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Move to new home

2010-06-01T08:31:00.003+07:00

My blog is moved to http://blog.agilehobo.com. See you there :-)

How to change registered owner and registered organization for Visual Studio 2008 and 2010

2010-04-26T08:26:00.004+07:00

Here are steps to change registered owner and registered organization for Visual Studio 2008 and 2010Open registry editor (type 'regedit' at Run command, clicks OK button, and select 'Yes' if you have UAC confirmation).Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion (or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Note\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion on Widows x64).Change 2

Free Notepad alternatives

2010-04-13T11:08:00.003+07:00

I'm a long-time user of Notepad++ until the day I start to work on MSBuild scripts. The extension of MSBuild scripts usually is PROJ (but you can name it yourself) and actually it's a XML file which describes about build process. The reason why I need to find another Notepad alternative to replace Notepad++ is it cannot detect the format of the file, so when I open a MSBuild script, I need to

Generating class, activity and use case diagrams on the fly

2010-03-25T00:06:00.006+07:00

Sometimes you need to create UML diagrams quickly to show your ideas on your web page. To do it, you need to use a tool to create the diagram, then capture or export it, save as an image then upload somewhere before add it to the page. It's waste of time.Now with yUML, you only need to write some text, YES - ONLY SOME TEXT, to generate UML diagrams on the fly without any special tools.Example:

Setting up a personal wiki

2010-03-20T17:11:00.004+07:00

At office, we used wiki to share knowledge about projects and technical things. It's a good way to keep, organize and share the information. So I decided to install a wiki on my PC for personal usage.Take a look around on open source wikis, I decided to install ScrewTurn Wiki on my PC (Windows 7). The reason I try it because it's included in Microsoft Web Platform Installer, so maybe it's good

Change data format in Ext JS's Template and XTemplate

2010-03-18T23:29:00.008+07:00

Sometimes you want to change format of the data before showing it to your users, example: Change it to upper case, add '$' for USD,... Ext JS provides a few formatters and the good thing is you can use them in Template and XTemplate easily.Example:new Ext.XTemplate( '', '', 'Full name: {firstName} {lastName}', 'Account identifier: {accountIdentifier:capitalize}',

How do you organize your build configurations?

2010-03-08T10:27:00.007+07:00

I'm using TeamCity for the first project I tried to apply CI and I created build configurations as below:TrunkDevelopment build configuration, it will run if files are checked into trunk. No code coverage, no artifact, it should run as fast as it canNightlyIt will run nightly and produce code coverage and artifactReleaseAs its name, just for releasing. It also supports to deploy the release to

Updating 2010 plan progress

2010-03-01T00:10:00.002+07:00

I made a plan for 2010 and after 2 months I decided to update the progress. It will help me to keep on track and focus on what I planned.TeamCity - In progressASP.NET MVC - In progressExtJS - Stopped, don't know when to resumeMSBuild - Stopped but maybe I will resume it next weekNHibernate - No progressCastle ActiveRecord - No progressCastle Windsor - No progress

My workspace

2010-02-21T11:41:00.003+07:00

This is my workspace. Not very nice, but simple and comfortable. The most important thing here is my workstation:CPU: Intel Q9550 2.83GHzMotherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS4PRAM: 8GB (4GB (2GB x 2) Crucial Ballistix Tracer Kit x 2)Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2405FPWVGA card: Gigabyte GV-NX86T256H-ZL 256MBHard disk drivers: Samsung 160GB SATA x 1, Samsung 1TB SATA2 x 1External DVD writer: Samsung

Being a father and a chance to update the plan once again

2010-01-24T23:04:00.006+07:00

My wife is pregnant and I expect to become a father this September. So it's a great chance to update the plan for 2010 once again.Seems I had a long list for the tools/frameworks I want to be proficient in last time, but becoming a father (and a good father) is a more important thing. So sorry, some of you can wait for next year.Here is the updated list of tools/frameworks I want to be proficient

Plan for 2010 (updated)

2010-01-21T10:39:00.003+07:00

The plan I made here seems not clear, so after a few days, I decided to update the plan for 2010. And here is my plan for 2010:Be proficient in these tools/frameworksTeamCityWPFSilverlightASP.NET MVCExtJSMSBuildNHibernateCastle stack (ActiveRecord, MonoRails, Windsor)Read these booksExtJS in Action (Manning)Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (Addison Wesley)Inside the Microsoft

Sleep and when you wake up, your sound will back

2010-01-16T17:44:00.004+07:00

Seems it's strange but it's the solution I tried and it worked when my PC (with Windows 7 Ultimate x64) cannot play any sounds. Of course I tested my speakers, my headphone, re-plugged speakers and headphone, reinstalled sound card driver, but all of them didn't help.But it doesn't mean you need to go to sleep, then wake up. It means you need to put your PC into Sleep mode then when you wake it

renderTo vs. applyTo

2010-01-13T10:49:00.004+07:00

When I started to use ExtJS, I was confused what is different between Ext.Component's 'renderTo' and 'applyTo' configuration option. And I think it's the same problem with other developers who have just started to work with ExtJS. Here is my understanding about 'renderTo' and 'applyTo':renderTo: The place where the component will be rendered (it's usually a DIV)applyTo: It's usually a DIV also.

2009 & 2010

2009-12-29T16:40:00.005+07:00

In 2009, I did 2 important things:Changed the job. Now I'm working in GIS team of a Danish companyGot married, sure, it must be one of the most important things in men's lifeAnd in 2010, I planned:Be a master of TeamCity and MSBuildLearn ExtJS as much as possibleLearn a new language (F#, Scala, Boo are considering)Spend more time for software architect and agile developmentHave something RUNS

A WON'T FIX bug or an WELCOME to provide a patch

2009-12-21T22:17:00.002+07:00

Today I received a comment of my NetBeans bug report from NetBeans team, and seems it's the only one from NetBeans team: This bug was reported against NetBeans IDE 6.0 or an older release, or against a non-maintained module. NetBeans team does not have enough resources to get to this issue, therefore we are closing the issue as a WONTFIX. If you are interested in providing a patch for

Visual Studio on the web

2009-12-10T12:04:00.002+07:00

Simple but looks nice :-)

Download TeamCity 5.0 now

2009-12-03T17:16:00.001+07:00

Even JetBrains didn't update TeamCity's web site yet, maybe because they didn't finish to update its document yet, but you can get it here: http://download.jetbrains.com/teamcity/TeamCity-5.0.exeEnjoy CI with pleasure :-)

Rendering a TABLE inside a DIV in IE problem

2009-10-08T11:02:00.004+07:00

I've just head a rendering problem on IE (IE8). It doesn't happen in static HTML, but it only happens in generating HTML by using JavaScript dynamically. I did as below: var myDiv = document.getElementById('myDiv'); var table = document.createElement('table'); myDiv.appendChild(table); var tr = document.createElement('tr'); table.appendChild(tr); var centerTd = document.createElement('td');

Sorry, Denmark

2009-09-02T19:43:00.003+07:00

I have an opportunity to work in Denmark in a few months. I really like it because it helps me to have a chance to live in Denmark, and maybe, visit Europe. But because of a big personal plan, I decided to reject it.Sorry, Denmark, maybe next time.

Wash your hands too - H1N1 song

2009-08-01T11:48:00.001+07:00

Very funny!And the original song

Configuring TeamCity with SQL Server 2008 Express

2009-07-31T22:38:00.006+07:00

I tried to configure TeamCity with SQL Server 2005 (both Express & none Express versions), but I haven't ever try with SQL Server 2008 Express. So when I install Windows 7 RTM, I think it's the time to update to SQL Server 2008 Express. Based on David's post, I update the configuration process as I did.Install SQL Server Express 2008Configure SQL Server Express 2008 to use a static port (default

How to check exception message in NUnit 2.5

2009-07-13T11:27:00.005+07:00

In previous post, I mentioned how to check for expected exceptions in NUnit 2.5 to run with ReSharper and my prefered way but it lacks of how to check for exception messages. In this post, I will address it.To check exception messages, I cannot use Assert.That(), my prefered way, because it returns nothing. The only way I can use is Assert.Throws(). Assert.Throws() returns an instance of the

Theory, the boring part. Or the second partial (and the last) review of Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework

2009-07-07T13:48:00.004+07:00

After having the exciting knowing how to work with ASP.NET MVC in pratice, I move to the boring part, theory, of Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework. This part is broken up to 9 chapters.Chapter 7, "Overview of ASP.NET MVC Projects", gives me the understand about ASP.NET MVC project structure, how to debug a project, and detail about the request processing pipeline which teaches you what each components in

Partial review of Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework

2009-06-23T23:48:00.006+07:00

I've just finished the last chapter of part 1 of Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework. In this part, the author teaches me how to write a small online store where users can browse all products, filters the products by category, add products to cart, remove them from cart, and do check out. The store also has a basic administration area where the administrator can add/update/remove products (with theirs

How to create a SQL Server database by command line

2009-06-01T09:34:00.003+07:00

In previous post, I show you how to attach a SQL Server database by command line, and here I want to show you how to create a SQL Server database by command line. C:\>sqlcmd -S .\SQLEXPRESS -E 1> use master 2> go Changed database context to 'master'. 1> create database teamcity collate Latin1_General_CI_AI_KS 2> go

How to attach and detach SQL Server database by command line

2009-05-31T22:13:00.004+07:00

SQL Server comes with an useful command line tool (sqlcmd.exe) to help manage your database. And here is how to attach a database to SQL Server: C:\>sqlcmd -U your_username -P your_password 1> use msdb 2> go Changed database context to 'msdb'. 1> sp_attach_db 'database_name', 'data_file', 'log_file' 2> goUpdate: And here is how to detach a database by command line C:\>sqlcmd

Should I ignore NUnit 2.5?

2009-05-26T13:44:00.013+07:00

I use built-in test runner in ReSharper to run NUnit tests. But this code fragment is passed with NUnit 2.5, but not with NUnit 2.4.8. Try to find, sadly, it is problem of licensing. [Test] [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))] public void DivideANumberByZeroShouldThrowException() { // do nothing }I can use NUnit test runner, but I prefer to use ReSharper built-in

Visual Studio 2010 will support LESBIAN and TDD strongly

2009-05-15T19:41:00.004+07:00

Just open this link, you will find out that Visual Studio 2010 will support LESBIAN and TDD strongly.Thanks Google, you made me fun. And for sure I will get this beta with my MSDN account and try the new BigInteger :-D

Windsor 2.0 is released

2009-05-05T22:56:00.003+07:00

Today, Ayende and his team released Windsor 2.0. Even I'm more familiar with ActiveRecord than Windsor, I will use Windsor for my future projects. And, for sure, I will take a look at the upcoming version of MonoRail when it'll out as a competitor of ASP.NET MVC.Congratulation!

Why I like MVC

2009-05-05T10:45:00.002+07:00

These days there are many discussions about ASP.NET WebForms vs ASP.NET MVC and why they prefer ASP.NET WebForms over ASP.NET MVC, or vice versa. But there is only one REAL reason I prefer MVC, in this particular case ASP.NET MVC (over ASP.NET WebForms), is I HAVE FULL CONTROL. When I like to have full control, it doesn't mean I don't trust others, and even I need to work more (to control), but I

Code Progression

2009-05-01T16:31:00.003+07:00

Just found a blog about automation building with TeamCity and enjoy reading it :-)

TeamCity 4.5 was released

2009-04-26T17:38:00.003+07:00

While I was having a team building tour with my colleagues, JetBrains released TeamCity 4.5.Here are some of the release highlights in this new version:LDAP integration with automatic user profiles synchronizationUser groups management engine allowing to fine-tune team members’ roles and access rights, set up groups hierarchy and notification rulesCVS and Perforce plugin version 2008.2 support in

Nha Trang - Team Building 2009

2009-04-26T17:23:00.007+07:00

I came back home this morning from Nha Trang for a team building tour. There I played games with my colleagues and had 3 DAYS WITHOUT COMPUTER to relax under the sunshine with blue sea and white sand. It's very nice trip :-)

ReSharper 4.5 was released

2009-04-12T12:03:00.004+07:00

My favorite tool for .NET development, ReSharper, has new version. In this version, JetBrains brought many improvements and enhancements: Performance and memory consumption: When working on large solutions, you will feel a great deal of difference between ReSharper 4.0 and 4.5.New solution-wide warnings and suggestions: Analyze usage of non-private types and type members within your whole

Quite busy

2009-03-18T21:20:00.005+07:00

These days I didn't update my blog 'cause I'm quite busy with my job. If you're care about my work, thanks, I'm working on an internal project which uses ASP.NET, Castle ActiveRecord and, maybe, Castle Windsor.And there is a surprise news to you, JetBrains will start the EAP of their issue tracker soon. Looking forward to try it. And if you want to take a look on it, check out here.

Case sensitive - a headache experience

2009-01-21T10:50:00.001+07:00

In a few days, I met some problems relate with case sensitive. The first one is with PostgreSQL and the second one with Subversion. These problems happened on Windows, even it is not a case sensitive OS.When I create a table (or a field) which its name is not in lower case, example: User, FirstName. PostgreSQL will create the name with double quotes (User -> "User", FirstName -> "FirstName").

Goodbye Korean - Hello Danish

2009-01-16T23:43:00.004+07:00

Today is the last day of the first week I work for a Danish company. Even my general director is a Vietnamese (and most of my colleagues are Vietnameses), I'm working under management of a Danish guy.We have a small IT group with 7 people. 6 of them are Vietnameses, included me, and we are almost at the same age. The working environment is open, I like it. Even we have some problems in start up,

Bigger is better

2008-11-29T10:12:00.007+07:00

I saw many people build their PCs with 2 or more monitors, and I like it. But the problem is buying 2 or more monitors needs to spend more money (about 300 bucks for one 22" monitor). It excess my pocket. At the end I decided instead of buying 2 monitors, I bought a 24" Dell UltraSharp monitor (only 378$ for a second hand one), and I have no regret. (And there is a good news, now the price is

TeamCity 4.0 is released

2008-11-28T11:03:00.003+07:00

JetBrains released TeamCity 4.0 today. For the new features of version 4.0, you can find out here.Hope that I will have more chances to use TeamCity because, from next year, I will apply SCRUM, TDD and CI in practice with new job :-)

Create link logo yourself - a nice marketing idea

2008-11-26T01:00:00.007+07:00

Today I found that I can create the link logo for IntelliJ IDEA myself (they call it "Banner Meccano!" - What's the heck?). I think it's a nice marketing idea. "Let's your lovely users to show their proud about your product themself" :-)You can see how to create and create a link logo for IntelliJ IDEA yourself here: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/linklogos.jsp. And you can found my link

Syntax highlight source code for Blogger

2008-11-12T11:51:00.006+07:00

Just add this code fragment to your template