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Using jQuery To Call ASP.NET Page Methods and Web Services

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:01:02 GMT

Seems like more and more ASP.NET devs are using jQuery. There are similar things on DNK but none that actually do provide code that uses jQuery to callback.

C#: Enhance Enums using Extension Methods

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:01:02 GMT

Extension Methods are one of the coolest features that have been added in .NET 3.5. I've heard arguments that there is no reason to use them, and the only reason Microsoft added them is to enable the ability to buid LINQ. Well, I do not entirely agree with that statement; in fact, I have found a cool way to use Extension Methods to enhance the System.Enum object since it cannot be inherited. Even though Enum can not be inherited, it can be extended using Extension Methods. Here's the code to an Extension Method that extends the LocalizationMarket Enum with the ToDescriptionString() method that returns the DescriptionAttributes value for the given enum value.

Web developers. You suck.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Well, JavaScript developers, specifically. In order to aid in development of my own websites, I enabled JavaScript debugging in Internet Explorer a few weeks back. To my horror, I have quickly experienced what seems to be complete disregard for serving syntactically correct JavaScript on the open internet. No, I'm not just talking about a few niche websites, run by amateur programmers. I am talking about industry-leading nerd-friendly powerhouse websites that should know better.

Meet the C# 4.0 team

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:16:05 GMT

... and some dude from the VB team. Anders and the guys in room 2543, building 41 (where C# was born) talk about the new features that will be in the next version of C#. I so wanted to blogspam this one. Enjoy your direct link.

Paperclip Themes for BlogEngine.NET

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:31:32 GMT

Community Server comes with this very nice theme called "Paperclip", which has at least four variations: Cactus, Summer, Fall and Winter. If you are a developer, you probably have seen this theme, as it is used by most of the MSDN and ASP .NET Community blogger's Caio Proiete brought them to BlogEngine.Net Thank you Caio Proiete

New IIS7 Releases: URL Rewrite, Application Routing and Load Balancin

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:12:04 GMT

New releases for IIS 7 from Microsoft, CTP1 release.

What you don't know about Copy & Paste in Visual Studio

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:46:02 GMT

This post explains how to use clipboard ring and some other tricks with Ctrl-C/Ctrl-X.

SubSonic: New Code Samples And A SubStage Walkthrough

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:01:11 GMT

Rob talks about 3 new pages on their project site that are just the start of a barrage of "how-to" information.

Five Common ASP.NET SEO Mistakes

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:16:06 GMT

Here's a checklist of five common mistakes that ASP.NET and the Viewstate/Postback model of development make it far too easy for unsuspecting developers to make:

StringBuilder Secrets

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:31:02 GMT

Article goes beyond the basics and looks at some more detail of StringBuilder in C#, and a benchmark that can help you improve your code that already uses StringBuilder. With graph

Jump between braces in Visual Studio.

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:01:09 GMT

Move fast between open and close braces. No more scrolling to find beginning of that illusive if statement.

subsonic 2 1 released

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:46:02 GMT

the title says it all

Cheat Sheets for Front-end Web Developers

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:46:11 GMT

Cheat sheets are helpful to have around because they allow you to quickly remember code syntax and see related concepts visually. Additionally, they're nice decorative pieces for your office. In this article, you'll find 23 excellent, print-ready cheat sheets for HTML/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (including MooTools and jQuery).

dashCommerce State of the Union Address

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:55:14 GMT

Describes the state of dashCommerce, where its been, where it's headed and discusses some hard numbers for measuring the success of this open source project.

NHIbernate 2.0 Goes Beta 1 after Microsoft 'Linq to Entities' receives

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:01:09 GMT

The first official beta for NHibernate 2.0 was released today. This comes on the heels of the damaging 'boycott' of the Microsoft 'Linq to Entities' upcoming release, which was anticipated to be a serious competitor to NHibernate. LAST MINUTE UPDATE FROM THE NHIBERNATE TEAM There has been a change in how NHibernate is packaged as the core and contrib aspects now have dedicated locations. Since NHibernate 2.0 Alpha 1, ONLY THE CORE of the project is included at the link above. The Contrib Projects are now in a dedicated location: http://sourceforge.net/projects/nhcontrib There are a few new projects that are essential to investigate for your needs (for example the Burrow project). Also be sure to visit the wiki for these significant projects: http://nhcontrib.wiki.sourceforge.net See the end of this post for a partial list of these contrib efforts. The team at domain.dot.net has been working with 2.0.X since the first alpha, and following the progress of the trunk. In our opinion this beta has the high quality of prior betas and we recommend it for non-critical systems immediately as your risk policy allows. We're working on a more detailed analysis coming soon on some of the key improvements. To download the code direct from the trunk use this SVN URL: https://nhibernate.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/nhibernate This is no minor update, as with this release they will align with the widely used and praised 'Hibernate 3.2' for Java. Here is a listing of the planned new features which are represented to varying degrees of complexness in this beta:

Difference between LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:02 GMT

LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework have a lot in common, but each have features targeting different scenarios.

Full text: An epic Bill Gates e-mail rant

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16:05 GMT

Internal email from Bill Gates detailing his difficulties with Microsoft.com, Windows Update, and more.

10 Tools Which I Left After Using VSTS 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:01:08 GMT

I have started using Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2008, recently. Previously I worked with Visual Studio 2005. As a matter of fact I had to use lots of external tools to perform and speedup my development process. However, while working with VSTS 2008, it's very exciting for me that, I found replacements for most of the external tools there. Here are 10 tools which I left after using VSTS 2008.

ADO .NET Entity Framework Vote of No Confidence

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:46:02 GMT

Over the past year, Microsoft and the Entity Framework team have received a tremendous amount of feedback from experts in entity-based applications and software architectures on the .NET platform. While Microsoft's announcement of its intention to provide framework support for entity architectures was received with enthusiasm, the Entity Framework itself has consistently proved to be cause for significant concern.

Clean your HTML inputs or the dog-eaters will get to you

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:02:36 GMT

Google sent quite a few people looking for underground Korean adult movies to my blog. I guess that you can find anything on Internet these days, but why were they looking for it on my web site? The answer to that question turned out to be another great example of why inputs should be cleaned up no matter how unimportant.

Software Development and Programming Podcasts

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:46:03 GMT

I couldn't find a good list of software development and programming podcasts so I created my own. Feel free to chime in with any you recommend!

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.

Which kind of cast should you use in C#?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:01:04 GMT

C# offers two casting operators: the prefix-cast and the as-cast. Although the two operators compile to different op-codes in the CLR, the practical difference between them is in how they handle failed casts. Prefix-cast throws an exception on cast failure, while as-cast returns null. It's easier to implement correct error handling when you use prefix cast, because it doesn't require manual checks for null values that can cause problems in distant parts of your program. Prefix-cast should be the default cast operator on your fingertips, that you use for everyday situations - reserve as-cast for special cases where performance matters.

Get Checked Repeater Items Extension Method

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:46:12 GMT

Imagine you have a list of some items and checkboxes next to each item providing the ability for a user to make multiple choices and submit a result in one go. Weather you are implementing a news groups subscription, user survey or online products catalogue - the code behind is the same: we bind some object list to a data control like Repeater, add a checkbox to every item, set checkbox value to item ID.

SQL Server 2008 RC0 NOW OFFERED TO PUBLIC!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:08:22 GMT

SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive data platform that is secure, reliable, manageable, and scalable for your mission critical applications. With it, developers can create new applications that can store and consume any type of data on any device, enabling your users to make informed decisions with relevant insights.