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Generic FindControl<T> ASP.NET Method Extension

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:14:28 GMT

Here is a nice tips in order to FindControl inside a WebPage, WebControl or any type of Web Components that inherits from System.Web.UI.Control.

Best Practices for Code Generation With T4 Templates

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:54:35 GMT

By now, many developers have seen the T4 Text Template Transformation Toolkit. In case you haven't run across this yet, in brief, you can use T4 templates to generate code in multiple languages using a syntax that is very much like ASP.NET. It's included with Visual Studio and can harnass the power of the .NET framework. However, like anything else, there are things that you will want to keep in mind while using these templates to get your work done faster. I offer the short list of Do's and Dont's as follows, to hopefully smooth out some of the bumps in the road for you.

WPF Themes Released

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:16:05 GMT

A collection of 8 free themes to be used in WPF!

Crazy Talk: Reducing ORM Friction

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:01:12 GMT

Let's get this out of the way: I know you're going to think I'm nuts as you read this. You may "pfft" to what you're about to read - know that I know you're "pfft"-ing me. All I ask is that you consider what I'm about to suggest...

Make Visual Studio Generate Your Repository

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:31:03 GMT

As many of you may know, I've been goofing around with Code Generation again with SubSonic's new MVC Addin. One of the things I really wanted to try and flex is Visual Studio 2008's code generation bits - T4. Not many people know it even exists, and to me it's one of the Great Hidden Secrets of Visual Studio 2008.

Integrated social networking in ASP.NET

Thu, 22 May 2008 01:46:02 GMT

This riff explores how to move all common social networking features of a web application, such as tagging and commenting, to a separate assembly to make them re-usable across all of your projects.

Why C# Compiler Is so Picky About Type Parameter Constraints' Position

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:54:14 GMT

The C# syntax dictates the ordering class, structs, new(), and base-class constraints in the generics. This post elaborates on this a little bit.

Display nicely formatted .NET source code on your blog

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:31:03 GMT

How to quickly display nicely formatted and colored source code on your blog using the CopySourceAsHtml VS plugin.

Batch Thumbnail Creator

Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:04 GMT

Thumbnailer will open every image in every folder supplied and will create a thumbnail image is the same proportions as the original image, but will not exceed the maximum width or height.

Using JQuery DatePicker in ASP.Net

Wed, 07 May 2008 05:11:27 GMT

How to use the JQuery DatePicker in Asp.Net. Show how to setup the JavaScript, the code behind, and the text box control.

Response.TransmitFile + Close will kill your application

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:35:53 GMT

Just before last weekend I noticed that a website I'm responsible for started spitting out "Server is busy" messages, not something you want to see on a website with millions of visitors per day. The quickfix was to recycle the application pool, and thus I solved the symptoms by setting a 15 mins recycle cycle on all the application pools. Not exactly optimal, but sometimes pissing your pants is the way to go.

.NET Event Techniques

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:31:02 GMT

A very simple technique to avoid the need for a null check prior to raising an event

Do You Really Need A Distributed Architecture?

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:46:02 GMT

Does the question sound rhetoric to you? Do you think the answer is "Yes" by default these days? Think twice. Ask yourself the questions below. You may change your mind at the end.

But I like my dependencies!

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:15:43 GMT

"Recently I've been talking about dependency injection and ASP.NET MVC. Each are interesting technologies and are "hot topics" in the ASP.NET world right now. I had decided that my newest project would utilize these, if for nothing else but to learn them in more detail."

Flexibility and control (thoughts on management styles)

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:11:22 GMT

A brief discussion about management styles, predicating success, and developer efficiency.

Back To Basics: Integers

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:09:25 GMT

An explanation of integers, and how they are represented in most computer systems.

Associating String values with enums in C#

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:52:33 GMT

Ever wanted to have an enum which has a value that is a string rather than just an numeric type? Well, now you can have your cake and eat it too!

Duplicate code is a pain

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:19:31 GMT

Detect duplicate C# code with Simian

10 reasons why I chose MySQL over MSSQL2005 Express

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:16:03 GMT

10 reasons why to choose MySQL as database engine for your websites instead of MSSQL 2005

Overloading True and False in C#

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:34:43 GMT

The ninth article in the C# Object-Oriented Programming tutorial continues the discussion of operator overloading. In this article, the overloading of the true and false operators is described, allowing an object to be used in conditional processing.

One Shell Command to delete all svn hidden folders

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:31:02 GMT

If you are using Subversion source control, you will be familiar with the .svn folders that SVN adds to any folder under the source control, these folders are used to keep track of the current state of the folder, but sometimes, I want to copy my code and get rid of these folders, and instead of doing this manually which becomes a headache if you have a very deep hierarchy of folders, this is a Shell Script comes to the rescue

Don't Be a Validation Nazi

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:31:02 GMT

"Postel wrote that in an RFC that defined TCP, but it applies much more broadly. It's natural that developers, used to the exacting nature of writing code for a compiler, where even the most minor of typos can bring a program screeching to a halt, have a tendency to apply such exactitude on their users."

How to Use the Action and Predicate Delegates

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:23:37 GMT

How to Use the Action and Predicate Delegates in VB.NET

Where are all the cool startups that run on ASP.NET?

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:16:02 GMT

"Sure there are Community Server, MySpace, DotNetKicks and DasBlog; there are all very fine products, but compare them to LAMP, Rails and Java lineup: Digg, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Flickr, Backpack and the Company, Delicious, all the Google Apps, Mint, Meebo, Twitter, Zillow and of course Infinite Cat Project. If you checkout the new startups on TechCrunch, it seems like every new startup is something Linux based and is not ASP.NET."

The Yield Statement in C#

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:16:03 GMT

The yield statement is another often overlooked keyword that was introduced in .NET 2.0. It is used to return items from a loop within a method and retain the state of the method through multiple calls.