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Id Generation for db4o

Wed, 20 May 2009 22:34:07 GMT

In this post, the author tries to show a possible way of implementing Id generation feature for db4o by using db4o's event

Using SQL Service Broker in NET applications

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:16:02 GMT

Javi discusses the pitfalls you might encounter while trying to use SQL Service Broker from a .NET application

NHibernate.Validator: fluent-interface configuration

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:46:03 GMT

Fluent interface configuration for NHibernate.Validator explained.

Fluent Validation With ASP.NET MVC and Db4o

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:16:02 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to implement validation that uses Fluent Validation as its validation framework. The approach he has taken is to apply validation rules at persistence level.

Why aren't I an MVP?

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:16:03 GMT

There's a problem with the MVP program I'd like to talk about. The fact that I'm no longer an MVP (haven't been for over a year now) isn't the problem, merely a symptom. My problem is that I don't know why I'm not an MVP, and by extension I don't know why others are. The process of becoming and remaining an MVP is completely opaque. Plainly, the MVP program lacks transparency.

Castle Custom Component Activators

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:46:32 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to explain what ComponentActivators of Windsor does, and how we can extend the framework abilities.

Transactional File System Operations with C#

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:01:02 GMT

In this post Tuna tries to explain his approach to transactional file system operations. This piece of code uses two of the Vista's new features namely Kernel Transaction Manager(KTM) and Transactional NTFS.

ASP.NET Multiple Validation Group Button

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:57:52 GMT

Javi shows how to implement a custom ASP.NET button that can fire mutliple validation groups in client-side.

ALT.NET Podcast 14: Object Databases

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:16:10 GMT

Rob Conery and James Avery discuss object databases.

Is lambdas syntatic sugar, or Turkish delight?

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:46:04 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to clarify his points on whether lambdas are syntatic sugars or not.

Decoupled design with events

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:01:02 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to illustrate the use of Events as a way to have decoupled architecture. He also points out the what he thinks as a problem with Rob Conery's Akismet implementation for his Oxite Refactor.

ASP.NET Confirmation Button using JQuery

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:46:04 GMT

Creating a ASP.NET Confirmation Button control that uses JQuery and its plugin SimpleModal to implement modal confirmation popups.

Contributing to OSS - Creating a test case & patch

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:01:01 GMT

In this post Tuna tries to show how one can contribute to OSS, specifically NHibernate, projects by creating tests.

Team Build notification on test failed

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:55:03 GMT

Javi shows how to configure TFS to receive email notifications when tests fail during continuous integration builds

Writing Testable Time Dependent Code

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:46:06 GMT

In this post, Tuna shares his ideas on how to write testable time dependent code.

Castle ServiceIdResolver

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:52:35 GMT

In this post, Tuna tries to explain how useful it can be to use ISubDependency in Castle.

Ian talks about L2S Being killed

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:16:13 GMT

great post from Ian on the choice of EF over L2S decision from Microsoft.

Lazy Loading with Linq to SQL POCO s

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:01:02 GMT

How to achieve Lazy Loading when using POCO s with Linq to SQL

Martin Fowler on Oslo

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:34:25 GMT

"Oslo is a project at Microsoft, of which various things have been heard but with little details until this week's PDC conference. What we have known is that it has something to do with ModelDrivenSoftwareDevelopment and DomainSpecificLanguages."

Insidious Dependencies

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:46:02 GMT

Many dependencies in code are obvious, such as relying on a particular framework or database implementation. Others can easily be overlooked. This article exposes some of the more insidious dependencies that commonly exist within applications which may be overlooked as such.

NHibernate Starter Kit

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:47:26 GMT

A Visual Studio project template for getting started with NHibernate. Contains only the basics (binaries, example entity + test and schema generator), but enough to hit the ground running.

Introduction to NHibernate: CRUD and Basic Transparent Cascading (Part

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46:17 GMT

Another short screencast introduction to NHibernate: CRUD and Basic Transparent Cascading (Part 3)

Achieving POCO s in Linq to SQL

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:01:02 GMT

How to get rid of Persistence Related code and making L2S Still work !

Client Templating with jQuery

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:16:05 GMT

Client templating in Javascript can be a great tool to reduce the amount of code you have to write to create markup content on the client. There are a number of different ways that templating can be accomplished from a purely manual approach to a full templating engine. In this entry I'll look at several different approaches.

Separate Assemblies != Loose Coupling

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:16:07 GMT

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