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BlogEngine.net 1.3 Released

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:31:02 GMT

Just in time for Christmas, Mads & the rest of the team at BlogEngine.net have released the newest version of the popular blogging tool: BlogEngine.net. Version 1.3 adds many features including mobile theming, richer extension support, and greatly improved Windows Live Writer intergration.

Foundations of Programming - Part 5 - Unit Testing

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:31:02 GMT

Part 5 in Karl Seguins article series

.NET Ajax Survey results

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:31:02 GMT

I just published the results of the Ajax survey... and the winner is...

Querying YouTube using C# and Google Data Client Libraries

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Querying YouTube using C# and Google Data Client Libraries with example code to download.

MVC: ViewData vs TempData

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:46:02 GMT

How do I pass data to a view when using RedirectToAction? TempData. Find out more about how TempData works and how it is different than ViewData.

Hybrid Accordion/TreeView Sitemap

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Extend AjaxControlToolkit.Accordion to display your ASP.NET SiteMap.

Why a standards compliant IE8 won't really mean much

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:16:02 GMT

"What would a standards compliant IE8 mean for web developers? Call me cynical, but I honestly don't think it will mean all that much for a long long (long long long long) time, and lets look at why I believe that."

Why you should always remember to set Debug="false" !

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:16:02 GMT

Scott explains why it's so important to remember about this little parameter.

XamlPadX V3.0 released

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:16:02 GMT

XamlPadX v3.0 is finally released. This tool now provides plugin support so that users can add their own add ins. Download it before the server comes down with the heavy traffic :)

Krypton 2.7.0 UI Controls released

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Phil Wright has released the latest version of his awesome .net UI toolkit with loads of new UI components. It's great, and a fair chunk of it's free too.

LINQ let Keyword (How did I miss that)

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:01:04 GMT

This is strange, because I've been working with LINQ for almost 2 years since (March 2006 CTP), and I've never noticed the new keyword "let" which is used inside LINQ queries to create temporarily variables.

Selecting Random Records With SQL

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:46:02 GMT

Have you ever wanted to be able to SELECT a random record or records from a database table, but was unsure how to do it with SQL, instead of through code? Fortunately there is a way to do it in SQL Server (and MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, SQLite, and yes, even your favourite, MS Access), and I'll show you how.

LINQ and Deferred Execution Video

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:31:02 GMT

Here is a video version of the Deferred Execution post I published on December 9. You can watch the video on SoapBox, or you can access it directly from the Microsoft Downloads site. To download the video, just right click on this link and choose Save target as or Save link as from the popup menu.

Microsoft Volta - oh my oh my

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:31:04 GMT

Microsoft uses the "live labs" to release all sorts of test balloons. Sometimes we get really nifty stuff like Photosynth or SeaDragon. Unfortunately, sometimes we get not so bright ideas like Volta. here is why..