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DotNet Ajax Frameworks

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:16:01 GMT

DotNet Ajax Frameworks Wiki

Use the PageRequestManager to Get More Control of Your UpdatePanels.

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:01:01 GMT

The ASP,NET AJAX framework provides a new client-side JavaScript class that defines properties, events, and methods that can be used to on any page that has at least one UpdatePanel and a ScriptManager control. Use this class to take back control of your UpdatePanels and the pages they live on.

Ways to revert a database to pre-Test state after Unit testing

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:16:01 GMT

A few ways on how to revert a database to pre-testing state after test completion

Design Dilemma - Using AOP to Track Object State

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:52:20 GMT

In this follow-up to my previous dilemma, I explain, in greater detail, the pros and cons to using AOP for object state tracking. I also explain the difference between runtime and compile time weaving and discuss the "guts" of each. If you're new to AOP or interested, you should give this a once-over.

Open Source DotNetKicks?

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:16:01 GMT

A few long months ago I announced my intention to fully open source the DotNetKicks.com codebase. Due to recent work commitments this process has taken much longer that I had wished; the good news now is that it is very close to an initial beta release.

Writing a DSL using nested lambda's in C# 3.0

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:46:01 GMT

An example of creating a nested DSL using C# 3.0's Lambda's, allowing for tree-like declarations to be coded in a more natural fashion.

CI Factory 0.8 Final Release!

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:16:01 GMT

Announcing the final release for CI Factory 0.8.0.165. There have been a few surprises in getting the final out the door.

Mocking a Web Service Proxy

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:01:02 GMT

A simple howto for mocking a web service proxy class.

Influential Books

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:16:01 GMT

Jeremy Miller shares a list of books that have influenced him, mainly on software design, patterns and programming methodologies.

Regionerate, a Code Layout tool for C#

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:01:01 GMT

A cool product for automatically generating and laying out your code into regions.

In-Depth: The UpdatePanel ASP.NET AJAX Server Control: Triggers and Up

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:46:02 GMT

In depth article of UpdatePanel: Using Triggers and UpdateMode

CSSVista

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:31:01 GMT

CSSVista is a free Windows application for web developers which lets you edit your CSS code live in both Internet Explorer and Firefox simultaneously

Creating FxCop rules with F#

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:46:01 GMT

In this post I'm going to show a little example of a FxCop rule created with F#.

Some Groundrules for Interfaces

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:16:01 GMT

A few groundrules for using interfaces in your code can help maintainability go a long way.

Soup to Nuts: WPF Enterprise Example with "Rails"

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:16:01 GMT

This article demonstrates some best practices for developing WPF applications. A complete "enterprise" ready architecture is recommended covering everything from data access to presentation. Of particular interest is an MVP UI framework inspired by "Rails" which is included with the downloadable solution.

Unit of Work for Webservices

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:31:01 GMT

Here is a simple implementation of the Unit of Work pattern for webservices..

Free Book: Version Control with Subversion

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:16:02 GMT

An oldie, but a goodie. This is a great free book on Subversion.

An Open Letter to Scott Guthrie

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:31:01 GMT

Speaking and working with developers who live daily with your tools, I find confusion and concern over your relationship to the open source community that has grown up around the .Net platform. While Sun, IBM, other platform providers, and ISVs clearly see the open source community as a complimentary codebase to their products, Microsoft tends to use the best and brightest work from the community space as a feature map for .Net.

The vastly ignored System.Transactions namespace

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:46:01 GMT

2.0 introduced transaction support in the .NET framework. Most everyone is aware of transactions and how they work in databases. But few are aware that transaction support is now built into the .NET platform. This article is a good starting point for learning how transactions work in .NET 2.0.

Teamprise now free to Codeplex users

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:31:01 GMT

Teamprise, a TFS client package for OSS users (Eclipse and other IDEs on Mac/Linux/&c) is now free for users who host their projects on Codeplex.

Copy&Paste references Addin

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:46:01 GMT

An VS Studio Addin to copy ressources from one project via copy&paste.

Google Checkout for the Commerce Starter Kit

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:01:01 GMT

Rob and team have announced Google Checkout integration within the Commerce Starter Kit (CSK). This may be among the first serious app frameworks to include Google checkout.

Koders.com Makes Microsoft Visual Studio SDK Searchable

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:46:01 GMT

The entire SDK is now searchable at Koders.com.

PolyDictionary

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:16:01 GMT

Put multiple types in a single dictionary without losing type safety

Community Convergence XXIII

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:01:01 GMT

The MVP Summit, articles by Wes Dyer, Scott Guthrie, Charles Petzold and others.