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Creating packages and repositories for NuPack

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:00:52 GMT

A quick primer on how to create packages, and host a simple repository for NuPack

Introduction Tips to Workflow 4.0

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:45:52 GMT

Introduction Tips and materials to Microsoft Workflow Foundation 4.0

DotTrace 4.0 Performance Profiler Released

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:45:52 GMT

I have been using DotTrace for a while now and have always found it invaluable when digging into an application to find performance bottlenecks and memory leaks. Before DotTrace it was a real pain trying to lock down these problems (often so obscure that the Hubble space telescope could find it difficult to see!). What DotTrace does is to take a snapshot of an application, while it is running, from a performance/memory usage perspective and then provide you with several ways of digging into your code and highlighting potential hotspots or problematic areas.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database Size Limit Increased to 10GB!

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:52 GMT

So what is so exciting about the SQL Server 2008 R2 Release? Well, along with plenty of BI features and enhancements, there is a tiny cute feature that I am sure all of us will appreciate a lot. The product team has increased the Database Size limit for SQL Server 2008 R2 Express from 4 GB to 10 GB. So if you have got a growing SQL Server Express database that is close to the 4 GB Limit, hurry, upgrade to R2 Express.

No-SQL - MongoDB - From introduction to high level usage in C#

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:45:52 GMT

A good introduction to using MongoDB from C#

SQL Server 2008 R2 Released - Download it or try the Hosted Version

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:15:04 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 is officially released. See this post for a number of resources to help you to get started with SQL Server 2008 R2.

[Mono-list] Announcing DbLinq 0.20.1

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:45:00 GMT

An open source implementation of Linq2SQL that runs against most popular databases.

Mythbusting SharePoint 2010 - Think you know SharePoint? Think again!

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:45:03 GMT

When someone mentions SharePoint to you, what do you do? Do you think of a Document Management System? Do you think Content Management? Do you think Collaboration? Do you find somebody else to talk to? For many people SharePoint is still somewhat of a mystery, they've heard of it, but don't really know what it is. For others it is a painful memory from a few years ago, when the promise of easy web development was not fulfilled. Yet for some, it is the hottest thing in the Microsoft armoury at present. Dave McMahon explains why.

C# Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programming: A Basic Object Oriented

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:30:00 GMT

A Neural Network is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodology that attempts to mimic the behavior of the neurons in our brains. In this article, we'll be building a basic framework for AI Neural Networks in C# and teach our program to perform basic X-OR operations.

ASP.NET MVC 2 Preview 2 Released

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:45:00 GMT

Today we just released ASP.NET MVC 2 Preview 2 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (and ASP.NET 3.5 SP1), which builds on top of the work we did in Preview 1 released two months ago. Some of the cool new features we've added to Preview 2 include...

Finally Understanding the Merits of TDD

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:00:07 GMT

I'm not a TDD person...or at least I wasn't until last week. Up until then, I had read the blogs and looked at the examples to try to understand TDD and unit testing (with mocking) in general. Almost all of the examples I was shown demonstrated very basic scenarios that, in most cases, were too trivial to show value. I would ask people who would speak about unit testing in general how you'd do a specific scenario and would get mix responses ranging from "just try it" to "you should be using this tool and it'll just write the tests for you".

DotNetBurner.com source code released!

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:15:13 GMT

DotNetBurner is a digg like site where users of the .net community can submit stories and vote (burn!) their favorite ones. When the story reaches a specific number of votes, it gets published to the front page. All submitted stories are optimized for search engines, driving more traffic to the submitted sites or making it easier for users to reach the information.

Compiling Conditional Code into ASP.NET Websites

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The following article demonstrates how to compile conditional code into your ASP.NET assembly.

Microsoft deprecating Oracle client in Dot Net 4

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Microsoft has announced through a blog that the ADO.NET 4 spec will mark the Oracle client as deprecated with plans for removal. They are also recommending that users go to a third party Oracle provider. Stop Helping the Competition? Wow, this will mark the first time an ADO.NET provider has been removed from the .Net framework. Is this a case of Microsoft trimming the fat, or pushing Oracle? I always thought it a bit of a free ride that Microsoft was helping Oracle by building their provider for them...

IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit (ScottGu)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:45:05 GMT

"Today we are shipping the first beta of a new free tool - the IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit - that makes it easy to perform SEO analysis on your site and identify and fix issues within it."

Visual Studio 2010: Multiple web.config versions

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 has support for multiple web.config files. It is one feature of new web application packaging and deployment system. We can create now separate web.config files for each configuration we have for application.

Scott Guthrie's links for May 30th

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:30:00 GMT

More of Scott Guthrie's links: May 30th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio.

LINQ to SQL changes in .NET 4.0

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:15:00 GMT

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

SubMain acquires GhostDoc

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:45:03 GMT

An agreement between SubMain and Roland Weigelt, author of GhostDoc, will place future development of GhostDoc in the hands of SubMain. GhostDoc ( http://submain.com/ghostdoc ) is the popular XML Comments and documentation helper tool which SubMain will continue to maintain as a free product.

CodeSmith 5.1 Released with New Lower Pricing Options!

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT

CodeSmith is now offering personal licenses for individual developers at $199 (50% savings) when purchasing CodeSmith Professional. Put time back in your day with CodeSmith 5.1. Packed full of new Schema Providers, merge strategies, and updated CodeSmith project management, CodeSmith provides an even better code generation experience.

SQL Server 2008 Books You Must Have In Your Collection

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:04 GMT

Here are some SQL Server 2008 books you 'must have' in your collection. I keep referencing most of these books now and then and find them quite useful. The books are categorized for Developers, Administrators and BI Developers/Administrators

Overview of .NET 4.0 features - ASP.NET 4.0 ClientIDMode

Mon, 25 May 2009 17:45:03 GMT

In pre 4.0 days, when a server control is rendered, the framework would assign an ID to the control based on the control hierarchy. For example, a textbox of id "txtTest" in a user control that is used on a page would be rendered with the ID "WebUserControl11_txtTest". Developers could use the ClientID property (ex: txtTest.ClientID) in the code behind to retrieve the ID assigned to the control by the framework. It was essential for the framework to assign the IDs this way to maintain uniqueness of the IDs on a page. In the prior example, the User Control that inherits from the System.Web.UI.UserControl implements the INamingContainer interface. Any control (either custom or a .NET control) that implements this interface would ensure unique naming scope for the child controls.

25+ Best ASP.NET MVC Tutorials and Articles

Thu, 21 May 2009 13:32:36 GMT

In this article we collected best tutorials and articles about ASP.NET MVC.

ASP.NET MVC - Poll Result, jQuery UI MVC Component Demo and More Fe...

Thu, 21 May 2009 03:06:48 GMT

Few days back I ran a Poll to gather the feedback on ASP.NET MVC View Components that I am planning to build building. Though it is certainly not possible to get everyone's vote of the ASP.NET MVC Community, but I think the result has enough votes to represents the whole community:

ASP.NET MVC Domain Routing

Wed, 20 May 2009 18:09:52 GMT

Ever since the release of ASP.NET MVC and its routing engine (System.Web.Routing), Microsoft has been trying to convince us that you have full control over your URL and routing. This is true to a certain extent: as long as it's related to your application path, everything works out nicely. If you need to take care of data tokens in your (sub)domain, you're screwed by default.