Is your day too short to get it all done? I know mine are. Are there additional hours hidden somewhere? I think so! I like to listen to podcasts and/or audio books on the commute in to work. A couple months ago I was able to get an add-in for my android phone that plays... Continue Reading →
Dependency Properties – Don’t use Reference Types for Defaults
I thought I was going crazy! Data from one class was magically appearing in another instance. After double checking all code paths and walking through in a debugger, I found the cause… This is a user control, with a dependency property. The DP is a collection. Notice line 33 in the sample below. I am... Continue Reading →
C++ Renaissance
Lately, Microsoft (via Channel 9) has been talking about a "C++ Renaissance" within Microsoft, and in the industry as a whole. I've been listening to a bunch of the native code podcasts that C9 has been publishing that discuss native development, C++ 0X (recently ratified to be C++ 11), etc. Today, I listened to a... Continue Reading →
TFS Power Tools – Searching for Work Items!
TFS Power Tools was just updated and released on August 18th. The new version includes a feature I've really been missing: Work Item SEARCH. How could this have been missing for so long? Well now it's in the TFPT. It's a little hidden. You have to use the Work Item Tracking toolbar to do the... Continue Reading →
