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Building javascript minification into MSBuild scripts(helephant.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 2 years, 8 months ago

How to use a tool called Packer.NET to automatically minify your javascript and CSS files during your build. Minification can really speed up the download of an ASP.NET application with lots of javascript. read more...

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VS2003 addin to recycle IIS app pools after build is finished(simplelifeuk.wordpress.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 2 months ago

A nifty VS2003 add-in that will automatically recycle your IIS app pools when you rebuild to make sure you're running with the latest version of all assemblies. read more...

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Svelte asp.net: avoiding <form runat=”server”>(helephant.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 3 months ago

Postbacks in ASP.NET have a pretty heavy cost in terms of page size. Add a <form runat=”server”> tag and now you have a big ugly viewstate tag to lug around each time you load a new page. Using a regular <form> tag with a post or get method can sometimes give you the functionality you need without the overhead of all the postback functionality. read more...

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JSINQ(kaijaeger.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 3 months ago

LINQ syntax for querying DOM nodes in javascript. read more...

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Adding sweetness to the Microsoft ajax library(updatepanel.net)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 5 months ago

Make the computer take the work out of creating ASP.NET Ajax controls with some extensions to the framework that reduce creating a new property or function down to one line of code. read more...

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The Beauty of Closures(csharpindepth.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 6 months ago

All about closures and using closures in C#. Free chapter of a book called C# in depth. Very interesting if you ever wanted to know what closures are and why you should be interested in them. read more...

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ParseChildren, PersistChildren and PersistenceMode.InnerProperty(bchavez.bitarmory.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 6 months ago

An excellent explanation of how to use the ParseChildren and PersistChildren attributes to create controls that can persist their child tags. Children can either be added to the control's control collection or to a property of your choice. For example that's how the items in a DropDownList work. read more...

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Small talk with a web designer(themaninblue.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 9 months ago

A flow chart explaining how a conversation can go when you explain you're a web designer. read more...

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Saving server control properties to ViewState with custom attributes(helephant.com)

submitted by HelephantHelephant(90) 3 years, 9 months ago

Here's a little tip for using .NET custom attributes to make a server control's ViewState property into a single line of code. Save yourself some boring repetitive coding and make the language do the work instead. read more...

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