Scott Guthrie has just announced that the source code for the .Net framework has just been made available for reference use.
It will be particularly useful to see how the controls in ASP.Net and Windows Forms have been done.
Detailed instructions for how to set it up are here.
One caveat: it’s not available for the Express editions of Visual Studio. Shame! I was just starting to have some fun with them too.
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I’ve been very quiet recently. (I’m trying to not be so loud, Scott. ) You see, I’ve been writing a lot of ASP.Net code for a site I’m working on. And, to be honest, I’ve been having a lot of trouble. The source code for .Net has been very helpful, and I’ve learnt a lot [...]
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
Since the source code to ASP.Net was made available, I’ve been using it extensively. Here’s a great example of why it’s so valuable. I’ve been trying to integrate the Enterprise Library 3.1 Exception Handling Block into my application. My application is split into a core and web UI specific components, so I’ve defined errors in [...]
about 2 years ago - 3 comments
Visual Studio 2008 has lots of goodies in it, like LINQ syntax, CSS editing, and testing tools. There’s a lesser-known feature which I really appreciate though – the “Remove and Sort Usings” command in the C# editor. You activate the command by placing your cursor over the using statements and clicking on the right mouse-button. [...]
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One of my favorite bloggers is Matt Berseth. Nearly once a week he comes up with a post where he does something amazing with the standard ASP.Net controls. I usually read his posts in awe. He’s really good. But he’s not only is a good developer, he’s a great writer. Even though his posts are [...]
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Now this is exciting. (Well, if you’re a geek.) Silverlight 2.0 is on its way, and Scott Guthrie has posted 8 tutorials about using it. I’m off to read them now…
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Until recently I thought this was a well-known feature. After demonstrating it a few times, I found out it wasn’t. A long time ago, in an cubicle far, far away, someone created the .Net Framework. To cut a long story short, they simultaneously produced guidelines for creating Exception classes, which you should always use or [...]
about 2 years ago - 4 comments
So, I did it! I finally did it! I wanted to publish my ideas for a framework, and I did. You can find it on CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/aspnetmvp. Go have a look. I really want to know what you think. Now, I know there are a million and one frameworks for the web, so I [...]
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Dude! I got quoted! And by none other than Rob Conery of SubSonic fame. It seems like my last post caused quite an unexpected stir. Thanks to both Rob and Scott for taking the time to answer me. I really appreciate it. A Word of Appreciation Let’s get something in perspective. Rob has actually produced [...]
about 2 years ago - 16 comments
Silverlight, ASP.Net Ajax, LINQ, Astoria, ASP.Net MVC – there’s just tons of stuff coming out of Microsoft. And that’s not to mention the stuff people have seemingly forgotten about – ASP.Net Futures with IronPython (AWOL), Patterns and Practices Web Client Software Factory, WPF, WF, WCF and CardSpaces. Now the trend seems to be functional programming [...]