Scale Cheaply - Sharding

codebetter.com — There are a lot of expensive ways to scale your database – all of which are highly touted by the big three database vendors because, well, they want to sell you all types of really expensive stuff. Despite what an “engagement consultant” might tell you though, most of the high-traffic websites on the web (google, digg, facebook) rely on far cheaper and better strategies: the core of which is called sharding. read more...

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Use jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX to build a client side Repeater

encosia.com — An example of one way of using ASP.NET AJAX and jQuery to implement client-side Repeater functionality. Using this technique on one of my own sites, I realized an over 400% performance gain. read more...

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10 Tools Which I Still Use, Even I Have VSTS 2008

weblogs.asp.net — In my last post, titled "10 Tools Which I Left After Using VSTS 2008", I have included a list of 10 tools which I am not using currently, as I have the corresponding features available in Visual Studio Team System 2008. However, on the other hand, I am still using few tools even I have VSTS 2008! read more...

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10 Tools Which I Left After Using VSTS 2008

weblogs.asp.net — 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. read more...

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How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time

published 17 days, 3 hours ago, submitted by rimsystems 17 days, 7 hours ago

anthonyshort.com.au — Cross-browser compatibility is one of the most time consuming tasks for any web designer. We’ve seen many different articles over the net describing common problems and fixes. I’ve collated all the information I could find to create some coding conventions for ensuring that your site will work first time in every browser. There are some things you should consider for Safari and Firefox also, and IE isn’t always the culprit for your CSS woes. read more...

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Learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper

devlicio.us — Short how-to on learning how to create LiveTemplates with ReSharper read more...

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Keep your .config clean with external config files

blog.andreloker.de — The web.config (or app.config for non-web applications) file is the central place to configure your web application, starting from connection strings, over application settings to ASP.NET specific topics like caching, authentication & authorization, sessions as well as HTTP handlers and modules. Normally the web.config starts as a neat little pet you can easily manage. But as soon as your project grows mature, web.config turns out to be a huge beast. This article shows you a way to tame the beast. read more...

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15 Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages

published 23 days, 5 hours ago, submitted by rimsystems 23 days, 17 hours ago

sixrevisions.com — Response times, availability, and stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you’re concerned about your web pages’ speed or want to make sure you’re in tip-top shape before starting or launching a project, here’s a few useful, free tools to help you create and sustain high-performance web applications. read more...

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