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Managed Fusion URL Rewriter & Reverse Proxy - Release 3.0

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:16:59 GMT

Version 3.0 Breaking Change Configuration in the web.config has been reorganized. Major rewrite to the URL Rewriter to provide better performance and more reliable logging. Major update to the proxy handler, it is much faster, and provides an exact duplication of headers from the proxied server. Fixed many issues with the chunked encoding, so you are now able to proxy web based services, such as SVN. Full rewrite of the rule, condition, and flag handling system to provide better performance and more flexibility for developers. More extensibility points have been created for developers interested in creating their own handlers for rules, conditions, and flags. More extensive testing of internal mechanics of the rewriter. Added thread safety to the Apache rule set refresh. Added initial support for Microsoft UrlRewriter IIS 7 module, this will provided a starting point for extension of the Microsoft configuration to support proxying and other more advanced Apache features.

Creating Your First MVC ViewEngine

Tue, 12 May 2009 01:46:02 GMT

A question that I have been hearing a lot lately is: How do I change the view location in MVC? But what they really mean to say is: How do I create a new ViewEngine that uses the view locations of my choosing? It is actually very simple to do, and once you see it, I think you will agree with my assessment. The first thing we are going to do to create our custom ViewEngine, is define the paths that we want to use for our master pages, view pages, and shared pages. I have taken the liberty to define the following paths, you can customize them however you wish:

Open Source or Die - The Real Future of Graffiti?

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:16:02 GMT

Telligent's Graffiti hasn't quite flatlined yet, but the signs aren't looking too good. Could OSS be the way to breathe life back into this once-promising CMS platform?

Castle Windsor 2.0 RTM Released!

Tue, 05 May 2009 13:46:04 GMT

Some would say that it is about time, I would agree. Windsor might not be the OSS project in pre release state for the longest time (I think that the honor belong to Hurd), but it spent enough time at that state to at least deserve a honorary mention. f you will look, you won't find Windsor 1.0, only release candidates for 1.0. As I believe I mentioned, Windsor has been production ready for a long time, and for the full release we decided to skip the 1.0 designator, which doesn't really fit, and go directly to 2.0

Top 5 SQL System stored procedures every developer should know

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:31:02 GMT

There are a number of documented and undocumented system stored procedures in MS SQL Server that are helpful for every web developer working with databases. From the developer's perspective, here's a list of 5 System stored procedures that are my favorite.

Screenshot in 2 Clicks using .NET

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:16:02 GMT

As a developer, I take lot of screenshots and its time consuming to press the screenshot button, paste it in MSPaint or any other Image editing software and then save it. The pain is even more when I need to use two Buttons for a screenshot (Fn + PrintScreen) in my Laptop ;-). So I thought I will develop my own screenshot capturing tool which will allow me to take screenshots as well as save it in just two clicks. In this article I am going to show you how easy it is to develop your own tool using .NET. Let's get started.

Recession Proof Your Programming Skills

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:21:32 GMT

In this economy you have to do everything to keep your skills fresh and current so that employers find you a desirable hire. I really though the tips provided in 8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career where spot on when this article came out last year. And now that the TechRepublic has released 10 kills developers will need in the next 5 years. I have decided to give you some of my favorite Wrox books that align very well to this TechRepublic article.

What are your Visual Studio tips?

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:29:23 GMT

As I announced yesterday I will be speaking at the Philly Code Camp 2009.1 on Visual Studio 2008 for beginners. As part of this presentation I want to be able to provide the 10 most valuable tips for beginners using Visual Studio. I did a quick search of the internet last night, on this subject, and everything seemed to point to Sara Ford as the defacto standard on Visual Studio tips. She even has a best selling book on the subject, appropriately called Microsoft Visual Studio Tips.

Visual Studio 2010 Architecture Edition

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:01:02 GMT

Some screenshots and descriptions from the Visual Studio 2010 CTP, Architecture Edition, including Architecture Explorer, UML Support, and the Layer Diagram.

First steps with Lightweight Test Automation Framework and ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:46:02 GMT

Microsoft's newly-Codeplexed Lightweight Test Automation Framework lets you test UI behaviors in ASP.NET applications. But what does it actually do? How does it work behind the scenes? How do you use it with ASP.NET MVC? This post explains the architecture and provides a downloadable demo project.

Silverlight Development for the Flex Developer

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:31:03 GMT

The jets and sharks, Hatfields and McCoys, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, Adobe and Microsoft. Now several years in the making, the Adobe - Microsoft rivalry is gearing up. Especially with the anticipated new release of Silverlight 3 and...

Integrating Silverlight and ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:31:01 GMT

I mean come on. Doesn't that title just suck you right in? Tim Heuer bridges the gap.

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Released

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:40:18 GMT

It was just announced at MIX09 that ASP.NET MVC 1.0 has been released for general use and is out of the Release Candidate phase. There has been no word on the changes form RC 2 to this release version. But I will keep this post updated as I learn more. Also as of writing this the download hasn't been posted to CodePlex either, but I am sure that it will be posted pretty soon. I am assured by Wrox that the cover of the book will be updated to look like what is on the right of your screen. So it should be any day now, so go pre-order a copy today by clicking on the cover image to your right and it will take you to the Amazon page where you can place your pre-order. That way as soon as the book ships you will have a copy waiting on your front porch.

The State of ALT.NET

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:16:02 GMT

Over the past 6 months I have been trying to really quantify what it means to be using ALT.NET practices. And I can honestly say that I still honestly don't know what it means to be an ALT.NETer. But I have come to a number of conclusions about the state of the ALT.NET community, that I wanted to share. (1) The ALT.NET Community is fractured among itself. (2) Take the religious zealotry out of ALT.NET (3) Craftsmanship with out Engineering is no way to program software.

ASP.NET MVC goes RTM before MIX09

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:46:04 GMT

Not sure if the release was intentional or just someone that forgot to set the timezone field while publishing the download, but ASP.NET MVC has been RTMed before MIX09.

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 released

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:01:26 GMT

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RTM is released

How not to get help on an Open Source Project

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:06:38 GMT

So over the past couple of weeks I have been helping a user get up and running on a project I have developed called Managed Fusion Url Rewriter and Reverse Proxy. Now I understand that my project isn't well documented, and I really need to work on that. So, until I get the time to better document the project, I willingly spend my time helping people through their issues. 99.9% of the time everything works out, and everybody walks away happy. However there is this 0.1% of the time that the conversation ends like this:

Happy 1234567890

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:16:21 GMT

On, today, Friday, February 13, 2009 at 6:31:30 PM EST, we reach a unique number of seconds in Unix time. 1234567890

jQuery Ajax Tooltip

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:01:04 GMT

Example of using jQuery 1.3 and the new live() method for creating an ajax tooltip.

Windows 7 SKU's (Not As Bad As It Seems)

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:50:46 GMT

They are not as bad as you may think. I am going to break this down, for Personal and Business users, in a couple of different ways: 1. First by SKU. 2. Then by who the feature set is targeted. 3. Then by the different user segments.

Managed Fusion URL Rewriter

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:31:17 GMT

* Major update to the proxy handler, it is not much faster, and provides an exact duplication of headers from the proxied server. * Added full support for $N and %N support in conditions and rules now. * Added contexts for condition, rule, and ruleset to make transfer of common data easier for implementations of the API. * Added split between async and sync proxy handler, this can now be controlled through the web.config using useAsyncProxy. * Fixed issue with transfer-encoding: chuncked

Introducing the ASP.NET MVC (Part 7) - The Controller

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:13:08 GMT

This is a continuation of my Introduction to ASP.NET MVC series. As I outlined before this is in an effort to write the book and keep blogging, I decided to write/blog the last chapter, Chapter 2. I am doing this so I can receive feedback on this chapter as early as possible. Because this chapter, in my opinion, is probably the most critical of the book, it defines the context around ASP.NET MVC and how it differs from ASP.NET Web Forms, as well as giving a historical perspective of the MVC pattern.

Microsoft Certification Exam - Discount Code - Free Second Chance

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:46:08 GMT

Please note down this important code or share with your colleagues who are keen to take Microsoft Certification Exam. This unique code is only available through Microsoft MVP's and only published here to help community and no other intention. Share and Book mark this post. Complete your community responsibility.

Whitehouse.gov: an ASP.NET site

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:46:03 GMT

This article looks into the JavaScript libraries, HTTP headers, platform and more of the new Whitehouse website. It includes statistics and some suggestions.

Introducing DotNetShoutout.com

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:31:18 GMT

Kazi announces the public beta of DotNetShoutout.com