Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• T4 Syntax

  26 Sep, 2012

  Overview of T4 template syntax including directives, text blocks, control blocks, expression blocks, and class feature blocks.

• Developing Custom Tool (aka Single File Generators) for Visual Studio 2012

  25 Sep, 2012

  Step-by-step guide to creating and registering a COM-visible Single File Generator custom tool for Visual Studio 2012.

• [WTF] Visual Studio 2012 not supporting MSI Setup project (.vdproj)

  25 Sep, 2012

  Visual Studio 2012 dropped .vdproj MSI setup project support; workaround options include WiX and InstallShield Limited Edition.

• T4 Syntax highlighting and IntelliSense

  24 Sep, 2012

  Third-party Visual Studio extensions for T4 syntax highlighting and IntelliSense, with a note on Visual Studio 2012 gaps.

• T4 blog section

  24 Sep, 2012

  Introduction to the T4 (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) blog series covering code generation in Visual Studio.

• WTF Generic attributes in C_

  24 Sep, 2012

  C# CLR limitation prevents generic types from deriving from Attribute, causing a CS0698 compile error.

• Sublime Text - The best text editor ever

  23 Sep, 2012

  Introduction to Sublime Text as a developer-friendly editor, with tips on Package Control and PowerShell syntax highlighting.

• git - change date of commit

  23 Sep, 2012

  PowerShell snippet to change the author and committer date of an existing git commit using GIT_COMMITTER_DATE and --amend.

• Spoon.net - Combining the best of the desktop and the cloud

  22 Sep, 2012

  Overview of Spoon.net, a cloud service for running virtualized desktop applications including cross-browser testing.

• Swype - Amazing keyboard for Android

  21 Sep, 2012

  Brief recommendation of the Swype swipe-based keyboard app for Android for faster typing.