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Design Patterns - Using the Builder Pattern in C#

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMT

The Builder Pattern falls under the category of the Creational Patterns as it controls the instantiation of a class. This pattern is suitable in scenarios in which an object is made up several parts and the constituent parts need to be created in the same order using an algorithm. A real world example is in making a pizza. A pizza is made up of several parts (the crust, cheese and the toppings) that are constructed using an algorithm (bake the crust, add cheese and add the toppings).

jQuery UI Datepicker and z-Index

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:30:00 GMT

The jQuery UI datepicker is a nice and easy to use datepicker control but if you're using it with other components that use absolute positioning you might run into issues with z-Index precendence. Here's a discussion of the problem and a couple of easy solutions around it.

How to create a DropDownList with ASP.NET MVC

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:15:00 GMT

The DropDownList html helper differs a bit from the standard Html helper methods, and, not surprisingly, the way it works is one of the questions I get asked the most. So in this post Simone dissects this helper method, and shows you how to use it.

Facebook + ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT

What options are out there for developers wanting to create Facebook applications using ASP.NET MVC framework. This article tries to break down the options.

Asp.Net vs php : Speed Comparison

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Why is the myth that php is faster than Asp.Net so prevalent? Asp.Net is faster than php, here are the facts. So many times I have heard php pushers claim that php is so much faster than Asp.Net and that Asp.Net is clunky and slow. The most annoying part is that everything I have read (that is not factless opinion), and I mean everything, says that this is wrong; but for some reason, this myth is widely accepted. It has become a religious argument that ignores the facts...

The Open Source Projects on ASP.NET MVC - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:16:02 GMT

Last night the forehead four head has released the 1st chapter of their upcoming Wrox book along with a sample project NerdDinner and I think this is the best application to check if anyone is trying to lean the new ASP.NET MVC framework. And this is the list of currently available Open Source Projects developed in ASP.NET MVC. I am ordering it based ...

Writing JSON to a file using Json.NET

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:01:01 GMT

A couple of simple C# examples showing how to write JSON to a file using Json.NET.

Why ++ operator is not thread safe

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:46:14 GMT

Here is a quick hint on how to make your software thread safe.

Some Thoughts on Oxite

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Rob Conery's comments and thoughts on new open-source CMS project 'Oxite'. In this post he analyzed some critical issues in Oxite and suggested some solutions to optimize this ASP.NET MVC powered blog engine.

The Perfect Storm Botnet

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:16:02 GMT

Rob Conery talks about the power of a bot net and why developers should be aware of XSS attacks and other nasties should an app be allowing users to post into the system.

New ASP.NET Charting Control

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:31:03 GMT

From ScottGu's blog. Brand new, Free, ASP.NET 3.5 chart control. It looks very nice!

How to Use the Facebook Developer Toolkit 2.0

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:46:05 GMT

The Facebook Developer Toolkit project has just released version 2.0 of their ASP.NET API into the wild, so let's go over the basics. In this article, we focus on creating an absolutely bare bones FBML application that leverages the API. Enjoy!

Looking for a Lot of .NET Code Samples - They Are Right Under Your Nos

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:16:11 GMT

You have a wealth of code samples on your computer, here is how to find them!!!! An Easter Egg from Microsoft.

Turn postcard photo into a stunning comment form using CSS

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:16:02 GMT

Comment forms allow visitors to leave their impressions about the content. Although the content is a king, general impression isn't negligible at all. Each element in a design can contribute to a better user experience. This applies to comment forms as well. This tutorial will teach you how to make a stunning comment form using an old postcard photo.

Best way to end user session asp.net

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:01:02 GMT

What's the best way to end session after user logs out.

Sending Email in a Development Environment without an SMTP Server

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:46:02 GMT

Very handy... I'm forever looking this stuff up :-|

Easily build powerful client-side AJAX paging, using jQuery

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:14 GMT

An in-depth example of using jQuery to build client-side paging, including progress indicators, to page into any server side data source that can be JSON serialized by ASP.NET AJAX.

SubSonic Scaling

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:31:11 GMT

Rob runs some tests with millions of records to see how SubSonic holds up with respect to speed and memory use.

Create apple.com-like breadcrumb using simple CSS

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:01:02 GMT

Janko shows an extremely simple and nicely polished way to create graphical breadcrumbs like on apple.com.

How to create web application user interface that looks like Outlook

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:01:02 GMT

How many times have you heard form a client that they want "outlook-like" web user interface for their application? Me, probably a hundred of times. In this article I'll explain how to create a web application user interface that looks like Outlook. You can see the live demo and download source code with images.

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.

Top 100 Best Software Engineering Books, Ever

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:16:02 GMT

In this post I proudly present the Top 100 of Best Software Engineering Books, Ever. I have created this list using four different criteria: 1) number of Amazon reviews, 2) average Amazon rating, 3) number of Google hits and 4) Jolt awards.

Stop Polluting the UI Thread - Use a ThreadBarrier

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:01:10 GMT

A ThreadBarrier is a technique for simplifying the interaction between the UI and a worker thread. No longer do UI Controls need to check InvokeRequired and do the posting of events from a worker thread.

Cool links for programmers

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:46:02 GMT

In this post I do not intend to make a list of the best programmers web sites, but to share with you some you might not know:

Unofficial google shell... awsome

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:16:04 GMT

Web base command shell for google. What else can I say?...