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Scott Hanselman's 2011 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
Dec 1101Everyone collects utilities, and most folks have a list of a few that they feel are indispensable. Here's mine. Each has a distinct purpose, and I probably touch each at least a few times a week. For me, util means utilitarian and it means don't clutter my tray. If it saves me time, and seamlessly integrates with my life, it's the bomb. Many/most are free some aren't. Those that aren't free are very likely worth your 30-day trial, and perhaps your money. Here are most of the contents of my ...
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Microsoft.Data - It’s not as evil as you think
Aug 1004I wanted to jump in with my $0.02 (Canadian ) on Microsoft.Data. David Fowler, fellow ASP.Net team member, posted about it earlier today, and the response has been ... active . The message behind most of these responses has been that it encourages bad practices to novice developers. I think there's an important point that's being missed here: It doesn't matter how hard we work, as professional developers, to create clean architectures and abstractions, there's a whole world of novice developer...
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Microsoft.Data - It’s not as evil as you think
Aug 1004I wanted to jump in with my $0.02 (Canadian ) on Microsoft.Data. David Fowler, fellow ASP.Net team member, posted about it earlier today, and the response has been ... active . The message behind most of these responses has been that it encourages bad practices to novice developers. I think there's an important point that's being missed here: It doesn't matter how hard we work, as professional developers, to create clean architectures and abstractions, there's a whole world of novice developer...
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