Detecting Design-time in C#

Excellent, now I can detect Visual Studio design time anywhere in my code. (Make sure to read the comments, they provide a valuable correction.)
I came across interesting issue with one of our controls. I needed a different behavior during design-time and run-time. I was sure that .NET Framework has a nice solution for me, but [...]

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.NET 4.0 Beta Breaks WCF Activation

I suppose that’s why it’s a “beta” but I honestly only expected the .NET beta to break itself, not other applications. Here’s a better worded post than I feel like writing that describes the issue…
I’ve had a problem on my most recent Windows 7 install with getting the WCF activation to install. I kept getting [...]

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Integrating Reporting Services Using SOAP

Want to programmatically access your Sql Server Reporting Services Server? (SSRS) Turns out there’s an app for that! Or more precisely, a SOAP web service.
The Reporting Services SOAP API provides several Web service endpoints for developing custom reporting solutions. The endpoints currently fall into two categories: management and execution. The management functionality is exposed through [...]

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Claims-Based Security Model Overview

While listening to the latest .NET Rocks podcast I came upon a topic which sounded like something I should know but with which I had very little familiarity: claims-based security/authorization. What I found was a security model that addresses many security-related issues that have affected me as a developer. Perhaps I’ll have a chance to [...]

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Implementing Team System and ROI – .NET Rocks!

Caught an even better than average podcast from .NET Rocks!, this time regarding Team System. Steven covered a lot of material, but I found his discussion around the need for deliberate planning to be particularly useful, as well as his outline of why investing time and resources in TFS is worthwhile. At the end of [...]

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