How to tell if a .NET Assembly is debug or release

Yesterday, I was asked by a ISV developer to check to see if their product was built in debug or release. I didn’t question why a ISV development team would package and deliver debug assemblies to a customer…
The first thing that I did was open up .NET Reflector – a great product from Lutz Roeder [...]

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CS0030 Compilation Error on Published ASP.NET Web Site

I ran into this error today and its the first time that I’ve seen it. It’s been around for a few years – since the release of Visual Studio 2005, so it’s probably old news to most people.
This “software feature” only affects users of Visual Studio 2005 Professional (and greater) who use the “Publish Web [...]

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Code Naming Guidelines

I’ve tried to maintain a consistent set of naming rules for my code. However, sometimes I get into the “zone” of programming and my typing-thread out paces my neat-thread.
Here’s a few guidelines that I’ve collected over the years. Most of guidelines came from Microsoft’s Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers.

Feature

Naming Guidelines

Namespace

CompanyName.TechnologyName[.Feature][.Design]
Pascal case for namespaces
Example: [...]

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San Diego Sunset

San Diego sunset taken from the Port of San Diego, North Embarcadero
Date of photograph: Aug 8, 2007
Map of photograph origin: Google Map

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How to Post Code From Visual Studio to Your Blog

I use the CopySourceAsHtml add-on for Visual Studio to prepare and format code for my blog. Here’s a simple set of instructions to get your code from Visual Studio into WordPress post.

Download & Install CopySourceAsHtml (link above)
Open your project/solution/web site in Visual Studio
Select your code block
Click “Copy As HTML…” from the Edit menu (or [...]

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2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

Scott Hanselman of Computer Zen creates a list every year with the most indispensable developer utilities. I’ve found dozens of great utilities and reference material from his previous lists. Here’s this year’s batch of must have tools.
Everyone collects utilities, and most folks have a list of a few that they feel are indispensable. [...]

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5 Popular Design Trends of 2007

Will Smith of EvoArt.info comments on and provides some illustrations for the emerging design trends originally analyzed by Paul Boag article.
In five years time things will have no doubt changed even further, but for now its all about big footers, focus on content, and sexy typography!
The trends are:
5. F*ck the Fold!
4. Big, Sexy Fonts.
3. [...]

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Sunday in the Park with OSCAR®

The San Diego Symphony performed a free concert today at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Luckily, I just happen to be near the pavilion when the symphony was getting ready. They performed famous songs from movies (OSCAR as in the OSCAR awards).
Although, I had only seen a handful of the movies, [...]

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Simple Speed Testing in .NET – System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch

One of the biggest problems with the .NET Framework is that so many new features are released with each major version that minor additions and features usually slip through the cracks. In my experience, very few classes have been overlooked during the transition from 1.1 to 2.0 as much as the Stopwatch class (System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch).
Adam [...]

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Anthology San Diego – Larry Coryell

A few weeks ago, a few friends and I visited Anthology. Anthology is a new jazz bar/restaurant located in Little Italy and across the street from my new home.
Larry Coryell – A Renaissance musician who excels at all styles of playing, and a true pioneer of Rock/Jazz Fusion.
While we were there, we saw Larry [...]

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