SurgeNet ORM Framework (Beta)(codeplex.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 3 months ago

The SurgeNet Framework is a lightweight ORM that emphasizes lists and details. Everything is strongly-typed (including configuration) using fluent interfaces and Linq expressions. read more...

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Dependency Injection and Webform Applications(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 9 months ago

This post discusses how I implement dependency injection with WebForm applications using a base class for pages. I use Windsor; however, the DependencyResolver class is written to be swapped out with an implementation of IDependencyResolver so that you can use any DI framework. read more...

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Using Windsor Container to Resolve Dependencies (Dependency Injection)(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 9 months ago

In previous articles, I discussed class dependencies, interfaces, and concrete implementations. This article will cover the very basics of setting up Castle Project's Windsor to do dependency injection from a configuration file. read more...

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Extension Methods - ToProper (Proper case)(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 9 months ago

Today, I ran into a situation where I needed to proper case a string for display purposes. After a little research on Google, I found a few snippets and put them together to make this extension method. read more...

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Dependency Injection at a Glance(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 9 months ago

In the course of experimenting with the new MVC release for .Net, I stumbled across a post on the ASP forums where someone was explaining his approach to architecture using MVC. In reading further, I found that he was using dependency injection; a reusable design pattern presumably brought to .Net from Java world. read more...

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Interfaces and Dependencies(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 10 months ago

In a previous article, I discussed the benefits of passing interfaces as parameters to a method instead of using concrete classes. Now I’m going to discuss other ways in which using interfaces can help future-proof your code, make it testable, and more extensible. read more...

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Interfaces vs. Concrete Classes(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 10 months ago

When designing architectures in .NET, I frequently use interfaces for parameter types in my method signatures. This post will help to explain why I choose to do this and the benefits of coding in this manner. read more...

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ComplexBoundField - Databinding Complex Objects to a GridView(lowrymedia.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 10 months ago

"The number of times I have run into the following problem is astounding. I need to bind a list of complex/nested objects (those that contain other objects) to a gridview and show the values of nested objects. For example, let's say I have the following Customer class which contains a State object that holds information about in which state the customer lives." read more...

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Don't be clever(codethinked.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 3 years, 11 months ago

How being clever can create headaches for you (later) and other team members. read more...

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Chain<T> - Greg Young(codebetter.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 4 years, 1 month ago

Fluent interfaces for IEnumerable. read more...

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.Net Performance Optimizations(dotnetslackers.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 4 years, 3 months ago

There are some good ones in here. Keeping javascript business logic off the client-side and on the server side... caching AJAX requests... etc. read more...

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Creating JSON-enabled WCF services in .NET 3.5(pluralsight.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 4 years, 3 months ago

From Fritz Onion. read more...

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DesignByContract with Fluent Interfaces(lostechies.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 4 years, 7 months ago

I was reading through some blog posts and through a recent post, stumbled across this one from Bill McCafferty and took a look at the DesignByContract CodeProject article. This is just a simple utility class to pass in assertions and get an exception to be thrown with a message if the contract has been violated. read more...

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WCF Security Learning Guide(theserverside.net)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 5 years ago

"This guide will introduce you to essential security features, and hopefully, you’ll glean a tip or two from the variety of tutorials and articles." read more...

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Nullable Data Readers(codeproject.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 5 years, 2 months ago

FTA: .NET 2.0 introduced nullable types into the CLR which, for the first time, provided the ability for value types to be assigned a null value. However, ADO.NET 2.0 did not introduce any new features specifically for dealing with nullable types. Therefore, one of the primary goals for the classes presented in this article is to provide a simple API for working with nullable types within the persistence layer. read more...

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Video: Creating An N-Layer .Net Application(blogs.interfacett.com)

submitted by brianjlowry(640) 5 years, 3 months ago

Well spoken and informative video. read more...

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