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Programming Asp.Net MVC by O'Reilly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:16:07 GMT

Well, it is about time we (Tim, Chris and myself) actually made this announcement. We will be doing a MVC book with O'Reilly titled 'Programming MVC'. We are super excited and super pumped to get this out the door. All three of us are huge fans of the MVC framework and know that this is framework going to be smashing success.

5 Tips for Better jQuery Cod

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:03 GMT

I've been coding using jQuery since shortly after it came out, and well -- I've been using it almost every work day. Here is a few tips that have saved me time.

Learning how to turn an Anonymous object into a Dictionary

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:31:17 GMT

Learning how to turn an Anonymous object into a Dictionary via a short screencast

What Gives? Microsofts Code Generation Tool

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:31:12 GMT

In a world of Microsoft and third party applications, out comes t4. t4 is a code generation tool that can compete with CodeSmith, but its FREE and built right into Visual Studio. It has been years since the first edition with very little publication of the actual application. t4 is a free code generation engine from Microsoft that underpins the Domain Specific Languages and Software Factory toolkits.

Tips & Tricks when working with jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:01:02 GMT

Tips & Tricks when working with jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX: I posted about how to build and extender control using ASP.NET AJAX with jQuery. During my work I fall into few issues that I resolved and wished to share them with you

Update on Silverlight 2 - and a glimpse of Silverlight 3

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:16:21 GMT

ScottGu unveils the plans for Silverlight 3, shipping next year

The Decline and Fall of Agile

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:16:57 GMT

It's odd to talk about the decline and fall of the agile movement, especially now that it's so popular, but I actually think the agile movement has been in decline for several years now.

Testing is hard but debugging just sucks A$$

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:31:02 GMT

"At the users group I asked the question to the group 'who creates automated tests as part of their daily development cycle?'. After I asked this question I followed it up with, and if you don't WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY...... Below are some of the answers I received (btw, not the first time I have heard these reasons)."

C# 4.0 New Features Part 4 - Generic Contravariance

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:13 GMT

A simple and easy to follow example of Contravariance in C# 4.0

How to Call Controllers in External Assemblies in ASP.NET MVC

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:16:05 GMT

In this post Simone shows you how to call ASP.NET MVC controllers that are embedded in external assemblies.

ScottG:Styling a Silverlight Twitter Application with Expression Blend

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:31:02 GMT

"One of the things that makes Silverlight so powerful is the ease with which developers and designers can collaborate together on projects. Developers can use Visual Studio to open and edit Silverlight 2 projects and get a powerful code-focused .NET development environment, and designers can use Expression Blend 2 SP1 to open and edit the exact same project and use a creative tool to sculpt and create optimal user experience designs."

MVC HtmlHelper for Gravatar

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:01:04 GMT

Ryan plugs his Gravatar library into MVC in order to create a HTML view helper for building gravatar images.

Preventing Double Form Posts

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:01:09 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.

Introduction to NHibernate: Collection Relationships (Part 5)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:16:12 GMT

Another screencast on how to use NHibernate: Collection Relationships (Part 5)

Anders Hejlsberg Video on C# Dynamic

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:02 GMT

In this Channel 9 video C# architect Anders Hejlsberg answers some commonly asked questions about the new Dynamic features that will be included in C# 4.0. Building on the talk that he gave at PDC, Anders chats with C# Community PM Charlie Calvert. They discuss questions that community members have asked and riff on themes of import to developers who have been following the latest news from the C# team.

SubSonic 3.0 Preview 2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:16:04 GMT

Rob Conery: Over the last week I've made massive improvements and upgrades to SubSonic 3.0 and the templates that it comes with. I haven't been this obsessive and inspired since I created SubSonic in the first place, and I have to tell you I am more than stoked to see this pull together.

Cloud Computing (and Azure) - Right for your site?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:16:02 GMT

A quick overview of cloud computing options and benefits from a web hosting standpoint.

Gravatar with ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:46:11 GMT

Ryan Lanciaux discusses a class for retrieving Gravatar images -- this class was mainly written to facilitate using Gravatar with ASP.NET MVC.

Morning Dew Quick Review - Balsamiq Mockups for Desktop

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:46:03 GMT

Balsamiq Mockups for Desktop from Balsamic Studios LLC is a simple, easy to use tool for creating UI mockups with a hand-drawn look to them. Balsamiq is a Micro ISV founded by Giacomo Guilizzoni, formerly a Senior Software Engineering Lead for Adobe. Mockups for Desktop is an Adobe AIR application with a small footprint.

Suspicious DNK Accounts

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:31:29 GMT

Conclusion There is an incentive for publishers that use DNK to setup phony accounts that will help get stories from certain domains on the front page. So guess what happens ... it would appear that a certain number of people are doing this.

Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - Part 1

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Part 1 of Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - A short video on how to use various features of ReSharper to make you a better, faster coder.

Grouping Controllers with ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:01:02 GMT

question that often comes up is how do you group controllers when building a large application with ASP.NET MVC. Often, the question is phrased as whether or not ASP.NET MVC supports "Areas", a feature of Monorail. According to the Monorail documentation, MonoRail supports the concept of areas, which are logical groups of controllers. All controllers belong to an area. The default area is an empty (unnamed) one

Tips for Preparing for a Technical Presentation

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:45:01 GMT

Scot Hanselman's tips on preparing for a technical presentation.

Crazy Talk: Reducing ORM Friction

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01:12 GMT

Let's get this out of the way: I know you're going to think I'm nuts as you read this. You may "pfft" to what you're about to read - know that I know you're "pfft"-ing me. All I ask is that you consider what I'm about to suggest...

A first look at Duck Typing in C# 4.0

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:31:03 GMT

A complete end-to-end C# 4.0 example with source code using IDynamicObject and MetaObject in order to generate a fully dynamic type using a Dictionary as storage. It also shows how a dynamic type can enter the static typed world and act just like a typed class - dynamically. :)