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Another Code Camp, Another Good Time
Over the weekend I hopped a train up to Waltham where I spoke at the New England Code Camp 11. As usual, there was a vibe in the air that made everything seem almost make believe – or maybe that was just the green tint on the projector.. Either way, if you haven’t been to a Code Camp yet, there’s no better time. Free content, free food, and great opportunities for networking. That’s not to mention the give-aways.
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NetAdvantage ASP.NET Controls – The Next Generation
It’s a time of change here at Infragistics. We’re way past the half way point on our “Aikido” (Now officially just AJAX) framework, and with the 9.1 release many of the remaining classic Infragistics controls are being re-born as Web 2.0 loving replacements. I’ve got some mixed emotions, since I’ve been here long enough to have worked on these classics, but it’s an exciting time to see what the dev team has produced.
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Social Networking Fan? Information Junkie?
If you haven’t found us yet, Infragistics is on both Facebook and Twitter. If you use either of these networks, you can follow us and get all of the latest information in a single place.
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ViewState 101
One of the most common complaints I hear about the Infragistics tools is “there’s so much ViewState, it’s bloated!”. One of the most common questions I hear is not surprisingly, “How do I reduce the ViewState?”. Before I jump into the answer (which is a simple “turn it off”), I want to discuss what ViewState is.
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March Craziness!
If you haven’t seen, there’s a ton of new downloads available from Microsoft. IE8 has finally been released!
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Best Practices on Best Practices?
So the other day I was helping out a coworker on a project and was taken aback by the complexity of the project. I was expecting a hacky WinForms app with a single form and one monolithic method. Instead, I saw an organized solution with 6 projects, including a test project. It took me a good 30 minutes to follow through the logic from one class to the next, across projects and assemblies. This of course made me feel dumb, so my first reaction was – this project is too complex!