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Another C# Legacy HTML parser using Tag processing.
This article presents a simple HTML parser library developed for an automated application. The parser mainly detects tag syntax and it can collect a tag pair as a group.
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ASP.Net newsgroups archive
This is an interesting project. You can find on this site all the latest Asp.Net newsgroups posts with some search features.
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Silverlight 2.0: The wait is almost over
Silverlight 2.0 will provide a subset of the .NET Framework and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) so that developers and designers can build rich Internet applications (RIAs). Silverlight 1.0, which shipped in September, is primarily a media player for video and other content that uses a JavaScript programming model.
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ASP.NET AJAX meets Virtual Earth
Get up to speed with ASP.NET AJAX by building a simple Virtual Earth mashup.
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A first look at the Dynamic Data Engine—the DynamicGridView Control
Dino Esposito introduces the ASP.NET DynamicGridView Control.
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Creating an AJAX-Enabled Calendar Control
Introduction
Go to any travel or event booking website and you'll find the same user interface for collecting date information: the Calendar. Providing such an interface in an ASP.NET application is a breeze, thanks to the built-in Calendar Web control. There are two downsides to ASP.NET's Calendar control: first, it is not very useful when selecting dates far into the future or past, as you can only navigate to the next or previous month; and, second, the Calendar does not use AJAX techniques, so each click, be it selecting a date or moving to the next or previous month, requires a full postback.Mehmet Genc addressed this first shortcoming in Extending the Calendar Control's Date Navigation by showing how to add month and year drop-down lists. But Mehmet's article was written in 2004 and since then AJAX-enabled websites have become all the rage. I decided it was high time to update Mehmet's custom Calendar control to support AJAX. Specifically, I implemented the AJAX-enabled Calendar control as a User Control. The User Control renders a TextBox control that, when clicked, displays a Calendar control from which the user can select the date. Like with Mehmet's Calendar, users can quickly jump to a particular month or year by using two drop-down lists. And best of all, the user experience is very responsive.
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ASP.NET Tag/Search Cloud Server Control
This is an example of a customized tag/search cloud.
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Implementing the MVC Design Pattern in ASP.NET
In this article, Joydip explains the basics of the MVC design pattern, the advantages and the disadvantages of it. He also examines how effectively we can decouple the business logic layer of an application from the UI layer. The article provides source code to illustrate the concepts in C# with relevant explanation.
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[Book review] LINQ in Action
This book is the fruit of a collaborative work. In a time of globalization, where ideas know no frontiers, this is a refreshing take on a hot topic like LINQ. -
Building a Simple Blog Engine with ASP.NET MVC and LINQ Part 2
Microsoft released the first CTP of ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions and it includes ASP.NET MVC Framework as one of the main extensions for ASP.NET 3.5. In the first part of this article series about building a simple blog engine with ASP.NET MVC and LINQ, Keyvan introduces the MVC pattern, ASP.NET MVC Framework, and the fundamentals of a simple blogging engine.
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WPF Application Quality Guide
Introducing "WPF Application Quality Guide v.0.1"
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LINQPad
LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ. Kiss goodbye to SQL Management Studio!
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Fast and search-engine-friendly ASP.NET-GridView
The ASP.NET GridView is a powerful and userfriendly control for displaying a table of data. It has nice features like sorting, paging, databinding or templatefields. When loading a large amount of data, the paging feature can be used. But this leads to some problems with search-engines and memory usage. How this can be avoided is the topic of this article.
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Implementing style sheet code dynamically
This article examines the different ways in which you can implement style sheets dynamically. Initially, you will learn the dynamic implementation using JavaScript code. Frans then explores the process of working with style sheet code from the database. He wraps up the article by providing some tips to further enhance the style sheet code. The article is supported by relevant source code and a sample application is provided at the end.
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How can I justify 245 euros for an Irish web conference?
Recently in Ireland we see a positive move to get more events organised by the community with a lot of people putting their energy and ideas in that.
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Kaxaml
Project description
Kaxaml is a lightweight XAML editor that gives you a "split view" so you can see both your XAML and your rendered content (kind of like XamlPad but without the gigabyte of SDK).
Current version
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10 ASP.NET Performance and Scalability Secrets
ASP.NET 2.0 has many secrets, when revealed, can give you big performance and scalability boost. For instance, there are secret bottlenecks in Membership and Profile provider which can be solved easily to make authentication and authorization faster. Furthermore, ASP.NET Http pipeline can be tweaked to avoid executing unnecessary code that gets hit on each and every request. Not only that, ASP.NET Worker Process can be pushed to its limit to squeeze out every drop of performance out of it. Page fragment output caching on the browser (not on the server) can save significant amount of download time on repeated visits. On demand UI loading can give your site a fast and smooth feeling. Finally, Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and proper use of HTTP Cache headers can make your website screaming fast when implemented properly. In this article, you will learn these techniques that can give your ASP.NET application a big performance and scalability boost and prepare it to perform well under 10 times to 100 times more traffic.
In this article Omar al Zabir have shown the following techniques:
- ASP.NET Pipeline optimization
- ASP.NET Process configuration optimization
- Things you must do for ASP.NET before going live
- Content Delivery Network
- Caching AJAX calls on browser
- Making best use of Browser Cache
- On demand progressive UI loading for fast smooth experience
- Optimize ASP.NET 2.0 Profile provider
- How to query ASP.NET 2.0 Membership tables without bringing down the site
- Prevent Denial of Service (DOS) attack
The above techniques can be implemented on any ASP.NET website especially those who use ASP.NET 2.0's Membership and Profile provider.
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OneNote Resources
I like OneNote. It's really a useful tool for everyday notes.
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[Book Review] Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008
LINQ is latest interesting tool to come from Microsoft, along with Silverlight, WPF and the Ajax toolkit. One of difficulties about these new technologies is that there is not enough documentation readily available. This book is the first one that has really captured my attention, maybe because it's the first one on the subject. Apress books are always a great buy, however in this instance, I reviewed the eBook version, which I have to say is not the easiest to navigate. I might be a cutting edge developer but I am also an old fashion type of guy, I like the feel and smell of new books! Anyway back to the subject, LINQ. I think we can all say we are newbies on the subject except for those who are familiar with ORM (Object Relation Mapping) technology. LINQ implementation is quite different than the other ORM tools and can be surprising in some ways sometimes for beginners. The author here has taken the broad option of covering LINQ for both beginners and professionals. It something I like a lot because it avoids the need for two books on the same subject, which often can mean you never quite find the right piece of code you are looking for. Kudos to the author who admits that this is his first book; I think he should continue writing. I would have no problem recommending another book by the same author .
The introduction is a well written exercise, where the writer gets the reader's attention using some clever basic 'hello' messages coded with LINQ before he delves into a deeper understanding of the language. The style is straightforward, taking an honest approach. You won't find any pompous statements in the book saying something like 'I know what I am talking about, I was born with LINQ!', but instead you find a more frank admission that the author has also learned by writing on the subject himself. I am looking forward now to a VB version of the book, because this is the only negative comment I can make. It would have been easy to write the examples in VB and C# in the same book. I can code in both, but I know you have subtle differences. LINQ is not only for database gurus, and I like the fact that in the book the LINQ to SQL has been pushed further down the content list. What is also good is that because the book is well structured you can jump directly to any section. I would have added more diagrams and graphics to the text to lighten what is a heavy read. Another little thing but useful for the beginners would have been to have some explanations on using the LINQ designer class in Visual Studio 2008, which is quite absent as far as I could see.
Now I do hope that my review will encourage you to buy this book because not only is it the first one on the subject, but because it covers almost everything you need to know on the subject.