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Codebehind Files in ASP.NET MVC Are Evil

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:46:05 GMT

Having Codebehind files for Views in ASP.NET MVC tempts developers to use web forms style programming in MVC applications. Removing them from the default application templates and new File->ASP.NET MVC View templates will help developers fall into a "pit of success" by eliminating the temptation to put code into codebehind files that should really go into Controllers.

Source control is not a feature you can postphone to vNext

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:01:02 GMT

"I was taking part in a session in the MVP Summit today, and I came out of it absolutely shocked and bitterly disappointed with the product that was under discussion. What really bothered me is utter ignorance of a critical requirement from Microsoft, who is supposed to know what they are doing with software development. That requirement is source control."

Lists Of Microsoft's Fame And Shame - 2008

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:31:02 GMT

Things that Microsoft should be paying lots and lots of attention to.

Using aliases for better code readability

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:46:02 GMT

Here's a quick way to reduce overall code bloat while making your code even more readable.

Timeline .NET

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:31:02 GMT

Timeline .NET is the most complete ASP.NET WebControl which wraps the MIT Simile Timeline API.

What is wrong with the ASP.NET Community

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:16:03 GMT

Dan Hounshell expounds on the state of the ASP.Net community. Weigh in using his commenting system with your own thoughts.

VisualSVN Server 1.1 Released

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:46:03 GMT

Adds support for Windows Authentication, repository importing and more

Where's my .NET 3.5 (on IIS), Dude?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:31:04 GMT

Can't find .NET 3.5 on the IIS ASP.NET Tab runtime tab? You're not the first to wonder why recent versions of the .NET runtime don't show up on the ASP.NET tab.

ASP.NET MVC In-Depth: The Life of an ASP.NET MVC Request - Stephen Wal

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Lifecycle of request in ASP.NET MVC application.

Over 250 High Quality Royalty Free icons set

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:31:02 GMT

Free Icon Download Offers High Quality Royalty Free icons for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Write more empty lines! They will be read!

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:31:02 GMT

Using empty lines in source code may seem like a waste of precious screen space, but it's crucial to writing readable code.

Solution to ASP.NET Form - PayPal Problem

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

They do say it's the simple things that get you stumped. For all of you ASP.NET developers out there who have yet to integrate a site with PayPal, just wait until you finally get to add that button to your form to pass the transaction details over to PayPal..

Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:16:03 GMT

Activities are contextual menu options which quickly access a service from any Web page. Users typically copy and paste from one Web page to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do.

AlligatorTags.com - The PopURLs.com for ASP.net

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:46:03 GMT

Aggregating the latest ASP.net news, tips and tricks from across the web in one place, refreshed daily.

.NET 3.5 Brings Major (Undocumented) Changes to ThreadPool

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:31:03 GMT

Interesting information about the new behavior of the thread pool in .NET 3.5.

MSDN Reader!! A Must Have Application!

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:16:02 GMT

he MSDN Reader allows you to browse through MSDN Magazine articles like never before. Read through articles, view figures and code snippets in an intuitive and easy-to-use experience.

Yield in C#

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:01:02 GMT

simple explaination of what that keyword does exactly

Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map (a WPF app)

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:24:02 GMT

Way better than a poster, this is a handy application that helps developers to drill down to each product and technology and learn about new features, objects, Web services, namespaces, and schemas required to extend Microsoft Office and build custom Office Business Applications (OBAs). This application also includes links and pointers to online resources available on Office Online, MSDN, TechNet, Channel 9, Channel 10, and OBA Central.

Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated?

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

"Last week, Microsoft published the binary file formats for Office. These formats appear to be almost completely insane. The Excel 97-2003 file format is a 349 page PDF file."...

The DotNetKicks Effect

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

An overview of traffic coming from DotNetKicks when an article makes it to the front page.

I, for one, welcome our new revision control overlords!

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

Using version control tools to deploy your (ASP.NET) websites.

Put Down the XmlNode and Step Away From the StringBuilder

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

Demonstrates the easiest way of generating and parsing Xml available in the .net framework. No more XmlNodes and no more CleanStringForXml custom utility functions.

Code performance analysis in Visual Studio 2008

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Article on how to perform code performance analysis (profiling) in Visual Studio 2008

Lock Down SQL Server 2005

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

This article teaches you how to lock down a SQL Server 2005 installation. A step-by-step procedure is given along with the concepts behind it. It includes a world-accessible SQL2005 shell to let you experiment with a hardened database. Two SQL scripts are provided to automate hardening.

The Most Useful VS Feature No One Seems To Use

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Speed up your debugging time by using the Exceptions dialog box.