Whilst .NET provides language interoperability, allowing coders to use the language they’re comfortable with, there are still times, especially when collaborating in groups and teams, that... Read More

Different revisions of the .NET framework can lead to incompatibility problems with your application. You might have used a feature of the 1.0 framework which was later changed in the 1.1 release, or... Read More

When I receive more than 1 request for a post, I like to fulfill the request ;) Hashes are a cryptographic method of providing a one-way encoding of information which yields a hash value of the... Read More

Having the flu isn’t fun. So doused with lemon drinks, paracetamol, and a large supply of tissues, I’m back with another .NET freebie. It took me a long while to get into photography. But... Read More

Mono Beta 2 has just been released, and along with the usual set of bug fixes, performance improvements, there is also support for IKVM, which on closer inspection is an implementation of the Java... Read More

This doesn’t affect just ASP.NET developers, however the article concentrates on Microsoft technologies. How to Make Your Web Site Work with Windows XP Service Pack 2 shows what you need to do... Read More

This, to me, is the best tool for .NET so far. And, I’m including nDoc here :) FxCop is a code inspector that checks assemblies for conformance to .NET Framework design guidelines. And, it... Read More

If you’re a Web Service nut (like me) then today is a happy day. WSE 2.0 (Web Service Enhancements) has been released, and is available for download from Microsoft. The biggest enhancement I... Read More

On the hunt for yet more freebies to share with .NETing SitePointers, today, we have Sanddock by Tim Dawson, a free control which gives your application superb window docking abilities. All Office... Read More

An essential guide to how to improve your .NET applications, and best practises for coding, is the “Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability” eBook, which measures in at a... Read More

Dare: “Having our customers and support people have to deal with the complexity of 3 sophisticated XML query languages two of which are look similar but behave quite differently in the case of... Read More

Wow, SitePoint’s coverage of ASP.NET is really paying off, in email for me the columnist! Requests, advice, information…it’ll take a while to get back to everyone, but here’s... Read More

It could easily descend into the usual unproductive flame fests of “mine’s better than yours!”, but that truly isn’t the intention of my latest article “Why Use... Read More