July 2003 - Posts

Roadmap for SourceSafe and Beyond
Today, I am honored to share an announcement about the future of Visual SourceSafe. If you haven't already surmised by the content of this blog, improving the VSS user experience (the documentation in particular) is my most recent project.* In the world Read More...
Posted 31 July 03 01:00 by KorbyP | 14 Comments   
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Notes on the Naming of C#
Dan Fernandez discusses the history of the naming of C# and talks about the joys of searching for "#" strings online. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías de Read More...
Posted 28 July 03 06:25 by KorbyP | 2 Comments   
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Clicking Start to Shut Down
Raymond Chen shares the fascinating history of the Start button paradox: To Shutdown you must first click Start. Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías de ninguna clase, y no otorga ningún derecho. Read More...
Posted 25 July 03 01:14 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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New MSDN Search Engine
Finally! Sara announces the launch of the new MSDN search engine . There's even a new search algorithm under the hood. I am relieved to announce that the new search engine doesn't skip over the '#' symbol like the old one did. C# never looked so good. Read More...
Posted 24 July 03 06:34 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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MSDN Magazine in CHM Format
Steven points out that you can now download MSDN Magazine in CHM format (June edition). I wish they would get around to publishing in Reader format. It would be nice to read an issue on my PocketPC. Microsoft kann für die Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit Read More...
Posted 24 July 03 06:21 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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VSS Security Tip
When talking to my feature team, I often refer to "VSS security"--which basically consists of user rights and permissions--as the "the façade ". Forget what you know about tiered development and façade l ayers for a moment. I use the word façade quite Read More...
Posted 24 July 03 12:29 by KorbyP | 3 Comments   
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Googlewashing
I read recently that the #1 hit when searching for the word "Google" using Google was NOT www.google.com . This is no longer true, but if you're an avid and informed blogger, you won't be surprised to hear that the #1 hit once went to a blog: http://google.blogspace.com Read More...
Posted 22 July 03 05:52 by KorbyP | 2 Comments   
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Part III: Versioning SQL Server Database Objects in VSS
This looks promising: http://www.skilledsoftware.com/ . Thoughts? Microsoft kann für die Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit der Inhalte in dieser Newsgroup keine Haftung übernehmen. Read More...
Posted 17 July 03 01:18 by KorbyP | 7 Comments   
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End-to-End Analyze Script for Keeping a VSS Database Healthy
One of the most frequently asked questions about VSS is: 'I can't run Analyze on a weekly basis as recommended because inevitably, there's at least one user who forgets to checkin their files on Friday afternoon. Is there any way to disconnect users from Read More...
Posted 16 July 03 04:50 by KorbyP | 26 Comments   
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New Book on PocketPC Programming
Check Steve 'FurryGoat' Makofsky's new book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0321133528/qid=1058026310/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-0598738-3233444?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 . הודעה זו מסופקת "כפי שהיא" ללא כל אחריות או חיובים, ואינה נותנת Read More...
Posted 15 July 03 01:38 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Every Writer Gets His Day in Court
Howdy. Pardon the recent silence. I was summoned for jury duty last week and selected for service :-|. Thankfully, it was a short trial. I was unplugged, albeit unsequestered, for the entire week. Okay okay okay, I wasn't completely unplugged. I absconded Read More...
Posted 15 July 03 01:29 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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Part II - Versioning SQL Server Stored Procedures and Other db Objects in VSS
Step 1: Since I can only add files to a VSS database, the first step is to figure out how to [programmatically] transform my SQL Server database objects (stored procedures, UDFs, table schema, etc) into text files. One idea is to write a C# class that Read More...
Posted 03 July 03 07:15 by KorbyP | 10 Comments   
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Versioning SQL Server Stored Procedures and other db Objects in VSS (Part I)
Q: 'How can I backup my SQL Server stored procedures, triggers, UDFs, and other database objects using VSS?' A1: If you work in Visual Studio .NET 2003 with source control integration, you can opt to install a SQL Server versioning component that allows Read More...
Posted 03 July 03 05:17 by KorbyP | 9 Comments   
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How To: Switch Source Control Providers in VS.NET (ReduxRedux)
Serdar Kilic (cool name::pronunciation unknown) has also written a utility for switching SCC providers on the fly . I haven't had a chance to compare it to Soenke Schau's tool (also a cool name::pronunciation unknown) that I mentioned in a recent post Read More...
Posted 02 July 03 12:24 by KorbyP | 12 Comments   
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Antibiotics Work
Please pardon the recent lack of posts. I've been OOF sick. I plan to evacuate my sanity from Inbox and start posting again next Monday. If you're outside the United States, note that this is July 4 weekend (Independence Day). For the July 4 weekend, Read More...
Posted 02 July 03 12:06 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   

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