Where was the stubbing part in Moq?
In my very recent previous post I said “mocking and stubbing easier than ever”, but actually forgot to mention the stubbing part :S.
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Fridathon: unstructured learning or hacking you can opt-in to do on any random Friday.
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Mocking and stubbing easier than ever with Moq 2.6
I’ve just released a new version of Moq which contains a few bug fixes but two extremely useful features: recursive mocks and mocked default values. [Read More] -
What is all the fuzz about the new common IServiceLocator
There’s been some excitement lately about the introduction of a common IServiceLocator that all major DI containers apparently will provide. [Read More] -
Developing orientation and resolution aware Windows Mobile applications just got a TON easier
Quite some time ago I posted about how we (Clarius Consulting with Microsoft Patterns & Practices) solved the multiple resolution/orientation problem for Windows Mobile developers by introducing the Orientation Aware Control (OAC) as part of the Mobile Client Software Factory. As any 6-month project, there were a number of features that had to be left out because of time constraints. Also, being two years old also shows: that version does not support smartphone project types, neither Windows Mobile 6, nor VS2008, etc. A few bugs were also discovered after being released. [Read More] -
Weirdest SQL Server 2005 installation on a Vista x64 machine
While attempting to install SQL Server x64 I got a number of errors, so I ended up uninstalling all components I could find in the control panel, and reinstalling x32. [Read More] -
How to get ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 to run with .NET SP1
As you probably know by now (i.e. from Phill’s blog), however both Routing and Abstractions are. MVC Preview 4, however, has its own version of both assemblies. [Read More] -
How to diagnose Linq to SQL easily and production-ready
Here’s what we’re currently doing: we add an InitializeContext method to all DataContext-derived classes, which is called from all ctors: private void InitializeContext() { #if DEBUG if (Debugger.IsAttached) { this.Log = new DebuggerTextWriter(); } #endif } [Read More] -
Does CUIL search engine really work?
Query: “how to replace ipod touch boot screen” Cuil: 1 result, completely unrelated to what I’m looking for Google: 140k results, including the one I was looking for in the first 10 MS Live: 423k results, the actual answer nowhere to be found in the first 40 results (so, for practical purposes I guess it’s the same as Cuil useless result too :)) [Read More] -
Donut Oriented Programming
Donut Oriented Programming : DOP is a required discipline that you need to adhere to when your app will use VERY slow internet connection, such as in Cambodia and some other developing countries. Every action on the application that requires a roundrip to a server on the internet, should result in a donut being displayed to indicate that something is going on. [Read More] -
The need for nullable reference types to advertise optional constructor dependencies
In “traditional” OOP, you advertise your class required dependencies via constructor arguments: public Foo(IOutput output, ILogger logger, ...) [Read More]