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Asp.Net vs php : Speed Comparison

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Why is the myth that php is faster than Asp.Net so prevalent? Asp.Net is faster than php, here are the facts. So many times I have heard php pushers claim that php is so much faster than Asp.Net and that Asp.Net is clunky and slow. The most annoying part is that everything I have read (that is not factless opinion), and I mean everything, says that this is wrong; but for some reason, this myth is widely accepted. It has become a religious argument that ignores the facts...

SubSonic 3.0: The SimpleRepository « Rob Conery

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:45:01 GMT

Rob is adding a very nice simple repository to SubSonic 3.0 that will give SubSonic top-notch POCO support and very slick migrations. Mapping files be damned!

Automatically minify and combine JavaScript in Visual Studio

Thu, 21 May 2009 05:06:38 GMT

As you begin developing more complex client-side functionality, managing the size and shape of your JavaScript includes becomes a key concern. It's all too easy to accidentally end up with hundreds of kilobytes of JavaScript spread across many separate HTTP requests, significantly slowing down your initial page loads. I hope you'll find that this technique is a good compromise between the tedium of using manual minification tools and the overwrought complexity of setting up some of the more "enterprisey" automation solutions.

YUI Compressor for Visual Studio

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:01:14 GMT

Add a custom tool in visual studio for YUI Compressor.

Software Startup Lessons (Part 7) - Versatility

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:01:04 GMT

Today we'll talk about of the key lessons that we learned in university that helped us during the first two years of our business: versatility.

Kobe - Oh Dear Lord Why?!

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:31:02 GMT

Karl Seguin weighs in on the latest MS ASP.NET MVC sample app

Software Startup Lessons (Part 6) - Looking back at one failure

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:16:02 GMT

After a few months, we've decided to kill a project and call it a failure. Read more about the project's postmortem note in this article.

BlogEngine.NET 1.5 final release

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:16:03 GMT

BlogEngine.NET 1.5 final release announcement

Where Are The Developer Machines?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:31:04 GMT

Steve Smith posts about PCs for software developers, and how computer companies aren't targeting this section of the market. If a computer manufacturer made development machines, how should these computers be configured?

Being a software startup in a recession

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:01:02 GMT

Lessons learned about being a software startup in a recession.

.Net RIA Services Metadata Programming Model

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:16:03 GMT

.Net RIA Services Metadata offers a strong validation framework that makes it easy to validate user input and extend the behavior of your objects through Metadata. This is an introduction to using the Metadata Model as well as a how to.

Putting the "M" Back in MVC

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:46:14 GMT

"Trying to keep up my end of the bargain with respect to MVC and SubSonic :). I did a walkthrough of it and decided that I was talking too much and, in honor of everyone telling me "SubSonic is dead" I thought it fitting to toss in some Rob Zombie."

Software Startup Lessons (Part 4) - Year Two

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:01:02 GMT

LavaBlast is now two years old. Part 4 in our series shares lessons learned during our second year of operation.

A guide to Silverlight 3 new features

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:31:13 GMT

Tim Heuer provides an amazing look into Silverlight 3's new features.

Silverlight 3: AVAILABLE!

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:46:03 GMT

Looks like Silverlight 3 is rolled-out: Runtime, SDK and documentation are already available for download. See the Client / Server libs?

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 released

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:01:26 GMT

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RTM is released

Beginning Mocking With Moq 3 - Part 3

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:31:04 GMT

Beginners introduction to mocking using the recently released Moq 3 framework. This is part 3 of the series

ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:31:07 GMT

A look at the new ioDrive device and how devices like it will drastically change how you think about performance critical data storage applications.

Beginning Mocking With Moq 3 - Part 2

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:31:18 GMT

Beginners introduction to mocking using the recently released Moq 3 framework.

Free ASP.NET MVC eBook Tutorial - ScottGu

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:16:02 GMT

There has been a lot of excitement in the community about the new ASP.NET MVC framework that is about to ship (literally any day now - announcement coming soon). As with anything new, people are also asking for more tutorials/samples/documentation that cover how to get started and build applications with it. Over the last few months I've been helping to contribute to an ASP.NET MVC book that Scott Hanselman, Rob Conery, and Phil Haack have been writing for Wrox. The book is now in production, and will be available to buy in stores soon

Posting data to a REST service using C#

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:31:07 GMT

A short overview on how you can post data to a REST based service using C#.

What's the difference between CONST and READONLY in .Net?

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:01:16 GMT

Ever sit around talking to your co-workers about random things, when all of a sudden you ask "What's the difference between const and readonly in .Net?". If so, you are not alone. If not, well, you're just weird.

Is Nick Stakenburg Bullying His Open-Source 'Competitor'

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:16:02 GMT

This is obviously a scare tactic used by a vendor to frighten a 'competitor' who is encroachinig on his sales. Nick (the vendor) is jarred by the fact that someone has released a comparable (better?) product that his and it is free. It behaves somewhat the same, so obviously it was copied... This is a serious issue, we can't let companies push around open-source with threats like this.

Beginning Mocking With Moq 3 - Part 1

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:31:07 GMT

A intro to mocking using the newly release Moq 3 framework.

Exponentially Improve Performance to Start ASP.net 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 Debug

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:46:05 GMT

Stop the waiting when debugging your ASP.Net Web Applications! Here's a complete RAM Disk solution to save your sanity.