Having presented Entity Framework Code First Migrations at several venues throughout this year, I will be presenting an EF intro session at George Washington University (GWU)
GWU Graduate Computing Club (GCC)
Every now and then, I find a tool that I find useful enough that I want to recommend it to other developers. Beyond Compare is such a tool.
Available as a free trial from Scooter Software, Beyond Compare is “the ideal tool for comparing files and folders on your Windows or Linux system”.
In my current project, I am using TFS for source control and automated builds. When it is time to compare a file with previous versions of its code, the TFS file diff viewer leaves a lot to be desired.
Using a tool such as Beyond Compare, I have more control over performing file-diffs, and resolving conflicts. If you want to change your Visual Studio diff settings, follow the instructions outlined in the following Stack Overflow post:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4466238/how-to-configure-visual-studio-to-use-beyond-compare
Within my own project, I use Beyond Compare when merging code from a forked branch back into the main trunk. It’s very useful, and helps highlight problem areas.
I would highly recommend it! 🙂
Updates:
Original Post:
Having presented Entity Framework Code First Migrations at Microsoft’s NoVA Code Camp earlier this year, I will be presenting at the following user group meetings:
Capital Area .NET Users Group (CapArea)
Rappahannock Area Developers .NET Users Group (RADNUG)
Earlier this week, I spoke to Frank La Vigne, a Microsoft Technical Evangelist, for his YouTube
channel: Frank’s World TV.
See the entire video here:
FWTV: Indie Games, Windows 8 and Ninja Cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRjrQPvVOpo
: Download Ninja Cat Runner for free from the Windows Store!
: Play the web version on your smartphone, tablet or desktop browser!
: Download Ninja Cat Runner for free from the Windows Phone Store!
Having published 2 XNA games on Xbox Live Indie Games, I have been interested in looking at new platforms for future game projects. When Windows 8 was announced, I was disappointed that Microsoft didn’t officially support XNA for Windows 8. I looked at the other options for Microsoft game development, and even wrote a blog post about it.
But recently, I learned about a game creation tool called Construct 2, which provides a UI for quick game design. The games can be exported to all major platforms, as an HTML5/web game, a PhoneGap package, even a Windows 8 game.
Construct 2, from Scirra
