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Tipping points for technology and software
Since it’s a new year, time to think deep thoughts. Consider this proposition: when some technology graduates from expensive/uncommon to affordable/prevalent, there is a corresponding major advance in...
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DevExpress at CodeMash 2014: Setting Up
This week, Seth, Amanda, and myself are at the CodeMash 2014 conference in Sandusky, Ohio. Every January, thousands of developers from many different platforms converge at the Kalahari Resort (and...
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New CodeRush Plugin – Extract Method and Inline literals
You know what it’s like. Every now and then you spot that you’re performing the same sequence of tasks over and over again, and you find yourself wishing that there was a way to automate what you’re...
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TestCafe and BrowserStack: Run tests everywhere!
Marion from our support team for all things JavaScript – she knows more than me, I kid you not – has written this excellent article about the new support for BrowserStack in the 13.2 version of...
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DevExpress Universal for Dummies (part 1)
(Julian writes: A week or so ago I was chatting with an old customer and friend and raconteur, Joe Hendricks, about the inestimable work he does for non-profit organizations. Specifically, I wondered...
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CodeMash 2014: Recap
CodeMash v2.0.1.4 or 2014 is over and what great conference it was. DevExpress was happy to attend and be an “Adamantinum” level sponsor. (Note: Clicking on any picture will take you to the DevExpress...
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New training events announced for the first half of 2014
We have just announced several new training events for the next few months. This is the largest lineup yet, with seven classes coming up between now and early June, in the US and Europe.March: WinForms...
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Extract Method and Inline literals – How does it work?
If you recall in my previous post, I presented a new plugin "CR_ExtractMethodAndInlineLiterals”In this post I’ll walk you through exactly how it works.OverviewThis plugin does it’s job by automating...
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New CodeRush Plugin – TemplateExpandWithCollapsedRegions
DisclaimerYes I know. Regions are bad. Regions are awful. Regions should be shot repeatedly until dead. Try to bear in mind that not everyone views everything the same way, and openness to alternatives...
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Winforms Snap: Mail-Merge In Depth
Previously I outlined some of the more interesting features that were released in Snap reporting for our 13.2 release cycle (including mail-merge). I thought it would be interesting to take a detailed...
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TemplateExpand with CollapsedRegions – How does it work?
Disclaimer (Yes again)Yup, some people still don’t like regions. If that’s you, then you might not be that interested in how a region-appreciative plugin works. We’re not here to discuss if they’re...
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ASP.NET Security RigmaROLE
It's one thing to be able to make a stunning looking website (especially with the DevExpress ASP.NET controls), but sooner or later we all come across a need for security. A quick Google search on web...
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DevExpress ASP.NET - Recent rendering change in v13.2
DevExpress ASP.NET - Recent rendering change in v13.2There's an old joke going around: "A web designer walks into a bar - but immediately leaves in disgust upon noticing the tables layout."A long time...
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My new blog - It’s a Client-Side Story
Cheers to all! Thanks for checking out my new endeavor!I’d like to begin by introducing myself – my name is Marion by day and Marina by night. J No doubt that some of you are already familiar with my...
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Exporting and Importing CodeRush Templates
CodeRush’s Templates are awesome.Sadly we can’t ship every conceivable variation of awesome out of the box. However we do ship the ability for you to write your own templates. I’ve blogged about...
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Improved Entity Framework support in XAF 13.2
With the release of v13.2.6, XAF supports Entity Framework 6 by default. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of EF, please take special notice of the following Microsoft article: Upgrading to...
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Community Callout – FakeItEasy CodeRush Templates
CodeRush User Richard O'Neil has created his own set of FakeItEasy templates to speed his development.These templates give him an edge when creating his fake objects using this popular framework.In...
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So you want to write a CodeRush plugin
You have a simple idea for a CodeRush plugin.An Action you’d like to trigger from your IDE.A Refactoring or a CodeProvider you’d like to add.A new Context which you could use to fine tune the...
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ASP.NET Security Pt 2. Limiting the Access
Building on the initial presentation in early February, the second part of this webinar mini-series will focus on how to add roles to users in your ASP.NET Project. I'll also address some of the...
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The CodeRush Community Plugin Site
I’ve recently been asked:How come you’re putting all your plugins on GitHub? Have you abandoned the DXCoreCommunity site?This post is an attempt to answer this question.The ProblemThe tech and...
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