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WikiPlex v1.2 Released
08 October 09 08:52 PM | mhawley | with no comments

It’s been a few months since the last release of WikiPlex , but I honestly have good reasons – paternity leave! This updated version has taken in a lot of user feedback and put it into action – so thank you for contributing ideas… ( read more )

Filed under: .NET, Development, Programming, WikiPlex, CodePlex

WikiPlex v1.1 Released
05 August 09 07:42 AM | mhawley | 1 comment(s)

It's only been a few weeks since the v1.0 release, but a lot of work has gone into a new release of CodePlex's embeddable wiki engine, WikiPlex . The time in between has not been without a few highlights, including… ( read more )

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Extending WikiPlex with Custom Renderers
30 July 09 08:27 PM | mhawley | 1 comment(s)

Following up from my prior post on Extending WikiPlex with Custom Macros it’s now time to talk about creating custom renderers. When we left off, we had created our title link macro and registered it with WikiPlex …[ read more ]

Filed under: .NET, Development, Programming, WikiPlex, CodePlex

MEF + Factories Using an Export Provider
29 November 08 05:29 PM | mhawley | with no comments

Taking a different approach to resolving factory exports within MEF by using an ExportProvider (new in preview 3 drop) over using a part catalog. This approach ultimately leads to a cleaner and simpler solution. Read more …

Filed under: .NET, Development, Programming, MEF

MEF + Factories
28 November 08 08:13 PM | mhawley | with no comments

Lately I've been really digging into MEF and have been looking at it's pros & cons, ease of use, extensibility, and the simple DI container that it can provide. I'm not going to give an overview of MEF, as others have done so already. What I am here...

Filed under: .NET, Development, Programming, MEF

ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 Finds
17 July 08 07:53 AM | mhawley | with no comments

I’ve went through the ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 source and found some interesting finds that will help you do work more easily. These 6 finds are just the tip of what I’m sure is included in this drop. ( Read more… )

Filed under: ASP.NET, Development, Programming, MVC

Plea for Help: WCF 404 Error
07 June 08 03:32 AM | mhawley | with no comments

I’m putting out a plea for help. For some odd reason, we have a WCF service (running in IIS 6) that’s using streaming and BasicHttpBinding that will return a 404 error message every time it’s called from our client. Hitting the same URL on the box itself...

Filed under: .NET, Development, Programming, General Software Development

MVC Post-Redirect-Get Sample Updated
06 June 08 01:30 AM | mhawley | 1 comment(s)

ASP.NET MVC Sample for using the Post-Redirect-Get pattern updated to the MVC Preview 3 bits. Showcasing some newer functionality that makes the pattern more simplistic.( Read more… )

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Using SubDataItems and View User Controls in ASP.NET MVC
04 June 08 06:07 PM | mhawley | with no comments

Learn how to use the new SubDataItems within the ASP.NET MVC Preview 3 bits with your View User Control. Also explains a small patch to the framework to get this to work correctly. ( Read more… )

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RedirectToAction Nasty Bug in ASP.NET MVC Preview 3
03 June 08 05:07 AM | mhawley | with no comments

Find out about a nasty bug identified using certain routing schemes and RedirectToAction, and what workarounds you have. ( Read more… )

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