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Efficient Paging in SQL Server 2005

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:58:03 GMT

Sure, SQL Server 2008 is getting ready to drop, but are you familiar with all of the new features that 2005 gave you? Or maybe you haven't used 2005, well, this is a good article to introduce to you several of the new features in SQL Server 2005.

An Open Letter to the ALT.NET Community

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:31:03 GMT

It seems as if everyone in .net land has chimed in on the whole Entity Framework "Vote Of No Confidence" petition recently, and up until now I have mostly stayed on the sidelines. As with any seemingly risky move, I was quite torn on the issue. And to a certain extent, I still am ...

Dissecting Linq Expression Trees - Part 2

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:41:54 GMT

Last part in a two part series where we wrap up by talking about the ExpressionVisitor class, walking the expression tree, and doing a few simple modifications to it. If you want to understand how Linq works under the covers, this article is for you!

Dissecting Linq Expression Trees - Part 1

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:46:02 GMT

Nice article on how to use and create Linq Expression trees.

Don't be clever

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:01:03 GMT

How being clever can create headaches for you (later) and other team members.

Don't be clever 2 - The cost of cleverness

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:46:03 GMT

In the modern world of programming we need to be more cognizant of making our code readable and grokkable than to make it clever or sneaky. For 99% of the developers out there, no one is ever going to pat you on the back for being sneaky. You're probably more likely to get punched in the face for it when the team has to spend the weekend debugging a piece of your clever code.

Added parallel abilities to Dizzy in the for of AsParallel()

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:01:04 GMT

Dizzy is a library of methods for operating on lists. I have recently added the ability to filter out parallel operations by using a method similar to the way the ParallelFX team has done "AsParallel()". It implementation might be of interest to you.

Delayed execution and "yield return"

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

A quick look at "yield return" focusing on arguably the most important aspect...delayed execution.

Higher Order Function Demo

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:53:56 GMT

A neat demo showing off a few higher order functions and using them in C#.

The Linq SelectMany Operator

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:16:02 GMT

A quick look at the SelectMany operator, what it does, and how you use it.

How to break quicksort

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:04:15 GMT

Quicksort usually runs in O(N log N) time, but in special cases, it takes much longer: O(N^2). It is surprisingly easy to force any quicksort implementation to degrade into the quadratic-time behavior. This trick even works against a randomized quicksort! The article demonstrates how the trick works by applying it against the BCL Array.Sort() routine.

Immutability and tail recursion

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:31:09 GMT

An article about immutability and tail recursion, and how they have nothing to do with one another. Explains what tail calls are, what tail recursion is, and why it is important.

Digging into the Linq "let" keyword

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:31:04 GMT

A deeper dive into the "let" keyword, and what is going on behind the scenes.

The Linq let keyword

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:31:07 GMT

Make your Linq queries more readable using the "let" keyword.

The Linq let keyword

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:31:07 GMT

Make your Linq queries more readable using the "let" keyword.

Grouping Linq Aggregates in C#

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:46:03 GMT

A quick primer on Linq Grouping and Aggregates within Groups.

The Monostate pattern

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:14:39 GMT

A quick description of the Singleton pattern and its evil cousin, the Monostate pattern!

Setting up authentication in asp.net MVC

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Step by step guide on setting up a simple forms authentication scenario in asp.net MVC.

Grouping expectation verification in Moq

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:57:59 GMT

An idea on a feature addition to Moq where expectations could be put into groups and then verified independently. This would allow construction of complex mocks that could be shared across many tests.

Grouping expectation verification in Moq

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:57:59 GMT

Simplified Asp.net MVC Controller Testing with Moq

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:01:08 GMT

Want to learn how to better unit test your controllers in Asp.net MVC? In this example I go through the process of testing a controller action in asp.net MVC using Moq (but it could be easily translated into another mocking framework).

Asp.net MVC Testing Imbalance

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:16:02 GMT

What a tiny controller action that is, and oh my, what a big test that is!

VB.net, oh how I hate thee, let me count the ways...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A developer who is forced to work in VB.net finally hits the tipping point. Oh, and that developer is me.

Fitting Linq To Sql into a real world datalayer

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:21:03 GMT

A quick guide on using POCO with Linq To Sql and how to integrate it with your business layer without having to move everything into one namespace or inherit from any specific classes.

Reality Driven Development - Why do good programmers produce bad softw

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:32:48 GMT

Why do good programmers write bad software?

DotNetKicks.com - Stories tagged with CodeThinked

Efficient Paging in SQL Server 2005

An Open Letter to the ALT.NET Community

Dissecting Linq Expression Trees - Part 2

Dissecting Linq Expression Trees - Part 1

Don't be clever

Don't be clever 2 - The cost of cleverness

Added parallel abilities to Dizzy in the for of AsParallel()

Delayed execution and "yield return"

Higher Order Function Demo

The Linq SelectMany Operator

How to break quicksort

Immutability and tail recursion

Digging into the Linq &quot;let&quot; keyword

The Linq let keyword

The Linq let keyword

Grouping Linq Aggregates in C#

The Monostate pattern

Setting up authentication in asp.net MVC

Grouping expectation verification in Moq

Grouping expectation verification in Moq

Simplified Asp.net MVC Controller Testing with Moq

Asp.net MVC Testing Imbalance

VB.net, oh how I hate thee, let me count the ways...

Fitting Linq To Sql into a real world datalayer

Reality Driven Development - Why do good programmers produce bad softw

Digging into the Linq "let" keyword