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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Apr 1-3, 2010

  Wednesday, March 31, 2010

  ASP.NET C# JQuery LINQ Silverlight SQL Server WCF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Apr 1-3, 2010

  Web Development

  • Cleaner HTML Markup with ASP.NET 4 Web Forms - Client IDs - ScottGu
  • Using jQuery and OData to Insert a Database Record - Stephen Walter
  • Apple vs. Microsoft – A Website Usability Study
  • Mastering ASP.NET MVC 2.0: Preview - TekPub

  Web Design

  • UX Lessons Learned From Offline Experiences - Jon Phillips
  • 5 Steps Toward jQuery Mastery - Dave Ward
  • 20 jQuery Cheatsheets, Docs and References for Every Occasion - Paul Andrew
  • 11 Qualified Mobile Interface Tools and Wordpress Plugins - Firat Demirel
  • Your JavaScript goes WHERE? - Chris Brandsma
  • 5 Tips To Immediately Improve Your Website Accessibility From a Visually Impaired Web Developer - Jeff Noble

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • Simple ViewModel Locator for MVVM: The Patients Have Left the Asylum - John Papa
  • Silverlight Cream for March 30, 2010 - Dave Campbell

  Database & Related Technologies

  • Data Annotations in the Entity Framework and Code First - Jeff Derstadt
  • SQL Server Cheat Sheet from MidnightDBA - Pinal Dave

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • Implementing Transport Message Security with WCF 4.0 and VS 2010 RC - Mahesh Sabnis

  Testing

  • Some Rough Draft TDD Demonstration Videos - Brett Schuchert
  • Using HtmlUnit on .NET for Headless Browser Automation - Steve Sanderson

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • Estimating Projects - Chris Coyier
  • Developing Usable (.NET) Components - Jeremy McPeak
  • Events get a little overhaul in C# 4, Afterward: Effective Events - Chris Burrows
  • Announcing the Feature Builder Power Tool for Visual Studio 2010 (Preview) - Michael G. Lehman
  • ESB Differences Between Java and .NET - Udi Dahan

  Others

  • Windows Phone 7 Series Development Training Kit Available for Download
  • Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework New Samples Updated on 2010-03-29

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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 29-31, 2010

  Monday, March 29, 2010

  .NET Ajax ASP.NET C# CSS JQuery JQuery UI LINQ MVC Sharepoint Silverlight SQL Server Visual Studio WCF WPF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 29-31, 2010

  Web Development

  • Querying the Future With Reactive Extensions - Phil Haack
  • Creating an OData API for StackOverflow including XML and JSON in 30 minutes - Scott Hanselman
  • MVC Automatic Menu - Nuri Halperin
  • jqGrid for ASP.NET MVC - TriRand Team
  • Foolproof Provides Contingent Data Annotation Validation for ASP.NET MVC 2 -Nick Riggs
  • Using FubuMVC.UI in asp.net MVC : Getting started - Cannibal Coder
  • Building A Custom ActionResult in MVC 2 To Download Excel Files - Malcolm Sheridan
  • Dynamic Select Lists with MVC and jQuery - Michael Ceranski
  • Using jQuery to Insert a New Database Record - Stephen Walther
  • Html Encoded Code Expressions in ASP.NET 4 - David Hayden
  • Creating a Simple Image Less Captcha Control Using ASP.NET MVC Framework - AzamSharp
  • SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard for Debugging Code - Paul Andrew
  • Lightning Conductor Web part – striking new features - Lightning Tools

  Web Design

  • 25 Web Designs with Amazing Attention to Detail -  Steven Snell
  • 10 Awesome Tools to Boost Your Productivity - Nicole Dominguez
  • Sketchbooks of a Web Developer - Brad Reiken
  • 50 Retro and Vintage Web Designs to Inspire You - gmuller
  • Photoshop CS5: A Sneak Peek - JOSHUA JOHNSON
  • The Value of Good Design - DMITRY FADEYEV

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • Binding a Silverlight 3 DataGrid to dynamic data via IDictionary (Updated) - Colin E
  • Silverlight 4 + RIA Services – Ready for Business: Authentication and Personalization - Brad Abrams
  • Silverlight Cream for March 28, 2010 - Dave Campbell

  Database & Related Technologies

  • LINQ: Single vs. First - Paulo Morgado
  • That No SQL Thing - Ayende
  • SQL SERVER – Introduction to Extended Events – Finding Long Running Queries - Pinal Dave
  • Using the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer - Ashish Kumar Mehta

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • 5 Lifesaving Tips for Creating a WCF RESTful API in .NET 4 - Benjii
  • Thoughts on versioning data services - Marcelo Lopez Ruiz

  Testing

  • In TDD Red is not ‘does not compile’ - Ian Cooper

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • How to write custom static code analysis rules and integrate them into Visual Studio 2010 - Duke Kamstra
  • Dynamic Casting with .NET - mikeceranski
  • AOP With Unity 2.0 - Daniel Lins Leite
  • Don’t Give Up on the State Pattern Just Yet - Revisited - Jan Van Ryswyck
  • Functional Dependency Injection == Currying - Mike Hadlow
  • Using Delegates in C# (Part 1) & Part 2 - Raj Kaimal
  • The History of Online Shopping in Nutshell - iShift
  • Kill Procrastination – Tomorrow… - Dave Thackeray
  • MEF CompositionInitializer for WPF - Reed Copsey

  Others

  • How Accessible is Your Website? 8 Tools to Analyze Your Website’s Level of Accessibility - JOEL REYES
  • 5 Kinds of Blog Posts That Attract Clients - Lexi Rodrigo

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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 26-28, 2010

  Friday, March 26, 2010

  Ajax ASP.NET C# CSS Entity Framework JQuery JQuery UI LINQ MVC Silverlight SQL Server WCF WPF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 26-28, 2010

  Web Development

  • Creating Rich View Components in ASP.NET MVC - manzurrashid
  • Diagnosing ASP.NET MVC Problems - Brad Wilson
  • Templated Helpers & Custom Model Binders in ASP.NET MVC 2 - gshackles
  • The jQuery Templating Plugin and Why You Should Be Excited! - Chris Love
  • Web Deployment Made Awesome: If You're Using XCopy, You're Doing It Wrong - Scott Hansleman
  • Dynamic User Specific CSS Selection at Run Time - Misfit Geek
  • Sending email from ASP.NET MVC through MVC and MSMQ Part 2 - Andrew Siemer
  • Data Web Controls Enhancements in ASP.NET 4.0 - Scott Mitchell

  Web Design

  • New Features in JQuery UI 1.8 That Designers Will Love - devgrowblog
  • jQuery UI 1.8 adds position, button, autocomplete, new widget factory, lighter core -JQuery UI blog
  • Creating A Slide Up Footer Using jQuery - veneficusunus
  • Sorting GridView Using jQuery TableSorter Plug-in - AzamSharp
  • Sponsor Flip Wall With jQuery & CSS - Martin Angelov
  • How to Create a Flash-like Color and Pattern Morphing effect with jQuery - Daniel Kurdoghlian
  • Highlight elements in your page - jQuery Spotlight
  • Struts2 jQuery Plugin Version 2.0.0 is now available - jogep
  • mb.ideas.repository - mb.extruder - pupunzi
  • jQuery Presentation Plugin: Say NO to Keynote! - Trevor Davis
  • Online JavaScript Beautifier

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • Installing Silverlight applications without the browser involved - Tim Heuer
  • XAML, Expression Blend and the Future of Multi-Touch Technology - ehagan
  • Silverlight Cream for March 25, 2010 - Dave Campbell

  Database & Related Technologies

  • How to Use SQL Server DML Stored Procedures with the Entity Framework - Ray Barley
  • Unit Testing Entity Framework (v1) Dependent Code using TypeMock Isolator - Eric Nelson

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • Don’t Delete That Azure Service! - David Makogon

  Testing

  • Unit Test the Behavior, Not the Implementation - karl
  • TDD: Consistent test structure - markhneedham
  • Introducing QuickUnit - RoyOsherove
  • TypeMock Video: The Goals of Unit Testing - Alvin Ashcraft
  • IntelliTrace: Fast Track to Debug Microsoft .NET Apps in Visual Studio 2010 - Subodh Sohoni
  • Web Test Authoring and Debugging Techniques for Visual Studio 2010 - Ed Glas

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • Is there a shortcut to excellence? - Vukoje
  • A brief overiew of the new Parallel Extensions in .NET Framework 4 - Syed Mehroz Alam
  • The 98th Thing Every Programmer Should Know - Greg Young
  • What Makes A Great Cover Letter, According To Companies? - Kat Neville
  • ReSharper 5.0 Goes RC! - JetBrains
  • Windows Server AppFabric Architecture
  • Beta Version of SCSF for VS2010 available on Codeplex - blaine

  Others

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/25/2010+ - rj
  • Program iPhones with MonoTouch - Weyer and Rammer

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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 23-25, 2010

  Tuesday, March 23, 2010

  .NET Ajax ASP.NET C# CSS Database JQuery LINQ MVC ORM Silverlight SQL Server Visual Studio WCF WPF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 23-25, 2010

  Web Development

  • Introducing Browsers Providers in ASP.NET 4 - osbornm
  • ASP.NET 4.0 Part 14, More Control Over Session State - hmobius
  • Editable MVC Routes (Apache Style) - nberardi
  • ASP.NET Performance Framework - karlseguin

  Web Design

  • Techniques for Squeezing Images for All They’re Worth - Walter
  • 12 Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books - SpeckyBoy
  • Getting Started with Xcode IDE for iPhone Development - keyvan
  • Grid Accordion with jQuery - ChrisCoyier
  • 10 Ways Designers Can Earn More from Projects - Jacob Gube
  • 25 Web Designs with Amazing Attention to Detail - Steven Snell

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • Silverlight 4 + RIA Services - Ready for Business: Localizing Business Application - Brad Abrams
  • Make your Silverlight applications Speak to you with Microsoft Translator and Simulate Geo Location in Silverlight Windows Phone 7 emulator - Tim Heuer
  • Styles for XAML (Silverlight & WPF) - Adron
  • Silverlight Spy 3.0.0.10 - Koen Zwikstra
  • Prism will support Unity 2.0 - blaine
  • Silverlight Client for Facebook updated for Silverlight 4 RC
  • Using the Bing Maps Silverlight control on the Windows Phone 7 - Bart Czernicki
  • Consuming Binary Encoded WCF 4.0 Service in Silverlight 3.0 Applications - Mahesh Sabnis

  Database & Related Technologies

  • SubSonic 3.0.0.4 Released - Rob Conery
  • Understanding SQL Server Locking - Tim Ford
  • SQL Server Installation Checklist - Jonathan Kehayias
  • Getting Dynamic in SSIS Queries - Eric Johnson
  • Enumerations in Relational Database – Best Practice - Marko Parkkola

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • WCF Ria Services For Real - Jesse Liberty
  • A simple WCF service with username password authentication: the things they don’t tell you - pvanooijen

  Testing

  • TDD: Expressive Test Names - markhneedham
  • Teaching AutoMapper about our conventions - jflanagan
  • Using NBuilder to Mock Up a Data Driven UI – Part 2 - Andrew Siemer

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • Defensive Programming and the UI - markhneedham
  • Using Fidder to help dev cross domain capable JavaScript web apps - leggetter
  • Using LINQ with Generic Dictionary in C# - Asad Ali Butt
  • Cheat Sheet – Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, and Friday Reflection Pattern - J.D. Meier
  • Visual Studio 2010 XAML Editor IntelliSense Presenter Extension - Karl Shifflett
  • Validating Application Architecture with Visual Studio 2010 – Layer Diagrams - Derik Whittaker

  Others

  • Conference session materials from DevWeek 2010 - Christian Weyer

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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 18-21, 2010

  Thursday, March 18, 2010

  ASP.NET C# CSS Database Entity Framework JQuery LINQ MVC ORM Silverlight SQL Server Visual Studio WCF WPF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 18-21, 2010

  Web Development

  • TDD kata for ASP.NET MVC controllers (part 2) -David
  • Take Control Of Web Control ClientID Values in ASP.NET 4.0 - Scott Mitchell
  • Inside the ASP.NET MVC Controller Factory - Dino Esposito
  • Microsoft, jQuery, and Templating - stephen walther
  • Cross Domain AJAX Request with YQL and jQuery - Jeffrey Way
  • T4MVC Add-In to auto run template -Wayne

  Web Design

  • Website Content Planning The Right Way - Kristin Wemmer
  • Microsoft’s Bill Buxton Tells UI Developers to ‘Do It Naturally’ - Joe Wilcox
  • 26 cool and useful jQuery tips, tricks & solutions - Mark Dijkstra
  • Colorful Sliders With jQuery & CSS3 - Martin
  • Create a Quick MooTools Slideshow with Preloading Images - David Walsh
  • CSS Font Shorthand Property Cheat Sheet - Louis Lazari
  • 40 Powerful CSS Tools And Generators To Automate Your Workflow - Daniels Mekss
  • Best User Interface Design Resources: The Round-up
  • CSS In Depth: Floats & Positions - Amber Weinberg

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • A guide to what has changed in the Silverlight 4 RC -Tim Heuer
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Microsoft Silverlight -BradA
  • Prism 4.0 Plans - Blaine Wastell
  • Silverlight Cream for March 17, 2010 - Dave Campbell

  Database & Related Technologies

  • Entity Framework 4.0: Optimal and horrible SQL - Gunnar Peipman
  • Search Inside a SQL Server Stored Procedure Definition - Suprotim Agarwal
  • Using the NHibernate Repository Pattern in C# ASP .NET - Kory Becker
  • Creating A Common Generic And Extensible NHiberate Repository Version 2 -dotnetchris
  • A Visual Look At The LINQ SelectMany Operator - Justin Etheredge

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • Working with WCF: Part Two – Your First Host and A Bit About Configuration - James Bender
  • REST: Resources, URI’s and Representations - Cory Isakson

  Testing

  • Working With Assertions Made on Arguments in Rhino Mocks - Chris Missal
  • Unit Testing Silverlight & Windows Phone Applications - Jeff Wilcox
  • Stress testing Visual Studio 2010 – Part 2 - Kirill Osenkov
  • Testing a WPF UI using Ruby, Cucumber and WiPFlash.dll - Ben Hall

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • TMap for VS2010 Process Template Explained - Clemens Reijnen
  • C# Proposal: Compile Time Static Checking Of Dynamic Objects - Paulo Morgado
  • Architectural constructs & Structuring the software design process - Simon Brown
  • Open Data Protocol (OData) with Pablo Castro - SCOTT HANSELMAN
  • Web Client Guidance Nears Completion - blaine
  • The Problem with Priorities -Ron Ashkenas
  • HTML email vs ASCII email: a comparison
  • Review of RedGate .NET Reflector Pro - Scott Seely
  • Your Best Foot Forward: Writing An Effective Technical Cover Letter - Eric Anderson
  • Lambda-passing style for access to resources with lifecycles - Alex Scordellis
  • If You Must Rewrite - Tim Ross
  • The Difference Between A Developer, A Programmer And A Computer Scientist - Alan Skorkin

  Others

  • Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2 Beta 2 Downloads - David Hayden
  • Novell Mono project bringing Silverlight to Apple iPhone - Paul Krill
  • Microsoft Translator v2 widget and APIs - Kip Kniskern
  • Bing API, Version 2 Download

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• Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 01-03, 2010

  Monday, March 1, 2010

  .NET Ajax ASP.NET ASP.NET Dynamic Data C# JavaScript JQuery LINQ MVC Silverlight SQL Server Visual Studio WCF WPF

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  Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Mar 01-03, 2010

  Web Development

  • ASP.NET MVC TempData Extension Methods - Donn
  • Model Validation & Metadata in ASP.NET MVC 2 - K. Scott Allen
  • Encrypted Hidden Inputs in ASP.NET MVC - Ashic
  • SiteMapProvider for Dynamic Data - Steve
  • Web Forms Routing in ASP.NET 4 - David Hayden
  • Isolating browser specific code in Javascript: - Mark Needham
  • Introduction to the Reactive Extensions for JavaScript – Creating Observers - Matthew Podwysocki
  • Profilers and ASP.NET - Tom

  Web Design

  • 55 Colorful Web Designs to Inspire You - gmuller
  • Fish Eye Dock Style Menus - McBonio
  • 25 Examples of Convincing Call-to-Action Buttons - Tom Walker

  Silverlight, WPF & RIA

  • Silverlight 4, Experiment with Pluggable Navigation and a WCF Data Service - Mike Taulty
  • Precision Matters - Dave Brown
  • Setting focus in XAML with no code - Rockford Lhotka
  • Column guides for Visual Studio 2010: An extension - Jeff
  • Silverlight Cream for February 28, 2010 - Dave Campbell

  Database & Related Technologies

  • LINQ to SQL with Stored Procedures (Part 2) - Arian T. Kulp
  • Password cracking tools for SQL Server - Kevin Beaver
  • Turning on execution plans affects performance - Simon Sabin
  • Readonly Databases - Martin Bell

  Web Service & Related Technologies

  • WCF RIA Services and Audit – Historical changes - Fredrik Normen
  • Get started with Microsoft Test Manager - Murray Gordon

  Testing

  • Selenium Two Tutorial using C#/NUnit and InternetExplorerDriver - The Automated Tester
  • Visual Studio Test Professional 2010: Test Case WorkItem Type - Subodh Sohoni
  • Do Unit Test and Integration Test from same test code using Conditional Compilation -Omar

  Architecture, Methodology & Project Management

  • The Kayak Framework: An easy way to speak HTTP with .NET - Benjamin van der Veen
  • Ninject Forever - Nate
  • Working Towards Self-Acceptance - Rita Grohowski
  • A Community of Thinking Practitioners - Patrick Kua

  Others

  • Is your computer running slow, battery running out quickly? -Omar

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