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How to pass a value from User Control to the Page

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:43:06 GMT

In the process of developing an application, there are situations when you need to pass a particular value from user control to its calling page. This article describes solution to that type of problem in an easy to follow steps.

15 Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:14 GMT

Response times, availability, and stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you're concerned about your web pages' speed or want to make sure you're in tip-top shape before starting or launching a project, here's a few useful, free tools to help you create and sustain high-performance web applications.

Do You Really Want to Be a Development Team Leader?

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:31:02 GMT

Ask any up and coming developer what they would like to do in the next year or so and you'll invariably hear, "I'd like to become a Development Team Leader". Hopefully most will have actually considered the change of role and be looking for new challenges and ways to contribute more to their chosen profession. However, for some this is an automatic response to a question that is particularly difficult to answer in an industry with no clear career path. For others it's simply a way to move up the pay scale.

Most Useful 50 CSS Tips

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A useful page that provides a nice listing of various CSS tips, tricks and tools.

The ASP.NET community's only real problem is education

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:46:02 GMT

After reading this post from Dan Hounshell, I'm drawn to more questions about "what's wrong with the ASP.NET community," and I'm still convinced that people are asking the wrong questions.

Windows Communication Foundation - 65 Links to make you an expert!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:31:02 GMT

Windows Communication Foundation - 65 Links to make you an expert!

Bringing down an ASP.NET Application for updates

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:11:47 GMT

Best way to update content in an ASP.NET application on a production machine

How to share knowledge in a team

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:01:02 GMT

This guy has figured out a very pragmatic solution to a common problem in team enviroments: How to ensure that valuable information recieved by Email from i.e. third-party participants and vendors do not get lost in people's Inboxes?

Friendly "maintenance" page for your ASP.NET application

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

ScottGu demonstrates a nice and easy way to show a maintenance page for your ASP.NET application while you're working on it.

ASP.NET MVC Framework - ScottGu's Blog

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:16:02 GMT

ASP.NET MVC Framework described by ScottGu.

43 Exceptionally Useful AJAX Applications

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:46:03 GMT

Usability on websites is exploding right now. AJAX has enabled web developers everywhere to add functionality to their sites like never before. They've gathered 43 extremely useful AJAX applications for use on any website.

More than 100 Web 2.0 Online Generators

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:31:02 GMT

Here the list of online generators specifically for web 2.0 design: enjoy it!

SQL Server: Notify client of progress in a long running process

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:16:02 GMT

In long running scripts it's usefull to notify the client of the progress. Here's a simple solution.

What if null if null is null null null is null?

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:16:02 GMT

I'll discuss some well-known and some less well-known functions and keywords that are specifically created to deal with NULL values

StringBuilder is not always faster - Part 2

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:16:03 GMT

n a previous article ("StringBuilder is not always faster), I provided some quick benchmark data and gave "rules of thumb" for when to use StringBuilder and when to use traditional string concatenations. In this follow-up article, I will attempt to provide a more detailed analysis.

.NET 2.0 Data Structures

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:31:02 GMT

The .NET 2.0 framework includes many data structures that go unnoticed by many developers. Additionally, there are very powerful data structures that are not part of the base class library, but are very efficient when used in the right situation. This is a great article that (re)demonstrates a very important topic that many of us have forgotten since college.

String Concatenation vs Memory Allocation

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:46:02 GMT

Over the years, plenty has been written about string performance, lots of comparisons between String.Concat and StringBuilder. Today I decided to do some of my own research into the subject and contribute to the knowledge already out there. More specifically, I'll be taking a look at the memory usage for various concatenation methods.

11 Visual Studio 2005 IDE Tips and Tricks to Make More Productive

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:01:02 GMT

Here are 11 tips and tricks for getting things done faster with the Visual Studio 2005 IDE (without using third-party add-ins or upgrading hardware...). Yes, some of these tips and tricks may fall into the "obvious" category, but I think they are worth repeating. Thee are too many .NET developers not taking advantage of even the basic time-saving techniques.

Why is .NET getting its ass kicked in social media?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:01:02 GMT

Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, but does it seem like .NET is getting blown out by PHP, JAVA, and even Ruby in terms of presence in social media outlets?

Java (J2SE 5.0) Vs VB.NET Vs C# Comparison

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:20:07 GMT

Java (J2SE 5.0) Vs VB.NET Vs C# Comparison

Video: Binding Data to ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:16:01 GMT

This video tutorial demonstrates how data can be bound to ASP.NET server controls using the SqlDataSource. It covers using control parameters, how stored procedures or inline SQL statements can be used, and how controls can be embedded inside of other controls such as the DetailsView by using templates.

Video: Creating An N-Layer .Net Application

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:01:01 GMT

Well spoken and informative video.

Video: Creating an N-Layer ASP.NET Application

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:31:01 GMT

In this video tutorial Dan Wahlin walks you through the fundamentals of creating an N-Layer ASP.NET application. This includes creating presentation, business, data and model layers.