Measuring the Performance of Asynchronous Controllers(blog.codeville.net)

submitted by desmond(2014) 2 years, 4 months ago

It's easy enough to start using Asynchronous Controllers with ASP.NET MVC 2.0. But how do you know whether it's giving you any benefits? You might be surprised to learn that, in many default scenarios, you won't get any benefit unless you also make some crucial configuration changes. In this blog post you'll see a simple way to load test your asynchronous controllers, and find a rundown of important configuration options that will dramatically affect their behavior. read more...

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Why Linq2NHibernate is not production ready(codeofrob.com)

submitted by robashton(384) 2 years, 6 months ago

An opinion on why you shouldn't be using Linq2Nhibernate in production systems read more...

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Tekpub: Concepts - Lambdas(tekpub.com)

submitted by javery(5523) 2 years, 7 months ago

A new episode in the concepts series at TekPub covering Lambdas. read more...

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NHibernate and Execution Plans(objectreference.net)

submitted by Vort3X(1335) 2 years, 7 months ago

Lately we have been investigating ORM’s (Object Relational Mapping) frameworks for use on a large enterprise level website which we been given the rare opportunity to rebuild from the ground up in Microsoft MVC. We decided to go ahead with NHibernate until stumbled across a major issue causing queries run by NHibernate not re-using SQL Server execution plans. read more...

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Channel 9 Learning Center – Just Launched!(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by jbarnes(3479) 2 years, 7 months ago

The Channel 9 Learning Center is the destination for free technical training on emerging Microsoft products and technologies. The Learning Center consists of a set of courses with each course including a set of videos, hands-on labs, and source code samples to get you up-to-speed quickly. read more...

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ReSharper Discount & Extended Trial(web2asp.net)

submitted by sedgey(1728) 2 years, 8 months ago

I have had a few emails recently asking if I am still able to obtain the 10% discount coupons and 60 day extended trial for ReSharper read more...

5 comments |category: Visual Studio |Views: 749

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xVal v1.0 is now released(blog.codeville.net)

submitted by desmond(2014) 2 years, 8 months ago

In case you’re not aware, xVal is a validation helper for ASP.NET MVC that lets you use your own choice of server-side validation framework (e.g., Microsoft’s DataAnnotations attributes, or Castle Validator, or NHibernate Validaion) and dynamically generates client-side validation code from your rules. Version 1.0 adds new features including dynamic client-side validation summaries and remote (ajax) validation rules. read more...

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Writing Great Unit Tests: Best and Worst Practises(blog.codeville.net)

submitted by desmond(2014) 2 years, 9 months ago

A suite of good unit tests is immensely valuable: it documents your design, and makes it easier to refactor and expand your code while retaining a clear overview of each component’s behaviour. However, a suite of *bad* unit tests is immensely painful: it doesn’t prove anything clearly, and can severely inhibit your ability to refactor or alter your code in any way. How can you be sure to write unit tests that contribute positively to your project and don't end up being a liability? read more...

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Pay Attention to the Foreach Implicit Casting (dev102.com)

submitted by shaharyr(4325) 2 years, 10 months ago

In order to reduce an explicit conversion effort using the foreach statement, the C# developers decided to do an automatic conversion for us. We must pay attention to it... read more...

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What is Unit Testing?(codethinked.com)

submitted by markheath(1485) 2 years, 10 months ago

good introductory article explaining what unit tests are (and are not) and why you should use them read more...

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If At First You Don’t Succeed - Retrying Mail Operations in .NET(leedumond.com)

submitted by leedumond(2144) 2 years, 11 months ago

Mail sent from your application didn’t go through? Don’t give up so easily! The majority of mail server interruptions are very temporary in nature, lasting only a few seconds. Instead of failing right away, why not give your SMTP client another shot? read more...

1 comment |category: ASP.NET |Views: 258

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Learning Doesn't Work if You Don't Do It Right...(geekswithblogs.net)

submitted by RhythmAddict(440) 2 years, 11 months ago

If you're going to spend time reading and searching, make sure you know what works best for your brain. read more...

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Learning new Programmming Languages and Technologies(objectreference.net)

submitted by Vort3X(1335) 2 years, 11 months ago

Recently, I’ve read article after article about how part of being a good software developer is about being open to new technologies, and to “learn new things” – and I’d be foolish not to agree. However... read more...

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Creating a Tag Cloud using ASP.NET MVC and the Entity Framework(mikesdotnetting.com)

submitted by reperio(405) 2 years, 11 months ago

A Tag Cloud is a visual depiction of Tags or categories on a web site. CSS is used to set the variable font size of each Tag to illustrate its relative frequency or popularity within the site. As part of the migration of my site to ASP.NET MVC, I am introducing one to replace the Categories navigation that appears on the left hand side of each page, which contains a count of items within each category. read more...

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dashCommerce: State of the Union Address 2009(chriscyvas.wordpress.com)

submitted by OhMel(35) 2 years, 11 months ago

dashCommerce 2009 achievements. read more...

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LINQ to SQL changes in .NET 4.0(damieng.com)

submitted by johnsheehan(4785) 2 years, 11 months ago

What's fixed and breaking changes for LINQ to SQL in .NET 4.0 read more...

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