Visual Studio 2005: Add Line Numbers

Add line numbers to the editor:

1. Tools -> Options


2. Text Editor -> All Languages -> General


3. Check Display Section -> Line numbers

Why isn't this on by default? Isn't this how we track down runtime errors? Or are we all so great that we run our apps entirely in debug mode because it is so wickedly efficient for troubleshooting apps of any significant size.

Visual Studio 2005: Missing Configuration Manager Toolbar

The configuration manager toolbar is actually part of the "Standard" toolbar (Tools -> Customize). If this is missing from your standard toolbar you probably selected "Web Development Settings" like I did. To revert, do the following:

Reset Visual Studio 2005 Settings

1. Tools -> Import and Export Settings...


2. Reset all settings. Next


3. Choose save settings or overwrite. Next


4. Choose Settings. Finish. Note: General Development Settings brings back the config dropdown.
   

And once you are done with that you will want to add line numbers.


Do the people at Microsoft believe that web developers will never have the need to compile code for release?

.NET 2.0: Creating C# Classes from XML using XSD.exe

If you are lucky, you can use xsd.exe ThirdParty.xsd /CLASSES to output a working .cs file.

Rant: Register to see the solution???

WTF is wrong with Microsoft programmers. Do they not like us? Why make me go through the pain of Googling for a solution to a problem that I should never have had in the first place... because it's all about who's getting PAID. Gotta have somewhere to advertise right? Geez. I barely get paid enough to make working in a Windows environment worth it and the I have to wade through the top 3 links to find a site that will give me the answer without a huge hassle.

For those that haven't tried Python, don't. You won't ever want to go back to doing it the hard / Microsoft way again. Code generation? More code is the solution to our problems? Object Factories? Are you kidding me? Generics? Are you serious? All of these have been available, or totally unecessary for a decade but I'm finding all these .NET 3.5 fanboys cheering over the advancement.

You know I'm not technical by any stretch of the imagination. I just want to know enough to get the job done and go home and play with my kid. I want elegant solutions to my problems and want easy to use tools to get the job done. Crisp and clean, that's what I want... but that's not what I get, not in .NET at least.

Rant: Microsoft Blog Sites

Why can't a blog about Microsoft code look remotely attractive? Are all Microsoft programmers dull, boring, and completely void of any beauty inside or out? It is only me that feels like Microsoft technology makes living life HARDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE?

http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/

http://alpascual.com/blog/al/

WTF is the CAPTCHA field that must be completed before posting a comment? Seems ironic when all I see are trackbacks / pingbacks posted by bots. Are all Microsoft programmers so narcissistic that they need to weave this link orgy to feel better about themselves? ... OR ... perhaps this is the evolution of MSDN, since finding anything usfull in there is like dissassembling the human genome to find the gene that makes people want to smell their own farts.

.NET 2.0: XML Class Generator for C# using XSD for deserialization

This is freaking great.

http://www.canerten.com/xml-c-class-generator-for-c-using-xsd-for-deserialization/