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Survey: Ajax usage among .NET developers in 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:04:40 GMT

Take the survey to see how the adoption of Ajax among .NET developers changed since the survey held in 2007

How to improve HtmlHelper.RenderPartial perf: don't run in debug mode

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:01:01 GMT

There has a been a lot of talking on a possible "big design flaw" in ASP.NET MVC: partial view path resolution was not cached. After a bit of testing I found out that caching kicks in only in release mode. So probably all the other tests were run in debug mode.

Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Velocity

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:01:18 GMT

David walks us through how to install and configure Microsoft Velocity.

A lap around MIX09 keynote announcements

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:31:09 GMT

Simone collects all the big announcements from MIX09 and provides links to get deeper into the new stuff

Developer vs. The DBA - The Video

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:26:00 GMT

Video spoof from the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta event

Wanna see ASP.NET MVC RTM-ed? Help test MVC RC2

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:16:03 GMT

ASP.NET MVC RC2 has just been released, and it includes a pretty big change in the installation process. Before it is RTMed they want to make sure it doesn't break anything, so, help test the installation procedure in as many machine as you can, and report problems.

Playing with JSON

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:46:22 GMT

Josh Holmes digs into JSON with Silverlight and a few JSON frameworks... Check out the article to see Silverlight leveraging JSON with System.Json, LINQ and more. There's even samples in raw JavaScript, MSAjax, Prototype and JQuery. Finally he ended it all up by mixing JQuery and Silverlight. That was fun and remarkably simple.

VSTricks Video Blog: #015 Virtual Space

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:45:17 GMT

This is a great option for comments. If you like to write comments, and like them to all line up on the right side of your code, then this trick is for you. Virtual space lets you click in any white space in yoru document and start typing. This is kind of hard to describe in text, but the video makes it perfectly clear, how to turn on and off the option, as well as how the option is used.

VSTricks Video Blog: #013 Quick Find Options (Match Case,Whole Word)

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:43:10 GMT

Quick Find by default uses the options set in CTRL+F Find window. This quick video shows you how they work, and help you quickly navigate your Quick Finds.

Getting Started with Web Slices for Internet Explorer 8

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:48:38 GMT

One of the most interesting features in Internet Explorer 8 is the ability to subscribe to information you frequently check on a website. This is called a web slice (). I find myself frequently checking sports scores and news on ESPN, weather on the Weather Channel, stocks at various online sites (and searches), and auctions at eBay. Now ...

General Discussion of Windows Azure

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:31:04 GMT

David and Wally talk about Windows Azure in general.

ASP.NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 Wrox Blox

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:46:02 GMT

Wally's book on the new features of ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 in now available for sale as PDF eBook.

Windows Azure Table Storage

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:51:33 GMT

See the basics of Windows Azure Table Storage.

Windows Azure Blob Storage

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:16:03 GMT

A video on Blob Storage with Windows Azure.

Cleaning Up Your C# Closet, Making Messy C# Code More Readable

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:01:05 GMT

Struggling with an existing code base and want to tidy things up? This article gives some great tips on how to do this along with a real world example. The end result is much more readable code that is easier to maintain.

Cloud Computing in General

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:31:02 GMT

Cloud Computing in General with Wally McClure and David Penton. Scott Cate is our guest as we discuss cloud computing in general and some specifics with CloudDB.com.

Geek Food Drive

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:31:03 GMT

More than 35.5 million people in the United States and Canada will go hungry during the holidays. The Challenge: For all user groups to hold a food drive at their meeting this month. There is plenty of need, especially this year!

WomenBuild - Geek Girls Playing With Legos at the MSDN Developer Confe

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:16:23 GMT

Inforation on the WomenBuild Event being held at this year's MSDN Developer Conference

ASP.NET Podcast Show #127 - Dynamic Data

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:01:13 GMT

A short overview of the Dynamic Data that is shipped in .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1.

ASP.NET Caching with .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:46:15 GMT

Take a quick look at ASP.NET Caching with .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1.

ASP.NET Podcast Show #128 - AJAX with jQuery

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:01:05 GMT

A quick example of using AJAX with jQuery.

Controlling HTML in ASP.NET WebForms

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:16:09 GMT

"Developers want control. Developing for the web is seemingly more of a love/hate relationship with the tools at our disposal. Sometimes our tools and frameworks give us power, but not control. While we love the functionality and ease-of-use of many of the stock server controls found in ASP.NET WebForms, sometimes we find that the underlying HTML isn't exactly what we need."

INETA rewards User Group contributions with an XBox or MSDN and a grea

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:46:03 GMT

INETA has launched a new awards program that recognizes people that are active in the DotNet User Group Community with an XBox (or MSDN Subscription), an Award to hang on your wall, Public Recognition on INETA.org and a badge for your own website.

Deep Fried Bytes: Episode 3: Twitter War Stories

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:31:06 GMT

A group of Twitter power users met up on the last day of the TechEd 2008 Conference. They sat down with Deep Fried Bytes host and Twitter user Keith Elder to discuss their ideas, experiences and observations of the online service. Each person has their own reason for using Twitter but they all share a common theme. They all use Twitter to keep in touch with their friends and stay connected to keep relationships thriving.

The Secret to Great User Experiences

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:45:49 GMT

What is the secret to great user experiences? We're finding out from people who know.