For all of you who code using apps like Visual Studio or VS Code, please do not present code in a meeting or conference session using a dark theme! I know I am going to get a lot of pushback from this statement, but let me explain why (please keep reading). Living with Colorblindness I … Continue reading Presenting Code Samples with a Dark Theme… Please Don’t!
Category: VS.NET
dotNetTips.Utility Dev App
Today I am announcing my new app called dotNetTips.Utility Dev App. With this app I combined my previous dev cleaner and dev backup apps into one with more features coming soon. Clean Visual Studio & SQL Server Temp and Cached Files This feature will quickly remove temporary and cached files created by Visual Studio and … Continue reading dotNetTips.Utility Dev App
Confessions of an Angry Programmer
The article discusses the author's commitment to improve code quality in software development, emphasizing the alarming deficiencies in code quality found in many applications. The author highlights statistics from a live application and provides insights into tools and practices for achieving better code quality. Additionally, the article includes an update on the ongoing importance of code quality in software engineering.
My Workflow Before I Submit Code Changes
For many years when speaking at conferences, I have shared my workflow on what I do before I submit code changes to source control. This article will explain it more in detail. I share this workflow because it makes sure that I rarely get bug tickets from quality assurance and hopefully it will for you … Continue reading My Workflow Before I Submit Code Changes
dotNetDave Rocks India!
The dotNetDave Rock The World Tour is finally headed to India! I've been wanting to rock India for many years. I'll be speaking at the C# Corner Conference in Delhi on 7 - 9 April. Have you been to India before? I'd like to hear about what to bring/ not to bring, do/ not do … Continue reading dotNetDave Rocks India!
Quality Of Software Is Getting Worse, Not Better, In 2017
For a number of years now the theme for all of my conference talks has been “Demand Quality In Software You Use, Demand Quality in Software You Write, Demand Quality In Yourself!”. My only goal with my sessions for the foreseeable future is all wrapped around this idea for these reasons… First, as a contractor, … Continue reading Quality Of Software Is Getting Worse, Not Better, In 2017
Developer Productivity in Visual Studio 2015
Here is a great video that show Visual Studio editing features that you might not know about. https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox/Developer-Productivity-in-VS-2015-and-VS-15/player?format=flash
dotNetTips.Dev.Cleaner Utility
The dotNetTips.Dev.Cleaner is an app that will quickly remove temporary and cached files created by Visual Studio and SQL Server. The reason I created this app is because from time to time Visual Studio builds will error for some unexplained reason, especially after getting new source from source control. It's because these temporary and cached files … Continue reading dotNetTips.Dev.Cleaner Utility
dotNetDave Rocks the San Diego .NET User Group
I will be speaking at the San Diego .NET User Group on Tuesday January 5th, 2015. Below is the session I will be presenting: Röck YoĂĽr Cöde With Visual Studio Add-ins This session will focus on my must have Visual Studio add-ins and other tools that makes programming faster and easier (and makes you look … Continue reading dotNetDave Rocks the San Diego .NET User Group
Universal Windows Apps in Visual Studio
Here is a great, quick video on how to create a simple Universal Windows App: https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/quick-start-challenge-universal-windows-apps-in-visual-studio-14477?l=Be2FMfgmB_505192797

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