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Name: Tony Vitabile
Bio: Tony is a software developer with over 25 years of professional experience. He has worked with many different languages and technologies over the course of his career, including C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, and Oracle. He is currently a full-time student in SetFocus's .NET Masters Program, where he is learning the C# programming language and about the .NET Framework.

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Development Update
Note:  I started writing this post back in October, 2010.  I didn't finish it until just now because I have been busy with the job I had at the time I started writing this.  I'm now in a new job, but more about that later. I haven't posted in a (More)
Developing a Load Research System, Part 2
In my last post, I outlined briefly my intention to build a load research system using ASP.NET and .NET Framework technologies, and I ended by saying I would share my plans for how I would build the sytem. So here goes. Basic Architecture The syste (More)
Developing a Load Research System
Back in the days after I graduated college, I went to work for a company that did consulting work for the electric utility industry. I helped perform a lot of statistical analyses back in those days, and I also developed a system for load analysis, (More)
I've Been Busy
I haven't posted in a while. First, I was busy finishing up the .NET Masters Program. We had to build our Library Phase 4 projects. This involved converting the business layer of our Phase 3 project into a WCF service and converting the front-end (More)
Writing an Extension Method
So you want to write an extension method?  Well, here's what you'll need to know to write one. What Class Are You Trying to Extend? It seems pretty obvious, but the first thing you have to know is:  what class you're going to extend.  I mean, yo (More)


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Gratis: Thanks! You're welcome to visit any time. (More)
Ross: There is no www in the domain name of this blog. Just write the URL as you see it in the address bar. Many websites these days do not use the www prefix any more. This change allows more custom addresses. This blog is hosted by SetFocus; They direct all requests to the address blogs.setfocus.com to a server that hosts many blogs. (More)
Thanks! I got a 97 on the test. I got one question wrong about partial methods. Everything else I got right. My average is 94 right now. I'm still waiting for the grade on my project from last week. If I get 100 on it, my average will go up to a 96 or 97, depending on how the system rounds off the scores. (More)