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CodePlex launches support for TortoiseSVN

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:01:03 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 08:01:02 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 10:15:43 GMT

The post explain why and how to use Unity container hierarchies

ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 New Finds

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:51:34 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 00:27:20 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

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:05:16 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 04:05:39 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 01:39:08 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

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:16:13 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

Fri, 23 May 2008 18:00:57 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

Fri, 23 May 2008 18:31:14 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 02:10:43 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 12:55:03 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

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:05 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

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:46:02 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 08:01:02 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.

ASP.NET MVC - Legacy Url Routing

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:02 GMT

When converting web form applications to MVC, it requires a new Url structure. Learn how to handle legacy Url's within an MVC application by appropriately redirecting them to the correct MVC Url.

47 ASP.NET MVC Resources

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Craig Shoemaker highlights some of the best ASP.NET MVC resources available.

Is [Serializable] == ISerializable? No!

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:16:04 GMT

The .NET Framework provides an easy-to-use serialization mechanism by using the [Serializable] attribute. If so why do we need the ISerializable interface? Lets compare to see the differences.

ASP.NET MVC - ActionResult... The Good & Not So Bad

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:06:55 GMT

Here's a quick summary of the different types: 1. RenderViewResult 2. ActionRedirectResult 3. HttpRedirectResult 4. EmptyResult

ASP.NET MVC Source Refresh Preview

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:01:02 GMT

ScottGus Blogpost to the new MVC drop on Codeplex

ASP.NET MVC Interim Released (4/16/2008)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:46:03 GMT

Get the latest MVC Source Code while it is hot.

MVC UI Validation Framework

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:31:16 GMT

Initial stab at an integrated UI Validation framework for ASP.NET MVC.

MVC: Error Handler Action Filter

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:46:02 GMT

An Action Filter for the MVC Preview 2 release that allows you to say "hey, Mr. Action, if you throw [ThisException], please show [ThisPage]".

Excentrics World Server Controls v2.0 Goes RTM

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:01:01 GMT

Following up on the great success of prior versions of controls including the CalendarPopup, TimePicker, NumericBox, MaskedTextBox, CollapsablePanel, and MultiText List controls. Excentrics World has released v2.0 of the server controls being entirely re-written for ASP.NET 2.0 and having over 120 bug fixes and new features.