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Torq FxCop Setup

FxCop is a static analysis tool from Microsoft that checks software source code for conformance to the Microsoft .NET framework’s design guidelines....

code-quality dotnet visual-studio development-tools
December 4, 2008
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dynamic_cast and accessible base classes

We recently upgraded to using Visual Studio 2008 for compiling our MacroView source code on Windows. Previously we had used Visual Studio 2003 so there was a jump over the 2005 compiler version....

cpp visual-studio object-oriented macroview
June 5, 2008
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Sparkle Extensibility API?

My interpretation of Microsoft's vision for Sparkle is as a tool for designers while developers will use Visual Studio and they both will work on a Visual Studio project/solution....

wpf xaml visual-studio development-tools api-design
January 25, 2006
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Dell 2405FPW

I recently splurged and purchased a Dell 2405FPW 23 inch monitor. The (possibly spurious) justification was that it would improve my development productivity by having more real estate....

hardware productivity-tools visual-studio
December 4, 2005
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VS2005 Release

I've just started using Visual Studio 2005 on an existing C# solution in earnest today. There were too many dependancies on third party controls for the existing solution to entertain the possibility...

visual-studio refactoring generics csharp development-tools documentation
November 9, 2005
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OnTime

In essence this is just a link to Axosoft to take advantage of a promotion to get a second free license of their Bug Tracking Software....

project-management development-tools visual-studio agile
September 5, 2005
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VS2005 Office Development Restrictions

While listening to various podcasts and reading blogs on VSTO 2005 I got the distinct impression that there are so many deployment restrictions to the VSTO functionality, it would be difficult to...

visual-studio office microsoft development-tools
April 1, 2005
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Field Name Colors

Eric Gunnerson wrote a post on field name conventions where the conclusion was that having an m_ prefix in front of field names makes it easier to identify fields versus variables....

visual-studio code-quality programming
March 10, 2005
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Class Designer C++ Support Cut

Bummer. Given the complexity of C++ reverse engineering compared to the simpler/cleaner languages such as C#, VB.NET and J# this is understandable....

visual-studio cpp class-design microsoft
March 4, 2005
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VB.NET Refactoring Cut

Sam Gentile is not happy about the cutting of most of the refactoring functionality out of VS.NET 2005. I tend to stay on the C# side of the fence - just because that's the syntax I'm most familiar...

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November 5, 2004
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