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Howto make unique Repository for all LinqToSql entities (GetById part)

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:11:27 GMT

Tutorial about howto make Rep<Person>.GetById(personId)!

TDD in Practice - Dealing with Hard-To-Test Areas - developerFusion -

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:02 GMT

Tried TDD and abandoned it the moment you've tried it on 'real' code? Learn how to tackle these 'hard-to-test' areas, that those presentations and introductory books just don't seem to explain well.

Using the ASP.NET MVC ModelBinder (screencast)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:16:04 GMT

Abstract: "This screencast demonstrates how code can be made more maintainable and testable by delegating binding to client data to the ASP.NET MVC model binder architecture."

Partial page updates with ASP.NET MVC and jQuery (and action filters)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:46:03 GMT

When building an ASP.NET MVC application, chances are that you are using master pages. After working on the application for a while, it's time to spice up some views with jQuery and partial updates.

Integrating NUnit test results in Team Build 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:24:48 GMT

When using Team Foundation Server 2008 and Team Build, chances are you are developing unit tests in Microsoft's test framework which is integrated with Visual Studio 2008. This integration offers valuable data hen a build has been finished on the build server: test run results are published in the Team Foundation Server 2008 data warehouse and can be used to create detailed metrics on how your development team is performing and what the quality of the product being developed is. Not all software development teams are using Microsoft's test framework. Perhaps your team is using Team Foundation Server 2008 and creates (unit) tests using NUnit. By default, NUnit tests are not executed by the Team Build server nor are they published in the Team Foundation Server 2008 data warehouse. The following guide enables you to leverage the features Team Foundation Server 2008 has to offer regarding metrics, by customizing the build process with the necessary steps to publish test results.

First In-Depth Look At Microsoft's Oslo And The "M" Modeling Language

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:42:29 GMT

Microsoft's PDC is taking place this week and more details were shared with the attendees about project Oslo, an effort announced last year to drastically improve the use of models across the application lifecycle.

ScottGu:Nov 6th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, jQuery, ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Great collection of links. Again.

Simple ASP.NET MVC Beta AJAX with jQuery!

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:28:09 GMT

ASP.NET MVC is all the rage these days - and after Microsoft announced their partnership with the great folks over at jQuery and started shipping it - I knew I had to explore the whole AJAX experience again. I've still not played too much with the MVC framework, but I am working on switching a few projects over from WebForms - and I must say that the experience is quite different. So I've set out to do the smallest (simple) demo possible of ASP.NET MVC AJAX with jQuery - just to get (and give you) the flavor of it.

Silverlight Unit Test Framework source code released

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:34:07 GMT

A week ago, we gave the world the first release of the Silverlight Toolkit. Shawn Burke told you that we're agile, and that we have a neat release model. The fun continues! Today, the source code to the Silverlight Unit Test Framework is available with the same open source license. It is checked in to the source control for the toolkit on CodePlex.

Creating a generic Linq to SQL ModelBinder for the ASP.NET MVC framewo

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:00:47 GMT

How about this action method, using a Person class which is a Linq to SQL entity type. It accepts a Person object as a parameter. The Person class is a Linq to SQL entity type. It's cleaner not to use the Linq to SQL data context here! Using the ASP.NET MVC ModelBinder infrastructure, I am actually able to bind action method parameters to real objects, based on simple query string parameters like, in this case, id. A custom ModelBinder maps this string id to a real Person instance from my Linq to SQL DataContext. Let me show you how I've created this ModelBinder.

Social Timeline

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:32:23 GMT

A slick little ASP.NET MVC + JQuery example.

CarTrackr - Sample ASP.NET MVC application

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:32:39 GMT

Some people may have already noticed the link in my VISUG session blog post, but for those who didn't... I've released my sample application CarTrackr on CodePlex. CarTrackr is a sample application for the ASP.NET MVC framework using the repository pattern and dependency injection using the Unity application block. It was written for various demos in presentations done by Maarten Balliauw.

Neptune (personal SMTP testing server)

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:46:13 GMT

Neptune is a SMTP Development Server targeted for use in automated testing. It's a SMTP server that does not relay the message and allows you to query for messages and their content.

Using the ASP.NET MVC ModelBinder attribute - Second part

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:11:24 GMT

Just after the ASP.NET MVC preview 5 was released, I made a quick attempt to using the ModelBinder attribute. In short, a ModelBinder allows you to use complex objects as action method parameters, instead of just basic types like strings and integers. While my aproach was correct, it did not really cover the whole picture. So here it is: the full picture.

JQuery and ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:37:24 GMT

Where have I been? ;) You probably heard the news already from the GU already, but just in case, we will be shipping JQuery with Visual Studio. ASP.NET MVC will have the privilege of being one of the first products to include JQuery. I am glad we finally announced this because I got tired of stifling my mouth everytime someone suggested we just

How to Programmatically Create and Access Custom ConfigurationSections

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:24:29 GMT

When you need to store config data in some specific format and key value pairs are not enough you can use Custom Configuration Sections as they are not complex to use (unless you need a fairly complex section)

Forms interaction with ASP.NET MVC (screencast)

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:25:22 GMT

This screencast is a short demonstration on how you can handle form interactions using the ASP.NET MVC framework.

Universal Guidelines for IoC Containers

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:30:40 GMT

... but no absolute rules.

CodePlex.Snippets

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:48:58 GMT

CodePlex.Snippets provides the Visual C# developer with an extended set of code snippets designed to seemlessly integrate with Visual Studio 2008. Several of the snippets use features added to the C# programming language within version 3.0 of the language specification and therefore those snippets will not be supported by earlier versions of Visual Studio and the C# language compiler.

Animated Progress Bar without Images in JavaScript

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:45:53 GMT

How to create a cool looking animated progress bar without using any images using javascript, css and html

Using UpdateProgress Control Effectively

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:20:49 GMT

UpdateProgress control provides a mechanism where we can inform user that the server side processing is still progressing. For example, we can provide a "Loading." message or an image showing the progressing of the request. This article will give you more inputs on how to use the UpdateProgress control very effectively in our projects.

ASP.NET MVC preview 5's AntiForgeryToken helper method and attribute

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:31:02 GMT

The new ASP.NET MVC preview 5 featured a number of new HtmlHelper methods. One of these methods is the HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken.

Using the ASP.NET MVC ModelBinder attribute

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:31:02 GMT

ASP.NET MVC action methods can be developed using regular method parameters. In earlier versions of the ASP.NET MVC framework, these parameters were all simple types like integers, strings, booleans, . When required, a method parameter can be a complex type like a Contact with Name, Email and Message properties. This blog post shows you how to use the ModelBinder attribute which allows ASP.NET MVC action methods to accept complex types.

Asp.Net Session Timeout control

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:15:09 GMT

2 Implementations for creating session timeout controls in asp.net for a better user experience

Form validation with ASP.NET MVC preview 5

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:31:02 GMT

In earlier ASP.NET MVC previews, form validation was something that should be implemented "by hand". Since the new ASP.NET MVC preview 5, form validation has become more handy. Let me show you how you can add validation in such a ridiculously easy manner.