Simple programming language performance benchmark(C# vs. Java vs. C++ vs. Ruby)
After writting last entry on installation of .NET and Java runtimes I did a bit of searching. I noticed that one of very popular contest is .NET versus Java or C/C++ versus Java or C/C++ versus .NET...
View ArticleMarking variables in VS.NET Debugger
Technorati Tags: vs.net, debugging Even after using Visual Studio for years (previous versions at least), you can always find hidden features. If you are debugging and have watch window open, you can...
View ArticleASP.NET MVC Performance
A closer look at the recently released ASP.NET MVC 1.0 preffered web development stack and some of its performance implications. All of the displayed techniques are in use in production at MagCloud....
View ArticleNT konferenca 2009: Continuous integration
Demo source code (6.17MB) from the talk “Continuous integration: good, bad and the ugly” given at the NT konferenca 2009 in Portorož, Slovenia. Check the included Readme file for instructions.
View ArticleJob opening at While True: Testing engineer/developer
We need your help with automatic testing and development of MagCloud, a quickly rising cloud publishing service. Experience with latest happenings in .NET, C# and web development world are a big plus....
View ArticleJob opening at While True: Frontend developer
We’re looking for an experienced website frontend client-side developer – XHTML, CSS, Javascript and jQuery code should be almost second nature for you. Experience with C# or ASP.NET MVC is a big plus....
View ArticleNew service: Poyomi
We’ve launched a new online photobook creation service named Poyomi. Have fun, shipping is available worldwide! There’s lots of fun .NET stuff going on behind the scenes with some newcomers in the...
View ArticlePoyomi’s architecture: .NET meets NoSQL and AMQP
Welcome to our first behind the scenes post, an upcoming series of technical articles about Poyomi, our new photobook creation and printing service. Handling lots of incoming photos, processing them...
View ArticleASP.NET MVC, session state and concurrent requests: not what you’d expect
Using ASP.NET’s session storage and management providers for web applications is a no-brainer. User’s preferences, external API access tokens, uploaded documents, you name it, it usually makes sense....
View ArticleWhat if Visual Studio had Achievements?
What if Visual Studio supported achievements, just like games on Steam, Xbox or PS3? Bragging to your coworkers about which one you’ve just unlocked, imagine that! Here’s a little proposed list for...
View ArticlePoyomi: Big Summer Update
Poyomi, our book creation service, has received a lot of new exciting features! You can also read a bit more about its technical background. Accounts You can now register and Sign In to Poyomi. By...
View ArticleVisual Studio Achievements, now a reality!
A year ago we posted a humorous blog post What if Visual Studio had Achievements?. It received great response which spurred a lot of new discussion about various funny and informative gaming-like...
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