M3X Interface

Automatic Properties and Object Initializers in .Net 3.5

2008-05-16T17:48:00Z

With the release of .Net 3.5 alongside with Visual Studio 2008 , new enhancements was again introduced . Some maybe well pronounced such as the inclusion of WCF, WPF , LINQ in .Net 3.0 and some just came unnoticed. If you have been accustomed of using a particular method or technique in implementing a certain code in .Net 2.0 , because of backward compatibility , you may not even notice that there are new ways of implementing it in .Net 3.5.

Here are two new concepts in .Net 3.5 that a developer may not notice ( at least in my opinion ) : Automatic Properties and Object Initializers . To illustrate these two , I am going to present the pre-.Net 3.5 way (.Net 2.0) and the .Net 3.5 way in creating a simple class with simple properties.

C# or VB.Net

2008-04-16T14:50:00Z

im curious of what are the preferences of developers . i can recall some friends sharing their experiences on interviews answering questions like " why C# not VB ?" or vice versa . im a c# guy and i love the language . but i dont know what language do you prefer . i know they make use of the same .net framework but what are the differences , the pros and cons of using them, and project types where one language is more suited than the other .

join the poll and leave a comment to support your side .

maraming salamat .

CopySourceAsHTML for VS2008

2008-04-12T15:35:00Z

For a tech blogger who wants to show off a lot of codes , the gruesome process of Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V may not be of big help . Why? Because your blog may not be WYSIWYG and the pasted code just mess up your post . Then came CopySourceAsHTML for Visual Studio developers . Sleek and handy , just copy the code from your editor and paste it to your blog as HTML with all the CSS embedded in it to copy even the color schemes of the editor . Cool right? Well, the installer works only for Visual Studio 2005 !!!! And if your a developer working now on Visual Studio 2008 ( obviously I am ) , you dont have the capability to do that easily .

Sharepoint 2007 Issues , Limitations and Concerns

2008-04-06T16:23:00Z

On three different projects , I was exposed to a new product being marketed by Microsft , Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) . More particularly , I was into the Business Data Catalog functionality where I was tasked to retrieve data from third party software and display it on a MOSS Portal . Here are some issues that I stumbled upon...

VSTO CommandBar FaceId property reference

2008-04-06T15:08:00Z

i was working a few weeks back on an Outlook 2007 OBA application which involved creating a custom menu to enable user interaction ( a candidate for a post maybe later ) . one of the UI issue i have to deal with is to assign face id prperty to the menu items to make it sexy . Read this article .

Model View Presenter

2008-04-03T16:31:00Z

Here is a link to an article about the model view presenter design pattern . The article was created by one of the gurus in the field , Rod Cerrada.

Flipping on the Linux Switch

2008-04-03T16:30:00Z

Recently , i bumped on to a site and what struck me most is its title "Flipping the Linux Switch" . There are two words that made be stop and read about the article "Linux" and "Switch". It reminded me a few years back when i was the network administrator of a university. I was part of the team that made the first move towards open source integration not only to the university but to the whole CICM schools in the Philippines. Most of the plans were focused on the shift from Microsoft based computing to Linux based computing. A move that may take several years before properly implemented. The main reason why it needs several years of transition is its effect on the overall efficiency of the workforce because of the sudden change in IT infrastructure. This means long hours of trainings and orientation .

Is it the right time to quit your job?

2008-04-03T16:22:00Z

Everyone of us who works in a dynamic IT industry , in some way or the other , been thinking about pursuing another job in another company or may have lost interest to their current work . I myself is in the process of evaluating everything , trying to make sure that whatever I will do to my career is well planned and accounted for .

In relations to resign patterns , i have been in a dilemna of trying to decide when is the best time to leave my current job . Like any somewhat-geek would do , i called my bestfriend , Mr. Google. Generously , like he always does ,he gave me a series of points to ponder from different sites . Read on and ask yourself , "Have I seen these signs?".

blogging with word 2007

2007-12-19T02:17:00Z

one nice thing I learned is that word 2007 supports blogging. two years ago I used a similar pluggin called word for bloggers and it was a great help, now it's integrated to word. that's good news to all you bloggers out there. creating blogs could be easier with all the features that word 2007 has to offer. i mean spelling correction , grammar stuffs and others you would like blog editors must have.

My "Software Development Life Cycle"

2007-12-19T02:14:00Z

Sometimes we are so busy cranking codes and debugging apps that we fail to stop even just for a bit to look around us and find relationship to our works. Eversince I entered the IT industry , an 8 hour work schedule is never enough to keep track with IT changes. You study a new technology , once you're done and ready to make use of it a new comes along. Isn't it a tiring process? In between these infinite loops of a developers daily life, i usually stare at some of photos of my son and came up with a picture of how I look at my life now as a developer in the persona of my child .

Read on and take a peek at marvins software development life cycle.

renaming default namespace of a VSTO project in VS2008

2007-12-19T02:09:00Z

So here is the scenario , you are starting a VSTO project and decided that your default namespace is ExcelAddInTesterApp . You created the project and started coding the project. After several days , your boss called and said "hey marvin , make use of this namespace OurCompany.ExcelAddInTesterApp , we have to add our company name to it got it?" . You get back to your machine thinking its just a simple property just like any project you've been working on. So you right clicked the VSTO project and hit properties . Boom! What the F@#$? The default namespace textbox is disabled!!!!

what do you look for in a job?

2007-12-02T08:07:00Z

i just moved to a new workplace , now i have seen the difference on how the system works. the new job is good . the pay is far more than what i receive in my previous job. the projects are great and chanllenging and the athmosphere is friendly. maybe im just curious on what other pinoy developers would be considering when looking for the right job . there are 4 things that i could generally think off ,

Good pay , Job security , Provides professional growth , High profile projects

JOIN THE POLL HERE. you can provide new considerations, that would be much appreciated.

VSTO and VS2008 release edition

2007-11-30T20:17:00Z

just last week our company already had the licensed copy of visual studio 2008. we have to use it right away to migrate some projects that we developed using the beta 2 release . the look and feel did not change a bit but i bet there are a lot of changes that are waiting to be discovered . here are some changes that we came accros when using VSTO SE with VS2008..

read my post here...

Error 213008 on ISA 2004

2007-05-03T05:16:00Z

The worst time your system bugs down is during peak hours. We have this enrollment thing going on an out of nothing ISA suddenly stops and refuses to start. ISA plays a major role in the system, it is where the SQL , DNS, DHCP and other important services are being published , thus a system without ISA in our system simply halts the whole system. The only thing Windows is telling me is its error 213008 , which when searched in the almighty google , the main remedy is on reinstallation. I am having some hesitations on reinstalling it at first but i have to restore everything in 30 minutes. After several reading, i backed up my configuration, placed the installation CD on the drive and did the repair. In a matter of few minutes the system is back to where it was before the problem. Here is a link to the forum i was reading.

OWA.....

2007-04-25T01:35:00Z

New task , new problems , new solutions... Playing around our ftp site , i tried enforcing security by disabling anonymous access. Unfortunately when i tried to enable it again i have to provide the password for the account to be used. The old admin , my friend, did not inform me about it so i ended up resetting the password. The ftp went fine, but our Outlook Web Access went erratic . After some reading i came accross this article from microsoft on Exchange and OWA ( read). In the end i fopund out that the anonymous access set in IIS for our OWA was still using the old password, changing it to the new one solved the problem....