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Compiling Conditional Code into ASP.NET Websites

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The following article demonstrates how to compile conditional code into your ASP.NET assembly.

Microsoft deprecating Oracle client in Dot Net 4

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Microsoft has announced through a blog that the ADO.NET 4 spec will mark the Oracle client as deprecated with plans for removal. They are also recommending that users go to a third party Oracle provider. Stop Helping the Competition? Wow, this will mark the first time an ADO.NET provider has been removed from the .Net framework. Is this a case of Microsoft trimming the fat, or pushing Oracle? I always thought it a bit of a free ride that Microsoft was helping Oracle by building their provider for them...

IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit (ScottGu)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:45:05 GMT

"Today we are shipping the first beta of a new free tool - the IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit - that makes it easy to perform SEO analysis on your site and identify and fix issues within it."

Visual Studio 2010: Multiple web.config versions

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 has support for multiple web.config files. It is one feature of new web application packaging and deployment system. We can create now separate web.config files for each configuration we have for application.

Scott Guthrie's links for May 30th

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:30:00 GMT

More of Scott Guthrie's links: May 30th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio.

LINQ to SQL changes in .NET 4.0

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

What's fixed and breaking changes for LINQ to SQL in .NET 4.0

SubMain acquires GhostDoc

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:45:03 GMT

An agreement between SubMain and Roland Weigelt, author of GhostDoc, will place future development of GhostDoc in the hands of SubMain. GhostDoc ( http://submain.com/ghostdoc ) is the popular XML Comments and documentation helper tool which SubMain will continue to maintain as a free product.

CodeSmith 5.1 Released with New Lower Pricing Options!

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:30:00 GMT

CodeSmith is now offering personal licenses for individual developers at $199 (50% savings) when purchasing CodeSmith Professional. Put time back in your day with CodeSmith 5.1. Packed full of new Schema Providers, merge strategies, and updated CodeSmith project management, CodeSmith provides an even better code generation experience.

SQL Server 2008 Books You Must Have In Your Collection

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:04 GMT

Here are some SQL Server 2008 books you 'must have' in your collection. I keep referencing most of these books now and then and find them quite useful. The books are categorized for Developers, Administrators and BI Developers/Administrators

Overview of .NET 4.0 features - ASP.NET 4.0 ClientIDMode

Mon, 25 May 2009 19:45:03 GMT

In pre 4.0 days, when a server control is rendered, the framework would assign an ID to the control based on the control hierarchy. For example, a textbox of id "txtTest" in a user control that is used on a page would be rendered with the ID "WebUserControl11_txtTest". Developers could use the ClientID property (ex: txtTest.ClientID) in the code behind to retrieve the ID assigned to the control by the framework. It was essential for the framework to assign the IDs this way to maintain uniqueness of the IDs on a page. In the prior example, the User Control that inherits from the System.Web.UI.UserControl implements the INamingContainer interface. Any control (either custom or a .NET control) that implements this interface would ensure unique naming scope for the child controls.

25+ Best ASP.NET MVC Tutorials and Articles

Thu, 21 May 2009 15:32:36 GMT

In this article we collected best tutorials and articles about ASP.NET MVC.

ASP.NET MVC - Poll Result, jQuery UI MVC Component Demo and More Fe...

Thu, 21 May 2009 05:06:48 GMT

Few days back I ran a Poll to gather the feedback on ASP.NET MVC View Components that I am planning to build building. Though it is certainly not possible to get everyone's vote of the ASP.NET MVC Community, but I think the result has enough votes to represents the whole community:

ASP.NET MVC Domain Routing

Wed, 20 May 2009 20:09:52 GMT

Ever since the release of ASP.NET MVC and its routing engine (System.Web.Routing), Microsoft has been trying to convince us that you have full control over your URL and routing. This is true to a certain extent: as long as it's related to your application path, everything works out nicely. If you need to take care of data tokens in your (sub)domain, you're screwed by default.

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 for MSDN Subscribers

Tue, 19 May 2009 07:46:09 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 is now on MSDN along with .Net 4 Beta 1. Some highlights from the information: .Net 4.0 Cloud Development - Windows Azure which is basically utility computing where you pay by the hour for your usage. Parallel Development - Not sure if this only means PLINQ for .Net developers or if they are only talking about C++ devs. TDD Improvements - Editor changes for building test cases first, and then writing the code. ASP.NET - CSS grids and design surfaces changes, more Javascript debugging improvements. C++ Compiler - Lots of changes for C++ development, including MFC. Sharepoint templates New Project Templates Windows 7 - MFC updates for Ribbon UI, and WPF changes. Application Model Changes - Reverse existing codebases, and lots of changes in Architect Edition to support more model types (including Class Libraries finally). Test Runner - This is potentially huge as it allows testers to submit bug reports complete with callstacks and traces that you can actually use to resume an app at the error point to avoid the dreaded No Repro on bug reports. I have seen this demo and it is quite impressive. We will see how it actually works though.

BlogEngine.NET 1.5 final release

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:16:03 GMT

BlogEngine.NET 1.5 final release announcement

5 reasons why you should use ASP.NET MVC

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:01:03 GMT

I'll be fair with you readers. I've only toyed with the ASP.NET MVC framework. It looks great as of now but it's the first full blown MVC framework that we have that is backed by Microsoft. However, there is a lot of opposition nowadays that tend to be formulated like this: Why should I use ASP.NET MVC? WebForms works well. Other problems come from the lack of server controls. When a developer look at that and he then wonder why he should have to write HTML and Javascript when before he could have retrieved all that beautiful information with a simple postback.

SQL Server scalability - losing the battle?

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:24:00 GMT

This is a blog that I would like to share concerning the current status of the scalability of Microsoft SQL Server.

Visual Studio 2010 Architecture Edition

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:01:02 GMT

Some screenshots and descriptions from the Visual Studio 2010 CTP, Architecture Edition, including Architecture Explorer, UML Support, and the Layer Diagram.

5 Useful SQL Server Scripts

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:01:05 GMT

Collection of 5 useful scripts for SQL Server.

SCOPE_IDENTITY Bug with Multi Processor Parallel Plan and Solution

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:46:02 GMT

This article is very serious and I would like to explain this as simple as I can. SCOPE_IDNETITY() which is commonly used in place of @@Idnetity has bug when run in Parallel Plan. Do your community service. Read the article. Bookmark it. Kick it and spread the word.

Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Velocity

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:01:18 GMT

David walks us through how to install and configure Microsoft Velocity.

The State of ALT.NET

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:16:02 GMT

Over the past 6 months I have been trying to really quantify what it means to be using ALT.NET practices. And I can honestly say that I still honestly don't know what it means to be an ALT.NETer. But I have come to a number of conclusions about the state of the ALT.NET community, that I wanted to share. (1) The ALT.NET Community is fractured among itself. (2) Take the religious zealotry out of ALT.NET (3) Craftsmanship with out Engineering is no way to program software.

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 has been released!

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:31:02 GMT

To keep up with a good tradition (see here and here), I'm being one of the earliest bloggers having great news on ASP.NET MVC: we are at version 1.0! This means production ready, supported, stable, .! Grab the download at Microsoft.com.

ASP.NET MVC goes RTM before MIX09

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:46:04 GMT

Not sure if the release was intentional or just someone that forgot to set the timezone field while publishing the download, but ASP.NET MVC has been RTMed before MIX09.

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 released

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:01:26 GMT

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RTM is released