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Pluggable ASP.NET CacheManager

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:01:04 GMT

A CacheManager class that you can easily write your own providers (memcached, Velocity, etc.) for. Includes providers for request-length caching and ASP.NET's built-in Cache object.

last.fm ASP.NET User Control

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:16:03 GMT

If you are using last.fm and ASP.NET then this User Control is for you!

Functional C# Recap

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:01:14 GMT

"Here are some resources that will be helpful in covering functional programming aspects as well as other topics covered." (Link collection)

Measure String Size In Pixels (C#)

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:16:03 GMT

Sometimes we need to know the width of a given string in pixels, do you know how to compute it? Before writing some long code, please notice that the .NET framework class library provides such a method...

Introduction to NHibernate: Configuring NHibernate (Part 2)

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:16:13 GMT

A short screen cast showing on NHibernate: Configuring NHibernate (Part 2)

Ideavine - An open source hosting project

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:01:03 GMT

Nate Kotahri and James Alveri has launched a new open source hosting service for .NET. it's currently hosting only two projects, Subtext a famous open source blogging engine and NInject, a dependency injection framework.

ALT.NET Podcast 11: jQuery in ASP.NET

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:16:03 GMT

In this episode Chris Brandsma, Rick Strahl, Dave Ward, Bertrand Le Roy, Scott Koon, and Steven Harman discuss Microsoft's jQuery in ASP.NET announcement.

Validation in WPF using PostSharp/AOP

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:31:12 GMT

A example of how PostSharp could be used to simplify validation in WPF

How to Parse and view Outloook .msg Files programmatically

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:16:02 GMT

This article shows that how can you parse and view Outlook .msg files using your own code in C# applications where Microsoft Office Outlook is not required for it. A separate Outlook msg Viewer DemoAspose.Network library. (attached with this article) is also available to guide you for parsing and reading Outlook .msg files using

Windows Strata: Microsoft's Cloud OS?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Microsoft PDC session lists hints at the name of the new Cloud OS

Password strength validation with jQuery

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:01:02 GMT

The jQuery Password Strength Meter is a great free plugin that provides realtime client side evaluation of your password, providing visual indication regarding the strength of the password. This article covers setting up, configuring and customization of the plugin.

SubSonic MVC Scaffold Addin

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:06 GMT

Scaffold your tables using SubSonic in asp.net mvc

SQL Server 2008 - Cheat Sheet - One Page PDF Download

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:31:02 GMT

Very frequently I have been asked to create a page, post or article where in one page all the important concepts of SQL Server are covered. SQL Server 2008 is very large subject and can not be even covered 1000 of pages. In daily life of DBA there are few commands very frequently used and for novice developers it is good to keep all the important SQL Script and SQL Statements handy. I have attempted to create cheat sheet for SQL Server 2008 most important commands. User can print this in one A4 size page and keep along with them. This can be used in interviews where T-SQL scripts are being asked. Let me know your opinion and if you find this useful. Bookmark it for future use.

How To Use The SVN Client and Start Working With Your SubVersion Versi

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:31:03 GMT

how to use the Tortoise SVN client and work with your svn version control server

10 Programming Proverbs Every Developer Should Know

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Proverbs are used to express universal truths or life lessons in a short and memorable fashion. I find that they are a great way to keep things in perspective, both in life and in work. Because of this, I have assembled 10 programming proverbs that every developer needs in their arsenal.

Avoiding the Dangers of Ambiguously Defined Data-Types

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:16:11 GMT

When you are handed a string, integer, or any value type, can you know what it really represents? Can you define the range of appropriate behaviors for that data? Can you tell if it's formatted correctly? The problem is, in all of these cases, you can't...

Start menu context annoyances

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Dave discusses some options when it comes to a context menu add-on used for finding out what files have a lock on them by team members, etc.

Artinsoft Aggiorno fixes your web pages

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:02 GMT

On this post Joe Stagner introduces his experiences with Aggiorno, Artinsoft's latest project which automates a lot of time consuming tasks for web developers in the form of web refactorings. From the post "[aggiorno] takes your web page and fixes errors, removes the use of deprecated constructs, restructures your syntax for XHTLM compliance and more."

Top 5 ASP.NET AJAX Articles You Must Read

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Check out these articles: 1. How to call Server Side function from Client Side Code using PageMethods in ASP.NET AJAX 2. ASP.NET AJAX Calendar Extender - Tips and Tricks 3. Cancelling an Asynchronous PostBack in ASP.NET AJAX 4. ASP.NET AJAX TabContainer - Tips and Tricks 5. ASP.NET AJAX DropDownExtender - Tips and Tricks

My MVC Starter Template

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:31:05 GMT

I've been toying around with reorganizing the default MVC template and thought I would share it with people. I like the way it's come together.

Creating and Applying patches with Subversion (SVN)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:46:12 GMT

A short screencast on creating and applying patches with Subversion (SVN)

Check username availability with JQuery & ASP.NET

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:01:04 GMT

This article shows how to use jQuery in a real world practical situation - to check username availability - by making an AJAX call to a WebMethod. In this artcle we examine how to make the call, how get the desired username and pass it correctly as well as using jQuery to style and display firnedly notification messages.

Using jQuery to enhance ASP.NET AJAX progress indication

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:31:10 GMT

An example of how to combine jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX, using jQuery's BlockUI plugin to present a modal progress indication dialog during an UpdatePanel's partial postback.

jBlogMvc : part 2 Editing, Deleting, Paging Posts and Rss feeds

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:01:02 GMT

In this part of the series I add editing and deleting posts, the blog posts now has feeds, I also use jquery and the jeditable plugin fot inline editing, I added paging for the posts as well

ASP.NET website Continuous Integration+Deployment using CruiseControl.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:04 GMT

You can setup continuous integration and automated deployment for your web application using CruiseControl.NET, Subversion, MSBuild and Robocopy. I will show you how you can automatically build the entire solution, email build report to developers and QA, deploy latest code in IIS all using CruiseControl.NET every N minutes.