This helper will do the trick:

    public static class FileHelper
    {
        public static void MoveWithOverwrite(string sourceFileName, string targetFileName)
        {
            if (File.Exists(targetFileName))
            {
                if ((File.GetAttributes(targetFileName) & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly)
                    File.SetAttributes(targetFileName, FileAttributes.Normal);
                File.Delete(targetFileName);
            }
            File.Move(sourceFileName, targetFileName);
        }
    }

Today I was trying to figure out the Linq syntax to find the max DateTime out of a list of objects that had a ModifiedOn property. Here is what I came up with:

DateTime maxLastModified = list.PickListItems.Items.Max(p => p.ModifiedOn);

Too easy, huh?

Actually, this is not so much Linq as just extension methods and lambda expressions, although one could argue that is what Linq is...I will leave that to the philosphers.

Yesterday I was debugging some SQL Server transaction logic, and came across the following handy command to see which transactions are running:

SELECT * 
FROM sys.dm_tran_session_transactions

Our dear colleague at Falafel Software Brad Divine, this week, achieved MCSD status (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer).  Congratulations Brad! 

Brad just passed the final exam of Software Architecture after passing the ASP.NET, WinForms, XML Web Services and SQL Server exams before then.

Wow!  Two members of the team at Falafel achieved MCSD status in one week, Congratulations to Brad and also to Falafel Software!.

Falafel Software is pleased to announce the launch of training.falafel.com a site detailing Falafel’s available training offerings for Telerik and AutomatedQA products. We’ve recently broadened our training offerings to include Open Classes hosted at our new office location here in Capitola, CA. Booking trainings is quick and easy, here is all you need to do:

Step 1 - Select a class

Step 2 – Choose the type of training

Select the option that best meets the needs of your organization:

• Onsite – a trainer will travel to your office for a 3 days scheduled through Falafel
• Online – over GotoMeeting 5 days, 4 hours each day scheduled through Falafel (same class as the 3 day onsite training)
• Open Classes – attend an Open Class here at our training facility in Capitola, CA
• Webinar’s – Attend on of our 1-2 hour online training sessions.

For Open Classes, Webinar’s and Summit training’s refer to our training calendar for upcoming sessions and Webinar’s.

Step 3 – Contact us to register

Contact us and we’ll be happy to book your training!

For available pricing click here. We have also published a list of trainings that we’ve done since January 2007 here.

Be sure to check out the new site and let us know if you have any questions!

Our dear friend and Master Consultant Adam Anderson achieved MCSD status (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer).  Congratulations Adam! or Mr. SQL as we call him here at Falafel during the last 5+ years.  Adam has been an incredible asset for Falafel from the start and a go to guy for many technologies.  He is always there for everybody to lend a hand and help grow the company and achieve great things.  Adam passed his last exam yesterday on Software Architecture after passing the ASP.NET, Winforms, XML Web Services and SQL Server exams before then.

Congratulations again Adam! and we will celebrate with you in Capitola on Thursday!  You can Super Size! :)

The course features real-world based training on AJAX, RADControls components, data binding, design-time configuration, server-side coding, client-side scripting and tips and tricks. The course materials also include a bonus reference application “ActiveSkill” that demonstrates combining controls and techniques.

When:
May 8-10, 2009

Where:
Hilton Checkers in Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Requirements:
Attendees will be required to bring their own laptops with Telerik  RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax installed.

Contact us:
For more information, including the dates for the next Summit , please email training@falafel.com.

My dear friend Steve Teixeira, Product Group Manager of Parallel Computing at Microsoft, has been telling us at Falafel to keep an eye on PCP for a while now and we are definitely listening.  Some of us are taking PCP to a completely new level, especially when they can apply their techniques in real life scenarios.

Our President and CTO, John Waters in the picture below took a night in the town away from work and the kids and implemented his version of PCP on alcoholic drinks, Swedish way!