When Visual Studio IntelliSense is not intelligent

Ever tried using DataSource, DataMember and ValueMember properties for your checkedListBox control and you don’t see them popup on your IntelliSense? Well, looks like we can’t just count on IntelliSense 100%. I saw this post on the MSDN forums and tried it out for myself. Surprisingly, IntelliSense does tell me it’s not supported but it […]

Work With, Not For

A typical response everytime you ask somebody where they work is this: “I work for…” Whether intentional or simply something we got used to, it somehow represents how our working relationships are with our employer or boss. In a boss-subordinate kind of relationship, there is not much to say about co-dependence. Maybe this is where […]

Using LINQ with SQL Server Compact Edition

I was trying to use MS Access with one of the applications I was writing for a non-profit organization but thought about the security of the database file. That being said, I opted to use SQL Server Compact Edition as it is just a small application that requires a database. This would enable the database […]