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Writing cache based repositories for web application prototyping
When I started building in-house demo application I thought about how to solve temporary data layer so I don’t have to use real database and object mappings for it. Playing with new object model and new components I move way faster if I don’t have any additional ballast that I can avoid. So I wrote simple cache based repository mechanism I can use to imitate real repositories that I will write in the future.
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.Net Framework 4.0: Enumerating file system objects
In my last posting I introduced new ReadLines() method and new overloads for WriteAllLines() method of File class. But there are more new stuff in System.IO namespace. In .Net Framework 4.0 Directory and DirectoryInfo class are able to enumerate files, directories and file system entries. In this posting I will show you these new features.
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.Net Framework 4.0: System.IO.File supports now IEnumerable<string>
.Net Framework 4.0 adds also some new and cool features to file system objects. File class has now ReadLines() methods that returns IEnumerable<string>. WriteAllLines() methods has two overload methods that accept IEnumerable<string> instead of strings array that was also supported in previous versions of .Net Framework. This posting introduces ReadLines() and WriteAllLines() methods and gives you some ideas how to use these methods in your applications.
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.Net Framework 4.0: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() method
.Net Framework 4.0 Beta 2 has new IsNullOrWhiteSpace() method for strings generalizes IsNullOrEmpty() method to incluse also other white space besides empty string. In this posting I will show you simple example that illustrates how to use IsNullOrWhiteSpace() method.
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.Net Framework 4.0: Complex numbers
.Net Framework 4.0 Beta 2 introduces new class in System.Numerics namespace: Complex. Complex represents complex numbers and enables different arithmetic operations with complex numbers. In this posting I will show you how to use complex numbers in .Net Framework 4.0 applications.
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My MVP continued!
Couple of days ago I got e-mail with good news: my ASP/ASP.NET MVP status continues! I am really glad because Microsoft finds my public activities good enough and it gives me certainty that I am moving the right way.