Derik Whittaker

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• Multi-Column Grouping with Linq2Sql

  Today as I was diving further into my Linq2Sql Odyssey I ran into a need to do grouping on data.  Bud not just single column grouping, I needed to group by multiple columns from multiple tables.  Because it took me a few minutes to get right... Posted Apr 30 2008, 07:32 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: .Net IDE, HowTo, Linq

• How to have a Single Config File for multiple developers

  In my last post I talked about how you can share a single config file among multiple project in a solution.  One of the feedback comments I got was how to have a single config file for multiple developers or even multiple environments.  So,... Posted Apr 16 2008, 08:13 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Development, .Net IDE, .Net, HowTo

• How to share configuration files between projects

  Sharing configuration files between multiple projects in Visual Studio is a simple task, but it is not intuitive in how it is done.  In fact, until recently I did not know how to do it via the IDE, I would always hand edit the .sln file to enable... Posted Apr 15 2008, 07:47 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Development Tools, .Net IDE, HowTo, Featured

• Breaking on exceptions reveals the ugly truth of your application

  So, you wanna know how good or bad your application really is?  Setup your IDE to break on all thrown exceptions.  This will really let you know how good or bad your application is.  This is also great way to find a pesky unhandled exception... Posted Feb 04 2008, 08:38 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Development Tools, .Net IDE, HowTo

• Using System.ComponentModel Attributes to your advantage

  The System.ComponentModel namespace (more information here ) in .Net contains an array of various attributes that every .Net developer should know about.  These attributes provide a way for the developer to implement design-time and run-time behavior... Posted Jan 30 2008, 07:03 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Development, .Net IDE, .Net, UI, WinForms, HowTo