ASP.NET MVC 3 RTM Released!
posted by sdorman(1415) 1 year, 4 months ago +1
This links directly to the Microsoft downloads page for the MVC Framework.
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DateTime formatting extension method
posted by sdorman(1415) 1 year, 6 months ago 0
Useful approach, but makes use of a lambda expression for no good reason. This could be accomplished simply by passing the enum value to the extension method.
Async, Await and the UI problem
If you do a lot of async programming, the upcoming support in .NET 5 for an actual async pattern should be very welcome. Hopefully, we'll start to see more UIs and APIs making better use of async.
C# 5.0 Asynchronous Made Easy
Good introduction to the new async pattern being introduced in .NET 5.
wcf.codeplex.com is now live
This has a lot of potential. Extras from the WCF team!
Asynchrony in C# 5, Part One
A great post by Eric Lippert talking about the new async pattern in .NET 5.
Results of the "What Really Makes a Good Programmer" Survey
Charts don't seem to be displaying in IE9 beta, even in compatability mode. You can still get the results, you just have to view the "legacy chart" link in the text.
7 Freely available E-Books/Guides I found essential for .NET Programme
Good list.
The Big View Engine Comparison – Razor vs. Spark vs. NHaml vs. WebForm
This is a really good comparison.
Software Antipatterns : The Golden Hammer
Simple and to the point. I think another way to phrase this is that "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." There is almost never a single solution/pattern that fits every problem.
Debugging with Async in C# 5.0
Very interesting approach. Hopefully when the async support is released, this won't be necessary.
Microsoft Visual Studio - From Past to Present
posted by sdorman(1415) 1 year, 4 months ago 0
This is an interesting "history" lesson for Visual Studio that really shows how far the product has come since 1997.
Regex Hero can now translate a regular expression into English
This is a really cool feature that helps make understanding regular expressions easier, but is only available in the "pro" version.
Hosting the Razor Engine for Templating in Non-Web Applications
This is really cool! Wouldn't have thought to do this, but it opens up a lot of possibilities.