July 2009 Entries
While troubleshooting some recent problems with an application requiring .NET 3.5 SP1, it was determined the installation was not correctly testing for the Service Pack, only .NET 3.5. After a little research on the issue, I found in the .NET Framework forums there is an issue where the .NET Framework Launch Condition does not have the ability to check for Service Pack levels. At this point, it became fairly obvious a Launch Condition was needed. Launch Conditions provide the ability to check registry...
The next Frederick .NET User Group (FredNUG) meeting will be Wednesday, August 26th at the Urbana Regional Library. At the meeting, we’ll recap the previous meeting’s bot bash code challenge. Since the last meeting, several members have begun improving their bots. During the recap, we’ll provide and overview of the challenge for those folks who missed the July meeting and then see whose bot can accumulate the most wins. Following a break for pizza, a little bit of social networking and a demo from...
The next Frederick .NET User Group (FredNUG) meeting will be Wednesday, July 22nd at the Urbana Regional Library. At the meeting, we’ll be mixing things up a bit. Instead of our traditional speaker talks, we’ll be opting for a more hands-on experience by inviting folks to bring their laptops and Visual Studio (VS 2005 minimum) and trying a simple coding challenge based upon the Boulders contest. Don’t worry if you don’t have access to a laptop or Visual Studio, you can still pair with someone to...