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Asp.Net vs php : Speed Comparison

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Why is the myth that php is faster than Asp.Net so prevalent? Asp.Net is faster than php, here are the facts. So many times I have heard php pushers claim that php is so much faster than Asp.Net and that Asp.Net is clunky and slow. The most annoying part is that everything I have read (that is not factless opinion), and I mean everything, says that this is wrong; but for some reason, this myth is widely accepted. It has become a religious argument that ignores the facts...

Universal IQueryable Search Version 2 with Reflection

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:14:33 GMT

'Google-like' search with an IQueryable made even simpler. A little bit ago, I came out with a universal IQueryable search extensions and it worked great, but it got me thinking: if I could implement Reflection, it could be even easier to use and require less code to run as it would get the property names/types automatically. So here I am with the new version and it is working great, it has already saved me lots of time.

Linq-to-SQL vs Linq-to-Entities : Revisited

Tue, 12 May 2009 05:31:02 GMT

After 2 months of nothing but L2E, I feel I can give a decent comparison. Linq-to-Entities is fully capable and can do almost everything Linq-to-SQL can do, it just takes a bit more code some times; the almost is for multiple database utilization. L2E is a great ORM, but many of us were spoiled with L2S, so it is now up to Microsoft to live up to the expectations that they put out for us with this framework that they are deprecating. I hope and assume it will become a superior ORM, but that is in Microsoft's hands now; for the time being, it is not.

'REAL' AJAX with Asp.Net (not Asp.Net AJAX) : Building a CRUD System

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:21:29 GMT

Am I the only one who feels guilty every time I throw an 'UpdatePanel' into my code? We all know Asp.Net AJAX is technically ajax, but it generally passes one the main advantage of using ajax in the first place. Sure ajax is slick for user interface, but where I feel it really helps is speed. Asp.Net AJAX is a great tool, but it sort of masks (nearly) complete postbacks as being asynchronous; which is extremely convenient for quick development, but does not really help in the realm of performance. This is showing how to use Asp.Net in concurrence with jQuery for some 'Real' ajax.

Is Nick Stakenburg Bullying His Open-Source 'Competitor'

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:16:02 GMT

This is obviously a scare tactic used by a vendor to frighten a 'competitor' who is encroachinig on his sales. Nick (the vendor) is jarred by the fact that someone has released a comparable (better?) product that his and it is free. It behaves somewhat the same, so obviously it was copied... This is a serious issue, we can't let companies push around open-source with threats like this.

How to use Google Code Prettify with BlogEngine.Net

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:43:52 GMT

I have implemented the google-code-prettify library which is freely available... and it is great! Getting it to work with BlogEngine is not too much of a hassle either; this is how I did it.

Setting up Subversion (svn) with Visual Studio walkthrough/tutorial

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:44:01 GMT

from no source control to full subversion support in 10 minutes - for free Now if you don't already know, SVN is a great program for keeping track of all your changes in code... and it's what all the cool kids are doing (Google, CodePlex, etc.). Your code is all kept in the repository, if you or someone wants to use it, they check it out Not to mention it is incredibly useful for teams and will save you hours/days if your coding takes a wrong turn and you need to move backwards. Bottomline is: if you are not using it, start!

jQuery Playground from Google

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:46:02 GMT

Awsome tool to test jquery online

Developer Productivity - 5 Ways To Kill It

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:31:03 GMT

In keeping with the sarcastic tone of my How To Be The Worst Developer Ever post I'm going to explore several ways for managers to systematically destroy productivity among their developers. Unfortunately I am writing some of these from experience, then again, I'm sure we have all experienced some of these at one time or another.

Slick-Ticket Trouble Ticketing/Help Desk System (Open Source Project)

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:07:11 GMT

This is a simple, to-the-point system. It was born out of loathing of the system that I was forced to use. It was tested in a live environment with hundreds of users and ultimately de-throned our expensive and bloated ticketing software. I really enjoyed developing this and my users and I really enjoy using it, I hope some other people out there like it.

why i decided to stick with linq-to-sql over linq-to-entities

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:02:59 GMT

Recently I tried, I really tried to like L2E, but I just can't do it! It adds layer upon layers of extra crap I have to do over L2S while offering little to no improvements over the soon to be deprecated ORM. I am officially sticking with L2S until they get L2E better developed. Now I am hardly the first person to write about this, but I feel my concrete examples are somewhat helpful when trying to decide.

Improved SaveAs() Method on the FileUpload Control

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:45:10 GMT

This extension handles things such as duplicate filenames and on-the-fly directory creation Previously I showed how to save multiple files of the same name which I have used many times, so much in fact that I figured I would make a universal drop-in extension for it.

Simple Dynamic Sorting Headers for GridView using indication arrows

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:44:36 GMT

A simple centralized way to make a nice flipping indicator (arrow) of which way you are sorting on a GridView When sorting with gridviews, it is nice to have an indicator of which direction you are sorting on which field like the use at Yahoo! Autos.

Getting started with Linq-To-Entities tutorial

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:43:25 GMT

The transition from Linq-to-SQL to .Net's Entities framework is incredibly simple In my humble opinion, Linq is easily the greatest thing .Net has come out with in the past few years, and along with it, Linq-to-SQL (L2S) was a godsend. Being quick to hop on the L2S bandwagon, I quickly became a huge fan of the framework, it is amazing easy and useful. That being as it is, I was quite disappointed when I heard that Linq-to-SQL was no longer going to be advanced at all. Now, it is surely not dead, it is still very usable and effective at what it does, but I like to stay with frameworks that will be actively advanced and fbug-fixed. So I decided to make the jump to Linq-to-Entities (L2E), and it was suprisingly simple.

BlogEngine.NET Backup Manager

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:16:02 GMT

A simple Backup Manager for BlogEngine.NET in order to perform some entire Weblog Backups.

Improve your jQuery - 25 excellent tips

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:01:14 GMT

jQuery is awesome. I've been using it for about a year now and although I was impressed to begin with I'm liking it more and more the longer I use it and the more I find out about it's inner workings. I'd call myself an "intermediate" jQuery user and I thought some others out there could benefit from all the little tips, tricks and techniques I've learned over the past year. The article also ended up being a lot longer than I thought it was going to be so I'll start with a table of contents so you can skip to the bits you're interested in.

Sending Email in a Development Environment without an SMTP Server

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:46:02 GMT

Very handy... I'm forever looking this stuff up :-|

inline asp.net tags... sorting them all out (<%$, <%=, <%, <%#, etc.)

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:21:43 GMT

there are all sorts of different inline tags, and i haven't found a place that explains them all in one place, so here is the quick and dirty... *I know this was submitted before, but it is no longer pointed at the correct address. I moved everything to naspinski.net.

packaging and deploying a sharepoint 2007 web part

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:45:47 GMT

you know how to make a web part, but do you know how to get it to your production environment in the proper way? A nice tutorial on how to package and deploy a web part that you have built using visual studio 2008 and SharePoint 2007 (wss 3.0).

The Complete Reference for Any jQuery Developer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:31:02 GMT

If you ever to do something with jQuery, you should find it in this extensive list.

Enhance your input fields with simple CSS tricks

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:16:02 GMT

We're all trying to build an effective and good looking web forms. But there are always a new challenges. If you read my previous articles on how to build a better web forms, you could have noticed there are so many details about it. This article will show you how you can make a usual, boring web forms more effective and exciting with just a few simple CSS tricks.

Create PDF with C#

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:01:02 GMT

Create PDF with C# on the fly

Introduction to LinqPad

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:31:12 GMT

Short screencasts that will on the Introduction to LinqPad In this episode we will learn how to use the LinqPad expression evaluator.

XML to DataTable with LINQ

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:30:19 GMT

Easy way to get your XML into a DataTable. Now I might just be blind, or incredibly incapable at searching google or reading my LINQ books (very possible) but I hadn't found a simple way to get a 2-level XML document into a DataTable for use in a GridView or just simple DataTable manipulation utilizing LINQ (I assume this is because DTs are 2 dimensional, and XML files can be all sorts of mash-ups of information). Since LINQ is so powerful, I assumed it wouldn't be all that difficult, turns out I was right, it's pretty easy.

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.