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Using the Repository Pattern in an ASP.Net MVC 4.0 application
In this post I will demonstrate with a hands-on demo the importance of using patterns in an ASP.Net MVC application. I will use the Repository Pattern to create an additional abstract layer between my domain classes and the data layer.
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Looking into Fluent API in an ASP.Net MVC 4.0 Code First application
In this post I will demonstrate with a hands-on example how to use the Fluent API to map POCO classes (set configurations) to SQL Server tables without using the set of conventions Entity Framework Code First expects.
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An introduction into Glimpse and how to use it in your ASP.Net applications
In this post I will provide a short introduction to Glimpse and why i think it is very important for any developer that builds ASP.Net sites (both Web Forms and MVC) to use it.
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Looking into the LINQ Zip operator
In this rather short post I will be demonstrating with a hands-on example the usefulness of the Linq Zip operator.
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Creating an Entity Data Model in an EF Code First application
In this blog post I will demonstrate with a hands-on example how to use EF Code First Workflow to create an entity data model, an .edmx file so I can visualise my POCO classes
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Looking into Entity Framework Code First targeting an existing database
In this blog post I will try to explain with a hand-on demo how we can use Entity Framework Code first with an existing database. I will create the database and then I will use an ASP.Net MVC 4.0 application to demonstrate how to map Code First EF Workflow to the database.