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Good SQL Articles To Read If You Can't Afford Books

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:01:02 GMT

You have only $50 left and you can buy two DVDs or one SQL book, what do you do? I would buy the book but not every person has the same idea of a fun time. This is the reason why I present you with a bunch of links to articles which will give you very good info. some of this you won't be able to find in a book anyway.

ASP.NET MVC Preview: Using The MVC UI Helpers

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:31:02 GMT

Rob Conery goes over the new UI Helpers in the asp.net MVC framework.

Windows Services Can Install Themselves

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:01:03 GMT

Using the InstallUtil.exe utility that ships with the .NET SDK can be a real pain. It's rarely in the PATH so you probably have to hunt down the utility when you are working on QA and production servers as I do. Installing a Windows Service should be easier. In this short article, I'll show you a way to make your Windows Services install themselves without needing InstallUtil.exe at all.

Linq to Sql Surprise Performance Hit

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:01:02 GMT

JD outlines a classic case of making assumptions while performance tuning. It turns out there are cases where Linq To SQL can take longer to compile a query than the round trip to SQL.