Paging Dr. Dotnetsky...

Jeff Atwood

09 Mar 2005 — 1 min read — Comments

You always notice the names that appear frequently in your code related Google searches. For me, one of those names is Peter Bromberg, PhD, the driving force behind Egghead Cafe. There are some great articles there, but the pick of the litter are the ones by Peter’s alter ego, Dr. Dotnetsky. Here are Dr. Dotnetsky’s Cool .NET Tips and Tricks, in chronological order:

OK, I know you’re wondering: what the hell happened to issues 3, 6, 10, 13, and 15? I wish I knew. Maybe it has something to do with those drink recipes.*

*Updated to include missing articles – thanks to Phil H for finding these!

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