ASP.NET MVC XForms released on CodePlex

blog.maartenballiauw.be — Just noticed there's a new project on CodePlex related to the ASP.NET MVC framework: MVC XForms. MVC XForms is a simple UI framework for ASP.NET MVC based on the W3C XForms specification. It provides a set of form controls that allow updating of complex model objects. read more...

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Jeff Richter Video on Asynchronous Programming and his Power Threading

blogs.msdn.com — I recently had the chance to sit down with Jeff Richter and discuss his Power Threading Library. This library provides a simple technique for handling asynchronous development. By making clever use of C# Iterators, Jeff is able to make asynchronous code looks as though it is synchronous code the executes in a linear fashion. This greatly simplifies the asynchronous programming model, making it easy for you to complete tasks that were formerly considered difficult. read more...

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The Book Writing Process

published 1 day, 19 hours ago, submitted by keyvan 2 days, 3 hours ago

codeclimber.net.nz — Simone Chiaretta writes about the writing process of a book, especially a programming book, based on his own experiences with Wrox when working on Beginning ASP.NET MVC. read more...

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jQuery and ASP.NET Article Posted

published 1 day, 23 hours ago, submitted by rstrahl 2 days, 7 hours ago

west-wind.com — I've posted Part 2 of my jQuery with ASP.NET article series. Part 2 deals almost entirely with making AJAX callbacks to ASP.NET using several different mechanisms to retrieve data from the server for client side consumption. Covered are external content retrieval, same page callbacks, WCF/ASMX and a pluggable custom callback implementation that can be used with any application. Also covered is client side templating for managing HTML in one place. read more...

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Have you ever wondered why CodePlex is so slow?

published 2 days, 1 hour ago, submitted by gt1329a 2 days, 7 hours ago

encosia.com — Taking a look at one feature on CodePlex that is much slower than it needs to be, due to indiscriminate use of UpdatePanels and bloated ViewState, and then comparing it to similar functionality on Stack Overflow to illustrate how much more efficiently the same feature can be implemented. read more...

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Have you ever wondered why CodePlex is so slow?

published 2 days, 1 hour ago, submitted by gt1329a 2 days, 7 hours ago

encosia.com — Taking a look at one feature on CodePlex that is much slower than it needs to be, due to indiscriminate use of UpdatePanels and bloated ViewState, and then comparing it to similar functionality on Stack Overflow to illustrate how much more efficiently the same feature can be implemented. read more...

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Controlling HTML in ASP.NET WebForms

published 2 days ago, submitted by Jemm 2 days, 8 hours ago

weblogs.asp.net — "Developers want control. Developing for the web is seemingly more of a love/hate relationship with the tools at our disposal. Sometimes our tools and frameworks give us power, but not control. While we love the functionality and ease-of-use of many of the stock server controls found in ASP.NET WebForms, sometimes we find that the underlying HTML isn’t exactly what we need." read more...

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Controlling HTML in ASP.NET WebForms

published 2 days ago, submitted by Jemm 2 days, 8 hours ago

weblogs.asp.net — "Developers want control. Developing for the web is seemingly more of a love/hate relationship with the tools at our disposal. Sometimes our tools and frameworks give us power, but not control. While we love the functionality and ease-of-use of many of the stock server controls found in ASP.NET WebForms, sometimes we find that the underlying HTML isn’t exactly what we need." read more...

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