OrElse in Visual Basic.NET

If you don't know what I'm talking about, check here. Really great thing to know :)

Pragmatic Programmer

If you are searching for a great book to learn about programming, read Pragmatic Programmer. Advices in this book are all great, and can you only become better. I just can't believe how much this book is usefull. Go there to take a look at it.

.Net Reflector

I want to show you a program that I have just discovered on http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/. It's called the Lutz Roeder's .Net Reflector. I highly recommend it because it allows you to check everything that is contained in a dll (or .exe) and it can show you the code in C#, Vb, IL and Delphi. Great tool!!!

Little program

I have just finished working on a little program that converts a SQL Select statement to an Insert statement. It's really simple and I will try to post it somewhere on the web, and as soon as I can, I will give you the link.

Mistake

Well, we all do some mistake in our life, and yesterday I have done a big one, believe me. I erased one client on the client server by mistake. Fortunately, they have a backup. Right now, I am restoring one of them on my SQL Server, and it will probably take a long time.

We all learn from mistake and I will share with you what I have done to recover everything.

The most important is to admit that your the one who have done that. You'll be better after.
Get the backup file. Restore it using Enterprise Manager/All task/Restore Database.
If it's on a .Bak file, choose the "From Device" option. In the Options Tab modify the path to point over to your SQL Server and Database file. Click Ok. Done!

New study subject

Today, I begin studying Component Services. I always wanted to tried learning about this subject. And here I am, and I will try to do my best !

English

Oooh and I forgot to say that English is not my primary language, but I will try the most as I can to get better. Sorry.

Presentation

Hi, my name is Sébastien Lachance. I will not detail my life, because you are probably not interested in that. I have a computer since I have 12-13 years old. I begin programming (real programming) 2 years ago. So, I studied in a private school to learn programming because I wanted to to a career in that. I have learned abit of C, a bit of C++, Java, SQL, and VB6. I can say that we haven't really learned a lot in a particular language. At the end of the year,I got a training course in a company that develops in VB.NET. This is where it got interesting... I enjoyed .NET. Not just VB.NET but also C# and Managed C++. This is where I became to really love programming. I havedone 2 certifications since this date, and I am currently studying for the third to get my MCAD title. And now, I am more open to otherlanguages, such as C and Java.

Welcome !

Here is what I plan to do with my "famous" blog. First of all, I'm a.Net developer and I intend to give you my experience of what I learn every day. I also read a lot of books, and I will share what I will find interesting. Welcome again!

First Message.

This is my first message and my first blog of all time. Welcome !