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Extending C# Listview with Collapsible Groups (Part I)
I’ve been deep in a project for work for the past two months. Sadly, it is nothing sexy, no exciting bleeding-edge technology, just another enterprise database, using the very mature and slightly dull...
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Visual Studio: Use Conditional Compilation to Control Runtime Settings for...
I will say right here that this is most likely a hack solution to what is ultimately an application design issue. I have heard it said that the use of conditional compilation is often a strong code...
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Getting Started with Git for the Windows Developer (Part I)
Part one in a series walking the beginner through getting started using Git on a Windows machine. Before simply downloading the new (and VERY nice) Github for Windows application from Github, it might...
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Basic Git Command Line Reference for Windows Users
Using Git from the Bash command line is a little different. If you are new to the command line in general (as I was in the not-so-distant-past) this condensed summary of the basics may be a helpful...
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Extending C# Listview with Collapsible Groups Part II - The GroupedList...
Pulling together to components we created in part I.
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Getting Started with Git for the Windows Developer (Part II) - Get Acquainted...
Before you can do much with Git, you will need to know a few basic Bash commands . . .
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Getting Started with Git for the Windows Developer (Part III) - Working with...
A few more things to learn about Bash efore we dig into Git itself!
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C#: In Search of a Better Date-Masked Text Box
The masked Text box provided by the Winforms/.net framework is hateful, especially for date entry. I needed a better solution (better, at least, in the context of my specific application requirements....
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Things to love about Java: Exception Handling
While not poplar with everyone, I find some things to like about Java's Checked Exceptions.
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.Net DataGridview: Change Formatting of the Active Column Header to Track...
I bumped into a question on StackOverflow this evening that I felt might make a short post. Accompanying code is available at my Github repo.
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I Am Here to Steal Your Education
One of the best moves I ever made was getting involved with a developer user group, or “meet up” as they are sometimes known. Here’s why.
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Java: Checked Exceptions, Revisited (or, a closer examination of a flawed...
I recently posted a link to an article I wrote almost exactly a year ago, when I first began stepping out of my C# comfort zone into Java. I have had reason to take another look at my thoughts, and a...
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<< Java: Checked Exceptions, Revisited (or, a closer examination of a...
Continued From Part I - Java: Checked Exceptions, Revisited (or, a closer examination of a flawed mechanism)
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Find The IP Address of Your Computer on the Home or Local Area Network (LAN)...
Watch for an update, since the ifconfig method has apparently been deprecated in favor iproute
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Find The IP Address of Your Computer on the Home or Local Area Network (LAN)...
Every now and then, we need to know something trivial, such as the current IP address of the machine at which we sit. Within limits, this is simple enough to do
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How to Use SSH to Access a Linux Machine from Windows
I have recently undertaken to learn how to develop on the Linux platform. I grew up in the Windows world, and decided it was time to expand my horizons. One of the very first things I wanted to do was...
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Working with Pdf Files in C# Using PdfBox and IKVM
PdfBox and IKVM are not new, but I found them very useful for a recent project, and decided to walk through a very basic introduction tutorial. Feedback and constructive criticism greatly appreciated....
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Splitting and Merging Pdf Files in C# Using iTextSharp
iTextSharp is a direct .NET port of the open source iText Java library for PDF generation and manipulation.
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Git Subtree Merge –The Quick Version
The Subtree Merge Workflow offers a relatively painless mechanism for managing shared library source code as a component of a larger project. If you have ever had a shared library, custom control, or...
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Managing Nested Libraries Using the GIT Subtree Merge Workflow
This post is mainly targeted at newer git users who may want a more detailed look at what is happening. If you consider yourself comfortable with git
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