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Random Sort a List Using LINQ

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:22:14 GMT

LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a one of very useful feature of .net 3.5 framework. This allows you to query objects and perform complex operations simply and efficiently. There are lots of trick which can be used with the help of LINQ. In this article I am explaining how can we random sort a List using LINQ

JScript IntelliSense FAQ

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:16:15 GMT

I've been reading through the 70 or so comments on our last 2 jQuery posts. There have been a lot of great questions. Instead of answering them inline with the comments, I'll try to paraphrase the popular issues here and answer them centrally.

The fallacy of IRepository

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:55:53 GMT

The cause for this post is a post by Rob Conery where he suggests removing the RDMBS from the equation, at least during development. In particular, he suggests using an OODB during development and switching to RDBMS late in the game, when going to production. The reason for doing so in order to reduce the friction of having to maintain a database during development.

Better jQuery Code #2

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:43:55 GMT

In a follow up to my Better jQuery Code #1 post I will be writing about some other small items that I have found to make my code better and more readable. Chaining is one of the most beautiful and time save pieces of code structure that jQuery brought to the game, the problem is is that it can make the code unreadable if not treated correctly.

Using Lucene .Net to index and search website content

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:48:17 GMT

An elegant solution for adding content indexing and search in a .Net application.

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.

Strongly typed links for ASP.NET MVC using LINQ

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:01:49 GMT

An alternative to the ActionLink method which doesn't rely on strings and anonymous types.

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.

BigTarget.js - Increase the size of click targets (hrefs)

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:31 GMT

With all the positive focus on grid based web design these days, I started to identify a couple of standard design elements. The main pattern used in nearly every site (grid and non grid) was the "title, thumbnail, short summary, more link" pattern. This pattern is generally used for indexing blog post summaries in sidebars, listing services, or creating small calls-to-action.

.NET 4.0, Evolving .NET Development

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:51:31 GMT

Peter provides a detailed overview of some of the .NET 4.0 features as they pertain to C# development.

How to debug an obscure IIS error

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:59:13 GMT

ScottHa shows how you can get to the bottom of a clear (as mud) problem when starting IIS using Process Monitor and Process Explorer and a little bit of intuition.

5 Reasons I Love TweetDeck

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:05 GMT

During the time I've used Twitter, I've tried quite a few clients including Twhirl, Digsby, and Witty, but my favorite by far has been TweetDeck. This post discusses the Groups, Local Search, and Global Search features and how I use them.

RadControls for Silverlight Official Release

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:46:03 GMT

Telerik announced the official edition of their RadControls for Silverlight

Dependency injection with Castle Windsor: Video

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:42:07 GMT

Here's the video from the talk on dependency injection with Castle Windsor that Mike Hadlow and Gojko Adzic did last month at Skills Matter.

BlogCumulus.NET - A flash based tag cloud.

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:45:41 GMT

A BlogEngine.NET extension called BlogCumulus.NET that adds a flash based tag cloud to your blog.

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.

Proper way to create Menus + Submenus in WPF Ribbon

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:04:26 GMT

Last post on WPF Ribbon had a working sample with Menus and Submenus in the Office Button, but something was wrong there. If you had downloaded the sample, sure you would have noticed it. Below is a screenshot: You can see that the submenu isn't showing the full list as in the below screenshot...

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...

Community Convergence XLVII

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:46:36 GMT

Welcome to the 47th Community Convergence. We had a very successful trip to PDC this year. In this post I'll outline some of the highlights, and give you a chance to share in some of the excitement by linking to online versions of the talks from the C#, VB, IronRuby, IronPython and F# teams. Speakers at these talks include Anders Hejlsberg, Luca Bolognese, Paul Vick, Lucian Wischik, Dustin Campbell and Alex Turner. Several of these talks were among the top rated events at the conference, with Anders' talk once again garnering the most attention and generating the most excitement.

Best of the web - my pick for October 2008

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:01:02 GMT

There were a lot of high quality articles dawned in my Google Reader last month. Chris Spooner (Blog.SpoonGraphics) posted two awesome tutorials on how to create a modern blog design. Angie and Robert Bowen (Arbenitng) launched Social Media Directory for Designers. Dave Ward (Encosia) shared & of his favorite jQuery plugins for use with ASAP.NET. I published Handycons, free hand-drawn social media icon set, and I'm working on Handycons II.

DatePicker & Calendar released for WPF

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:01:12 GMT

The WPF Toolkit has been updated and now also ship the DatePicker & Calendar controls

PDC Video: ASP.NET 4.0 Roadmap

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:41:02 GMT

Take a walk through the 4.0 landscape from ASP.NET and learn how you can get involved in shaping ASP.NET future. This talk focuses on the next release of ASP.NET including web forms and MVC

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1 - dynamic keyword

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:01:14 GMT

A quick look at the new "dynamic" keyword in C# 4.0 and its implications for application development.

The Excitement that is C# 4.0

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:01:02 GMT

I just got back from the "Future of C#" talk at PDC by Anders Hejlsberg. This was a truly inspiring talk for a geek like me. C# is evolving into a much more dynamic language. I have always been a believer of strong typing. except when I'm not. and I have been wishing for something more dynamic (such as Duck Typing). In C# 4.0, we will be seeing some significant dynamic features.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:31:13 GMT

"Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 are the next generation development tools and platform for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web."