pinvoke.net: the interop wiki!

pinvoke.net: the interop wiki!

Datasets vs. Custom Entities

Datasets vs. Custom Entities: "Barry Gervin's Software Architecture Perspectives
Using .NET in the Enterprise
Datasets vs. Custom Entities
So you want to build your own entity objects? Maybe you are even purchasing or authoring a code-gen tool to do it for you. I like to use Datasets when possible and people ask why I like them so much. To be fair, I'll write a list of reasons to not use datasets and create your own entities - but for now, this post is all about the pros of datasets. I've been on a two week sales pitch for DataSets with a client so let me summarize."

Writing managed code for semi-trusted environments

Writing managed code for semi-trusted environments: "Calling into your other components
If your application consists of several assemblies it is important that it is able to load them and run them. Both Internet and Intranet zone in the default v1.1 policy give assemblies the permission to connect back to the server of origin to fetch components � this is needed for loading referenced libraries. If you are on v1.0, your Internet zone may get not permission at all and you will have to grant some permissions to it manually, including the permission to read things from the server if your application has multiple assemblies.
Another important thing that I mentioned is being able to run. If your assembly is strong name signed and you call into it from your partially trusted application this will not work unless you have AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute on it:

[assembly: AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute]
"

APTC marked assembly is not callable by partially trusted code

.NET Framework Assemblies and the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers Attribute

Taking it to the next level... C# books

Taking it to the next level...

Josh writes:

I've been working professionally with C# for about 2 years now and am just blown away by the things I can do with it. Lately though, I've felt like I've plateaud at this beginner to intermediate level. Every book I look at is either "Hello, World" or beyond my level of expertise, I feel like I'm always one step behind the game and my code is becoming stale.

That's a very interesting question. I'm not longer a professional programmer (though I was for a little over a decade), so you'll also want to listen to the comments that others are sure to write.

If you haven't read them, there are a couple of books that I'd definitely recommend.

Code Complete
The Pragmatic Programmer

Both of these are currently on my bookshelf (actually, they would be if somebody hadn't walked off with my copy of Code Complete).

To expose yourself to some new ideas, I'd also suggest:

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
Extreme Programming Adventures in C#
Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET

Whether you agree with these approaches or not, they are certainly thought-provoking.

The best programmers that I've known always have a few side projects going on, where they're exploring new areas, new environments, etc. If you've never done network programming, try writing some socket code, or play around with remoting, or DirectX. Play around with tools, like a profiler, or measure the performance of different options. Get a book on .NET IL and spend some time under the covers (Richter's book is a good guide here).

Finally - and this may seem like weird advice from a C# guy - spend some time writing some code in a language such as Perl. Scripting languages lead to a different mindset that can be useful in language.

posted on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:21 PM

.NET Architecture Center:

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Technology Information - GUIDE TO .NET framework for beginner

Technology Information

Windows Forms FAQ - Windows Forms Datagrid

Windows Forms FAQ - Windows Forms Datagrid

Format columns in the .NET Winforms Datagrid

Format columns in the .NET Winforms Datagrid: "DataGrid.Expand(-1);
DataGrid.NavigateTo(0, 'Customers');"

305271 - HOW TO: Perform Paging with the DataGrid Windows Control by Using Visual Basic .NET

305271 - HOW TO: Perform Paging with the DataGrid Windows Control by Using Visual Basic .NET

SourceForge.net: Project Info - NUnitForms TDD

SourceForge.net: Project Info - NUnitForms

Generate SQL Insert statements for your SQL Server 2000 Database

Generate SQL Insert statements for your SQL Server 2000 Database

A Comparative Overview of C#

A Comparative Overview of C#

C# and .NET articles and links

C# and .NET articles and links

Only4Gurus - Thousands of useful Microsoft resources

Only4Gurus - Thousands of useful Microsoft resources

A slightly better WinForms wizard, and slightly more work.

A slightly better WinForms wizard, and slightly more work.

ARTICLE: Tracing in ASP.NET

Tracing in ASP.NET

ASP.NET Home: Eli Robillard: Rich Custom Error Handling with ASP.NET (ASP.NET Technical Articles)

ASP.NET Home: Eli Robillard: Rich Custom Error Handling with ASP.NET (ASP.NET Technical Articles)

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