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SQL SERVER 2008 Interview Questions and Answers - PDF Download

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:01:02 GMT

I have listed all the series in this post so that it can be easily downloaded and used. All the questions are collected and listed in one PDF which is here to download. If you have any question or if you want to add to any of the question please send me mail or write a comment. Must Bookmark!

100% Unit Testable Linq To Sql Repository - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:31:47 GMT

In this post, I will show you how you can architect your Linq To Sql repository which will have 100% code coverage. I will use our favorite Northwind database along with my ongoing UnityCommonServiceLocatorMVC project. First, lets add a Linq To Sql diagram in our project and drag n drop the Category and Product table that will look something like foll...

SQL Server 2005 Management Studio tips

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:16:02 GMT

Two SQL 2005 Management Studio tips

C# Coding Guidelines and Best Practices

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:07:03 GMT

The document will help developers writing better code. Quality has its own value in a software product development. The simplest method for guaranteeing that a crew of the developers furnishes high quality deliverables is to establish a coding standard. A comprehensive coding standard is essential for a successful product delivery. It's not just the delivery but also the after delivery tasks like support gets impacted by coding standards followed by the development team. The standard helps in enforcing best practices and avoiding pitfalls and makes knowledge dissemination across team easier.

Best practices for creating websites in IIS 6

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:46:02 GMT

A list of steps that I always take while creating ASP.NET websites in IIS 6. It ensures better performance maintainability, and scalability of your application.

Windows comming soon to Amazon EC2

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:01:15 GMT

This is big news! Amazon are to enable Windows Support on EC2. this will allow users to kick of Windows images for running SQL Servers, IIS instances and anything else (even HPC stuff) in the cloud! SWEET!

ASP.NET MVC Request Flow

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:46:02 GMT

I looked all over the net for a good diagram that outlined the major classes involved an ASP.NET MVC request. I couldn't find one, and so I created this one. If you want to get a very high level overview, then check it out.

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010. Developers Respond.

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:01:13 GMT

Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed CIO.com a sneak peek, and the author invited developers to chime in with their feedback.

Avoid this tricky conflict between ASP.NET AJAX and jQuery

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:31:03 GMT

One example of how ASP.NET AJAX can conflict with jQuery's plugins, due to its modification of some JavaScript base types, and how to fix the problem in this particular case.

Introduction to jQuery Article posted

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:46:05 GMT

I've posted Part 1 in a 2 part series on jQuery today. Part 1 covers the client side features of jQuery from the basics all the way through creating simple plugins and extending jQuery. This is a long article that discusses a host of the really useful features that jQuery brings to the table for client side Javascript development. Part 2 will then follow up with server side ASP.NET integration.

What is your strategy for becoming a better developer?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:31:19 GMT

Let me know what your best habits, tricks, info sources, etc.... that you have which make you a better developer. And the top three are going to get a copy of "The Pragmatic Programmer" in order to make themselves a better developer.

Rotate Ads without Refreshing Page using AdRotator and ASP.NET AJAX

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:31:09 GMT

The AdRotator control in ASP.NET is extremely handy when it comes to randomly displaying advertisements on your site. However the ads are rotated only when the user refreshes the page. In this article, we will explore how you can easily rotate ads at regular intervals, without the user refreshing the page.

Running multiple instances of BlogEngine 1.4.5 with single db

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:56:14 GMT

BlogEngine is a powerful blogging engine and there may be situation in which you would like to use it for multiple websites but one database. One straight solution is to use different table prefix and specify the same in web.config file in appsettings. But I personally don't like the idea of storing data in two different tables. Given the fact that I am using Asp.Net membership provider, I would like to leverage built in capabilities of membership provider to run two different applications having one single database.

How to show google mail like loading imageplease wait...

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:38:02 GMT

For a better user experience you would your users to see please wait message while browser render the page completely..

StyleCop was just released!

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:31:02 GMT

StyleCop was just released! A tool that does all the styling for you in VS 2008 and 2005. It helps you adhere to styling guidelines and standards of your Code. It is a Great tool.

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 :-|

Path to .NET 3.5 Developer Certification

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:31:05 GMT

If you are trying to figure out the new certification exams for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) or Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) for .NET Framework 3.5 / Visual Studio 2008 then you may be interested in a diagram that I put together to helped me to visualize the path through the required certification exams.

Enum - the good, the bad, the ugly and how to kill them

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:10:25 GMT

A method of using objects intstead of enums in code.