Great Uses of Using Statement in C#
In my last post about [testing emails in .NET](https://ardalis.com/testing-email-sending), I noted the use of the using statement to ensure safe usage of the IDisposable SmtpClient and MailMessage objects.
Blog Posts
MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
SQL Server Error User Group or Role Already Exists in the Current Database
If you restore a database and then try to login to it, you’re likely to run into this wonderful SQL Error: User, group, or role ‘whatever’ already exists in the current database (Microsoft SQL Server, …
Moving a Certificate Between Web Servers
I'm in the process of moving [Lake Quincy Media's web
DevConnections Spring 2010 Speaker Evals and Tips
As a conference speaker, I always look forward to hearing from
TechEd 2010 Important Events
If you'll be attending TechEd in New Orleans in a couple of weeks, make sure the following are all on your calendar:
Dont Throw Duplicate Exceptions
In your code, you'll sometimes have write code that validates input
Custom Configuration Section Handlers
Most.NET developers who need to store something in configuration