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EntitySpaces DynamicQuery Serialization Part II (WCF and Silverlight)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:41:41 GMT

This stuff is hot guys and gals. We are asking Jon Davis to write an entirely new Silverlight demo that will showcase our DynamicQuery feature running under Silverlight inside the browser and hitting a WCF service on the server. We cannot wait, this is so slick . Here's another sneak peak post.

I Love Code Generation - Why Don't You?

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:15:00 GMT

I have a passion for code generation. I use it everyday to create thousands upon thousands of lines of boring, routine code. In this article I explore 3 reasons why I love code generation. I hope it causes those who don't use code generation to adopt it.

EntitySpaces - WCF DynamicQuery Serialization

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:46:43 GMT

We have decided to use the WCF DataContract approach when serializing our enhanced DynamicQuery's. In our upcoming alpha release our DynamicQuery classes now live in a separate assembly that can execute on the client side along with your EntitySpaces proxies without requiring either the EntitySpaces.Core or the EntitySpaces.Interfaces assemblies. The EntitySpaces.DynamicQuery assembly (only 52k in size) is also compatible with Silverlight and can run down inside of the browser.

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Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:16:08 GMT

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Can you Query me now?

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:31:02 GMT

EntitySpaces 2009 Q2 is going to revolutionize your ability to use the EntitySpaces 2009 architecture on the client side of any two-way conversation, whether it be a Silverlight, WCF, or a webservices conversation. In fact, you will be able to work on the client side as if the full EntitySpaces architecture was at your disposal but without actually requiring the EntitySpaces architecture be present on the client. "But how can that be?" you wonder. Continue reading and we will explain.

EntitySpaces 2009 Announces Support for Sybase SQL Anywhere

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:31:30 GMT

EntitySpaces is pleased to announce support for the Sybase SQL Anywhere Database Management System. Our plan is to support iAnywhere for both high end server applications as well as on the Compact Framework for mobile applications which will further strengthen EntitySpaces' mobile abilities (we already support Microsoft SQL CE and VistaDB for mobile applications). If there is demand we will consider supporting the Sybase SQL Anywhere UltraLite version as well.

EntitySpaces 2009 Persistence Layer Official Release (Q1)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:46:13 GMT

We are pleased to announce the official release of EntitySpaces 2009 Q1. The Trial Version has also been upgraded to the official release. Features of EntitySpaces 2009: * Complete Visual Studio integration. * Stand alone executable for those not using Visual Studio. * No third party code generation tools required (No need for MyGeneration or CodeSmith). * Project files to record and play back your code generation process with a single click. * Command line tool that can execute your EntitySpaces projects in continuous integration builds. * Debugger Visualizer and other debugging enhancements. * Totally updated Web Admin Templates.

EntitySpaces 2009 Debugger Visualizer

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:07:19 GMT

EntitySpaces 2009 will sport a slick new Visual Studio object previewer for the debugger.

Top Visual Studio Add-ins

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:31:02 GMT

I am often asked what my favourite development tools are, so I thought I'd write down a few that I use and why. I have split this list in 2 as some of these are add-ons for visual studio and others are just standalone applications here are the VS Add-ins.

EntitySpaces 2009 Q1 WCF Demo

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:30:14 GMT

I created a new WCF demo for EntitySpaces, one of the most popular third party ORM solutions available for .NET.

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.

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.

Building Mono for Android (The free mobile platform)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:29:09 GMT

Koushik Dutta managed to get Mono compiled and running under Debian running side by side with Android. He built Mono "natively" by setting up the Debian environment in the emulator. For the sake of having all the instructions in one place on how to set up a native build environment under Debian, he consolidated and tweaked the directions from Saurik's post on how to set up Debian on the G1.

There is More Content than Just the Front Page on DotNetKicks

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:01:03 GMT

Are you tired of going to DotNetKicks and finding the same stories on the front page for days in a row? Trust me, there is some great content out there that never makes the front page. You just have to look a little deeper. When you do, you can help put some of that great new content in front of the masses. Even if you don't submit stories yourself, you can still help out by giving the initial votes that push a story to the front page.

EntitySpaces 2009 Beta Available for Public Download - No Registration

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:31:04 GMT

We are pleased to make the EntitySpaces 2009 Beta available for public release. The EntitySpaces 2009 Trial version is fully integrated with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008. There is also a stand alone executable for those not using Visual Studio. If you are looking at starting a new project in 2009 take a look at EntitySpaces 2009. It's a great architecture and we no longer rely on a third party code generator. To get started, simply install and switch to the "Settings" tab and connect to your database and click the "Save" icon and you're off and running. We will be publishing a series of video's on how to use ES2009 soon. Watch for these on our blog.

An idea on how-to avoid spam in Dot-Net-Kicks

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:16:20 GMT

The "Upcoming Stories" RSS in Dot-Net-Kicks is full of SPAM. Here's a idea on how to avoid it: Use a .NET captcha: ask questions that are difficult to guess but easy to answer. Read and Kick. It will help us all.

Dustin Campbell on the Future of VB in VS2010

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:28:25 GMT

Dustin Campbell, a self-professed "IDE guy", is speaking at the .NETDeveloper's Association of Redmond this evening, on the future ofVisual Basic in Visual Studio 2010, and I feel compelled, based on myearlier "dissing" of VB in my thoughts of PDC post, to give VB a littlelove here.

Entity Spaces 2009 alpha released

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:07 GMT

Says on the site: "We have released our EntitySpaces 2009 Alpha internally to our customers and if all goes well within a week or so we will publish a trial version on our download page for everyone to try."

In development at Actipro - November 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:33:06 GMT

Actipro talks about some new features planned for their SyntaxEditor for WPF and Editors for WPF products.

VisualSVN 1.6 Released

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:11 GMT

VisualSVN team released the new and improved version of the professional Subversion integration for Microsoft Visual Studio - VisualSVN 1.6. This release brings significant usability improvements such as Quick Revert, editor-aware status and Hot Switch features.

What Gives? Microsofts Code Generation Tool

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:31:12 GMT

In a world of Microsoft and third party applications, out comes t4. t4 is a code generation tool that can compete with CodeSmith, but its FREE and built right into Visual Studio. It has been years since the first edition with very little publication of the actual application. t4 is a free code generation engine from Microsoft that underpins the Domain Specific Languages and Software Factory toolkits.

EntitySpaces 2009 Video Preview

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:46:02 GMT

We have created a video preview of our EntitySpaces 2009 Plugin for Visual Studio. The video is approximately 6 meg in size so give it a moment to get started. The video has sound and you might need to adjust your volume. We hope that you enjoy this video. It really gives you a feel for what it's going to be like to use EntitySpaces 2009, and it's really nice never having to leave Visual Studio.

How to design your data connectivity strategy

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:20:01 GMT

Pull an existing persistence tool off the shelf, make sure you understand it, and code, code, code! Persistence coding is a commodity in this day and age, so just use and existing tool and get on with your project. I'll repeat this little gem one last time, if you're writing ADO.Net code by hand, you're stealing from your employer or client.

NHibernate Profiler: A guided tour

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:01:31 GMT

Ayende provides an introduction to his upcoming tools for analyzing NHibernate usage.

Debate: Do We Really Need Three Layer Architecture?

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:46:09 GMT

How many of you changed your database vendor (i.e. Sql Server, Access) after developing an application? How many of your data entities include business logic? I could say, less than 10% in both cases for my case. I found the similar statistics for my other known developers. I guess this is true for less that 10% of the developers around the world.