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List of countries, cities, languages

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:31:03 GMT

You will find in the following links list of countries, cities, and their languages in CSV format, you can import into any database:

Using C# 3.0 (.Net 3.5) syntax in a .Net 2.0 application

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:16:02 GMT

An overview of using C# 3.0 syntax in a .Net 2.0 application.

Programmers & Business Value (Or Lack There Of)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:15:58 GMT

Goes into details about how you can improve your code, and your communication with others to show business value.

DRY Programming - Don't Repeat Yourself Awareness

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:32:27 GMT

DRY Awareness - And How to make extremely reusable code

Move ASP.Net ViewState to SQL Server

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:03 GMT

ViewState is a great feature, but it can get really bloated with data, especially if you have loads of controls on a page, repeaters etc. You could think about setting enable viewstate to false, but you'll need it for posting pages back. This tutorial moves the viewstate to a SQL database, by implementing a simple class that all your pages will inherit from.

How to disable web.config Inheritance for Child Applications?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Each ASP.NET Web Application has its own configuration file called web.config file. In fact every directory in ASP.NET application can have one. Settings in each web.config file apply to the directory where its placed, and all the subdirectories of that directory. This is called Configuration Inheritance and it can cause serious headaches if you are not fully aware of how it works...

Must Have Tool for ASP.NET Developer

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

NetFXHarmonics DevServer is a web server hosting environment built on .NET 3.5 using WPF, WCF, and LINQ technologies that allows multiple instances of VS-like web servers to run in parallel

Howto get live detailed info about all online visitors of your website

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:16:02 GMT

If you ever had 'Online visitor counter' feature on your website, at some point of time, you have undoubtedly asked yourself: "who are those 17 people that are currently browsing my precious website ?" "What are their IP addresses? When did they come here, what page they first opened and from where did they came from?" Here is the complete tutorial on how to display detailed list of all visitor currently browsing your ASP.NET website.

Compile C# to Javascript!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:01:03 GMT

Script# enables more productive Ajax application development by allowing you to compile your C# source code into JavaScript. It allows you to use standard .NET tools like msbuild projects, Visual Studio and IDE intellisense, reflector, refactoring tools, amongst various others.

Downgrade a VS 2008 .sln or .csproj to VS 2005

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

I just had to convert a Visual Studio 2008 Solution and Project to Visual Studio 2005. It is actually pretty straight forward. At least in my case...

Coolite: Ext JS .NET Controls

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:31:02 GMT

Coolite Studio is an Ext official suite of ASP.NET Web Controls based on the Ext JavaScript Framework.

Free Web.config editor

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A free tool that enables editing the Web.config.

SubSonic: Version 2.1 (Pakala) Preview: The New Query Tool

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:01:05 GMT

Eric and I have been working just about non-stop on our bug list as well as some very cool innovations that he and I have cooked up over the last six months. We've had to wait a bit for the dust to settle in the .NET world (not to mention our personal lives), but I think the wait has been worth it. Over the holidays I was able to create the querying API I've been thinking on for the last year, and it has come together nicely. I'd like to show you what I've come up with, and ask for your comments and help before we release it with version 2.1 of SubSonic.

free e books

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:01:04 GMT

Microsoft has opened 3 MS Press books completely FREE for public.

Hybrid Accordion/TreeView Sitemap

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Extend AjaxControlToolkit.Accordion to display your ASP.NET SiteMap.

Krypton 2.7.0 UI Controls released

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Phil Wright has released the latest version of his awesome .net UI toolkit with loads of new UI components. It's great, and a fair chunk of it's free too.

RML Utilities for Sql Server released

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:15:42 GMT

RML Utilities are a collection of programs used by the Sql Server support team at MS to diagnose customer issues. They are now available to the public.

Variables - Do we realy need them? (Blog Parody)

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:02:42 GMT

Parody about strong emotions on programming

ASP.NET MVC Direct Link

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:31:02 GMT

ASP.NET MVC Direct Link

MVC Toolkit

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:01:03 GMT

MVC Tool kit direct link

Windows 2008 Moves to RC1 Status

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:30:53 GMT

Windows 2008 Moves to RC1 Status

LINQPad

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Tired of querying in antiquated SQL? Well, you don't have to! LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ. Kiss goodbye to SQL Management Studio! LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and Framework 3.5: * LINQ to SQL * LINQ to Objects * LINQ to XML LINQPad is also a terrific tool for learning LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from the recently released C# 3.0 in a Nutshell. There's no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:31:02 GMT

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers

Free SQL Server tools that might make your life a little easier

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:16:03 GMT

Free MS and non MS tools for easoer work with SQL Server 2005 and 2000

Top 15 Things to love about Visual Studio 2008 Express

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:01:02 GMT

Dan Fernandez lists his 15 favorite features in VS 2008 Express Editions