Part 2 - Leveraging Workflow Foundation - Invest in the Infrastructure(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years ago

In Part 1 of Leveraging Workflow Foundation we discussed how Workflow Foundation is just an API. Since APIs don't provide business value out of the box, it is important engineers exploring Workflow Foundation for the first time approach it in the same manner they would any API: write once, run everywhere. In other words, instead of building out the workflow components for one application, look at it from the 10,000 feet view. This is of course going to take more time than one might originally think so be sure to allow for this in development time. We'll look at the basics engineers starting with Workflow Foundation will need to think about to invest in their workflow infrastructure. Who knows, we may even find some rusty washers and shinny pennies along the way. read more...

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Part 1 - Leveraging Workflow Foundation - It is just an API(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years ago

To help you limit the amount of rusty washers you will run into with Workflow Foundation, I wanted to share our team's experience in working through Workflow. In this multiple part series we'll look at some of the challenges the team faced and how we solved some of these. I say "some" of these because we took side steps around the rusty washers we found due to our short time frame. Hopefully this brain dump of information will save others time who are about to start using Workflow Foundation. I'll cover some of the in and outs where you will want to look into workflow and some of the pitfalls we had to work around (the rusty washers). read more...

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Tips: Using Strong Typed DataSets with Web Services(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 3 months ago

The articles covers several tips to increase performance when using datasets with web services. read more...

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Structuring Solutions in Visual Studio and Team Foundation(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 3 months ago

So you've decided that you want to write an application in .Net. For learning purposes you start adding controls or pages to your application and you are well on your way to making a somewhat usable app. After awhile you start to notice your solution becomes a cluttered mess with files and folders and it becomes hard to remember where you put things. This can be considered both good and bad. You get complete flexibility in one hand and utter chaos in another. Those that are used to other frameworks like Rails or LogiCreate understand you put this here, that here, that there, and this over there named this way or things don't work. In .Net it is so flexible when starting a project it is hard to get a good sense of where you *should* put things. This article addresses some of these concerns and raises some good ways to address the problem at the end. read more...

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Microsoft's Response To The iPhone Is Right Around The Corner(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 4 months ago

We've all seen the iPhone and it has a pretty interface right? Don't count Microsoft out yet in the mobile space, they could have something up their sleeve. read more...

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WinForms: Send Email Using Outlook Interop or Process Class(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 4 months ago

Although you can generate emails in Winform applications using the System.Diagnostics.Process class there are times when you need more control over the email being sent, or as outlined in this article, after the message is sent for logging purposes. This article gives examples of both methods and things to consider when using one over the other. read more...

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Securing Web Services With a Custom SoapExtension(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 4 months ago

One way to secure a web service is with username and password. The problem with this approach is you have to add custom validation code to each web method. Is there a better way? Yes. With a custom SoapExtension you can simply attribute your web method and have it authenticated so you don't have to add custom code to each method. This article outlines this in detail. read more...

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How to add FeedFlare to SubText(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 4 months ago

Using FeedBurner learn how to add FeedFlare to your existing SubText powered blog. read more...

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Security .Net Web Services With Username and Password(keithelder.net)

submitted by TheElder(490) 5 years, 4 months ago

There are multiple ways to secure web services. One of the methods is username and password. This article provides a step by step guide on how to secure a service as well as how to interop with it via a client. read more...

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