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Dynamic Compilation in a Web Application

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:12:07 GMT

With a simple trick, you can mimic the dynamic complilation of a Web Site in a Web Application.

C# Delegate Shortcut - No more null testing on events for subscribers

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:04:25 GMT

Do you use this syntax? It adds up as you can leave null tests in the dust for event subscribers: EXAMPLE: public event EventHandler<AnimationImageEventArgs> AnimationImageClicked = delegate { }; Post has full details, but most might already know this. If not your wasting cycles.

Tips/Tricks : Convert an ASP.NET UserControl to String

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:22:55 GMT

A quick tips in order to convert an ASP.NET UserControl to String

Enterprise Library 4.1 Unity Wrapper

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:55:34 GMT

Talking about usage of Enterprise Library 4.1 Unity Injection Container with a custom Wrapper class in order to dynamically Instantiate Mapped Objects

Top 5 Downloads for VSTS & TFS 2008 Updates from MS Site

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:44:45 GMT

If you look for the last Updates for VSTS & TFS 2008 , you must check these top 5 downloads

Tip about jQuery $.extend

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:46:18 GMT

The story, about how to use $.extend jQuery method, to derive classes

Useful Cache and Session Method Extensions for ASP.NET

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:26:14 GMT

In the line of Method Extensions here is some Extensions for Cache and Session for ASP.NET

jQuery ajax uploader plugin for MVC

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:01:47 GMT

Pretty awesome use of swfupload.swf, jquery and mvc

jQuery Ajax uploader plugin (with progress bar!)

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:46:04 GMT

Do you want your HTML file upload controls to show a progress bar during the upload? That's always been tricky. Here's a cool jQuery plugin that gets the job done, along with a demo app written in ASP.NET MVC.

Creating a Silverlight Fade In and Out Popup Window

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:16:03 GMT

how to create a pupup window in silverlight without using the popup control

Windows 7 Developer Guide

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:31:02 GMT

"Build applications on a solid foundation; enable richer application experiences; and integrate the best of Windows and web services. The features and technologies of the Windows 7 operating system enable you to build the next generation of software applications. Download this guide to read descriptions of those features and see vivid screen shots from the pre-Beta version of Windows 7 released at PDC. " [docx and xps -download]

Extension Library Project Released

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:12:48 GMT

Today I'm proud to announce the initial release of my Extension Library project on CodePlex.

Documenting Revisions in XML Documentation Comments

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:59:05 GMT

The use of the <revision> tag within XML Documentation Comments.

Combining JQuery Form Validation and Ajax Submission with ASP.NET

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:01:13 GMT

Using JQuery Form Validation and Ajax Submission with ASP.NET

Login Status Control in ASP.NET 3.5

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:27:38 GMT

This article shows how to use LoginStatus control in ASP.NET 3.5.

Ajax Enabled Animation Popup

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:20:49 GMT

Many of us already have animation extender popup control provided by Microsoft. This code is placed in web page only once, what if we want this has to replicated more than once in our page.

JavaScript Repeater Data Binding

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:39:06 GMT

This article demonstrates how to do data-binding in JavaScript without a framework.

FAQ jQuery Plugin

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:14:54 GMT

Not finding a nice and simple FAQ Plugin for jQuery I decided to build one from scratch. This plugin will take a simple header and span section and convert it into a collapsable FAQ like format. The plugin also creates an optional index div which links to each individual entry in your FAQ.

Trips&Ticks: Do you know how you can cast Object to AnonymousType?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:14:33 GMT

I experimented with LINQ in my private project and question that was showed in title took me. I had next situation:

Back to Basics: Generics

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:01:12 GMT

Introduction There are language features that are nothing more than syntactical sugar. For example, C#'s coalesce operator (??) is a short-handed and specialized if-else. Object initializers make it easier to set properties on a newly created objects. Some features though go beyond mere convenience and add real value. I know it seems like we constantly have to learn new things, while at the same time actually produce code to pay our bills. It can be hard to pick and choose what to learn and what can wait. Let me be straight up though: if you haven't mastered generics yet, you're starting to fall dangerously behind.

Software Development's Classic Mistakes 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:51:08 GMT

So, what are the most frequently development mistakes? Read this to find out more...

Becoming a Silverlight Programmer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:43 GMT

Great article by Jesse Liberty

Using jQuery with MS CRM 4.0

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:33:55 GMT

Using jQuery with MS CRM 4.0, without hacking CRM code

Configure log4net for Excel or LogParser friendly output

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:46:02 GMT

log4net is a great logging framework, but parsing the output using standard tools can be difficult. This handy article shows you a few tweaks you can make to your configuration so that your output can be read by most tools.

Implementing Windows Desktop Search with ASP.NET

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:48:46 GMT

Windows Search provides an easy and comprehensive desktop solution for finding content, whether it's on your PC, in an e-mail message or attachment, on a remote file share, or on the Web. In this article, we will see how to access the indexed data using ASP.NET as the programming language.