http://www.matthewlefevre.com Strategies for Internet citizens yo mama en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:50:44 -0400 http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/shifting-gears/386 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:52:00 -0500 I'm doing a site upgrade to ASP.NET MVC.

In the meantime, follow me over on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/mjlefevre]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/best-of-c-on-stackoverflow/385 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:40:00 -0500 Hidden Features of C#
Post your extension goodies for C#
Common programming mistakes for .NET developers to avoid?
Most wanted feature for C# 4.0
What's the hardest or most misunderstood aspect of LINQ?
Most Useful Attributes in C#
Open source C# projects that have very high code quality to learn from
What's the strangest corner case you’ve seen in C# or .NET?
Best Free Controls for .NET
Since .NET has a garbage collector why do we need finalizers/destructors/dispose-pattern?
C#: Interfaces - Implicit and Explicit implementation
What is the correct way to create a single instance application?
What's a good way to overwrite DateTime.Now during testing?
Should I use Mono on a real project?
C# Coding standard / Best practices
.NET WTF?s
C# method can be made static, but should it?
Invert "if" statement to reduce nesting
What is the worst C#/.NET gotcha?
Structure versus Class in C#
Should C# include multiple inheritance?
Which ORM for .net would you recommend?
How to mix colors "naturally" with C#?
Where can I learn about the various types of .NET lists?
Good C# Interview Questions for a Senior Dev Position
Differences in Generics (Java/C#)
C#: What are attributes?
Ordinals in C#
What do you think of the new C# 4.0 'dynamic' keyword?
List<BusinessObject> or BusinessObjectCollection?
How do you do a deep copy an object in .Net (C# specifically)?
What is Castle Windsor, and why should I care?
How do I connect to a database and loop over a recordset in C#?
C# - List<T> or IList<T>
Are there good reasons not to use an ORM?
How can I manage the onslaught of null checks?
Preventive vs Reactive C# programming
.NET Unit Testing packages?
What do two question marks together mean in C#?

Bonus:
The 31 Days of ReSharper
]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/100-best-companies-to-work-for/384 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:17:00 -0500 100 best companies to work for data.]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/application-heartbeat-or-how-to-run-background-tasks/383 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:12:00 -0500 Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky discussed application "heartbeats" on recent episode of the StackOverflow podcast. This is something that I have struggled with in the past. They mentioned some nice and simple ideas.

The Podcast - StackOverflow 15 (mp3)
A Jeff Atwood Post - Easy Background Tasks in ASP.NET

Bonus Random Links:
The Five Essential Phone-Screen Questions
Top 100 Blogs for Developers (Q4 2008)]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/norton-internet-security/382 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:51:00 -0500
]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/television-shows-and-story-arcs/381 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:31:00 -0500 To my knowledge the first show I can remember to do this was Wiseguy.
Anyone know of a show to do this before 1987?]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/garbage-collection-and-dispose/380 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:54:00 -0500 The post below links to some good details about Garbage Collection and the IDisposable interface.
Jan Schreuder - Dispose and the Garbage collector

Wikipedia - Garbage Collection (computer science)]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/laugh-tracks/379 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:44:00 -0500 Seinfeld killed the "laugh track"]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/programmer-jokes/378 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:28:00 -0500 StackOverflow.com yet, you're missing out.

This was a good post I found there:
Programmer Jokes - what's your best one? ]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/the-quantum-of-star-trek/377 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:26:00 -0500 Star Trek Trailers

In other remake news - I see there is a Friday the 13th remake coming soon.]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/vista-hack-quick-launch-bar-on-the-side/376 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:34:00 -0500
Vista: Move Quick Launch to Side of Screen tutorial video

Update: I've gotten word that this hack does not work in Windows 7. In addition Windows 7 removes the option to go back to the classic start menu. lame.]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/my-wishlist-first-update/375 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:19:00 -0500
So for this very first update - think LAMP, Facebook, Android, Web Design and Insects

My Wishlist ]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/google-android-and-the-t-mobile-g1/374 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:27:00 -0500 Android Demo with Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz
Android - first time setup A first hand look at building an Android application (video)
Android Developer Tips - Easy To Write Modular Code

Architecture:
Androidology - Part 1 of 3 - Architecture Overview
Androidology - Part 2 of 3 - Application Lifecycle
Androidology - Part 3 of 3 - APIs
]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/great-photos-for-desktop-wallpaper/373 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:56:00 -0500 flickr profile via reddit:
Eric Rolph's photostream
About 90% of them are perfect for desktop wallpaper. ]]> http://www.matthewlefevre.com/blog/entry.php/first-digg-dialogg/372 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:12:00 -0500
Digg Dialogg: Al Gore]]>