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Ajax with jQuery

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:29:20 GMT

jQuery has gained a lot of popularity as a Javascript framework that simplifies working with Document Object Model (DOM) and Ajax . jQuery provides a number of functions that makes dealing with Ajax easier and more powerful .

Adding custom assemblies in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:29:54 GMT

This tutorial shows how to add custom code and custom assemblies to SQL Server Reporting Services

Generate An Assembly Source Code Using The Reflector

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:16:17 GMT

If you are a .NET developer, you should probably know the .NET Reflector which is a great tool for viewing, navigating and searching through the class hierarchies of .NET assemblies (even if you don't have the code for them). I am using this tool a lot but here is something I only recently discovered: one can export an assembly and let the Reflector generate its source code. The output of this process is a directory with a project file and all of the source files.

Missing ASP.Net tab in IIS

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:20:32 GMT

Steps to fix missing ASP.Net tab in IIS

Introduction to jQuery Article posted

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:46:05 GMT

I've posted Part 1 in a 2 part series on jQuery today. Part 1 covers the client side features of jQuery from the basics all the way through creating simple plugins and extending jQuery. This is a long article that discusses a host of the really useful features that jQuery brings to the table for client side Javascript development. Part 2 will then follow up with server side ASP.NET integration.

Avoiding Dependencies

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:46:03 GMT

As a rule, code should not directly depend on external resources such as System.Net.Mail's email sending capabilities. Having code that directly calls out to System.Net.Mail is difficult to unit test as well as difficult to walk through in a test or stage environment without having actual emails sent. Two design patterns can be used to reduce this dependency: Facade and Strategy. The Strategy pattern offers a host of benefits above and beyond what the facade layer provides, as this articles demonstrates with code examples.

Javascript Closures

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:16:22 GMT

One of the features of Javascript is closures , Javascript closures keep the local variables of a function even after it returns.

JQuery, the very very basics - Lesson 1

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:46:02 GMT

JQuery is the star among the growing list of JavaScript libraries. A few of its characteristics are light-weight, cross-browser compatibility and simplicity. A task that would take 10 lines of code with traditional JavaScript can be accomplished with JQuery in just 1 line of code. I write to record the series of very basic lessons I learned about JQuery (my study source is the very readable book JQuery in Action).

Silverlight 2 Tutorial Part 2: Using Layout Management

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:46:02 GMT

Scott Gu SilverLight 2 tutorial Part 2.