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Delete entity or collection in Linq to SQL without getting them

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:16:15 GMT

In order to delete an entity or a collection of entity in Linq to SQL, you have to first get them and then delete them. This requires additional database roundtrip. Here's a strongly typed maintenance free way to delete entities directly using their primary key.

Solving common problems with Compiled Queries in Linq to Sql for high

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:01:02 GMT

If you are using Linq to SQL, instead of writing regular Linq Queries, you should be using Compiled Queries. if you are building an ASP.NET web application that's going to get thousands of hits per hour, the execution overhead of Linq queries is going to consume too much CPU and make your site slow. There's a runtime cost associated with each and every Linq Query you write.

Massive BlogEngine.Net Security Hole - Fix Provided

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:16:02 GMT

A massive security hole in BlogEngine.net was just revealed that allows anyone to see your passwords... Danny Douglass explains the issue and provides a patched BlogEngine.Core assembly to resolve the issue until the next release of BlogEngine is available.

.NET Developers: Recommend Your Favorite Open-Source Projects

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:31:02 GMT

VSLive speaker Jeffrey McManus is asking .NET developers for help with recommendations on their favorite open source tools.

stylizedweb.com - Most used CSS tricks

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Earlier before I have written an article about current best CSS hacks which you can see here And now here's the list of today's most used CSS tricks - tips. I have added image examples for most of them because of critics on CSS hacks article. If you think I have missed any please let me know.

XML Cruncher

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:21:25 GMT

Remove the flab from XML, in order to optimize for transfer over network or storing in DB. This post covers a simple solution to achive this using the .Net XML APIs.

Tweaking your Blogger blog

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:12:56 GMT

Post explains how to do customise your own Blogger blog once you get started. Very handy!

Software Startup Lessons (Part 1): The Basics

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:31:02 GMT

A few simple software startup lessons.

if ... else if ... else if ... else ... : an alternative

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:16:02 GMT

Did you know there's an alternative way of writing "if .. else if .. else if .. etc.." in C#? You probably do, but if you don't, read on...

The Entire Patterns and Practices catalog in one place

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

The P&P group at MS is dedicated to enabling YOU, the developer, implement the best patterns and follow practices designed to increase your chances for success. At this link is a full list of the P&P group's catalog, including application blocks, reusable code, factories, guides, patterns and tools. Sweet.

CSS Minifier : A simplified and performant version

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:50:57 GMT

A simplified and performant version of CSS minifier.

Localhost HTTP debugging with Fiddler

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:01:02 GMT

I have been a huge fan of Fiddler the HTTP Debugging Proxy for a couple years now. However one thing that always bugged me about any network debugging tool was the fact that it could debug localhost or 127.0.0.1. However I just found a solution while racking my brain for a way to debug one of my local projects.

A Question of Programming Ethics

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:46:09 GMT

I generally try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but it's difficult to imagine any scenario where this isn't a completely malicious violation of people's trust.

Hidden Gem: Singleton Factory in C#

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:01:04 GMT

Simple and generic implementation of singleton factory in C#.

CSS Sprites generated for ASP.NET

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:34:32 GMT

CSS Sprites are a technique of adding images into one image file and then rendering them for use on your site. This will save your website's users HTTP Requests needed to load up your pages.

Understanding IoC Container - Part 2

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

Taking advanced topics and external configuration.

Does Your Code Pass "The Turkey Test?"

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

How careful are you about using the correct form of string and number formatting? How about your use of String.Compare and String.Equals?

More on "The DotNetKick Effect"

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:01:03 GMT

A follow-up to the "The DotNetKicks Effect - Enjoy While it Lasts" post with some clarifications, numbers and solutions

Scotts new Linklist - ASP.NET, WPF, AJAX, VS, .NET

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:31:02 GMT

A new linklist from Scott.

Boost ASP.NET performance with deferred content loading

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

A comprehensive example of how to improve the perceived speed of your pages, by implementing user controls to encapsulate secondary content and then deferring them until primary content is displayed.

Parallel (multi-threaded) Collection Operations

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:01:02 GMT

An implementation of a Parallel Map function is introduced which allows you to apply an operation to a collection using multi-threading.

OpenID implementation in C# and ASP.NET

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:01:02 GMT

Interested in adding OpenID to your .NET website?

Measure memory consumption of creating object in C#

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:16:02 GMT

Measure memory consumption of creating object or executing functions in C# A detailed look at benchmarking the memory footprint and the execution speed of functions.

SQLite on .NET - Get up and running in 3 minutes.

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:16:02 GMT

The quick and dirty guide to setting up SQLite with .Net in 3 minutes. Small, fast, and ass-kicking like a transactional Jackie Chan. Good background information and tutorial to get you from download to querying in no time flat.

Attach to ASP.NET process with one keyboard shortcut

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:46:04 GMT

Launch attach to process faster with this simple macro to debug your applications.