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C# 4.0 Dynamic Lookup - Are You Kidding Me?

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:46:02 GMT

One of the core features introduced in C# 4.0 is called Dynamic Lookup which allows a unified approach to invoking things dynamically. When you have an object of type dynamic you can do whatever you like with it, those operations are resolved only at runtime. I DON'T LIKE IT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

C# 4.0 New Features Part 2.1 - default parameter intrigue

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:46:02 GMT

Do default parameters work the way you think they do? Probably Not!

C# 4.0 New Features Part 2 - default and named parameters

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:16:03 GMT

New feature in C# 4.0 number 2, default and named parameters! Look at what they are, and how they are used in C# 4.0.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1.1 - dynamic keyword second look

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:16:11 GMT

A second look at the dynamic keyword and an update on the performance statistics that we looked at in Part 1.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1 - dynamic keyword

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:01:14 GMT

A quick look at the new "dynamic" keyword in C# 4.0 and its implications for application development.

Solving common problems with Compiled Queries in Linq to Sql for high

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:01:02 GMT

If you are using Linq to SQL, instead of writing regular Linq Queries, you should be using Compiled Queries. if you are building an ASP.NET web application that's going to get thousands of hits per hour, the execution overhead of Linq queries is going to consume too much CPU and make your site slow. There's a runtime cost associated with each and every Linq Query you write.

Redirect a Login By Role in C# ASP .NET

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:27:29 GMT

Learn how to automatically redirect users upon login, based upon their role membership with a handy method and the web.config file.

Pluggable ASP.NET CacheManager

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:01:04 GMT

A CacheManager class that you can easily write your own providers (memcached, Velocity, etc.) for. Includes providers for request-length caching and ASP.NET's built-in Cache object.

Windows comming soon to Amazon EC2

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:15 GMT

This is big news! Amazon are to enable Windows Support on EC2. this will allow users to kick of Windows images for running SQL Servers, IIS instances and anything else (even HPC stuff) in the cloud! SWEET!

Convert a String to Title Case

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:08:45 GMT

Text can be converted to entirely upper case or lower case using standard methods from the String class. Another common format is title case, where the first letter of each word is usually capitalised. This case can be applied using the TextInfo class.

Separate Assemblies != Loose Coupling

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:16:07 GMT

read and learn

Late Binding in C# using Dynamic Compilation

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Steve goes through his approach to using reflection, making the code easier to read, making it easier to maintain, discusses the "middle-class multiple inheritance", and provides a zipped project of the AdapterCompiler.

Scott Hanselman: The Rise of F#

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:01:02 GMT

ScottHa gives a good initial push to F# :)

Using the ASP.NET Repeater Control to Group Data and Add Totals

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:46:11 GMT

Spice Up Your Ad Reports - Using the ASP.NET Repeater Control to Group Data and Add Totals The Repeater control is truly amazing. Being template driven, it gives you a lot of flexibility to manipulate and render the final output. In this article, we will exploit this flexibility of the ASP.NET Repeater and build a sample to demonstrate how to use the templates to group and display data. We will also use a little code to 'total'/sum up our data and display it on the fly.

ScottGu: Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Now Available

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:46:05 GMT

"This evening we published the first public release candidate of Silverlight 2."

Web.config magic: configSource and file attributes

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:32 GMT

If you are stuck supporting multiple versions of your application, here's some handy information to help you encapsulate the differences and simplify updates.

Embeddable C# Compiler

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Manuel de Icaza created an embeddable C# compiler for Mono.

How to use custom audit fields with SubSonic

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:46:13 GMT

SubSonic uses a few audit fields by default - you don't need to write any code. However, the field names that are used are coded into the source code. You can modify the source code and generate a new assembly, but if you're like me and would rather not edit the source code (so you don't need to update the code at every release), then you'll be looking for an alternative approach. Three options are discussed: 1) Modify SubSonic source code, 2) Use partial classes for each table, 3) Create a custom template and base class

Visual Studio snippet designer

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:46:02 GMT

Recently Microsoft released source code and compiled version of previously internal tool, that helps to create and manage code snippets in Visual Studio IDE

Searching for files using LINQ

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:16:05 GMT

An LINQ example

Snippet Designer for Visual Studio Released!

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:01:11 GMT

An open source plug-in for Visual Studio which adds the ability to edit code snippets in a rich integrated way. It also adds the Snippet Explorer tool window which allows you to easily search for snippet files on your computer.

Avoiding Dependencies

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:46:03 GMT

As a rule, code should not directly depend on external resources such as System.Net.Mail's email sending capabilities. Having code that directly calls out to System.Net.Mail is difficult to unit test as well as difficult to walk through in a test or stage environment without having actual emails sent. Two design patterns can be used to reduce this dependency: Facade and Strategy. The Strategy pattern offers a host of benefits above and beyond what the facade layer provides, as this articles demonstrates with code examples.

C# vs Ruby

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:31:15 GMT

Interesting observation

Google Chrome updated to run Silverlight

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:46:03 GMT

Chrome latest build was released under the Developer chain, an alternative release cycle which let you update to interim builds of Google's Internet Browser, for testing purposes. On this post you will find an early review of the update which truly is an improvement to the beta release, check it out and get yourself switched to the Dev chain.

Three Rules That ASP.NET Developers Should Know About SEO

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:01:05 GMT

Focuses on three important rules (with code snippets) that ASP.NET developers should follow to do their part of the SEO process.