ValidateInput Attribute Doesn't Work in ASP.NET 4.0(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 2 years, 1 month ago

There is an issue with ASP.NET 4.0 and ASP.NET MVC 1 or 2 that causes the ValidateInput attribute, used to allow 'unsafe' content in requests, to no longer work. Here's a quick workaround. read more...

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Functional Optimistic Concurrency in C#(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 2 years, 10 months ago

A brief look at how functional programming can help make your C# code more elegant, expressive, and powerful through the common scenario of database optimistic concurrency. read more...

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Business for geeks: Naming your software company(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 2 months ago

A second post in the series about starting a software development tools company covering the process undertaken in picking the name of the company. Covers points to consider when picking a name for your own software brand. This isn't strictly code but might be interesting for entrepreneurial .net geeks out there. read more...

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Starting out - The story of starting a software tools company(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 2 months ago

Not strictly about coding, this post talks about starting a business that builds tools for software developers (in this case, tools for developers on the Microsoft stack). Covers some of the lessons learned and experiences in the first few months. read more...

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Mindscape releases open source ASP.NET MVC extensions(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 2 months ago

Mindscape have released an open source library with a collection of helpful extensions to make developing solutions with the ASP.NET MVC framework easier. Attention has been paid to ensuring it's easy to deliver solutions based on LightSpeed but there is also significant samples and code for developers working on MVC solutions with other domain modeling tools. Patches and suggestions are welcome. read more...

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ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 2 months ago

A look at the new ioDrive device and how devices like it will drastically change how you think about performance critical data storage applications. read more...

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Single table and concrete table inheritance with LightSpeed ORM(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 2 months ago

One of the benefits of working with an O/R Mapper is the ability to use inheritance and have your objects still persist to the database. In this post, Mindscape explains the difference between two types of relational inheritance - Single Table and Concrete Table. The post also demonstrates how to create these models using the LightSpeed O/R Mapper. read more...

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Abstracting Away Azure: How to Run Outside of the Cloud(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 3 months ago

A high level view of how to design your applications so you can some day run them outside of the Azure cloud. read more...

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LightSpeed 2.2 Released(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 3 months ago

LightSpeed 2.2 O/R Mapper has been released with support for SimpleDB, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, stored procedures support and much more. This post covers many of the new features, all of which are included in the free edition. read more...

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Put down the abstract factory and get something done(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 3 months ago

A post about over architecting and where your priorities should lie in software development. read more...

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Concurrency. It's like doing the dishes.(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 4 months ago

It's difficult to describe optimistic and pessimistic concurrency models to either a developer that's new to the space or a non-technical person. But it's just like doing the dishes! read more...

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ASP.NET MVC sucks and so does jQuery and PHP(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 4 months ago

A follow up to the popular '10 reasons asp.net webforms sucks' posting. read more...

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Fire and Forget Email, Webservices and more in ASP.NET(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 4 months ago

Ever want to send an email or make a web service call and not have it slow down the page load process? The author presents a simple method for doing so along with a clear description of what's going on under the hood. read more...

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Using SimpleDB from a .NET O/R Mapper(mindscape.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 3 years, 4 months ago

.NET folk interested in working with SimpleDB can now use the LightSpeed O/R Mapper to work easily with their data in the cloud. This post show how to get started working with SimpleDB and highlights the additional capabilities that an O/R Mapper can bring. read more...

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10 Reasons ASP.NET Webforms Suck(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 4 months ago

I think the title says it all. A great rant from an experienced ASP.NET developer. read more...

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Debugging a power outage(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 8 months ago

A story about debugging an ASP.NET application after a server farm crashes and starts performing poorly and uncovering the unlikely culprit. read more...

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