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Passing Multiple Records to a Stored Procedure in SQL Server by dwahlin

There are so many different ways to work with data that it can make your head spin.  Regardless of the technology, one thing I always try to do when working with databases is minimize the number of calls that are made.  I use ORM frameworks...
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Requiring SSL For ASP.NET MVC Controllers by dwahlin

There are quite a few posts out there about switching to SSL when a user visits specific areas of a website but I figure the more the merrier so here’s yet another one. My company is in the process of rolling out an ASP.NET MVC site for a client and specific...
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Creating a Silverlight DataContext Proxy to Simplify Data Binding in Nested Controls by dwahlin

Data binding is one of my favorite features and something that I use a lot while building Silverlight applications.  Silverlight makes it really easy to bind data to different controls and move data from controls back into the original bound object...
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Building Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3 – Pros and Cons by dwahlin

I’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about how Silverlight 3 can or can’t do various things lately throughout the blogosphere and Twitter . The sad part is that some of the people giving their two cents about what Silverlight can’t do haven’t built...
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So What’s a Silverlight Value Converter Anyway? by dwahlin

Silverlight has an excellent data binding engine that allows data to be bound through XAML or programmatically with code. My number one reason for using Silverlight on client projects is the data binding support. Once you get into it and understand how...
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Encrypting Data in .NET Applications by dwahlin

I’ve had several people ask me lately about encrypting data in .NET. I’m not sure why the question has come up a lot recently, but it’s definitely something good to know if you have any sensitive data that needs to be stored. .NET provides two main encryption...
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DevConnections Orlando Talks on Silverlight and LINQ/Entity Framework by dwahlin

I had a great time speaking at DevConnections in Orlando this year.  A lot of fun people were there and I had the opportunity to talk with several of them about some of the applications they were building.  As promised, here’s the code and slides...

Video – Getting Started with LINQ in .NET 3.5 by dwahlin

A few weeks back my company offered a free online webinar on LINQ technologies to help developers more easily make the transition to LINQ.  While there was a great turn out at the webinar, I received several emails from people who couldn’t attend...
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My Latest Silverlight Articles by dwahlin

Over the past few months I've been writing articles for the .NET Insight insight newsletter covering various ASP.NET AJAX concepts. You can read those article here . I've wrapped up that series and have started writing about Silverlight 1.0 and 2. Each...
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Code Samples from the LINQ and .NET 3.5 Webinar by dwahlin

Thanks to everyone who attended the Maximizing Productivity with LINQ Webinar today and to ROI for putting it on.  We had a great turnout and covered a bunch of technologies in an hour.  I didn’t have time to go through the more detailed examples...
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