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We’ve just released NGenerics 1.3 Beta - grab it while it’s hot! Also, don’t forget to give feedback on new features / anything that really bugs you.

I’ve posted an article on generic data structures on CodeProject. At the moment, it provides the following data structures : Deque GeneralTree BinaryTree SorterList Heap Bag Set Graph Association Matrix I’ve also implemented a couple of sorting algorithms. If you get a change, go check it out , and give me some feedback.

Got my first CodeProject article submitted! Yes I know, it’s small and still a work in progress but it’s a start! The URL’s going to change soon, I’ll update this post with the new link. Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash

Dispose those objects! If you’re using the SharePoint object model anywhere, make sure that you dispose any objects that you create (not those that the SharePoint object model creates for you, like calling GetContextWeb()). These objects have a small memory footprint visible to the Garbage Collector, but a large amount of unmanaged resources …

I’ve been porting an application of ours to .NET CF 2.0, Mobile 5.0 and SQL Mobile the past couple of weeks. .NET CF 2.0 is impressive. The .NET Compact Framework 1 was a bit lacking in functionality - it felt like Microsoft shipped an unfinished product. .NET CF 2 provides a lot of new functionality : Pocket Outlook Access, Phone and …

I’ve been dabbling with SQL 2005 a lot these days and two features impress me: SSIS and Reporting Services. You might find it difficult to actually deploy a SSIS package. I’m missing something with calling a web service in SSIS… Even when you change the connection manager setting for the HTTP Connection manager to a new value …

Yeah! Got my new toy - an IMATE JAMIN with (important!) Windows Mobile 5.0. I’ll be playing around with the new SQL Mobile and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 on this device - expect a storm of new posts. Photo by NASA on Unsplash

Here we go - my first post… I am working as a Systems Developer for a company in Johannesburg, specializing in Microsoft technologies (C#, SharePoint, BizTalk, SQL, the whole stack). This blog is a place where I can get my thoughts into the open and get opinions from the whole wide world (www). My intention is for this to be a learning …