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Redirecting an HTTP Request to HTTPS in IIS 7.0

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:48:30 GMT

Redirecting an HTTP connection to HTTPS is a very common requirement for applications that use SSL channel. A common example is Outlook Web Access (OWA). With Internet Information Services 7.0, we have a new configuration system and a new user interface. Here are the steps that you will need to automatically redirect an HTTP connection to HTTPS

Build a Web Chat Application using ASP.Net 3.5, LINQ and AJAX (in C# 3

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:41:15 GMT

Introduction: A Java Programmer friend of mine once asked me if I have ever built a web chat application. I said "No". He then asked me if I were to build a really simple, monitored, bare minimum, working web chat application, how long do I think will it take (something to that effect). I said, "I don't know". A few days had passed, one lazy evening, I was surfing the web looking for ASP.Net web chat applications. It seems that I can't find one that is simple enough to implement. So I decided to just build something simple from scratch. When I say simple, that just means that: I'm am going to try to build this web chat as fast as possible, with very minimal planning or architecturing.

How To Write Testable ASP.NET WebForms

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:16:15 GMT

Microsoft's upcoming ASP.NET MCV framework makes it easy to write tests for your application layer logic. But what about those of us who are stuck with ASP.NET WebForms? You can still write highly testable ASP.NET WebForms with only a little bit of extra effort. But that extra effort really pays off in the long run. In this post, i'll give a detailed description of one approach that has worked for me really well.

Efficient Paging in SQL Server 2005

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:46:11 GMT

Sure, SQL Server 2008 is getting ready to drop, but are you familiar with all of the new features that 2005 gave you? Or maybe you haven't used 2005, well, this is a good article to introduce to you several of the new features in SQL Server 2005.

Lambdas

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:31:03 GMT

Lambdas are a simple technology with an intimidating name. They sound like they are going to be difficult to understand, but in practice prove to be relatively trivial. Read this post to get an easy to understand overview of a topic is not really so terribly difficult to understand.

SubSonic - Stored Procedure Tutorial

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:46:05 GMT

Subsonic makes working with stored procedures and your database simple. Today we'll discuss the basics in getting SubSonic to allow you to very easily interface with stored procedures and your data store.

New LINQ provider for Flickr

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:31:04 GMT

LINQ provider for Flickr gives an easy way to query , add and delete Flickr photos. Here, I will give some sneak preview about how to use the provider to do different operations on Flickr, as if doing queries with SQL objects....

5 Reasons why SubSonic is Better than Sliced Bread

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:16:02 GMT

Toast your bread before you put gravy on it. Use SubSonic in your applications.

How MVC, jQuery, and SubSonic will make you smile

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:46:03 GMT

Rob shows off some early prototype bits for some mvc.net bits that he's baking into SubSonic.

SubSonic ASP.NET Providers

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:16:03 GMT

I am announcing the SubSonic ASP.NET Providers (now only Membership and Roles) using the SubSonic DAL and the official Beta 1 release.

Health Monitoring in ASP.NET 2.0: The Basics

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:59:24 GMT

The Health Monitoring system in ASP.NET 2.0

Imploding Rails, Jesus DHH, and The Uncle Ben Principle

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:01:02 GMT

I love Rails - let me just get that out of the way right now. As many who've read my blog know, I think it's the Dog's Bollucks in terms of a developer's framework. But that seems to be a problem with Rails - the focus is on rapid development only. What happens after that is up to you.

Observations on Microsoft MVC for ASP.NET

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:16:02 GMT

My rough observations and notes from Gurthrie and Hanselman's presentations of the prototype Microsoft MVC at the Alt.Net conference.