This is is my weekly link post. It is here that I note the web sites and posts that I have run across that interest me – whether it be related to work or play.
Application Development/Design
- Jeff Atwood talks about Coding Without Comments. It goes to show if you name your classes & methods carefully, you don’t need comments. "While comments are neither inherently good or bad, they are frequently used as a crutch."
- Shahed Khan provides some great tips on Reflection in his post C# Reflection Tips: Data transformation using Reflection.
- Ran across a .NET tip on Developer.com on Using .NET Reflector.
- Justin Etheredge has a great series going on Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C#.
- Here is a great Visual Studio tip from Steve Smith on the Incremental Search in Visual Studio.
- Here are a couple of informative articles on ASP.NET MVC. Who and What is ASP.NET MVC for? ~ Controller is NOT the New Code-Behind
- I found a good article on .NET Zone about ASP.NET – Query Strings – Client Side State Management. Good code samples.
- Scott Hanselman continues his great link series with The Weekly Source Code 30.
- Good article that provides Tips to Write a Good Bug Report. Always helpful.
- Josh Twist gives his point of view on the Var keyword in the post Yet More on To Var or not to Var.
- Tutorial Video(s): Introduction on how to use Reflector
- Article(s) from Code project: Password Strength Control ~ Generate PDF Using C#
- Snippet(s): Parse Full Name
- Tip(s): Press Ctrl+B to set breakpoint at desired function ~ Ctrl+Shift+F9 to delete all breakpoints ~ Ctrl+F9 to enable or disable a breakpoint
SQL Server & PowerShell
- Joe Webb provides us with some Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services online resources. Thanks Joe!!
- Snippet(s): Current Week of the Month
Community & Technology Events
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
- Houston .NET Dojo – Free Hands On Training for ASP.NET MVC – 8/28 1PM-5PM At Microsoft Houston
Internet, Software and General Technology
- Ben Scheirman gives us some Google Reader Quick Tips.
- Misty Khan illustrates How to Add a Custom Field to An Outlook Table View.
Blogging and Social Networking
- Anthony Stevens has posted The Twelve People You Meet on Twitter. I am a combination of a Nerdcore, Dilbert and zzz.
- Chris Woodruff lets us know that Wednesday July 30, 2008 is Twitter Book Review Day.
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Lifehacker has listed The Best Tech Tools and Fitness Plans to Get in Shape.
- On Twitter, Michael Koby linked to a very informative article from Jurgen Appelo titled Professionalism = Knowledge First, Experience Last. Goes to show that you should always be learning.
- devjargon() lists 11 Tips to Make You More Efficient. Good tips for developers.
- Scott Hanselman shares his July 2008 Technical Reading List. It is interesting to see what others are reading. I just wish I could read that fast.
- I found an article on LifeDev that lists 14 Ways to Learn From Creative Programmers. “Working with code is one of the most creative jobs one can have.”
- Jamie Nischan has a great post on Lifehack titled Fitness is a Journey. Bring a Map.
- Steve Pavlina tells us The Purpose of Life. Great post.
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Interesting news about the BSG prequel Caprica.
- The Caprica Trailer has been released.
- John Rockefeller has posted his Top 5 Office Don’ts.
- Here are some wonderful Brazos Bend State Park alligator photos taken by TimesToCome.
- Here is some great information coming out of Comicon.
- Movie Trailers: Eagle Eye ~ Lakeview Terrace
- Funny Dilberts this week: 7/21
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Great Link Blog Sources
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Daily Links
- Steve Pietrek – Links
- Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
- Christopher Steen – Link Listing
- Mike Gunderloy – Double-Shot
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Sam Gentile – New and Notable
- Craig Bailey – On Microsoft
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
- Darren Stokes – Visual Studio Links
- Chris Love – Links of the Week
- Michael Koby – Daily Links
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Happy Surfing.
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