FormFields for ASP.net - New Open Source Project(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 2 years, 10 months ago

FormFields makes it simple to produce more usable form entry fields. It completely transforms and simplifies your markup by allowing simple inclusion of form validation, uniform display, (optional) Linq-to-SQL integration and databinding with minimal effort. Don't get me wrong, ASP.net forms are already simple, there are many tools such as DetailsView, ListView, etc. that can make our lives easier, but sometimes they just won't do. In those cases, we have to resort to writing repititous code for forms, that is what FormFields was developed for. read more...

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Asp.Net vs php : Speed Comparison(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 2 years, 11 months ago

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... read more...

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Universal IQueryable Search Version 2 with Reflection(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years ago

'Google-like' search with an IQueryable made even simpler. A little bit ago, I came out with a universal IQueryable search extensions and it worked great, but it got me thinking: if I could implement Reflection, it could be even easier to use and require less code to run as it would get the property names/types automatically. So here I am with the new version and it is working great, it has already saved me lots of time. read more...

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Linq-to-SQL vs Linq-to-Entities : Revisited(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years ago

After 2 months of nothing but L2E, I feel I can give a decent comparison. Linq-to-Entities is fully capable and can do almost everything Linq-to-SQL can do, it just takes a bit more code some times; the almost is for multiple database utilization. L2E is a great ORM, but many of us were spoiled with L2S, so it is now up to Microsoft to live up to the expectations that they put out for us with this framework that they are deprecating. I hope and assume it will become a superior ORM, but that is in Microsoft's hands now; for the time being, it is not. read more...

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'REAL' AJAX with Asp.Net (not Asp.Net AJAX) : Building a CRUD System(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 1 month ago

Am I the only one who feels guilty every time I throw an 'UpdatePanel' into my code? We all know Asp.Net AJAX is technically ajax, but it generally passes one the main advantage of using ajax in the first place. Sure ajax is slick for user interface, but where I feel it really helps is speed. Asp.Net AJAX is a great tool, but it sort of masks (nearly) complete postbacks as being asynchronous; which is extremely convenient for quick development, but does not really help in the realm of performance. This is showing how to use Asp.Net in concurrence with jQuery for some 'Real' ajax. read more...

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Is Nick Stakenburg Bullying His Open-Source 'Competitor'(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 2 months ago

This is obviously a scare tactic used by a vendor to frighten a 'competitor' who is encroachinig on his sales. Nick (the vendor) is jarred by the fact that someone has released a comparable (better?) product that his and it is free. It behaves somewhat the same, so obviously it was copied... This is a serious issue, we can't let companies push around open-source with threats like this. read more...

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How to use Google Code Prettify with BlogEngine.Net(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 2 months ago

I have implemented the google-code-prettify library which is freely available... and it is great! Getting it to work with BlogEngine is not too much of a hassle either; this is how I did it. read more...

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Setting up Subversion (svn) with Visual Studio walkthrough/tutorial(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 3 months ago

from no source control to full subversion support in 10 minutes - for free Now if you don't already know, SVN is a great program for keeping track of all your changes in code... and it's what all the cool kids are doing (Google, CodePlex, etc.). Your code is all kept in the repository, if you or someone wants to use it, they check it out Not to mention it is incredibly useful for teams and will save you hours/days if your coding takes a wrong turn and you need to move backwards. Bottomline is: if you are not using it, start! read more...

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Slick-Ticket Trouble Ticketing/Help Desk System (Open Source Project)(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 4 months ago

This is a simple, to-the-point system. It was born out of loathing of the system that I was forced to use. It was tested in a live environment with hundreds of users and ultimately de-throned our expensive and bloated ticketing software. I really enjoyed developing this and my users and I really enjoy using it, I hope some other people out there like it. read more...

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why i decided to stick with linq-to-sql over linq-to-entities(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 4 months ago

Recently I tried, I really tried to like L2E, but I just can't do it! It adds layer upon layers of extra crap I have to do over L2S while offering little to no improvements over the soon to be deprecated ORM. I am officially sticking with L2S until they get L2E better developed. Now I am hardly the first person to write about this, but I feel my concrete examples are somewhat helpful when trying to decide. read more...

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Improved SaveAs() Method on the FileUpload Control(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 4 months ago

This extension handles things such as duplicate filenames and on-the-fly directory creation Previously I showed how to save multiple files of the same name which I have used many times, so much in fact that I figured I would make a universal drop-in extension for it. read more...

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Simple Dynamic Sorting Headers for GridView using indication arrows(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 4 months ago

A simple centralized way to make a nice flipping indicator (arrow) of which way you are sorting on a GridView When sorting with gridviews, it is nice to have an indicator of which direction you are sorting on which field like the use at Yahoo! Autos. read more...

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Getting started with Linq-To-Entities tutorial(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 4 months ago

The transition from Linq-to-SQL to .Net's Entities framework is incredibly simple In my humble opinion, Linq is easily the greatest thing .Net has come out with in the past few years, and along with it, Linq-to-SQL (L2S) was a godsend. Being quick to hop on the L2S bandwagon, I quickly became a huge fan of the framework, it is amazing easy and useful. That being as it is, I was quite disappointed when I heard that Linq-to-SQL was no longer going to be advanced at all. Now, it is surely not dead, it is still very usable and effective at what it does, but I like to stay with frameworks that will be actively advanced and fbug-fixed. So I decided to make the jump to Linq-to-Entities (L2E), and it was suprisingly simple. read more...

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inline asp.net tags... sorting them all out (<%$, <%=, <%, <%#, etc.)(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 8 months ago

there are all sorts of different inline tags, and i haven't found a place that explains them all in one place, so here is the quick and dirty... *I know this was submitted before, but it is no longer pointed at the correct address. I moved everything to naspinski.net. read more...

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packaging and deploying a sharepoint 2007 web part(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 8 months ago

you know how to make a web part, but do you know how to get it to your production environment in the proper way? A nice tutorial on how to package and deploy a web part that you have built using visual studio 2008 and SharePoint 2007 (wss 3.0). read more...

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XML to DataTable with LINQ(naspinski.net)

submitted by naspinski(610) 3 years, 10 months ago

Easy way to get your XML into a DataTable. Now I might just be blind, or incredibly incapable at searching google or reading my LINQ books (very possible) but I hadn't found a simple way to get a 2-level XML document into a DataTable for use in a GridView or just simple DataTable manipulation utilizing LINQ (I assume this is because DTs are 2 dimensional, and XML files can be all sorts of mash-ups of information). Since LINQ is so powerful, I assumed it wouldn't be all that difficult, turns out I was right, it's pretty easy. read more...

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