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Exploring System.Web.Routing

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:31:11 GMT

An overview of the new System.Web.Routing namespace that was included in .net 3.5 SP1.

NHaml: Block Methods and RESTful Helpers

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:17:06 GMT

Describes some cool new NHaml features supporting REST style helper methods.

Diving Deeper into Ninject -- Binding Lifetimes

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:31:02 GMT

A short screencasts that reviews the binding lifetimes possibilities with the Ninject IoC container.

Exception handling with Action Filters in Asp.Net MVC

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:01:03 GMT

A short screen cast on exception handling with Action Filters in Asp.Net MVC. We will create a custom Action Filter and have it perform our exception handling logic.

Convenience Kills, or the Case Against RAD Tools

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:31:09 GMT

A rather heated discussion erupted last week on Twitter and IRC concerning so-called "drag-and-drop demos" - point-and-click demonstrations of "software development" that just involve dragging controls around on a graphical designer without a lot of actual coding involved. Being entirely unable to resist joining in on debates, I had to chime in and give my two cents.

Deep Fried Bytes: A Practical Look at Silverlight 2 Part 1

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:13:02 GMT

Now that Silverlight 2 is at the Olympics and making a big splash, we wanted to explore this fascinating technology more. Microsoft Silverlight 2 is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Keith and Woody sit down with Shawn Wildermuth about the past, present and future of Silverlight 2 and get into some of the truths about this exciting technology.

Learning how to resolve conflicts within Subversion (SVN) using Tortoi

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:31:14 GMT

Learning how to resolve conflicts within Subversion (SVN) using TortoiseSVN

Visual Studio .NET Platform Target Explained

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:46:13 GMT

This article discusses the meaning of the Platform Target setting for Visual Studio projects and gives some tips and links that will be helpful when migrating to 64-bit processing.

rules for spartan programmers : Using NDepend Query Techniques

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:23:41 GMT

Excellent content as always from the genius behind NDepend.

Harnessing the Power of Linq2Sqls Delayed Execution

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:01:06 GMT

Short screencasts on harnessing the Power of Linq2Sqls Delayed Execution

When /ResetAddin Doesn't Quite Cut It

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:09:20 GMT

A few extra steps to take if /ResetAddin does not remove all UI state for your Addin.

Software I can't work without

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:46:10 GMT

I'm about to configure a new development machine this week. It's going to be my 3rd install from scratch in the last 12 months, which I know is not all that much, but certainly more than I wish I had to.

Microsoft and Open Source...A New Love Story

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:31:02 GMT

Brian Prince outlines the latest happenings between Microsoft and the open source community. Including sponsoring the Apache Software Foundation.

Advanced Usages of LinqPad

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:02 GMT

A short screencast that will walk you though how to use some of the advanced features of LinqPad.

Episode 7: Talking Domain-Driven Design with David Laribee - Part 2

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:31:02 GMT

Domain-driven design (DDD) is an approach to the design of software, based on two premises. For most software projects, the primary focus should be on the domain and domain logic (as opposed to being the particular technology used to implement the system) and complex domain designs should be based on a model. David Laribee wraps up his discussion with hosts Keith and Woody about the growing design practice and how it can be used with the .NET platform.

SlickEdit Versioning Toolbox Screencast : Visual Studio Hacks

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:46:03 GMT

A quick screencast showing off the cooler features in the SlickEdit Versioning Toolbox

Arrange Act Assert and BDD specifications

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:46:11 GMT

With Rhino Mocks 3.5 just around the corner, I've started using it to create much more readable tests. One of the things that always bothered me with Expect.Call, constraints and the like was that it mixed in the Arrange with Assert. For those that haven't heard of AAA, it's a pattern for authoring unit tests: * Arrange - set up the unit under test * Act - exercise the unit under test, capturing any resulting state * Assert - verify the behavior through assertions As I moved towards BDD context/specification style tests, working with Rhino Mocks didn't fit the picture very well. But with the new AAA syntax of Rhino Mocks 3.5, I can very cleanly separate out the behavior I want to observe from the mechanics of setting up the test.

Let's Do a Code Review With SlickEdit Tools (Part 2) » "Hello World" -

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:53:09 GMT

Part 2 of how you can use the SlickEdit tools to do a code review. I think the idea of having code comments that are not a part of the code is particularly useful in this scenario.

Introduction to the Ninject IoC Container

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:16:03 GMT

Short screencast that will walk you through how to use the Ninject IoC (Inversion of Control) Container. This episode will also review the basics of the Strategy Pattern as it is critical to IoC.

Adding a New Feature to DimeCasts.Net - Data Listing

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:06 GMT

A short screencast walking through the adding a New Feature to DimeCasts.Net - Data Listing

Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 1

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:16:15 GMT

Part one of many in migrating your C# skills over to Ruby

Introduction to LinqPad - Intermediate Usage

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:01:02 GMT

Short screencasts that reviews LinqPad. This is an introduction to LinqPad (Intermediate Usage). This episode we will look at how to execute native .Net code.

Updated version of Postback Ritalin - ASP.NET AJAX Server Control

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:02 GMT

PostBack Ritalin is an ASP.NET AJAX server control to help simplify the common task of disabling buttons and imagebuttons during partial postbacks.

Project anti-pattern: Many projects in a Visual Studio Solution File

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:46:06 GMT

I've been hearing from several colleagues about how their Visual Studio solution files have many (i.e. more than 10, and usually more than 30 -- in one case, more than 100!). So far, none of them have been able to give me any good explanation for why this is and most of them hate it but they can't change it because their architect/lead/whatever won't let them. I'm hoping that by getting the discussion going on this in the greater community, we can try to discourage everyone from having lots of projects in a solution.

Herding Code Podcast: Episode 9 with Rob Conery

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:31:13 GMT

The Herding Code crew (K. Scott Allen, Kevin Dente, Scott "LazyCoder" Koon, and Jon Galloway) catch up with Rob Conery on SubSonic 2.1, Where SubSonic fits in the Microsoft data access tools explosion, Why LINQ to SubSonic is so durn tricky, MVC Storefront - has it made Rob a TDD believer, and What else is Rob up to at Microsoft.