Quick format (style) exceptions

When you see an exception in a log or program use the following link http://staxmanade.com/ExceptionMessageBeautifier/ to format (style) the exceptions.

Parsen van IIS Logs

kijk eens naar http://www.logparser.com/

Q: Hoe weet je via de code of custom errors aan staan?

A: HttpRequest.IsCustomErrorEnabled

Gets a value indicating whether custom errors are enabled for the current HTTP request.

[C#] public bool IsCustomErrorEnabled {get;}

HTTP request: Rexswain

See exactly what an HTTP request returns to your browser

http://www.rexswain.com/httpview.html

Add this short cut to Visual Studio

Tip: Leave Visual Studio default settings in place so minimize to remember stuff. (for other systems and new installations)

Tip: Add the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+R, Ctrl+S to 'Remove and Sort Usings'.

Tip for searching file in Windows Explorer

Tip for searching file in Windows ExplorerIn the Windows Explorer you can search for files, but when a file contains a point this will also be returned.

Example

• Company.Feature1.dll
• Company.Feature2.dll
• Company.dll
• Company.Feature3.dll

Enter in the search panel Company.dll

The results are

• Company.Feature1.dll
• Company.Feature2.dll
• Company.dll
• Company.Feature3.dll

But I want only the Company.dll results.

So enter in the search panel filename:CircleSoftware.dll

The results are:

• Company.dll

Visual Studio extensions which I use

SlowCheetah - XML Transforms

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/69023d00-a4f9-4a34-a6cd-7e854ba318b5

CssCop - FxCop for Stylesheets

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a921b98e-9430-4be2-bf53-1169e12bdb50

Web Essentials

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/6ed4c78f-a23e-49ad-b5fd-369af0c2107f

More extensions see:

http://madskristensen.net/post/visual-studio-extensions-for-web-developers

Several use full links

 

Software Management 

• http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/26.html
• http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
• http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000029.html

Usefull knowledge

• http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html

Articles to read

• http://www.hanselman.com/blog/BlockingImageHotlinkingLeechingAndEvilSploggersWithIISUrlRewrite.aspxhttp://www.troyhunt.com/2014/01/for-your-convenience-please-disable.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13048213/how-to-capture-a-full-website-screenshot-with-c-sharp-and-webkit-net
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2316564/taking-screenshot-of-a-webpage-programmatically
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14167621/get-a-screenshot-of-the-web-browser-control

 

Powershell

Nog een link voor de todo lijst
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/c9eb3ba8-0c59-4944-9a62-6eee37294597

Starting with MVC...

A link on my todo list: http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/introduction/getting-started

Some support for load and web tests in Visual Studio

• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slumley/archive/2007/11/19/debugging-errors-in-load-test.aspx
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slumley/archive/2007/04/10/how-to-debug-a-web-test.aspx
• http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vstswebtest/thread/bf2b41e4-c774-4522-b793-d92073d26bca/
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms364082(v=vs.80).aspx (validation rules?)

Make JavaScript and CSS External

Using external files generally produces faster pages because the JavaScript and CSS files are cached by the browser. Inline JavaScript and CSS increases the HTML document size but reduces the number of HTTP requests. With cached external files, the size of the HTML is kept small without increasing the number of HTTP requests thus improving the performance.

Put Javascript file at the end of the document

Unlike StyleSheets, it is better to place (java)scripts to the end of the document. Progressive rendering is blocked until all StyleSheets have been downloaded. Scripts cause progressive rendering to stop for all content below the script until it is fully loaded. Moreover, while downloading a script, browser does not start any other component downloads, even on different hostnames.
So, always have scripts at the end of the document.

Discovering the BlogBooker website for creating a pdf of my Blog

With the help the website BlogBooker a can easily create a pdf file from my Blog. So I can print, mail, backup and transfer my complete Blog as a snapshot. Thanks...

Remove empty lines in text using Visual Studio.

When you want to remove all the empty lines in a text in Visual Studio, you can use regular expressions. In this article are the instructions how you can accomplish this.

Test Automation Guidance

A link for 'Test Automation Guidance' to set up coded ui projects.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/geektester/archive/2011/12/11/test-automation-guidance-using-vs-2010-coded-ui.aspx

.NET Framework 4.5 (Obsolete and New)

On the site of MSDN there is a list with the obsolete and new things in .NET Framework 4.5

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee461502.aspx
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171868.aspx.

Default comment for events

This post contains a default comment for the params for events.

             /// The object that caused the event.

             /// The event arguments for the event.

A default comment is not very good, but it is easy to use it. When you can be more precise in the comment of an event you have to do this!.

Some tools for the solution file of a Visual Studio Solution

In the following article Tools for sln file visual studio solution file there are some utilities or useful information for the solution files of a Visual Studio solution. A must to know for each web developer!

Testing with Visual Studio 2010

The last time I am discovering more and more the test features of Visual Studio 2010. In this blog item I discuss or mention some of these features.

It is possible to execute a code analysis after each developer build. You can enable (or disable) this in the properties of the project; see tab Code Analysis. There are several rules you can configure (globalization rules, basic correctness or of course you can customize these)
It is also possible to measure the quality of the code, with Code Metrics. Code metrics gives some overview in maintanability and complexibility. The code metrics can be used to give a progress overview in a refactor proces to the management, simply export this data to Excel. The index for maintability, complexibility, depth, code coupling and lines of code.
With the Test Impact Analysis feature Visual Studio shows you the tests which are affected on the code change. (use the Test Impace Window)
There are several tests; Code UI Test, Load Test and Web Performance test. You can also use profiling for your application. You can select CPU Samples, Instrucmentation and compare the results and find the method or class which is the most expensive.