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Simple Image SlideShow using jQuery

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:15:00 GMT

A simple script to do a Image SlideShow

Sending HTML emails with ASP.NET MVC2 and MVCContrib

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:07 GMT

1. How to send HTML emails with MVCContrib and its EmailTemplateService 2. How to test email sender without SMTP server 3. How to use Ninject with MVC controllers

Handling image uploads with Asp.Net Mvc

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

A very common taks in web development is uploading images. This isn't realy a hard task in it self, but it can be pretty frustrating to write the same code over and over again even if its only a few lines.

Design Patterns - Using the Adapter Pattern in C#

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT

An Adapter pattern also known as the "Wrapper pattern" makes it easier to implement solutions that interface with multiple systems. There are situations in which a system we are working needs to interact with another system, third party API or a legacy component. This interaction becomes challenging if the systems are not compatible with each other. There is no standard way to implement a particular system. How do we make it easy to tie all the incompatible systems together? With the help of the Adapter pattern.

Subsonic 3 released

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:45:05 GMT

Just read Rob Conery's Blog and saw that Subsonic 3 is now available for download. For those unfamiliar with Subsonic it really is the ONLY no BS ORM out there, in fact it is so easy to get up and running that it is easy to forget that you ever set it up in the first place. The whole Subsonic ethic is to remove the hoops that other ORM's have you jump through and essentially to get you home earlier.

Profiling the Memory Usage of a .NET Application

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:45:02 GMT

Automatic memory management in .NET makes development a lot easier; however, it's still easy to introduce memory leaks into your application. For example, in a complex application, it's easy to forget to unregister event handlers, and these are notorious for holding on to objects which you don't need to keep in memory any more. This typically leads to an increase in memory usage which, if it remains unchecked and unresolved, can lead to your application exhibiting poor performance, or even running out of memory and crashing. This is where a memory profiler becomes necessary.

Handy Regular Expressions - Zip/Postal code validation for US and Cana

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:45:03 GMT

Handy Regular Expression Zip/Postal code validation for US and Canada in the same expression for common form validation.

Abandon ASP.NET WebForms!

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:45:01 GMT

Interesting experiance with classic web forms....

The "Sim City" effect

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:30:00 GMT

What happens when you turn your back on a software development project.

SubSonic 3.0: ActiveRecord

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMT

Google's project site is down for a while and I have some perf tests running in the background so I thought it might be time to crank out a few more "preview" posts of SubSonic 3.0. This one's about ActiveRecord - one of my favorite patterns for its ease of use and versatility.

Opinionated Input Builders for ASP.Net MVC using partials

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The goal of these control helpers is to reward you for developing MVC with the Model first. Yeah there is a reason that Model View Controller starts with the Model. Using the strongly typed views in the aspx view engine we can carry the type down to the control helpers with intellisense and then build html input control based on conventions for rendering specific CLR types to specific HTML output.

SubSonic 3.0: The SimpleRepository « Rob Conery

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:45:01 GMT

Rob is adding a very nice simple repository to SubSonic 3.0 that will give SubSonic top-notch POCO support and very slick migrations. Mapping files be damned!

Regular Expression for Email Address validation in C# | TechArtifact

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:45:01 GMT

The task at hand is to validate the Textbox in asp.net for a valid email address. Read on for to the point solution

Ten C# Keywords That You Shouldn't Be Using

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:31:03 GMT

Overview of some not-so-common keywords and reasons to avoid them...or understand what the implications are if we use them.

ASP.NET MVC source code under MS-PL

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:16:03 GMT

Scott Guthrie announces that the ASP.NET MVC source code is being released under the Microsoft Public License (MS-PL). MS-PL is an OSI-approved open source license. The MS-PL contains no platform restrictions and provides broad rights to modify and redistribute the source code.

ASP.NET MVC Best Practices (Part 1) - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:46:02 GMT

In this post, I will share some of the best practices/guideline in developing ASP.NET MVC applications which I have learned in the hard way. I will not tell you to use DI or Unit Test instead I will assume you are already doing it and you prefer craftsmanship over anything.

SubSonic to Acquire NHibernate

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:01:18 GMT

Hanalei, HI - April 1, 2009: SubSonic (http://subsonicproject.com), a data access tool and "Super High-fidelity Batman Toolbelt" (according to its owner, Rob Conery), is set to acquire NHibernate, a much larger data access technology built on the .NET platform. The terms of the deal have not yet been announced but the stage has been set for what many see as a hostile transition of ownership.

Putting the "M" Back in MVC

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:46:14 GMT

"Trying to keep up my end of the bargain with respect to MVC and SubSonic :). I did a walkthrough of it and decided that I was talking too much and, in honor of everyone telling me "SubSonic is dead" I thought it fitting to toss in some Rob Zombie."

FizzBin - The Technical Support Secret Handshake

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:46:04 GMT

I hate that 5 minute to 5 hour long "ramp up" when I'm on the phone with any kind of technical support as they realize that we both know what we're doing. Or at least, one of us does.

Source Code for Silverlight 2 Runtime and SDK Controls Published

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:07:52 GMT

This download contains the source code and unit tests for the managed Silverlight 2 controls included in System.Windows.dll, System.Windows.Controls.dll, and System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll.

Why Net Negative Producing Programmers are Here to Stay

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:16:03 GMT

Why Net Negative Producing Programmers are Here to Stay-- despite the cost, a response to http://blog.jayfields.com/2009/01/cost-of-net-negative-producing.html

ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate shipping in January

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:01:02 GMT

ScottGu talks about the upcoming Release Candidate of ASP.NET MVC V1 and the features it brings to the table

Oxite Refactor, Take 1

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:46:02 GMT

I mentioned yesterday on Twitter that I'm helping out the Oxite team with some refactoring and tweaking of their codebase. I got started last night and people have been asking about it a LOT, so I thought that today I'd show you initially what I'm up to.

IronPython 2.0 Has Been Released

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:16:08 GMT

Microsoft has released IronPython 2.0 on CodePlex, the .NET implementation of the Python language. The most important improvement is running on top of the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR).

3 reasons why you should let Google host jQuery for you

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:16:16 GMT

Three reasons why you should use the Google AJAX Libraries CDN for your public facing sites that use jQuery (or several other AJAX libraries) and examples of how to do so.