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Fabrice's weblog

http://weblogs.asp.net/fmarguerie

Mainly about .NET and software engineering.

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  • New article: How to detect and avoid memory and resources leaks in .NET applications

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 17:32 in tips, architecture, tools, .net, source

    My new article, which I've been preparing over the last few months, is now available. It's about memory and resources leaks in .NET.You'll find it in English on MSDN and in French on DotNetGuru.org. It's also available in PDF in English and in French...

  • fivesecondtest, quick usability testing

    Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 06:49 in tools, sites, ui, general software development

    fivesecondtest.com, "A simple online usability test that helps you identify the most prominent elements of your user interfaces."Simple yet great idea.Here is an example: Help me improve a design I'm working on by doing a five second test....

  • New LINQ tools category on SharpToolbox.com

    Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 09:55 in tools, .net, LINQ, (sharp|java)toolbox

    I've just moved the LINQ tools referenced on SharpToolbox.com to a new dedicated LINQ category.20 tools and providers are listed for the moment. I'll add more shortly.See Jim's blog for more resources. Cross-posted from http://linqinaction.net...

  • XMLAuto version 2010

    Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 10:41 in tips, .net, source

    Ten years ago, I played with OLE Automation so we can write things such as the following, where Document represents an XML document:String name = Document.Bookstore.Book[1].Author.LastName;Document.Bookstore.Book[1].Author.LastName = "NewName";The ex...

  • Forcing event unsubscription

    Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 17:37 in tips, .net, source

    Given my own experience, I'd say that events are the main source of leaks in .NET. They deserve double- and even triple-checks. Each time you add a subscription to an event in your code, most likely with +=, you should worry about the consequences an...

  • The "Error creating window handle" exception and the Desktop Heap

    Posted on Friday August 7th, 2009 at 11:36 in tips, tools, .net, ui

    "Error creating window handle" When a big Windows Forms application I'm working on for a client is used actively, users often get "Error creating window handle" exceptions. Aside from the fact that the application consumes too much resources, which...

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5 stars Fabrice

This is my site and I like it ;-)

Posted: May 27th, 2005 | Report This Comment

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