ASP.NET MVC Tip #26 – Create a Lightweight Control View Engine

weblogs.asp.net — In this tip, Stephen Walther shows you how to create a custom ASP.NET MVC view engine that supports lightweight, declarative controls. He shows you how to create both simple controls and controls that display database data. He also shows you how to test the rendered output of the lightweight controls. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #21 – Fake the Data Context

weblogs.asp.net — In this tip, Stephen Walther shows you how to unit test your data access code by faking the DataContext with an in-memory DataContext. read more...

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Flickr Gallery for BlogEngine.NET 1.4 Released!

published 2 months, 25 days ago, submitted by DannyDouglass 2 months, 25 days ago

dannydouglass.com — My apologies for the delay, but I have (finally) put together the release of my Flickr Gallery for BlogEngine.NET, or any other website for that matter. BlogEngine.NET users should understand this is not a typical "extension" where you drop a .cs file into the App_Code directory. It is a stand-alone section that can be dropped into your BlogEngine.NET instance. You can see an example implementation live on my blog at http://DannyDouglass.com/Photos/. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #18 – Parameterize the HTTP Context

weblogs.asp.net — Context is the enemy of testability. In this tip, Stephen Walther demonstrates how you can eliminate, once and for all, the HTTP Context from an ASP.NET MVC application by creating a custom Action Invoker and Controller Factory. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #14 – Create a Template Helper Method

weblogs.asp.net — In this tip, Stephen Walther shows you how to create and use templates in the MVC framework that you can use to display database data. He shows you how to create a new MVC Helper method named the RenderTemplate() method. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #12 - Faking the Controller Context

weblogs.asp.net — In this tip, Stephen Walther shows you how to test ASP.NET intrinsics when building unit tests for an ASP.NET MVC application. He shows you how to create a standard set of fake objects that enables you to fake the current user, the current user roles, the request parameters, session state, and cookies. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #11 - Use Standard Controller Action Names

weblogs.asp.net — ASP.NET MVC Tip #11 – Use Standard Controller Action Names by swalther In this tip, I recommend that you use standard names for your controller actions in order to make your code more transparent to other developers. I propose action names that will work with the default route table and that will work with both C# and VB.NET. read more...

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ASP.NET MVC Tip #5 - Create Shared Views

weblogs.asp.net — In this tip, Stephen Walther explains how to create shared views for controller actions. A shared view can be used with multiple controllers. In particular, I explain how to create shared views for displaying and editing database data. read more...

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