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NHibernate.Linq Alpha Released

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:16:08 GMT

NHibernate.Linq is a Linq provider for NHibernate 2.0.1 GA. It processes Linq expressions using NHibernate's Criteria API. This release is meant as a stopgap release pending an implementation not reliant on the Criteria API. Most queries are supported with the exception of the following: - Group Joins - Subqueries in select clause

xVal - a validation framework for ASP.NET MVC

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:46:03 GMT

xVal lets you link up your choice of server-side validation mechanism with your choice of client-side validation library. It guides you to fit them both into ASP.NET MVC conventions, so everything plays nicely with model binding and errors registered in ModelState.

DotNetNuke Moves to CodePlex

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:46:02 GMT

Find out why the DotNetNuke project moved to CodePlex from SourceForge.

Export Providers and Custom factories with MEF

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:12:23 GMT

MEF has several points which can use to extend it's behavior, one is catalogs, another is using Export Providers. This post takes a look at these points within the context of a real world problem which Matt Hawley had where he needed to export WCF proxies.

MEF + Factories Using an Export Provider

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:27:41 GMT

Taking a different approach to resolving factory exports within MEF by using an ExportProvider (new in preview 3 drop) over using a part catalog. This approach ultimately leads to a cleaner and simpler solution.

MEF + Factories

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:08:03 GMT

Lately I've been really digging into MEF and have been looking at it's pros & cons, ease of use, extensibility, and the simple DI container that it can provide. I'm not going to give an overview of MEF, as others have done so already. What I am here to show off is a concept that may prove useful for some applications. Many of us use a DI container in very simplistic ways, as well as registering injection strategies during type resolution.

MEF + Factories

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:48:44 GMT

Creation of a FactoryPartCatalog using MEF so that you can have DI like constructor injection with type construction strategies using a factory.

ASP.NET MVC: Simplified Localization via ViewEngines

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:01:17 GMT

Thanks to Brad, he identified a few areas that made things MUCH simpler from my prior implementation. Notably, while you still have your ViewEngine specify "here's your view's path" there's no longer a need for having a new helper, derived classes, etc. This implementation goes back to the simplified HtmlHelper extension in which you can use in any ViewEngine regardless. It also allows you to "replace" the implementation by just changing the namespace, just as you can do with Html and Ajax.

ASP.NET MVC: Localization Delegated via View Engines

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:05:53 GMT

Adding support for localization resources within ASP.NET MVC where the delegation of the resources is determined via the ViewEngine. Provides an example for a derived WebFormViewEngine implementation that adds support for both Global and Local resources via the ASP.NET resource provider.

CodePlex launches support for TortoiseSVN

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:01:03 GMT

No longer do you need to host SvnBridge yourself, or use the Team Foundation Client or the CodePlex client. Now you can use your favorite SVN client and connect directly to your repository!

Subversion Support Comes to CodePlex. Sorta'

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:01:02 GMT

A little publicized feature lets you use Subversion to access project hosted on CodePlex - without the need to run SvnBridge locally!

Using Unity Container Hierarchies

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:15:43 GMT

The post explain why and how to use Unity container hierarchies

ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 New Finds

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:51:34 GMT

A listing of 6 new finds within the released ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 to CodePlex. Also shows how or why you would use each.

MVC Post-Redirect-Get Sample Updated

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:27:20 GMT

ASP.NET MVC Sample for using the Post-Redirect-Get pattern updated to the MVC Preview 3 bits. Showcasing some newer functionality that makes the pattern more simplistic.

Using SubDataItems and View User Controls in ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:05:16 GMT

Learn how to use the new SubDataItems within the ASP.NET MVC Preview 3 bits with your View User Control. Also explains a small patch to the framework to get this to work correctly.

RedirectToAction Nasty Bug in ASP.NET MVC Preview 3

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:05:39 GMT

Find out about a nasty bug identified using certain routing schemes and RedirectToAction, and what workarounds you have.

Lambda Based RedirectToAction Sample Updated to MVC Preview 3

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:39:08 GMT

Utilizing Lambda expressions, make the RedirectToAction method much easier to use, read, and refactor! This update took the original sample and it now works with the MVC Preview 3 bits.

ViewData "dot" Notation Expressions in ASP.NET MVC

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:16:13 GMT

ASP.NET MVC Preview 3 introduced a new concept that I'm calling "dot" notation expressions off of your ViewData. See how these expressions can be used and how powerful they are.

ASP.NET MVC - Localization Helpers

Sat, 24 May 2008 02:00:57 GMT

Learn how to easily use localization within an ASP.NET MVC application utilizing similar methods to that of ASP.NET resource expressions. I show 3 different approaches to using localization within your application.

Microsoft Source Analysis for C# Released

Sat, 24 May 2008 02:31:14 GMT

From post: "Source Analysis is similar in many ways to Microsoft Code Analysis (specifically FxCop), but there are some important distinctions. FxCop performs its analysis on compiled binaries, while Source Analysis analyzes the source code directly. For this reason, Code Analysis focuses more on the design of the code, while Source Analysis focuses on layout, readability and documentation."

ASP.NET MVC: Expression Based RedirectToAction Method

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:10:43 GMT

An extension to ASP.NET MVC controller classes that enable you to use a lambda expression in lieu of a action name when calling RedirectToAction.

ASP.NET MVC: UI Validation Framework Update

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:55:03 GMT

I've taken some recommendations regarding the MVC UI Validation framework I originally posted about, which is available within the MvcContrib project. I'm still working on future advancements like attributing your model, but I did make a significant step forward ensuring both client and server side validation is successful. With some simple changes to how you are generating your validators, you can easily achieve this new functionality.

ASP.NET MVC - Extracting Web Resources

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:31:05 GMT

One nice feature that ASP.NET added in the 2.0 feature set was the ability to embed resources directly within an assembly and then later extract them through a separate Http Handler. You've notably saw this by all the WebResource.axd calls. If you're building a ASP.NET MVC view, you have two ways of extracting web resource urls. Find out how to do this in your view and through a new extension method.

ASP.NET MVC - Living in a Web Forms World

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:46:02 GMT

Introduces a format for maintaining a single ASP.NET form but utilizing ASP.NET MVC. Indicates what things you need to do when developing MVC view forms.

ASP.NET MVC - Using Post, Redirect, Get Pattern

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:01:02 GMT

Moving away from the postback mindset and utilizing the Post, Redirect, Get pattern within ASP.NET MVC to achieve true separation and less chance of reposting form information.