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C# Tip: Don't Concatenate, Use String.Format

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:51:37 GMT

Using String.Format is much better for code readability over using concatenation.

Client Side Table Sorting, Paging and Filtering with jQuery Demo

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:34:57 GMT

I have been incorporating client side table sorting, paging and filtering using jQuery and some great plugins that I first wrote about earlier in the week. In the first post I only mentioned the the tablesorter paging plugin and did not demonstrate it. I finally had the chance to start working with the paging plugin and it couldn't be much easier. One thing I ran into though is that by default if you are paged into the data and then click sort, the pager does not reset to the first page. Some searching didn't turn up any similar concerns so since I work from home for a one developer company I thought I would ask you if this makes sense or if I should try and reset the pager when the table is sorted. Please be sure to vote in the poll when you view the live demo.

Functional .NET - Fighting Friction in the BCL with Directory.GetFiles

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:43:48 GMT

The Issues There are several issues that lead me to come up with an alternative for this situation of getting all files in a directory. Arrays shouldn't be returned from method calls Processor intensive for iterating over large directory trees instead of calculating only what I need, when I need it Filtering is weak, and only uses file format patterns Access denied internal messages occur for no apparent reason which halts the method

Dynamic Paging For DataList Control with PagedDataSource

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:42:29 GMT

This article explains the concept of displaying multiple pages of records in a DataList control with a dynamic paging technique using PagedDataSource.

Client Side ASP.NET ListView Sorting via jQuery TableSorter Plugin Dem

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:01:02 GMT

I was recently asked to provide sorting on a ListView that I knew needed it, but had left off originally because I was having trouble with the way I normally handle sorting ListViews with this particular page. This led me to searching for another way. I think what I came up with may replace the way I have been handling user requested sorting (all server side) up until now. What I found was the jQuery TableSorter plugin plus a few extras. The plugin, like just about all jQuery plugins is really easy to use. You just point it at your table and it does the rest (make sure your table has thead and tbody tags though). Of course there are many options that you can set for your particular situation. Check out the demo.

Two ASP.NET/VS 2008 Performance Tricks That Even Microsoft Didn't Know

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:46:02 GMT

Two interesting ASP.NET with Visual Studio 2008 performance tips that were not documented and discovered by chance

Uploading a File with FTP

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:33:24 GMT

Easily upload a file through FTP using pure C#.

BacktoBasics-Life After If,For and Switch - a Data Structures Reminder

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:07:52 GMT

Alternative code writing methods, sometimes using if, switch and for gets to much, this article shows some alternative solutions, e.g. using a dictionary as a map instead of using large if or switch statements.

Evolving a .NET Framework 2.0 Application to .NET Framework 3.5

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:51:33 GMT

Ythos shares a whitepaper they wrote on their experiences with migrating existing applications from .NET 1.1/2.0 to .NET 3.5. It includes tips on moving from WinForms to WPF, WS-* to WCF, etc. Great for those of us who aren't doing greenfield development! Link found via Brad Abrams at http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2008/09/10/evolving-a-net-framework-2-0-application-to-net-framework-3-5.aspx.

Best way to end user session asp.net

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:01:02 GMT

What's the best way to end session after user logs out.

Render ASP.NET Control as String

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Some simple tips and a handy extension method for rendering any ASP.NET control as a string, which can then be passed via a web service to an AJAX call.

Software Development and Programming Podcasts

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:46:03 GMT

I couldn't find a good list of software development and programming podcasts so I created my own. Feel free to chime in with any you recommend!

4 ways to send a PDF file to the IE Client in ASP.NET 2.0

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:33:50 GMT

4 ways to send a PDF file to the IE Client in ASP.NET 2.0. Read more...

Fast ASP.NET web page loading by batching javascripts downloads

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:12 GMT

Hack for the .Net script manager to pull all needed javascript files at once and push them to the bottom of the html to speed up rendering.

The easiest way to export to MS Excel

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:46:34 GMT

The easiest way to export some tabular data to a MS Excel file.

Regionerate Public Beta

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:46:01 GMT

Regionerate is an open-source automatic layout enforcement tool for C#. I have just released its Public Beta. Enter the site for a quick screencast that explains all about it.

.Net Adventures : WPF on steroids - Outlook clone

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:13:40 GMT

Two engineer from the Switzerland branch of Microsoft, and Ronnie Saurenmann and Ruihua Jin developed an Outlook clone using WPF, XAML, Expression Blend etc. The online demonstration(XPAB) is available at this url. Check out the 90 pages tutorial about how you can do this (be sure to download the project files).

Free - Three Hour Video on Designing .NET Class Libraries (Excellent)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:16:02 GMT

This class presents best practices for designing frameworks that are reusable object-oriented libraries. The guidelines are applicable to frameworks ranging in size and in their scale of reuse from large system frameworks to small components shared among several applications. They started as a small set of naming and design conventions, but have been enhanced, scrutinized, and refined to a point where they are generally considered the canonical way to design frameworks at Microsoft. They carry the experience and cumulative wisdom of thousands of developer hours, over three versions of the .NET Framework. (Via Greg)

The Predicate object

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:46:01 GMT

Did you know that you can use the predicate object to significantly reduce the amount of code that you write? You can also use it to make the code that you do have to write incredibly more elegant. Here's how!

Interview Questions for DotNet, C#, OOP, ASP.net ... etc

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:46:02 GMT

These are the most important 20 interview questions, which should be like 1+1 for any developer.

Fun with Breakpoints

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:16:01 GMT

Some cool things that you can tell Visual Studio to do with breakpoints in order to optimize your debuggging. You can only hit them exactly when you want to, exactly when the conditions are right, as well as automatically do some really cool stuff when you do hit them!