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Axial now supports <canvas>

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:52:21 GMT

Axial now allows you to write JavaScript code for the <canvas> tag using .NET languages such as C# and VB.NET.

The @Reference Directive

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:02:40 GMT

When I want to add a user control to a page I use the @Register directive at the top of the page. and the I add the control to the markup. But what if I want to add a user control programmatically but I have no reference of it via the markup? That is where the @Reference directive comes to action.

Visual Studio Theme Generator

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:16:02 GMT

A fun little ASP.NET MVC Application I wrote to generate Visual Studio themes based off of 3 given colors. I have always felt that selecting every color to make a decent theme is way too repetitive. This web application automatically chooses complements / contrasts based off your initial color selections (and uses jQuery to let you preview your theme before creating). Check it out and let me know what you think.

Pretty Good .NET to JS Conversion

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:22:22 GMT

Axial, a new project on CodePlex, does a pretty good job of converting .NET code from the codebehind to JavaScript. You can use the same function to do validation on the server and client side, it can change css, and it has AJAX and jQuery integration. There are a few samples on CodePlex that show how to get up and running quickly.

A Practical Review of ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:31:02 GMT

My big project for the summer has been the creation of a content management system for my job. Due to deployment restrictions, I was forced to use the .NET platform for development. After hearing rumors of .NET running Rails via IronRuby, I jumped at the chance to write a Rails application that could be deployed to IIS on Windows. However, after getting a prototype running, I discovered that this would be infeasible for the time table I was looking at. IronRuby simply would not be ready on time. My second choice, then, was the new ASP.NET MVC framework.

Documenting Coding Standards - Less is More

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:31:11 GMT

A colleague and I were recently invited to provide feedback on a client's coding standards and were sent a 60+ page document to review. In preparation for the meeting I diligently started to go through each section providing comments and suggestions as I went. But after about page 30 my concentration began to wane and my comments grew more and more sparse. The moral of this story... If someone that's being paid to review your coding standards is struggling to get through them then you can bet your bottom dollar your development team won't be reading them either. This post reflects on the things to consider when documenting your company's standards.

Using The "Using" Statement On a Method Rather Than a Class

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:01:04 GMT

Have you ever tried using the "Using" statement with a method and not a class? Why not take the "Using" statement and make it more useful. The Dispose method we want to be called does not have to Dispose of stuff, it can do anything we want!

3 mistakes to avoid when using jQuery with ASP.NET AJAX

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:31:14 GMT

Three common problems that I've seen when using jQuery with ASP.NET AJAX, their underlying causes, and simple solutions to them.

Choosing the Right Garbage Collector Settings for Your Application

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:46:04 GMT

In this post I discuss the gcConcurrent and gcServer settings which allow you to exercise some control how the Garbage Collector operates. Tuning the garbage collector to the specific context of the particular application can significantly improve the performance of both non-threaded and multi-threaded applications.

A Basic Hands on Introduction to Unity DI Container

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:31:03 GMT

Sidar gives a basic introduction on how to utilize Unity and Strategy Pattern.

Comprehensive Comparson of 7 Popular JavaScript/Ajax Frameworks

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:16:02 GMT

After four days of ASP.NET AJAX training with Stephen Walther I set out to learn more about my options in choosing a solution for a JavaScript/Ajax framework. If I realized days later I would be writing this comprehensive post on 7 of the most popular frameworks, I may have just went with the "Inny-Minny-Miney-Moe" method! I decided to share my research, analysis, links, resources, and personal grade for each of the frameworks compared - jQuery, YUI, Prototype, Dojo, MooTools, Ext JS, and Script.aculo.us. I put together a comparison matrix to illustrate where many of the frameworks differ...

February / March 2008 Recap - Jon Galloway

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:46:02 GMT

Good recap of the last two months for developers

Ajax vs. Silverlight and .NET

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:01:16 GMT

Thoughts on questions along the lines of Ajax vs. Silverlight

Moq: Why do we need yet another NET mocking framework?

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:16:02 GMT

"I've already argued in the past why I think forcing regular developers to learn and understand the difference between a stub, a fake, a "true" mock and a dynamic mock is unproductive and largely irrelevant for their TDD needs. Also, even though quite common in the mocking community, the typical record/replay model is alien to developers and introduces yet another new concept that makes the learning curve steeper than needed. "

Compile C# to Javascript!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:01:03 GMT

Script# enables more productive Ajax application development by allowing you to compile your C# source code into JavaScript. It allows you to use standard .NET tools like msbuild projects, Visual Studio and IDE intellisense, reflector, refactoring tools, amongst various others.

Silverlight 2.0 (beta 1) Controls Screenshot

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:31:05 GMT

SilverlightShow has a nice post up detailing the controls that will be available in the Silverlight 2.0 beta 1 release. The news was originally posted on Shawn Burke's blog, but it appears that the he was forced to take down the screen shot. Thanks to SilverlightShow that graphic is still visible and is also now posted on my blog. Exciting stuff!

First Look At Silverlight 2

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Scott Gu annouces Silverlight 2 and describes a sample application that should be of interest to anyone developing web applications to consume data from public APIs.

XmlDocument fluent interface

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:46:02 GMT

A simple fluent interface for creating XmlDocuments & strings.

.NET 3.5 Client Product Roadmap

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:01:02 GMT

Scott is introducing upcoming features of client part of .NET 3.5

REST with LINQ to XML

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:40:16 GMT

With LINQ to XML, what I have learned so far, it's awesome, it is not only the first class concept of processing XML data, but also let you process a complex XML doc in the most simplest and readable way....