicaiton using the new ASP.NET MVC project template ( Codeplex Preview 5 ), I found that when I clicked a new tab I'd created linked to a specific controller and an action I'd decorated with the [Authorize... Posted Sep 17 2008, 08:20 AM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Code

• Live Writer Source Code Format Plugin

  I've just installed the plugin blogged about by Mike Ormond and here's an example of it's output taken from code in the Atrax project I've just published to Codeplex . namespace Atrax.Library { [DataContract, Serializable] public class... Posted Sep 09 2008, 12:22 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Code

• Atrax Keyword Extraction Algorithm

  Two and a half years ago I wrote an implementation in C# of an algorithm published in 2003 in a short academic paper by Yutaka Matsuo and Mitsuru Ishizuka in the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Tools. Of course, the algorithm is not a... Posted Sep 07 2008, 02:12 PM by tsJensen.com - My Technology Blog Filed under: Code

• ASP.NET MVC Making Web Development Fun Again

  I want to thank Scott Guthrie and Scott Hanselman and the whole ASP.NET MVC team for making web development fun again. The simplicity of Rails, the power of .NET, and so much more. I've been reading the posts and watching some of the screencasts but... Posted Aug 04 2008, 07:03 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code

• Windows Form Talks to Windows Service via WCF without Config File

  I am fascinated with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) but the configuration files can be cumbersome. Until now I haven't had the time to investigate programmatic configuration of WCF, but I may be involved in a project soon in which WCF would... Posted Mar 27 2008, 02:29 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code

• ConfigurationSection Lesson on ConfigurationErrorsException

  I was playing around with some old code in which I had a custom ConfigurationSection (see code below). I had an attribute in the configuration section that I wanted to change from an Int32 to a Double. Seems a simple change. Just a little refactoring... Posted Mar 18 2008, 03:32 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code

• Heap, Stack, Reference Types and Value Types in .NET

  When something works well on its own with a high level of reliability, we tend to take it for granted and forget about the mechanics of how it works. We turn the key of our car and expect the engine to fire up. No thought is given to the inner workings... Posted Jan 30 2008, 06:21 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code

• SqlParameter Factory

  Often in my line of work, I need to create parameterized queries in code. All those overloaded constructors. Yuck. So, like a lazy guy would, I built a factory. I use it everywhere. In my personal projects and even at work when no one is looking. Here... Posted Oct 20 2007, 08:46 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code

• Logging Logger Exceptions

  Sometimes your logger throws an exception while logging an exception. At least it does if you have luck swings like mine from time to time. Here's how I deal with it. using System.Diagnostics; try { //some logging code that can throw an exception... Posted Sep 09 2007, 08:54 AM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Code