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But I Only Want One File!
Technorati Tags: ILMerge,.NET Use ILMerge to combine a single exe and multiple dlls into a single new exe. You can also combine many dlls into a single dll. Look for ILMerge from Microsoft Research on the web. You’ll need to download their tool to do this. One .EXE This was originally driven by a personal…
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TDD Saves Time When You Need It Most
In the life of a project when is time most precious? The first day? Or the last day? Writing unit tests makes sense, but are you disciplined enough to write them? I understood the value of writing unit tests and had used them on numerous projects. I knew you should write them but I had…
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A Strategic Case for Unit Testing
There is a certain level of velocity and quality that you will never reach without effective unit testing. I’ve had an unusual number of queries about unit testing during the past few days. As a result I thought I would put a more complete description together. Definition I’m not going to spend a great deal…
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Did I Ever Mention I Like TDD?
I’m working to change an older application to one that uses the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) pattern. I’m trying to change it one piece at a time, and what a hassle it’s become. I’ve come to the conclusion that a complete re-write is in order. And when I re-write I’ll be using TDD (Test Driven Development). Singe…
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Passion for Software
Headline: It’s been almost 20 years since I really dedicated myself to software development. I’m glad I did. I left the search for oil and gas in 1990 to join Landmark Graphics to help develop software. One year later I realized that I could not continue both my role as a Company Commander in the…
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Changing the Logon Image on my Dell M4500
Headline: I’ve done this once before, and had a hard time finding it again… Since I may need to do this again, I’m putting instructions in a place that I can find them. This is just a copy of EmDe’s instructions from this Wave Embassy suite login image post with screen captures added in. Before:…
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Lock Windows 7 Then Logon Slow
Headline: Mine problem was a special case where Dell Control Point was taking quite some time when I would logon to unlock my Dell Precision M4500 Notebook running Windows 7 x64. Uninstalling Control Point and installing Dell Data Protection Program solved my issue! The Problem I’ve always been in the habit of locking (Windows Key…
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Hyper-V Export and Import Not Easy
NOTE: Read all the import instructions before restoring/importing a machine. If you mess this up you can be in big trouble (as it will only let you import once by default.) I use Hyper-V to host my TFS environment. As someone with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscription, I have access to…