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11 keystrokes that made my jQuery selector run 10x faster

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:15:00 GMT

An in-depth analysis of the performance concerns when using a popular jQuery selector and a couple ways to dramatically speed it up, including benchmarks.

Scott Guthrie's links for May 30th

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:30:00 GMT

More of Scott Guthrie's links: May 30th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio.

LINQ to SQL changes in .NET 4.0

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

What's fixed and breaking changes for LINQ to SQL in .NET 4.0

My Dot Net Developer's tools list, and more.

Wed, 27 May 2009 04:00:01 GMT

I gave a brownbag presentation at my current client recently about the common tools (in addition to Visual Studio), that I use on a regular basis for working with .NET or web development in general. I also threw in some non-development tools that are a part of my day to day life and make things easier. Here's the complete list:

Kona 3: Learning Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

Fri, 15 May 2009 22:46:26 GMT

Holy cow! Another *DD - man I really must have an IV with that Alt.NET Punch just coursing like a train in my veins! I ask for your patience with this one - cause I think BDD is a really good tool to know - whether you use it or not - knowing the workings of it will allow you to have some intelligent conversation the next time you're in Austin :).

Top 5 SQL System stored procedures every developer should know

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:31:02 GMT

There are a number of documented and undocumented system stored procedures in MS SQL Server that are helpful for every web developer working with databases. From the developer's perspective, here's a list of 5 System stored procedures that are my favorite.

22 amazing JQuery - Modal - Plugins

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:31:03 GMT

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

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.

ASP.NET - YSlow and ASP.NET: 100 points "A" grade is possible

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:46:02 GMT

Just in case if somebody doesn't know what YSlow is? YSlow is Firefox add-on integrated with Firebug. It analyzes web pages and tells you why they are slow. You can run it on you project and see your grade. You can do some easy improvements and maybe even get D grade. However to get higher then D grade becomes a real challenge. Below I will describe how I got A grade (100 points) on my web blog application.

New ASP.NET Charting Control

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:31:03 GMT

From ScottGu's blog. Brand new, Free, ASP.NET 3.5 chart control. It looks very nice!

Troubleshooting blocking 101 on sql-server

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:31:02 GMT

How to find out which process is blickong in SQL-server 2005

Preventing Double Form Posts

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:01:09 GMT

Most posts on this topic focus on disabling the submit button that causes the post. This works fine when you only have one submit control. But, if you have multiple buttons and/or link buttons that can cause a post and want to avoid potential conflicts if a user clicks a second submit control before the first one has been processed then this is really simply approach.

ScottGu:Nov 6th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, jQuery, ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:46:02 GMT

Great collection of links. Again.

Essential Visual Studio Tips & Tricks that Every Developer Should Know

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:01:02 GMT

In this blog entry, Stephen Walther lists the essential tips and tricks that every developer who uses Visual Studio 2008 should know. The list is kept brief. The list focuses on only those tips and tricks that can be used on a daily basis. Almost all of these tips and tricks are just as useful regardless of whether you are building an ASP.NET Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC application.

JQuery, the very very basics - Lesson 5

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:16:02 GMT

On with our journey of learning JQuery. Thanks to all of you who has stayed and cheered and made me go on, against my own lazy nature. So far, we have slowly walked through the bunch of commands by which we select, dress up, manipulate chains of elements and make them action bound. Now, let's look at the tiny set of commands for special-effects: show / hide with a speed, slide up / slide down, fade in and out. After all, we are human, insatiable for animations and wow factors.

No GoLive required to use ASP.NET MVC in production

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:31:03 GMT

ASP.NET MVC EULA allows its usage in live operating environment, so it can be used in production

ASP.NET Dynamic Data - Simple 5 Table Northwind Example

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:31:09 GMT

Excellent summary of what you can do with Dynamic Data - a huge timesaver for most common CRUD-style sites

SubSonic Scaling

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:31:11 GMT

Rob runs some tests with millions of records to see how SubSonic holds up with respect to speed and memory use.

10 Invaluable CSS Resources

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:01:13 GMT

First things first. I'm an application (middle tier) developer. My design skills while adequate, are not by any means what I'd like them to be. Like a good geek girl, I've been working on this. I've put together a list of very helpful CSS resources I've stumbled upon in my quest to improve my presentation layer skills. I thought I'd share them:

The 20 most kicked "top-10 stories" for Developers

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:46:04 GMT

A compilation of the 20 stories dealing with top-10 links or advices that were kicked most in 2008