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New CodePlex project: MvcSiteMap â?" ASP.NET MVC sitemap provider

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:16:03 GMT

If you have been using the ASP.NET MVC framework, you possibly have been searching for something like the classic ASP.NET sitemap. After you've played with it, you even found it useful! But not really flexible and easy to map to routes and controllers. To tackle that, last year, somewhere in August, I released a proof-of-concept sitemap provider for the ASP.NET MVC framework on my blog. The blog post on sitemap provider I released back then has received numerous comments, suggestions, code snippets, . Together with Patrice Calve, we've released a new version of the sitemap provider on CodePlex: MvcSiteMap. This time I'll not dive into implementation details, but provide you with some of the features our sitemap provider erm. provides.

The ALT.NET Programming Contest

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:21:12 GMT

Details the bot programming contest that was held at ALT.NET Seattle

You're Doing It Wrong

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:31:07 GMT

Templating tends to break down because it forces you to treat code and markup as two different and fundamentally incompatible things. We spend all our time awkwardly switching between markup-land and code-land using escape sequences. They're always fighting each other -- and us.

Sad Way To Do Business

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:01:03 GMT

how to make a bad impression with poor support and bad atitude and throw away thousands potential customers.

NHibernate.Linq Alpha Released

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:16:08 GMT

NHibernate.Linq is a Linq provider for NHibernate 2.0.1 GA. It processes Linq expressions using NHibernate's Criteria API. This release is meant as a stopgap release pending an implementation not reliant on the Criteria API. Most queries are supported with the exception of the following: - Group Joins - Subqueries in select clause

Using Adobe Flex in Visual Studio

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:16:08 GMT

You can now take advantage of the Flex framework from right within Visual Studio to build Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). We get you up to speed on what Flex is and a basic application talking to a web service.

Automatic/Convention-based mapping entities with Fluent NHibernate

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:31:12 GMT

James Gregory has a 4-part post on the "auto-mapping" features of Fluent NHibernate. Basically, Fluent NHibernate can automatically map most of your entities based on the conventions you specify and can apply other conventions such as table names, foreign-key constraint naming, etc. This is the first post of the 4, the others are linked as Trackbacks at the bottom. After reading these 4, you should have a better idea of how to get started using the conventional mapping features of Fluent NHibernate.

Why you should not use the ADO.NET Entity Framework

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:01:12 GMT

Reasons to why the ADO.NET Entity Framework is not mature enough for real business application.

xVal - a validation framework for ASP.NET MVC

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:46:03 GMT

xVal lets you link up your choice of server-side validation mechanism with your choice of client-side validation library. It guides you to fit them both into ASP.NET MVC conventions, so everything plays nicely with model binding and errors registered in ModelState.

The Problems with NHibernate

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:46:02 GMT

The problems that exist for NHibernate to become better, and have better adoption rates.

On the A* Search Algorithm

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:01:49 GMT

I recently made a post about two generic delegates introduced in version 3.5 of the .NET Framework. As an example, I mentioned an implementation of the A* search algorithm. For those not familiar with the algorithm, A* (pronounce A Star) is one, if not the, most popular search algorithms in artificial intelligence. Generally, the algorithm visits nodes in a graph, taking certain aspects into consideration, until it finds a node that meets a specific goal condition or until there are no more nodes left. The algorithm is, usually, optimal and complete, which means it will always find the least expensive solution. This, however, can change depending on certain factors I will get into later on in the post.

ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate shipping in January

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:01:02 GMT

ScottGu talks about the upcoming Release Candidate of ASP.NET MVC V1 and the features it brings to the table

Oxite - Oh Dear Lord Why?!

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:01:16 GMT

Oxite is an open source application built on ASP.NET MVC and Karl Seguin raises some points related to the design/architecture/implementation.

Choosing Between WebForms and MVC

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:46:04 GMT

Another take on what to consider when making a decision between Asp.Net WebForms or Asp.Net MVC.

Fluent NHibernate - Conventions and AutoPersistenceModel

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:55:09 GMT

Article shows how to use Fluent NHibernate and adjust Conventions to our needs. It also presents how to use AutoPersistenceModel to eliminate mappings.

ASP.NET - Correct way of storing c# property in ViewState

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:02:29 GMT

Correct way of storing c# property in ViewState. Classic example of null-coalesing operator ??. Property in ViewState code snippet.

Fluent NHibernate Introduction

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:32:08 GMT

Article introduces Fluent NHibernate and quick start guide. Simple web application is available to download for everyone willing to play with Fluent NHibernate.

SCRUM in 10 Minutes - HD Video

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:46:03 GMT

Covers backlogs, burn-down charts, daily scrum, team roles and more. If you are new to SCRUM or want to teach someone else about SCRUM, this is a great resource.

[PSA] Using the Code Behind in MVC causes blindness

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:31:02 GMT

Just a PSA on why NOT to use the Code Behinds in Asp.Net MVC framework

jQuery Autocomplete JSON ASP.NET MVC

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:01:02 GMT

Great overview of undocumented jQuery AutoComplete.

How to get WebORB and ASP.NET MVC to work together.

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:33:42 GMT

WebORB does not play nicely with the default routing in ASP.NET MVC. This blog post shows how to configure routing so that both WebORB and ASP.NET MVC will function properly.

Avoiding Inheritance Dependencies Using Generics and Lambdas

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:24:27 GMT

A nice implementation of the Command pattern using generics and lambdas

What makes me NOT want to leave a company/client/shop

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:09 GMT

What makes me NOT want to leave a company

Metrosexual Developers

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:16:02 GMT

A blog post I wrote on the value and importance of looking good as a software developer.

ASP.NET MVC: Strongly typing form methods with input values

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:46:03 GMT

Description of how you can use LINQ to implement a missing feature of the HtmlHelper class