Being Scott Densmore

One Angry Coder

Enterprise Library : Configuration Part 1

As Peter Provost says to me all the time “it is all about configuration, that is what it...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/28/2005

Enterprise Library - Shipping Dedication

I know that everyone is lined up to get tickets and you will be able to get them today (this...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/28/2005

Little Know Component Model Gotcha with IDictionaryService

I don’t know how many people in the world this gotcha will affect but I found it very...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/26/2005

A new member to the crew

Tom Hollander, Product Manager extraordinaire, has joined the ranks in blogging about Enterprise...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/25/2005

Enterprise Library RTW (Release To Web)

Barring any major catastrophes, it is official. On January 28th Enterprise Library will be up and...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/19/2005

New Job Openings in patterns & practices

I am a little late to the game, but via Peter & Jim, you can come work with us . Software...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/07/2005

King Nerd Really?

Guess I didn't spend enough time in Math class to get to the next level.

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/06/2005

"You Big Dummy"

Why is it that I like to make things hard on myself? I was doing some refactoring a class method...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 01/06/2005

Testing BlogJet

I have installed an interesting application - BlogJet. It's a cool Windows client for my blog tool...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/20/2004

This is Me?

Me as a South Park character... via Peter Provost.

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/14/2004

Why is Clean Project not a first class citizen

I know this seems trivial, but since my move to the .NET world in Visual Studio .NET (VS.NET), I...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/10/2004

API Studies

Last night I went and heard a talk from Steven Clarke on API usability. I always heard knew about...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/09/2004

The return of the Iterator

Brian is a genius. I have really been p***** ever since I lost the ability to have generic iterators...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/02/2004

What do we do here?

Sandy, a fellow Titans fan, has a great post about what we do here at patterns and practices...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/02/2004

Another Non Admin Woe in Visual Studio

Today I needed to run some unit tests in an admin console (thanks to Aaron), so I fired up VS as...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/02/2004

How to Scroll in a Command Window

As Brian Button pointed out earlier, I am keyboard junkie. I found myself today needing to scroll...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 12/02/2004

You Get What You Pay For

Brian Button was looking at some code today and saw this as a test... adRolesProvider =...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 11/18/2004

What OS are you?

So now that I know that I am file extension what OS do I live on?Which OS are You? Guess this is why...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 11/10/2004

Enterprise Library 'The Day After'

I can finally lift my head up. The day has finally arrived (as far as I know)… we are at zbb (zero...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 11/08/2004

Generics

This morning I read a post about the .NET design guidelines and I am upset about the last line of...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 11/05/2004

Even Shakespeare new the truth in software

I know that this is not really Shakespeare, but I couldn’t resist. One of my favorite movies...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/27/2004

TLA to the MAX

DB says Congrats to the XMLP WG for getting the MTOM and XOP specs to CR. To this I have only one...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/27/2004

TDD with CAS

Brian Button and myself have been talking heavily on how we do CAS Unit Testing. Here are a couple...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/18/2004

New Idea for XmlComments

Now that the InfoPath team has release the new SDK, I am inspired to do something new. I love the...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/09/2004

(Off Topic) Now for something completely different...

This weekend I was playing with my little girls when the 4 year old reminded me I was getting soft...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/09/2004

More IServiceProvider

Damien Morton gave me a pointer to his blog about IServiceProvider. More good stuff J. For all those...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/03/2004

IServiceProvider my old new friend

I used to work with IServiceProvider in my COM days (sshhh don’t tell anyone). It was a great...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 08/03/2004

Enterprise Library

Enterprise Library is coming. The gag has been removed. I have been given the word that I can talk...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 07/28/2004

We want your features

Eric Gunnerson wants you to give him you suggestion for features and scenarios for C# here. This is...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 07/22/2004

Waking up...

Sorry for the lights out for the two people in the world that read my thoughts (Hi Mom!). We have...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 07/22/2004

Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide

Congrats to my fellow teammates. Go out and spread the news, SCAG is here. (Not to be confused with...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/16/2004

Internationalization

I always wanted to compile a list of information on internationalization, and now I don’t have...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/16/2004

Unit Testing Again...

Looks like Jim Newkirk has put on his flame suit and headed out into the fire here on the unit...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/15/2004

To Unit Test or Not to Unit Test... which Visual Studio Version?

Peter Provost has started a grass roots movement (aka petition) here to include Unit Testing in all...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/13/2004

Source Code Organization

After reading this post by Brad Abrams on source code organization, I have given this some thought....

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/13/2004

Testing .NET Application Blocks

My friend in test asked me if I would post this to get some traffic. You guys should check this out,...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/10/2004

ReSharper .85 is out

.84 was a huge performance improvement. I am hoping that this will even be better. My question of...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/09/2004

Security RSS Feed

From Michael Howard, we now have the RSS feed for Microsoft Security Bulletins....

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/08/2004

Resharper Install Problem

Resharper can give you fits when you install so here is a fix if you get a problem when you...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/02/2004

Resharper

I have been using Resharper for a while and until now I have stopped using it, but with version .83...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/02/2004

Jim Newkirk Joins the Ranks of Bloggers

Please help me welcome Jim to the “Real World” J.

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/02/2004

Can I Get a Tester?

What makes a good tester? I have pondered this question for a while. I love testers because the make...

Author: scottdensmore Date: 06/01/2004

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