WP7: Learning how to handle Tombstoning(www.dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how to handle tombstoning (when your application is not longer in focus, but is not shut down yet) in your WP7 application. When building out a WP7 application it is critical that your application can handle Tombstoning and rebuild itself as needed. This is to allow the user to have their work flow interrupted by an action, but still gives them the ability to back into your app and resume from there last usage point. In fact if you fail to take Tombstoning into account your application will fail certification. read more...

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Going Out Of Browser w/ Silverlight(www.dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how we can use the take our in-browser silverlight application and allow it to run Out of Browser (OOB). We will take a look at how we can let silverlight perform the lifting as well as how we can provide coding to create the OOB application. read more...

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Creating and using the Application Bar w/ Windows Phone 7(www.dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how to create the Application Bar for Windows Phone 7 When creating an application with Win Phone 7 you may need to create an application bar which contains menus or icons. In this episode we will show you how to create both global app bars as well as local app bar read more...

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Exploring how to use List Binding in MVC2(www.dimecasts.net)

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Exploring how create an editable Lists of data in MVC 2. We will show you how to create this list by using the enhanced binding features which are part of MVC 2. Having the ability to easily bind your model to your view will provide great flexibility and convince. read more...

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Exploring how to use Layer Diagrams in VS2010(www.dimecasts.net)

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Explore how to use the new Layer Diagram feature which is part of Visual Studio 2010. The layer diagram feature of VS2010 is a new feature which allows you to create a map of your code (from the assembly level down to the method level) and then use that mapping later to validate your system still conforms to your architecture. read more...

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Setting Up Basic Mappings w/ Fluent NHibernate(www.dimecasts.net)

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We continue to take a look at Fluent Nhibernate. We are going to focus this episode on setting up basic mappings for NHibernate. We will focus on setting up Many-to-One (References) and One-To-Many (HasMany) references as these are the most common mappings you will need to setup. read more...

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Setting Up Fluent NHibernate for your project(www.dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how to use setup and configure Fluent NHibernate for usage. We will focus on how to setup your database settings as well as how to get your Fluent NHibernate mappings registered into the system. read more...

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Larning how to use the Extract Interface Technique(www.dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at another refactoring technique, the Extract Interface technique. This technique allows you to extract an interface from a class in order to break your concrete dependencies. By doing this you can provide yourself with better testing support as well as a better layer of abstractions. read more...

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A deeper look into AutoMapper: Custom Type Resolvers(www.dimecasts.net)

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AutoMapper is a framework which uses a convention-based matching algorithm to match up source to destination values. In this episode we are going to learn how to use type resolvers. Type resolvers allow you to perform custom value mapping in a very simple and elegant way with very little code read more...

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How to host a WCF Service inside your Windows Service(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look how to host your WCF service inside your Windows Service. In many situations hosting WCF inside of IIS may not be the best solution for you or your team. When this is the case hosting inside a windows service may be the best solution and in this episode we will take a look at how you can accomplish this. read more...

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Introduction to MEF, Getting rolling with basic usage(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a quick look at the new plugin framework from Microsoft the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF for short). In this episode we will explore how to setup your first MEF based plug-in system and show how easy it can be. read more...

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Introduction to NCover, setting up for analysis(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a quick look at how to setup and use the NCover code coverage and analysis tool. Having the knowledge of the state of your code, is key to understanding the potential success and failures in your code. If having this knowledge is key to you, NCover is a great tool to help you better gain this knowledge read more...

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Introduction to NDepend, adding NDepend to your Nant Script(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a quick look at NDepend and how to do a simple fly-by of how to setup and run NDepend. Once we have our simple project up and running we are going to turn our focus at takig a look at how to run NDepend from our NAnt scripts. Running NDepend as part of our builds will allow us to have a clear picture of the state of our code with each build. read more...

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Learning the Iterator Pattern(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how using the Iterator Pattern can help you abstract the way in which you interact with a collection of data. This is helpful when you are working with various formats but you would like to create a constant way to work with each format. read more...

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Learning Nant: Creating Token Driving Configuration Files(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how we can create dynamic config files by putting tokens in your files and letting Nant replace those tokens for each user based on their unique settings. read more...

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Using Reflection TO invoke members(dimecasts.net)

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Taking a look at how to use the reflection to invoke members on an object. Reflection can allow you to call methods, properties, etc of any scope on an object. This can be a very, very useful tool for the tool-belt for the times this is needed. read more...

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