Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, ASPInsider, and frequent conference speaker. His blog covers a variety of .NET topics with a frequent focus on software development techniques and application performance tips.
Steven Smith | 01 Sep 2010 00:22
Steve Smith writes "....In .NET, it’s very easy to set up custom configuration section handlers to handle your application or component’s configuration needs. As my previous post shows, it’s also very easy to configure these with attributes that enforce required..."
Read more » Applying Interface Segregation to Configuration Files
Steven Smith | 25 Aug 2010 16:30
Steve Smith writes "....Below is my current checklist for startup businesses in 2010. This is meant to be relatively industry-agnostic and focuses primarily on online components of the business (meaning, it may not apply to businesses which avoid the Internet for..."
Read more » Startup Business Checklist 2010
Steven Smith | 24 Aug 2010 14:11
Steve Smith writes "....I just ran into an odd issue with a VS2010 project. In my case it was an MVC 2 application I was upgrading from VS2008. One of the built-in controllers (ProfileController) was failing to compile because it could not resolve the Linq..."
Read more » System.Core in VS2010 Projects
Steven Smith | 23 Aug 2010 15:36
Steve Smith writes "....TeamCity is a great build server tool from JetBrains (makers of the awesome Visual Studio add-in, ReSharper). The user-interface and features of the TeamCity web front-end are wonderful and are leaps and bounds easier to use for new users than..."
Read more » Using CCTray with JetBrains TeamCity
Steven Smith | 18 Aug 2010 03:47
Steve Smith writes "....There are a number of code analysis tools available for .NET developers, including some stats that are built into the pricier SKUs of Visual Studio. Recently, I’ve been playing with a relatively new product (released earlier this year by..."
Read more » Code Analysis Techniques
Steven Smith | 17 Aug 2010 17:53
Steve Smith writes "....The idea of Design By Contract has been around for quite a while, and Microsoft Research has had a project focused on this topic for several years now, called Spec#. With Visual Studio 2010, there is now support for Code Contracts which are a..."
Read more » Getting Started with Code Contracts in VS2010
Steven Smith | 14 Aug 2010 19:42
Steve Smith writes "....I’m working on some screencasts and have had some gear recommended to me that I’m ordering now. I’ll post back later with an update on how I like these, but if anybody else is interested in what I’ve been told is the best stuff to get, here..."
Read more » Screencast and Podcast Recording Gear
Steven Smith | 26 Jul 2010 21:13
Steve Smith writes "....Sadukie tagged me with her books post a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to respond with a post of my own. I have a post I update periodically that includes some of my most recommended developer books (where I’ve been meaning to add..."
Read more » Books
Steven Smith | 09 Jul 2010 13:16
Steve Smith writes "....There a new feature of IIS called Application Pool Identities that was apparently introduced with SP2 of Windows Server 2008. There’s a nice overview of Application Pool Identities here, which is the basis for this post, which is just my notes..."
Read more » Working with Application Pool Identities
Steven Smith | 07 Jul 2010 19:34
Steve Smith writes "....Next week I’ll be one of several speakers at a free one-day event being held at the Microsoft office in Independence, Ohio. The event is designed for Microsoft developers who are seeking to improve their skills in software engineering,..."
Read more » Software Engineering 101 in Cleveland
