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The NEW DotNetKicks front page is in beta

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:45:52 GMT

We are working on totally reworking how the front page of DotNetKicks works and the new version is now in public beta. Check it out, use it, and give us your feedback!

ScottGu: Introducing "Razor" - a new view engine for ASP.NET

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:30:51 GMT

"ASP.NET MVC has always supported the concept of "view engines" - which are the pluggable modules that implement different template syntax options. The "default" view engine for ASP.NET MVC today uses the same .aspx/.ascx/.master file templates as ASP.NET Web Forms. Other popular ASP.NET MVC view engines used today include Spark and NHaml. The new view-engine option we've been working on is optimized around HTML generation using a code-focused templating approach. The codename for this new view engine is "Razor", and we'll be shipping the first public beta of it shortly."

Find the Closest Number using SQL Server

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:10:58 GMT

Nice trick

30 Favorite Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:45:52 GMT

Here is a list of my favorite Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts that I use all the time to increase my productivity and perform repetitive tasks with ease.

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.

Microsoft Will Contribute to the Development of the jQuery JavaScript

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:10:17 GMT

[...] Scott Guthrie announced that Microsoft is investing resources to contribute to the development of the jQuery JavaScript Library to help improve the development process of standards-based Web applications. [...] In addition, Microsoft will actively promote and distribute versions of the jQuery JavaScript Library by packaging it with popular products such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET MVC 2

Cartoon. A bit of refactoring

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:45:01 GMT

Next episode of programmers' life in comic strips. Does it look familiar?

Tekpub: Mercurial with Codeplex

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:45:02 GMT

A free TekPub episode about working with Codeplex and Mercurial.

Disable All or Selective Controls on a Page using jQuery

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:45:00 GMT

Disabling controls on a Page using jQuery is a cakewalk, thanks to the wonderful Selector API. Here's an example.

Cartoon. Tetris development

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:45:01 GMT

Next comic strip about programmers' fail. Guess what's wrong before reading the notes?

ASP.NET Ajax Library or jQuery?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:55:52 GMT

I get this question very often. Should I you the one or the other? Well, my short answer in most circumstances is "you should use both". My long answer is "it depends on what you are trying to achieve",

Sorting a DataTable - LINQ performance

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:05:11 GMT

There are a number of ways to sort the data within a DataTable and this article compares 3 ways to find out what the performance difference is between the different approaches, and which offers the most scalable solution.

Stored Procedure Optimization Tips - Best Practices

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:45:06 GMT

Key Points discussed in the articles are : 1. Include SET NOCOUNT ON statement 2. Use schema name with object name 3. Do not use the prefix "sp_" in the stored procedure name 4. Use IF EXISTS (SELECT 1) instead of (SELECT *) 5. Try to avoid using SQL Server cursors whenever possible 6. Keep the Transaction as short as possible 7. Use TRY-Catch for error handling

Watch what you say, or else!

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:13:40 GMT

This is a handy pattern for this kind of issue

Using CDN Hosted jQuery with a Local Fall-back Copy

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:45:00 GMT

How to use a jQuery hosted on a CDN with a fall back to a local version in case of an outage.

How Fanboys See .NET ORMs

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:15:00 GMT

A play off of the recent "How Fanboys See Operating Systems" post.

How to not suck at a techincal interview

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:03 GMT

CORRECT LINK THIS TIME. Tips to improve your marketability during a technical interview. Mostly a rant :)

IE6 Update: Help kill Internet Explorer 6 (BlogEngine.NET Extension)

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:30:05 GMT

IE6 is like an illness that just won't go away but now there is another new project to kick his ass: www.ie6update.com - With this small extension you are able to include this project into your BlogEngine.NET with just copying a single file.

Free Code Similarity Finder - CopyPasteKiller

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:01 GMT

Free tool helps C# and VB.NET developers find large chunks of similar code so they can be refactored.

Announcing the Microsoft AJAX CDN - ScottGu's Blog

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Earlier today the ASP.NET team launched a new Microsoft Ajax CDN (Content Delivery Network) service that provides caching support for AJAX libraries (including jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX). The service is available for free, does not require any registration, and can be used for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Limit Number of Characters in a TextArea using jQuery

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:30:01 GMT

The MaxLength property works for a textbox but not for a TextArea. I recently bumped into a JavaScript solution which demoed how to Limit the Number of Characters in a Textarea or Text Field. I thought of replicating the functionality in jQuery and here's what I came up with!

I Spose I'll Just Say It: Still Waiting For a GOOD Reason to Learn MVC

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:31:13 GMT

Why you shouldn't learn MVC Earlier today Rob Connery posted about why he thinks You Should Learn MVC. Rob is a great guy and we always have lively discussions whenever we meet at conferences. I was in the middle of writing a long comment on his blog when I decided it might be better as it's own post.

Navigate your codebase like a pro with ReSharper 4.5

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:46:03 GMT

Taking a look at how you can navigate your souce code using ReSharper 4.5

I Spose I'll Just Say It: You Should Learn MVC

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:31:21 GMT

I'm never shy about my opinion - why start now? I've been reading a lot of posts flying about on whether you should learn MVC, Summing up the differences so you can decide when to use it, I even found a post that offers a scorecard approach! I remember reading the latter post thinking to myself "how can you possibly put a number next to Testability? And why it is only 2 more points than "using a RAD designer"? Isn't this missing the entire point?

ReSharper 4.5 complains about my private fields.

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:46:03 GMT

Learn how to change naming style rules in R#.