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An Xml Serializable PropertyBag Dictionary Class for .NET

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:17:34 GMT

How to create a PropertyBag object which you can serialize to XML.

Using the Subversion Revision Number in NAnt

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:19:46 GMT

Learn how to update the DLL build revision number automatically from Subversion using Nant.

Getting Started with LINQ - Part 2 (Language Enhancements)

Mon, 10 May 2010 08:15:52 GMT

In my previous post I summarized Microsoft Language Integrated Query (LINQ). Briefly discussed about its components as well as showed some code examples to highlight the sql query type syntax it uses. When we talk about LINQ, we are talking about number of little features that were added in .net 3.0 framework which are the building blocks of the LINQ. In this post I will discuss these features a little further as follows. Object Initializers Collection Initializers Anonymous Types, Implicitly Typed variables (var keyword) Lambda Expressions Partial Methods Extension Methods

How to run, ON THE CHEAP, an IIS7 hosted website on Amazon EC2

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Its beautiful.... This article shows step by step, with clear instructions and lots of images, how to host your asp.net website on Amazon's EC2. I'm shocked at how easy it is. 1) Create account 2) Select image 3) do a little dance 4) publish your website to the cloud

Making web service calls with JQuery

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT

This article walks through an example of creating a javascript object and passing it to a .NET web service via JSON. It also shows how to use JQuery to make the web service call asynchronously.

ASMX and JSON - Common mistakes and misconceptions

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:02 GMT

The first in a series of posts dealing with common misconceptions and mistakes when it comes to using ASMX services as a backend for AJAX.

Yahoo YUI Compressor vs. MS AJAX Minifier vs. Google Closure Compiler

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT

A while back, YUI Compressor was king of the hill, and for the most part the only game in town that was really designed for production use. Since then a number of new competitors have been released by Google and Microsoft, and Nick Berardi checks out how they stacked up against the YUI Compressor.

Welcome to the new DotNetKicks

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT

Welcome to the new DotNetKicks - Lots of improvements and even more on the way!

Use Google's Closure Compiler in C#

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMT

A very simple and small C# class for utilizing the Google Closure Compiler API for minifying JavaScript.

A Singleton Service Locator Pattern

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:04 GMT

A simple example of a singleton service locator in C#

12 ASP.NET MVC Best Practices

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:01 GMT

In this post Simone Chiaretta outlines a list of 12 best practices to use with ASP.NET MVC.

A generic way to find ASP.NET ClientIDs with jQuery

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT

ASP.NET ClientIDs and NamingContainer naming are a nuisance when working with jQuery as these long IDs complicate finding elements on the page. In this post I show a very simple way to retrieve munged ClientIDs by just their ID names with a small helper function that still returns the jQuery wrapped set.

Design Patterns - Using the State Pattern in C#

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:03 GMT

The State Pattern is a behavioral pattern that can be used to alter the behavior of an object at run time. As the state of an object changes, the functionality of the object can change drastically. This change of behavior is hidden from the Client and the Client interfaces with a wrapper object known as the Context. The State Pattern is a dynamic version of the Strategy Pattern.

Why Git?

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:00:02 GMT

I have been using Git for the past week or so, enough to get a good handle on its benefits and disadvantages. I moved to Git from Subversion, after having done a stint of almost 6 years of using Subversion. A stint which also included doing some development on Subversion. Despite appearances, I actually took a fairly structured (and long running) approach to learning Git, I got a book and read it, I played around with it, and I mostly dismissed it as "it isn't solving my problem" and "I already know how source control works".

Introducing CodePaste.NET

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:15:03 GMT

As a learning experience for taking ASP.NET MVC for a spin I recently created a new site that has now gone live: Codepaste.NET which provides a public location to post code snippet and link them from social network sites that have limited input lengths and make code discussions otherwise difficult. The site's a work in process, but I hope it's useful to some of you for sharing and discussing small blocks of code online.

A Better SMTP Development Server

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Looking for a way to test the email sending functionality of your application? There's no need to install a full-blown SMTP server - not as long as you have Antix SMTP Server for Developers in your bag of tricks.

DotNetNuke Tips and Tricks #11: Using jQuery in DotNetNuke

Tue, 26 May 2009 12:43:34 GMT

Tips and tricks for using jQuery with DotNetNuke.

Survey: Ajax usage among .NET developers in 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 16:04:40 GMT

Take the survey to see how the adoption of Ajax among .NET developers changed since the survey held in 2007

YUI Compressor for Visual Studio

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:01:14 GMT

Add a custom tool in visual studio for YUI Compressor.

Open Source or Die - The Real Future of Graffiti?

Tue, 12 May 2009 10:16:02 GMT

Telligent's Graffiti hasn't quite flatlined yet, but the signs aren't looking too good. Could OSS be the way to breathe life back into this once-promising CMS platform?

Introduction to SQL Server Encryption and Symmetric Key Encryption Tut

Mon, 04 May 2009 09:31:03 GMT

SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 provide encryption as a new feature to protect data against hackers' attacks. Hackers might be able to penetrate the database or tables, but owing to encryption they would not be able to understand the data or make use of it. Nowadays, it has become imperative to encrypt crucial security-related data while storing in the database as well as during transmission across a network between the client and the server.

Regex Hero to the Rescue

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:16:14 GMT

From BucketSoft comes an online Silverlight regular expression tool utilizing the .NET regular expression engine. Features instantaneous highlighting of regular expression matches. It's a great way to test iterations of your .NET regular expressions quickly.

Being a software startup in a recession

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:01:02 GMT

Lessons learned about being a software startup in a recession.

5 Useful SQL Server Scripts

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:01:05 GMT

Collection of 5 useful scripts for SQL Server.

$(document).ready() and pageLoad() are not the same!

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:16:02 GMT

A few examples about how $(document).ready() and pageLoad() differ, practical examples of when both are useful, and a third alternative that is more suitable in some cases.