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GUI Prototyping Tools

By tewari | Published: May 16, 2009
Special purpose UI prototyping tools, like the ones listed on C2 Wiki, offer a convenient blend of usability and flexibility. I have tried some of these tools. I was looking for something that - doesn’t become unwieldy when used to prototype a large and complex GUI allows me to use my own screenshots/images/icons allows me to modify the prototype without [...]
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RIA with Silverlight and WCF – Los Angeles .NET Developers Group

By tewari | Published: March 26, 2009
  I will be attending Jason Beres’ “RIA with Silverlight and WCF” lecture on Saturday the 4th. Check-out the details here : Los Angeles .NET Developers Group. Let me know If you are planning to be there. It will be a great opportunity to meet. Share This
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ReSharper vs CodeRush + Refactor Pro

By tewari | Published: February 21, 2009
I have been playing with JetBrains ReSharper (version 4.1) and DevExpress CodeRush + Refactor! Pro (version 3.2.2) lately. I wanted to decide on which one to go with. Here are some notes - R# = ReSharper CodeRush = CodeRush + Refactor! Pro R# seems to be better for refactoring, because it does not assume [...]
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Customize log4net Output Path

By tewari | Published: March 6, 2008
The default log4net output path is relative to the startup directory of your executable. To customize the output path, you can override the base Appender’s File property in your own Appender class. The following example describes how to route the log files relative to the temp folder : public class MyOwnAppender : [...]
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      ASP.NET MVC in Action by Jeffrey Palermo, Ben Scheirman, Jimmy Bogard

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    • Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers)

      Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) by Andy Hunt

    • Working Effectively with Legacy Code

      Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers

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      How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer

    • How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own Words

      How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own Words by Ray White

    • Programming Windows Presentation Foundation

      Programming Windows Presentation Foundation by Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths

    • Advanced MVVM

      Advanced MVVM by Josh Smith

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