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5 reasons I wanna use C++ instead of C# and vice versa

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:17:21 GMT

Recently I needed to do some C++ coding again. Since I have lived with C# for seven years it was quite interesting to not only go back to the roots but also see there is a place for C++ as well.

MySQL backup,compress and FTP from your WinForms app

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:10:08 GMT

Rough code showing you how to implement remote open/save functionality from within your app by backing up/restoring MySQL database and saving/getting it from a FTP location.

Wizards are evil

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:29 GMT

Generated code is great... if it was generated by you,or you fully understand the generated code! Essentially, when you are using a code generator, you will be screwed at some point in the future.

The alternate IDE and an apology to MS

Tue, 20 May 2008 19:23:31 GMT

I am on the hunt for an alternative for upgrading to VS 2008 Pro. I am sick of the bloated files and bests taklng ages to download,install and load. This is part two, an update of the progress.

The road I am taking and where is Microsoft going?

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:54:14 GMT

Considering my last talk about MySQL vs MSSQL and the fact that I decided to choose MySQL sure deserves a followup. I will tell you how it's working out for me. I will also talk some about where I'm heading with regards to development, cause while .NET will continue to be my platform I am not sure MS and Visual Studio will be.

10 reasons why I chose MySQL over MSSQL2005 Express

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:16:03 GMT

10 reasons why to choose MySQL as database engine for your websites instead of MSSQL 2005

ASP.NET, MySQL and efficient paging

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:32:10 GMT

In this article we will create a simple one page ASP.NET web application, implementing paging using the cool MySQL features LIMIT and SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS

Suckerfish ASP.NET - the article

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:22:36 GMT

Posted wrong url before. Here is the article and download for a asp.net, vs2005 suckerfish menu.

C# and Lucene to index and search

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:16:02 GMT

Downloadable solution showing how to use Lucene for content indexing and then searching the data. Shows some of the advanced filtering possibilities Lucene offers when it comes to searching. Sourcecode C# and .NET 2.0, Windows Forms.

JQuery tree control with ASP.NET

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:01:02 GMT

Describes how to use an unobtrousive JQuery based treeview from an ASP.NET application. VS2005 solution with all code available for download

C# Blog Client sourcecode

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:38:23 GMT

C# Windows Forms sourcecode for a (simple, yet functioning) blog client for posting articles to, say, a Wordpress blog.

ASP.NET Repeater control instead of grid

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:16:03 GMT

Simple example on how to tie event handlers to a specific row in a repeater

Logging search terms to database and listing most popular

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:02:51 GMT

Using a single table for logging search terms and then be able to extract both the top terms (most searched for) and latest terms.

Simple ASP.NET SOA architecture

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:33:07 GMT

Shows how to create a a ASP.NET driven application providing a domainname to ip service for a Windows client application. Gives the architecture to build yoiur own ASP.NET SOA applications

C# code to post to Livejournal

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:13:39 GMT

Quick and dirty to post blog entries to your Livejournal blog using C#

Performance tests of MySQL, SQL2005 Express and Postgresql

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:01:02 GMT

Some performance test numbers of MySQL, MS SQL 2005 Express and Postgresql in a specific scenario.

Creating a simple paypal shop

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:47:26 GMT

Simple and clean paypal enabled ASP.NET shopping cart.

Repeater control and separator

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:16:06 GMT

Repeater control extention allowing for flexible use of SeparatorTemplate. For example you can specify to show the separator for only every third item etc.

A simple lightbox image gallery

Fri, 25 May 2007 08:24:50 GMT

Dwnloadable solution on how to implement a javascript "lightbox" slideshow with ASP.NET

Select random records

Wed, 16 May 2007 18:58:47 GMT

This SQLServer tip shows how (from a single stored procedure) select X (parameter) number of random records.

Microsoft Ajax ASP.NET Checkbox controller

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:16:01 GMT

This free extender control lets you easily create a "Select all/delselect all" parent checkbox to automatically set the checked state of other checkboxes.

Creating a live.com image search GUI with MS Ajax for ASP.NET

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:46:01 GMT

Three part tutorial on how to create a gui such as the one found in live.com image search

Ajax calls and browser history

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:01:01 GMT

Free download for Microsoft Ajax - a javascript component for handling browser history. Works with "ajaxed in" content as well

UrlRewritingNet.UrlRewrite

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:01:01 GMT

UrlRewritingNet.UrlRewrite is an Open Source Component which allows you certainly to rewrite URLs with ASP.NET 2.0.

First ASP.NET application against Postgresql

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:57:09 GMT

Tutorial on how to install Postgresql on a Windows box and get it to work from an ASP.NET application using .NET 2.0