Category Archives: Tools

Seamless test authoring with ReSharper and AutoHotKey

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Jimmy Bogard

Although I’m no big believer of code generation, the micro-code generation of ReSharper can be a huge timesaver.  For every common snippet of code or common file I would create, I could create a simple template that might create a … Continue reading →

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How to Configure Selenium RC for Use In C# NUnit Tests

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Chris Taylor

When I set about integrating Selenium into my test suites, I found all the information I needed to do that with but had to hunt and peck through my google searches to find it.  So, as a point of reference, … Continue reading →

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Model Driven template/scaffolding addin for Visual Studio

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Eric Hexter

  After playing around with the T4 templates in the Asp.Net MVC release, I wanted to test out what a more complete solution would look like.  Here are some screen shots and mock ups to demonstrate what the tooling experience … Continue reading →

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Trying to extend the Asp.Net MVC (T4) item templates to create multiple files.

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Eric Hexter

  One of the features I was really excited about for the MVC RC was the template/Model based scaffolding support in the Add View and Add Controller menu options inside of visual studio.  I think that they have made a … Continue reading →

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My Current .Net Application and Tools Stack

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Eric Hexter

For what it is worth I thought I would share what my current application stack for Enterprise Web Application / Line of Business Applications.  When these tools are used together they allow me to develop in a frictionless way.  I … Continue reading →

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Gmail Labs

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Jason Meridth

Maybe I’m a little late noticing this, but the Labs option once you’re in your gmail settings: I was using the Better Gmail plugin from LifeHacker for a while before Google upgraded gmail.  I enjoyed the fact that my signature … Continue reading →

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Visual SVN Server

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Jason Meridth

Due to the new policies by Assembla.com (not allowing free private source repositories), I’ve had to finally grab another server and stand-up Visual SVN Server.  It’s free, VERY easy to manage and worked like a charm once installed.  Kudos to … Continue reading →

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Who do you wanna Jott? Twitter

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Mo Khan

So I recently started twittering… or tweeting. I’m not sure what the correct lingo is, so hook me up if you know. It all started a while back when James announced that he was the newest Twit. He mentioned a … Continue reading →

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Lazy Loaded Interceptors

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Mo Khan

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture defines Lazy Load as: An object that doesn’t contain all of the data you need but knows how to get it.   A while back I was trying to figure out how to lazy load … Continue reading →

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JetBrains Seeder Program

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Mo Khan

Today I received an email about the JetBrains Seeder Program, and thought that I would try to sign up for an account to find out more. Can you help me understand, what JetBrains is trying to tell me?   Post … Continue reading →

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