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Using Entity Framework Code First with Stored Procedures that have Output Parameters
I’m working with a team on a new customer project that uses Entity Framework Code First on the backend for CRUD operations. It’s been a nice ORM to work with since it really simplifies the process of mapping relational objects to CLR objects and lets you do it through fluent mappings. Working with Plain Old CLR Objects (POCOs) is something I’ve always liked since they keep the code base super clean and shiny. I can’t say that I really miss the .edmx files that I used previously with the database first or model first approaches.
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Why I’m Excited About Windows 8
I don’t consider myself a “fanboy” of any particular company even though my consulting and training business focuses on Microsoft technologies. A "fanboy" is someone that sides with a particular company regardless of how good or bad something is. I go with what I feel is best regardless of company. The .NET framework is my preference for developing Web and desktop applications and Visual Studio is untouchable as an integrated development environment in my opinion. iPad is my preference for a tablet, iPod for a music player, and Android for a phone (although I’d love to replace my Android device with a Windows Phone 7 device since I love the WP7 interface - Sprint still doesn’t have any WP7 devices that I like unfortunately).
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Creating Multiple JavaScript Objects when using the Revealing Module Pattern
In my previous series on Techniques, Strategies and Patterns for Structuring JavaScript Code I discussed the Revealing Module Pattern and explained how it provides a great way to structure JavaScript code while allowing members of an object to be made public or private. After the post went live an excellent question was asked in the comments section that I thought I’d address with a follow-up post:
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Silverlight and HTML5 Sessions Coming to DevConnections, Vegas
