Steve's blog

StyleCop released

The static analysis tool FXCop, and its later relation Visual Studio Code Analysis, have been well...

Author: sthorne Date: 05/27/2008

Still here, just

So I've been on a CAB project based in Johannesburg for the last few months, which is my excuse for...

Author: sthorne Date: 07/16/2007

Activating WorkItems in a TabWorkspace

Apologies for those to whom the Smart Client Software Factory means nothing, but I thought I'd share...

Author: sthorne Date: 04/18/2007

Using Object Builder as a singleton factory

One of the most basic uses of Object Builder is when we want to specify that certain objects should...

Author: sthorne Date: 04/11/2007

Changing the default using directives in Visual Studio

The other day I was working on a demonstrator application for the Object Builder framework, and...

Author: sthorne Date: 04/10/2007

Pretty Patterns

The Patterns and Practices team here provide a host of industry tested guidance on software...

Author: sthorne Date: 04/04/2007

New job, new blog

Welcome to my shiny new blog! I've recently moved to MCS (Microsoft Consulting Services) UK from DPE...

Author: sthorne Date: 04/03/2007