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Articles by Scott Dorman (Articles: 7, Technical Blogs: 9)
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Mobile Apps
Implementing IDisposable and the Dispose Pattern Properly
27 Aug 2006 Updated:
30 Dec 2007
Rating: 4.92/5 Votes: 146 Popularity: 10.60
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Explains how to properly implement the IDisposable interface, the Dispose Pattern, and deterministic finalization.
Programming Languages
C#
Data Binding an Enum with Descriptions
12 Aug 2007 Updated:
30 Dec 2007
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A simple solution for binding an enum to a UI control using data binding.
Visual Basic
Using managed code to detect what .NET Framework versions and service packs are installed
3 Feb 2007 Updated:
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Explains how to use managed code to detect which .NET Framework versions and service packs are installed.
An easy-to-use URL file downloader class for .NET
25 Aug 2006 Updated:
17 Aug 2007
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A simple to use resumable file downloader class that provides progress feedback for .NET 2.0 or .NET 1.1
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ASP.NET
SafeHandle and Constrained Execution Regions
30 Oct 2006 Updated:
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Explains the new SafeHandle class and Constrained Execution Regions, and shows how to use them.
CodeProject Forum Guidelines
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The accepted social etiquette for posting in the CodeProject discussion forums.
IIS
Using Managed Code to Detect if IIS is Installed and ASP/ASP.NET is Registered
6 Apr 2007 Updated:
30 Dec 2007
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Explains how to use managed code to detect which version of Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed and if ASP or ASP.NET is registered.
Average blogs rating: 4.68
TechEd for Novices, 2012 Edition [Technical Blog]
18 Jan 2013 Updated:
18 Jan 2013
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In 2007, Microsoft created a "Tips for the Newbie" page for TechEd (which is apparently no longer available) and I created a follow-on post called Tech·Ed for Novices. I created a similar post in 2008 as well. With TechEd 2012 around the corner, I thought it would be good to bring it back.
.NET
Determining if a Type is Defined in the .NET Framework [Technical Blog]
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Determining if a type is defined in the .NET Framework
Strings in .NET are Enumerable [Technical Blog]
18 Jan 2013 Updated:
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It seems like there is always some confusion concerning strings in .NET. This is both from developers who are new to the Framework and those that have been working with it for quite some time.
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Visual Studio, .NET Framework, and language versions [Technical Blog]
24 Apr 2010 Updated:
27 Apr 2010
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Kendo Grid MVC Wrapper Automatic Column Configuration [Technical Blog]
20 Nov 2015 Updated:
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Kendo Grid MVC Wrapper Automatic Column Configuration
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Getting a custom attribute [Technical Blog]
8 Jun 2009 Updated:
8 Jun 2009
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Attribute programming has a lot of benefits and, when done correctly, can greatly simplify the amount of code that you need to write. One drawback to using attributes is that the code required to retrieve a custom attribute from a type is a bit cumbersome and is very repetitious.
Windows 7
Windows 7 Tricks and Keyboard Shortcuts [Technical Blog]
18 May 2009 Updated:
18 May 2009
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Here is a quick summary of what I've found so far for Windows 7
Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2010 and Target Framework Version [Technical Blog]
22 Apr 2010 Updated:
22 Apr 2010
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ASP.NET
Introducing Bootstrap Flat [Technical Blog]
22 Oct 2013 Updated:
22 Oct 2013
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Bootstrap Flat is a custom theme on top of Bootstrap that provides a flat look to the user interface elements.
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Scott Dorman
Software Developer (Senior)
United States
I am a
Microsoft C# MVP
,
author
,
speaker
,
blogger
, and
software developer
. I also created the
WP Requests and WinStore Requests
sites for Windows Phone and Windows Sotre apps as well as several
open source projects
.
I've been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but started professionally in 1993. Although my primary focus right now is commercial software applications, I prefer building infrastructure components, reusable shared libraries and helping companies define, develop and automate process and code standards and guidelines.
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