Monthly Archives: December 2009

My Blog is on the move (again)…

Well, after three years at Microsoft, I finally decided it was time to move my blog to MSDN.  The old blogs (BlogSpot and this one) are still around for reference.  It’s interesting to see the stuff that’s gone one over the … Continue reading

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LINQ – The Repeat Query Operator

The Repeat Query Operator is one of those utilities that you’ll find very handy but can really bite you if you don’t fully realize what it’s doing.  The Repeat is NOT an extension method but rather a ‘Generation Operator’.  The … Continue reading

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The wonderful tool: VSTSDB

There is a great tool that comes with VSTSDB GDR that allows you to import and deploy databases from boxes where VS is not installed.  You can import, deploy and even generate scripts (both incremental and full).  However, it’s not … Continue reading

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SharePoint 2010 – is it finally a real platform?

For years people have struggled with SharePoint.  The concept is a good one but the implementation left much to be desired (yes, I hear the huge roar of swearing).  Even with the current production release, something as simple as deployment … Continue reading

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