C# Null-Conditional (?.) & Null-Coalescing (??) Operators Explained
Learn how C#'s null-conditional and null-coalescing operators can help you write cleaner, more robust code by gracefully handling null values.
Programming
Using Config.Net for .NET Application Configurations
A while back I wrote an article detailing how to create custom configuration sections in the App.config file in .NET. This is by far the most...
Cannot process file because of mark of the web error in Visual C# project
I have been working on an Outlook VSTO Plugin as part of a product that we are selling at As-tech. Often, when trying to build or publish the plugin, I...
Using SQL Server Cursors
I have recently found myself using cursors for quite a few processing tasks in SQL Server such as data takeons and cleanups. While there are packages...
Sage CRM .NET Templates Visual Studio Extension
When developing for Sage CRM, we have a choice of using ASP or .NET. In the spirit of writing code that is both reusable and readable we do almost all of our development for Sage CRM in .NET (Visual C# more specifically).
Using Reflection to execute assemblies at runtime in C#
I recently was tasked with integrating some external DLL assemblies into Sage CRM. These external assemblies were generated by a Word plugin that lets you insert SQL fields directly into the Word document.
Creating Custom Configuration Sections in App.config
I recently started a new job as a Software Developer working on extending Sage software functionality. Much of this development is done in Visual C#. Through the projects I have been given, there have been a few concepts I have learnt that...
Python Virtual Environments in Visual Studio
The power and extensibility of Visual Studio makes it my favourite IDE. While it originally only officially supported .NET languages, it has grown to support many different platforms including Node.js and Python.
Python List and Dictionary Comprehensions
Python is one of my favourite languages when it comes to producing a solution to some programming problem quickly and in a relatively neat manner. One of the tools that Python provides to help create neat solutions is Comprehensions, more specifically List and Dictionary Comprehensions.
App Review: Pythonista
I recently bought Pythonista for my iPad and iPhone in an attempt to code more often in my free time, even when I don’t have my computer on me.