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Custom Binary Serialization in .NET

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:57:39 GMT

Serialization is extensively used in web services to transfer information from client to server, and for saving .NET objects into an SQL database. In this tutorial, I will show you how to implement binary serialization in .NET; you'll quickly find that many objects in .NET are not natively serializable, so I'll also show you how to customize an object to manually make it serializable.

Self-Referencing Controls Within a GridView in Javascript

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:59:48 GMT

Controls that are embedded in an ItemTemplate of a GridView can be tricky to reference in Javascript...

5 Great Tips for a healthy ASP.NET

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:27:38 GMT

Tips are great and so are the links to more info. I need to get on a couple of these myself...

Programmatically Recycling Your ASP.NET Application

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:11:23 GMT

Code snippet and explanation of programatically recycling an ASP.NET application

10 reasons why I chose MySQL over MSSQL2005 Express

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:16:03 GMT

10 reasons why to choose MySQL as database engine for your websites instead of MSSQL 2005

Simple SQL Performance Monitoring With sp_who and sp_who2

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:22:38 GMT

SQL includes a simple stored procedure, sp_who that allows for fast monitoring of SQL server resources by examining active and inactive SQL processes. Even with an efficient facade and coding style, sp_who can be used to assess performance in several different ways...

Hybrid Accordion/TreeView Sitemap

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Extend AjaxControlToolkit.Accordion to display your ASP.NET SiteMap.

Better Management of the Session Object

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:12:14 GMT

The Session object is extensively used for many projects, but it is often misused to the point of becoming unwieldy if it isn't appropriately managed.

Internet Explorer 8 now passing Acid2

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:46:02 GMT

The IE8 team just announced some new news about IE8 - they just passed a major milestone which is to have IE8 render Acid2 when in IE8 standards mode. Includes link to official post and video.

Top Ten Reasons for Consistently Using Stored Procedures

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:00:36 GMT

Ten powerful reasons why you should be using stored procedures to improve the performance and security of your SQL database