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Entity Framework: Intro to Database First Design

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:41:36 GMT

Taking a look at how to use the Entity Framework via its database first design concepts. When building out an application which is based off of the Entity framework you have multiple options, you can either build your model off of your existing database or build your database of your existing model. This episode will explore how you start with your existing database and build your entity model.

Distance Calculation using Latitude and Longitude in C#

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:30:01 GMT

ZIPCodeWorld.com provides this routine to calculate the distance between two points (given the latitude/longitude of those points) in C#. It is being used to calculate distance between two points lat1, long1 and lat2, long2 and uses radius of earth in kilometers or miles as an arguments using our ZIPCodeWorld(TM) and PostalCodeWorld(TM) products which offer the United States ZIP codes, Canadian Postal Codes, Mexican Postal Codes and North American Area Codes database subscription and solution services.

5 Tips on using Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:45:00 GMT

As consultants which I believe most of the reader of this blog are, or even if you are a developer working for a software company, time is always of the essence. We are always trying to do more in less time either because we have a tight deadline or to free time to do other things we enjoy.

Learning how to use Manual Mocks for Testing

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:15:01 GMT

Taking a look at how to use manual mocks for testing Often times when creating unit tests we need to work in isolation in order to cover the paths we are attempting to test. When we want to test in isolation you can use a testing technique where you mock out your dependencies. When using Mocks you can either do it manually (what we are looking at) or you can use a mocking framework like Rhino Mocks. Either way you achieve the same results.

ASP.NET MVC 2 Localization complete guide

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:45:05 GMT

This is a full guide for localizing asp.net mvc 2 web application covering following aspects: views localization, simple culture switching mechanism, model validation messages localization, DisplayName attribute localization and problem solving with caching(OutputCache) and localization.

.NET - Three Ways to Populate a Select Element with ASP.NET MVC and jQ

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:15:03 GMT

The following article demonstrates three ways to populate a select element using ASP.NET MVC and jQuery.

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

60+ .Net libraries every developer should know about

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:45:03 GMT

Every good developer knows never to re-invent the wheel, especially if there is software out there that has been tested by others, and has an established track record. As a developer using the .NET framework I've found some of these libraries invaluable, so I'm sharing them for some of the other dev's out there with a brief outline of how to use.

Composition versus Inheritance

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:45:00 GMT

Discusses the benefit of Composition versus Inheritance. Touches on IoC Containers and how they can help you achieve more granular bits of code that make your applications more flexible and easier to maintain.

ASP.NET MVC security checklist

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:15:00 GMT

ASP.NET security checklist from a "think-like-a-hacker" perspective: steps one might want to go through once development is done.

ASP.NET MVC 2 RC 2 Released

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT

After receiving feedback from our last release candidate back in December, we decided it would be prudent to have one more release candidate that incorporated the feedback. You can read the release notes for everything that changed, there's not a whole lot.

Moving data between two ListBoxes - Difference between jQuery 1.3.2 an

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:45:05 GMT

The following article demonstrates the benefit in using jQuery 1.4 over 1.3.2 when you need to move data between two select elements.

Keeping Your ASP.NET Session Alive Using jQuery

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:01 GMT

The following article demonstrates how to keep your session alive when you're using ASP.NET MVC and jQuery.

Learning how to use Named Content Areas w/ Spark

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Taking a look at the how to setup and use Named Content Areas w/ the Spark view Engine. Named Content areas allow for an easy and simple way to organize the content or structure of you website.

Free EBook for Developing High Quality Applications using .NET

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:30:00 GMT

The Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition is a Must Have EBook for Developers and Solution Architects

Using jQuery To Hijack ASP.NET MVC Form Posts

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:15:00 GMT

The following article demonstrates how to hijack ASP.NET MVC form posts using jQuery.

Organizing ASP.NET MVC solutions

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:02 GMT

A suggestion on how to structure your ASP.NET MVC project. Interesting because the actual website project only holds client resources.

Tap into the Power of the Windows 7 Taskbar

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Paul Foster's recent blog post at DeveloperFusion discusses the new capabilities of Windows 7 Taskbar. With C# code he demonstrates how to use Windows 7 API Code Pack to add thumbnail previews, add toolbars to thumbnail previews and add a jump list. Check out the detail here.

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.

Creating Windows 7 Multitouch Applications

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:04 GMT

The Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers includes several sample applications that can help you get started with creating multitouch applications in managed code (C# or VB), native code or MFC. The managed code and native code samples require Visual Studio 2008 SP1, whereas the MFC samples require Visual Studio 2010 beta or higher.

51 Tips, Tricks and Recipes with jQuery and ASP.NET Controls eBook Rel

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:15:00 GMT

I am glad to announce the release of my eBook - 51 Tips, Tricks and Recipes with jQuery and ASP.NET Controls.

How to trigger an ASP.NET validator from JavaScript?

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMT

A nice tutorial on how to trigger asp.net validators from javascript.

Choosing the Right Version of Windows 7

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT

While Microsoft has made great effort to simplify the choice of the latest operating system -- Windows 7, there are still confusions among consumers and users as to which version of Windows 7 is the best for them. The Microsoft web site lists 3 versions, with retail pricing and high-level feature comparisons: Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate. A detailed comparison, feature by feature, is documented by this article at Wikipedia.

How to deliver True HD with Silverlight and Smooth Streaming

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Learn how to deliver Web video with the quality and reliability of HDTV over HTTP. Dramatically increase viewing times and lower costs using this scalable online video delivery technology. High Definition Web video has long been promised, but plagued by the quality of the video (either too small or too blurry) and the reliability of the playback (constant rebuffering or stuttering). These two variables are interrelated: increasing the quality requires higher bandwidth, and using less bandwidth to minimize re-buffering sacrifices video quality.

Easy way to strip time part in sql date time

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:15:00 GMT

This explains the easy way to strip time part in sql date time