Monthly Archives: July 2013

MSBuild String Manipulation Chaos

Posted on July 24, 2013 by David Ruttka

The other day, I was trying to split a string and then get the various parts of it from within an MSBuild project, but it went totally nuts on me. When I tried to access the item at a given … Continue reading →

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Why Speak?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by David Ruttka

Recently I was discussing my upcoming trip to speak at devLink and was asked why I do it. I figured that’s a better topic than some of the others I’ve thrown up lately. Do they pay you? No. =) I … Continue reading →

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Just Try Something

Posted on July 8, 2013 by David Ruttka

A coworker and I were discussing the finer points of troubleshooting today, and I remembered that I never posted this thought. It’s short and sweet, and for most people it won’t be anything you haven’t heard before, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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The Many Adventures of Externalias

Posted on July 1, 2013 by David Ruttka

The bad news is, I’m not much of an artist. The good news is, if I draw this in Paint .NET, it’s about the same as if I draw it on the whiteboard and take a picture. His name is … Continue reading →

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