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LINQ to SQL Data Context Provider

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:46:15 GMT

Provides an approach to lifetime management of LINQ to SQL Data Contexts with a strategy based pattern for caching the Data Context. The solution also allows the Data Context to be set up using a registration approach. Included code will work for web, winforms, or service projects.

Wanna see ASP.NET MVC RTM-ed? Help test MVC RC2

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:16:03 GMT

ASP.NET MVC RC2 has just been released, and it includes a pretty big change in the installation process. Before it is RTMed they want to make sure it doesn't break anything, so, help test the installation procedure in as many machine as you can, and report problems.

Send Emails with .NET and Gmail

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:46:25 GMT

So here's a snippet of code which will send a Transformers themed email using Gmail's SMPT service.

100% Unit Testable Linq To Sql Repository - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:31:47 GMT

In this post, I will show you how you can architect your Linq To Sql repository which will have 100% code coverage. I will use our favorite Northwind database along with my ongoing UnityCommonServiceLocatorMVC project. First, lets add a Linq To Sql diagram in our project and drag n drop the Category and Product table that will look something like foll...

Creating RSS Feeds Using ASP.NET 3.5

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:01:05 GMT

"We wanted to have an RSS feed so customers could keep up to date with new or recently updated Dovetail Knowledge Base articles. My personal mental gate was that I really didn't want to try to figure out how to properly create an RSS or Atom feed and I didn't want to bother with complex heavy handed frameworks like Argotic. Then one day Josh introduced me to the System.ServiceModel.Syndication namespace (introduced in .Net 3.5) and my life was never the same. "

jQuery Ajax Tooltip

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:01:04 GMT

Example of using jQuery 1.3 and the new live() method for creating an ajax tooltip.

How to use Ninject to inject dependencies into ASP.NET MVC ActionFilte

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:01:03 GMT

Simone shows us how to use Ninjet to inject dependencies to ASP.NET MVC.

Fluent Validation With ASP.NET MVC and Db4o

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:16:02 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to implement validation that uses Fluent Validation as its validation framework. The approach he has taken is to apply validation rules at persistence level.

C# - String versus StringBuilder

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:40:15 GMT

This is a frequent topic in a lot of interviews I have been a part of recently. A person would have to explain why you should use a StringBuilder instead of a String. If you can't explain the difference, you probably need to beef up your C# knowledge. You are in luck today. I will show you why.

.NET GoogleReader API

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:31:03 GMT

I received some emails last night requesting the source for the console app (download here) that I am using to extract my feeds from google reader, so I figured I would write a quick post about it. Just to be clear, as far as I know the API is still unofficial and I have no idea when or if google plans on making it public. So it goes without saying that it could go away, or change dramatically at anytime. But if you are still interested, here is what you need to know.

Generic Filter Control for Silverlight DataGrid

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:18:45 GMT

During the creation of a recent demo Silverlight project, I tasked myself with creating a generic (re-useable) filter control that I could use to filter rows in a Silverlight DataGrid. The control had to be lightweight, and work automatically with any object collection that the DataGrid was bound to - thus making it plug-and-play for any future uses. I've created a great starting point with this, by designing a set of inter-operating classes that have the following key features.

Aspect Oriented Programming in C#.NET - Part 2

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:24:53 GMT

We will continue with the same problem of the Customer Sales application discussed in Part I. We saw in the previous article, tangling code originated from cross cut concerns. We also found that to solve this problem we separate the cross cut concerns from main concerns.

Aspect Oriented Programming in C#.NET - Part 1

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:24:00 GMT

A lot has been written about AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming) on the Web, but none of the articles cover how to implement it practically in C#.

An introduction to the SOLID principles of OO design

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:29:00 GMT

I would be very hard pressed to go passed Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin's SOLID principles as the single most useful tool for helping me with OO design. I thought I'd post my interpretation of the principles as a refresher for myself, and as an introduction for anyone trying the learn the terminology.

WCF and JSON in Working Together

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:29:28 GMT

How to get client side javascript actions communicating easily with a WCF web service.

Html and Uri String Encoding without System.Web

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:31:17 GMT

Good article on doing what the title says

Back to Basics - Zip in .NET

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:29:04 GMT

The post shares a problem the author solved using the .NET framework's GZipStream object of the System.IO.Compression namespace.

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:54:32 GMT

This is a rough draft of a chapter from the book ASP.NET MVC Framework Unleashed by Stephen Walther. Comments are welcome and appreciated.

WCF Features in .NET Framework 4.0

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:16:02 GMT

WCF providing a way to define service contracts and to configure endpoint definitions using the declarative XAML in .NET Framework 4.0. Consider the WCF service contract definition:

ASP.NET MVC Validation - The Definitive Guide (in my eyes)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:16:03 GMT

After trying a ton of techniques, I bring you the tried & tested definitive guide to ASP.NET MVC validation utilising both CLIENT (jQuery validator plugin) and SERVER validation ready to go with strong object model validation AND compatible with LINQ 2 SQL. What more could one want?!

Minifying HTML and JavaScript Using Microsoft Expression Web

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:08:33 GMT

I don't get an opportunity to use Microsoft Expression Web that often, but when I do, I always discover new features. I was looking for a way to compress HTML and JavaScript files that I was generating for one of our affiliations. In Expression Web, simply go to Tools > Optimize HTML to see a list of options. Just remember to resave your files as a different name in case you remove comments unless the comments can be lost. If you need to take a .min file or a compressed file and see a more fluent version of the source, you can right-click in the source window and choose Reformat HTML to reformat the source.

Web Deployment with VS 2010 and IIS

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:16:02 GMT

The MSDeploy tool which will be included in Visual Studio 2010 includes some fixes for key painpoints like database deployment and managing different web.config settings in development, test, and production.

How to use the Class Diagram designer in a Silverlight Project

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:46:39 GMT

A simple procedure that describes how to use the Class Diagram designer in a Silverlight Project

How to Change Namespace of .NET Assembly?

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:33:17 GMT

Let's take a compiled .NET assembly and move every single class in it to a new namespace. It takes just a few lines of code.

Open source Mono framework brings C# to iPhone and Wii

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:13:17 GMT

Mono, an open source implementation of the .NET runtime, is being used to build games for the iPhone and Wii. Ars looks at how static compilation has made it possible for Mono applications to meet Apple's requirements for inclusion in the App Store.