Wow, who’da thunk it? The (otherwise) very smart dudes who run DotNetKicks usually have their s#!+ together. So imagine my surprise a couple of days ago when I mosey on over to the site, and was greeted by this.
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The Exception object has one purpose and one purpose only – to represent a runtime error, nothing more. Exceptions should never be used for purposes for which they were not intended, or you could end up with this monstrosity.
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Performers do it. Politicians do it. Pro athletes do it. Why not you? If you want to get better at any activity – whether it’s delivering presentations, or tacking a few extra yards to your tee shot – one of the most effective methods is to watch yourself in action.
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Catching Exception, SystemException, or ApplicationException; or coding empty catch blocks, aren’t simply "bad practices" — it’s just plain wrong. Here's why you shouldn't do it.
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With jQuery plugins being the new hotness, it seems the gold ol’ AJAX Control Toolkit isn’t getting much respect these days. But Bertrand LeRoy and the dedicated ToolKit gang keep plugging along, and have come up with three great new controls – HTMLEditor, ComboBox, and ColorPicker – as well as a slew of bug fixes, new samples, tutorials and videos too.
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Telligent’s Graffiti hasn’t quite flatlined yet, but the signs aren’t looking too good. Could OSS be the way to breathe life back into this once-promising CMS platform?
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