If you haven’t seen the SOLID principles before in development or just want to see a cool article on TDD have a look at:
http://prashantbrall.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/interfaces-tdd/
Dom
Prashant’s cool new post on TDD (and SOLID)
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Category Archives: .Net
Windows Phone 7 Hands-on-labs and Workshop (Melbourne 25-27 June)
This is a Melbourne based event that looks free – check it out if you are interested:
Dom
A fine C# TDD Tutorial
Another C# TDD tutorial – NOT MINE !!!!- very impressive though, Its a few years old but looks very solid
http://dirkkok.wordpress.com/dungeon-generation-article-series/
Dom
C# Design Patterns link
I came across another “oldie but a goodie” link today – C# design patterns. Excellent site with lots of cool examples of how to implement a stack of design patterns in C#.
http://www.dofactory.com/Patterns/Patterns.aspx
Dom
Combining .Net and iPhone Development (Part 1 – Setting the Scene)
This is the first in a series of short blogs (you’ll get the idea soon that I really don’t like big blogposts – except for tutorials of course) that I am writing on the merits of combining the two development technologies: .Net and iPhone. I am going to focus on why a .NET developer would seriously consider adding the iPhone SDK to his/her skillset.
So to get the fundamentals out of the way lets just outline what each means:
1. .Net Development
Developing applications on windows based PC’s for either generally Microsoft Operating Systems (including microsoft handheld/tablet devices) and/or for the web. The primary tool is Visual Studio using the C# or VB.Net language.
2. iPhone Development
Developing applications on Macintosh computers for the iPhone (and iPad) using XCode (with Objective C) and Interface Builder.
I’ll also set the scene here so that you understand my perspective – I have been writing .NET applications for a living for many years, and have been playing around with the iPhone development environment in some of my spare time at home over the last year or so but haven’t made major advances – YET!!!!.
The reality with these posts is that they are from the perspective of a .Net developer trying to build both my .Net and iPhone skills at the same time, so take that into account when you read future posts.
Next : Adding another string to the bow
Dom
Upcoming bizspark camps
If you don’t know anthing about microsofts program for supporting startup companies check out http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ . They are also running some bizspark camps in Melbourne and Sydney in June:
Dom
Visual Studio Tips
Ok this is one of my favourite subjects and when I saw this I thought – fabulous – so if you want to see a stack of VS tips have a look here:
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Domscode first Coding SuperGuru award – Prashant Brall !!!!
So, I have been talking about Sydney Webcamp for a while, mainly because Scott Hanselman was presenting and it’s rare that this .Net demi god appears in Australia. So it happens that one of my old workmates, and the reader of this blog: Prashant Brall (and his mate Anthony) goes to the two day conference (day two of the conference is all about building an app in small teams) and wins the competition for best web application. He won a XBox 360 personally presented by Scott Hanselman & James Senior
Here is the source code:
http://racedaycommander.codeplex.com/
Well done Prashant (and Anthony)- inaugural winner(s) of the Coding SuperGuru award.
Dom
Web version of the TDD tutorial – for all PDF haters
OK so I have copped a bit of flak for only publishing a PDF only version of the TDD tutorial. Well if you wan’t a non PDF version have a look over here:
Dom
.Net Tutorial C#4.0 and Test Driven Development-CANNONATTACK
This is my first .NET tutorial and it focuses on using VS2010 and Test Driven Development (TDD). The finished product is a .NET console app game in which you set the angle and velocity of cannon to hit a target at a random distance. Have a look…
Tutorial (PDF):
CannonAttack -A Test Driven Development Tutorial in c# 4.0
Screenshot Cannon Attack
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