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ASP.NET MVC source code under MS-PL

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:16:03 GMT

Scott Guthrie announces that the ASP.NET MVC source code is being released under the Microsoft Public License (MS-PL). MS-PL is an OSI-approved open source license. The MS-PL contains no platform restrictions and provides broad rights to modify and redistribute the source code.

15 OpenSource CMS Systems - Vote For Your Favorite And Win

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:21:27 GMT

People are constantly looking for the best open source CMS to use. To help people choose, we have put together a list of 15 open source content management systems. Vote add your comments as to why you voted for a particular CMS and stand a chance to win free books.

David Kaneda On jQTouch The jQuery Plugin For iPhone Development

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:17:46 GMT

Many developers have found their answer to developing for the iPhone in the iUi framework. For those who are already well versed with jQuery, a jQuery based solution would be ideal. jQTouch comes to the rescue! To learn more about jQTouch and what it holds for developers, I hooked up with David Kaneda of Morfunk

jQuery 1.3.2 Alpha Released - IE Fixes In The Spotlight

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:50:50 GMT

John Resig just announced the availability of jQuery 1.3.2 alpha: "There were some logic changes - specifically with cloning in IE (lots of bug fixes), how the selector engine, how :visible/:hidden work, .height()/.width(), and .ready() in IE - so watch those areas in particular.

Firebug 1.3.2 Released - File Locking Bug Fixed

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:28:17 GMT

Firebug, possibly the best debugging tool for web development ever, today announced the immediate availability of Firebug 1.3.2. From the site: "This version includes fixes for the Firebug's activation, several fixes for the command line, as well as file locking and net panel fixes.

jQuery imgPreview Plugin

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:38:13 GMT

ames Padolsey released an awesome new plugin for jQuery that can be easily integrated into any website. From the website: "The image preview shows up in a tooltip-like box appearing alongside the user's cursor when hovering over a link.

Playing Accordion With CSS and jQuery

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:38:56 GMT

When you start looking at ways to save screen real estate using JavaScript, the job becomes much easier. In this tutorial we will look at how to show and hide bits of content using a combination of CSS and the awesome jQuery library, and just for kicks, I am going to use version 1.3 of jQuery.

How to Build Facebook Applications with Silverlight 2 RTW - Part 1/2

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:54:59 GMT

I'm about to embark on some very different Silverlightapplication development projects (primary around data-driven UI, andone potential one even about kiosk/digital sign work). Before I dothat, I wanted to give you all a brain-dump primer from my last project- MSDN East Coast News.

Introducing jBlogMvc

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:34:36 GMT

In this part, I announced jBlogMvc the ASP.NET MVC and jQuery blogengine which I build in order to learn more about the two new technologies, and discuss the version zero of the blog engine.

CodeRage III virtual Developer and Database Conference

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:08:00 GMT

It's here! And, we're so glad you've decided to join us. We're looking forward to seeing you at the Opening Keynote on Monday, December 1st at 5:00am Pacific and during all the rest of the sessions this week. Some sessions to look forward to RAD Studio Product Address, How to Mashup your Delphi Applications with Web-based Forms, 100 Delphi IDE Tips and Hints, Advanced Swing Development using JBuilder 2008 Swing Designer and more...

Expand the Power of Your BI by Maximizing Functionality

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:55:03 GMT

Unleash the power your BI systems already hold - just waiting for you to capitalize on their functionality. Learn when, where, and how to implement these BI features in this free online event - December 17, 2008. Discover how you can enable enterprise BI on the Microsoft SQL Server BI stack.

Make Image Buttons A Part Of Input Fields

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:22:52 GMT

If you ever saw how products like Microsoft CRM look like you probably noticed there are input fields that have "embedded" image buttons inside them. If your clients saw that, there is a probability that they will want to have it in their applications.

Microsoft Virtual TechDays 2009

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:03:48 GMT

Microsoft Virtual TechDays is back - don't miss on this opportunity to get trained on the latest Microsoft technologies. You have the opportunity to learn and explore how Microsoft products and tools can help you quickly address your most time-consuming development challenges. Join fellow developers, architects, IT Professionals, designers and project managers at this online event to interact with the best-in-class technologists attending the event.

NxtGenUG SQL Server 2008 With Eric Nelson

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:02:29 GMT

We'll take a look at what's coming down the line for database developers with SQL Server 2008. We'll look at changes to the core engine and the T-SQL language, changes in the toolset and we'll also take a good look at what's coming with ADO.NET V3.0 in terms of the new Entity Framework and the new Microsoft Synchronisation Framework. If you're a SQL Server developer, come along and see what's in store for 2008.

Dustin Campbell on the Future of VB in VS2010

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:28:25 GMT

Dustin Campbell, a self-professed "IDE guy", is speaking at the .NETDeveloper's Association of Redmond this evening, on the future ofVisual Basic in Visual Studio 2010, and I feel compelled, based on myearlier "dissing" of VB in my thoughts of PDC post, to give VB a littlelove here.

Explorations into "M"

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:15:03 GMT

Having freshly converted both the Visual Studio 2010 and Oslo SDK VPC images that we received at PDC 2008 last month to VMWare images, I figure it's time to dive into M. At PDC, the Addison-Wesley folks were giving away copies of "The 'Oslo' Modeling Language" book, which is apparently official canon of the "M" language for Oslo, so I flip to page 1 and start reading

SQL Server Scheduled Backups with NAnt

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:30:57 GMT

When installing and using production web applications, backup is always a must. I have written about SQL Server Backup before and this post would expend on that. The main goal here is to create a solution that periodically backs up your database.

C# 4.0 Feature Focus - Part 1 - Optional Parameters

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:19:47 GMT

Welcome to the first post in my new C# 4.0 Feature Focus series. Today we'll start by taking a look at optional parameters, a long-standing request from the community that made it to C# 4.0. By itself, the feature is definitely useful but in conjunction with the mission to make COM interop easier, there's even more value to it.

First In-Depth Look At Microsoft's Oslo And The "M" Modeling Language

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:42:29 GMT

Microsoft's PDC is taking place this week and more details were shared with the attendees about project Oslo, an effort announced last year to drastically improve the use of models across the application lifecycle.

Overview of Databinding in Silverlight

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:09:20 GMT

The goal the below code is to bind data using XAML. So, for the example I used MLB Pitching stats for 2008, created a Pitcher object, then a PitcherCollection object, and finally used XAML to define an instance of the PitcherCollection. The result is the Page.xaml.cs does not have any code in it, but a list box is fully bound to a data source.

Deploying an ASP.Net MVC web application to IIS7

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:22:57 GMT

The next installment in my exciting series where I capture what I know about deploying Dovetail Mobile Agent which could be boiled down to How To Be a Web Server Administrator in the year 2008. Moving from IIS6 this time we take a look at getting an ASP.Net MVC application deployed to IIS7. Thankfully this is pretty easy.

How to Parse and view Outloook .msg Files programmatically

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:16:02 GMT

This article shows that how can you parse and view Outlook .msg files using your own code in C# applications where Microsoft Office Outlook is not required for it. A separate Outlook msg Viewer DemoAspose.Network library. (attached with this article) is also available to guide you for parsing and reading Outlook .msg files using

Say What? VB 9.0 Error "BC36593: Expression of type 'X' is not query..

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:15:37 GMT

What Do VB 9.0 Error "BC36593: Expression of type 'X' is not queryable." And C# 3.0 Error "CS1936: Could not find an implementation of the query pattern for source type 'X'." Really Mean? While preparing for another one of my posts, soon to be published, I received the following

Managed Synchronization Primitives and Thread Apartment States

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:36:50 GMT

The managed synchronization mechanisms, including Monitor, WaitHandle.WaitAny, ManualResetEvent, ReaderWriterLock, Thread.Join, GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers and the rest of the family are not just a thin platform adaptation layer on top of the Win32 API. The CLR needs to know exactly which threads are currently waiting for a synchronization mechanisms for a variety of reasons. To mention two of them:

Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Released: More Controls, Streamlined Setup...

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:11:24 GMT

The .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) delivers more controls, a streamlined setup, improved start-up performance, and powerful new graphics features for client development and rich data scaffolding, improved AJAX support, and other improvements for Web development.