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LightSpeed 3.0 released!

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:45:00 GMT

Mindscape have released LightSpeed 3.0 - the third version of their .NET O/R Mapper with Visual Studio Integration. LightSpeed 3.0 includes a new migrations framework baked into the visual designer to save developers writing SQL schema migrations, improved querying and LINQ capabilities, testing enhancements and much more.

Mindscape LightSpeed 3.0 - Advocating a Commercial ORM

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:30:04 GMT

Compares the features of Mindscape's LightSpeed 3.0 ORM with those of LINQ to SQL and NHibernate.

Custom functions in LINQ made easy with LightSpeed

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Using LINQ to express queries is a great thing for .NET developers however sometimes it gets a bit tight when you want to express a database specific function that has no LINQ equivalent. This post shows how developers can easily create and express custom database functions so that their LINQ queries are executed completely by the database engine.

A view model base class to use with MVVM in WPF | UX and WPF ramblings

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:28:29 GMT

A view model base class to use with MVVM in WPF, with caching of PropertyChangedEventArgs for each property.

Subsonic 3 released

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:45:05 GMT

Just read Rob Conery's Blog and saw that Subsonic 3 is now available for download. For those unfamiliar with Subsonic it really is the ONLY no BS ORM out there, in fact it is so easy to get up and running that it is easy to forget that you ever set it up in the first place. The whole Subsonic ethic is to remove the hoops that other ORM's have you jump through and essentially to get you home earlier.

Free CodeRush Xpress for C# and Visual Basic inside Visual Studio 2008

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:01 GMT

Mark Miller writes about all the features available in the free edition of CodeRush

Application-wide action filters in ASP.NET MVC

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:02 GMT

Ever had a team of developers using your ASP.NET MVC framework? Chances are you have implemented some action filters (i.e. for logging) which should be applied on all controllers in the application. Two ways to do this: kindly ask your developers to add a [Logging] attribute to the controllers they write, or kindly ask to inherit from SomeCustomControllerWithActionsInPlace. If you have been in this situation, monday mornings, afternoons, tuesdays and other weekdays are in fact days where some developers will forget to do one of the above. This means no logging! Or any other action filters that are executed due to a developer that has not been fed with enough coffee. Wouldn't it be nice to have a central repository where you can register application-wide action filters? That's exactly what we are going to do in this blog post.

Life After Loops

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Eliminating cumbersome looping code using Linq

Context Sensitive Help in WPF

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:01:15 GMT

Demonstrates how to provide context sensitive help through attached properties - simple and clear :-)

How to Create A JQuery Plugin

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:01:45 GMT

A small tutorial about creating JQuery Plugins

22 amazing JQuery - Modal - Plugins

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:31:03 GMT

A collection of 22 amazing JQuery - Modal - Window - Plugins

Learning resources for .NET 4.0 new features

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:16:03 GMT

A comprehensive list of articles for .NET 4.0 new features

Flexible WPF ToolTips via Markup Extensions

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:46:29 GMT

Presents a way to display a feature-rich ToolTip in WPF through a single line of XAML.

jQuery Leaking Memory:-Be careful while using in big applications

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:12:47 GMT

jQuery is leaking memory beware of using it in large applications.Here in this article you can give your suggestions to prevent this memory leak

Hello World to LINQ Projection in C#

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:46:04 GMT

In this post we will what is projection, what are its benefits and how we can use it with LINQ.

10 Best Libraries for generating PDF Files

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:16:17 GMT

Today we are presenting collection of 10 best libraries for generating PDF files.

Walkthrough: full example of using MvcContrib grid w/jQuery datatable.

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:46:02 GMT

How to create a grid layout in ASP.NET MVC using the MvcContrib extensions and jQuery.

$(document).ready() and pageLoad() are not the same!

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:16:02 GMT

A few examples about how $(document).ready() and pageLoad() differ, practical examples of when both are useful, and a third alternative that is more suitable in some cases.

New CodePlex project: MvcSiteMap â?" ASP.NET MVC sitemap provider

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:16:03 GMT

If you have been using the ASP.NET MVC framework, you possibly have been searching for something like the classic ASP.NET sitemap. After you've played with it, you even found it useful! But not really flexible and easy to map to routes and controllers. To tackle that, last year, somewhere in August, I released a proof-of-concept sitemap provider for the ASP.NET MVC framework on my blog. The blog post on sitemap provider I released back then has received numerous comments, suggestions, code snippets, . Together with Patrice Calve, we've released a new version of the sitemap provider on CodePlex: MvcSiteMap. This time I'll not dive into implementation details, but provide you with some of the features our sitemap provider erm. provides.

Stub HttpContext

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:01:05 GMT

An example how to stub HttpContext. Following this example you can stub / mock also Request and Response objects.

Starting out - The story of starting a software tools company

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:01:10 GMT

Not strictly about coding, this post talks about starting a business that builds tools for software developers (in this case, tools for developers on the Microsoft stack). Covers some of the lessons learned and experiences in the first few months.

Using Gallio with NCover

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:16:03 GMT

The transition from MbUnit 2.4 to MbUnit 3/Gallio is not as easy as one might expect. This article describes how Gallio can be used with NCover in manual or automatic builds.

SQL Server Five methods converting rows to columns

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:16:03 GMT

Five methods converting rows to columns

6 SEO Tips For ASP.NET URL's

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:31:55 GMT

If you are building a new ASP.NET application, SEO has become a big factor in how you plan the structure / code of the site. But quite an important part of the site which are often overlooked are the URL's, and a lot of people do the basics which I'll show below but there are a few common things people tend to miss or never thought could be a problem...

Screencast: Dive Into ASP.NET MVC RC2

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:53:57 GMT

The screencast covers the following: * An quick overview of what is "MVC" * Pros & Cons comparing ASP.NET MVC to ASP.NET WebForms * Answers to questions you might be thinking * Review of new features since the beta release * Demonstration & code review of a demo app using ASP.NET MVC RC2