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Activator.CreateInstance Performance

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:31:23 GMT

A look at the different forms of Activator.CreateInstance and the performance implications of each.

Username Availability Validator AJAX Control, Release Demo

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:46:02 GMT

Back in September last year (2008), I posted a demo about Username Availability Validator Control. This control developed by the community on a contest initiated by Dave Ward on August 2008 as I remember. At that time the control was in beta. On October 2008 the control was released to public on its first version. And finally I wrote a a very simple documentation on the project Wiki.

Thinking only of the Junior Developer

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:16:15 GMT

How do you treat Junior developers, what code do you give them, and do you let their presence change your architecture?

Extending ASPX Panel Control to produce Rounded Corners

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:16:21 GMT

This article shows how to create a custom control which encapsulates scripts. Also shows how to add method attributes to interact with VS Designer and ToolBox as well as providing intellisense dropdowns.

Apply Expand All & Collapse All to Collapsible Panels in ASP.NET AJAX

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:46:02 GMT

Apply Expand All and Collapse All to Collapsible Panels in ASP.NET AJAX

jQuery cheatsheet and iPhone jQuery API browser

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:01:41 GMT

a great cheatsheet for jQuery and an API browser for the iPhone!

Improve your jQuery - 25 excellent tips

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:01:14 GMT

jQuery is awesome. I've been using it for about a year now and although I was impressed to begin with I'm liking it more and more the longer I use it and the more I find out about it's inner workings. I'd call myself an "intermediate" jQuery user and I thought some others out there could benefit from all the little tips, tricks and techniques I've learned over the past year. The article also ended up being a lot longer than I thought it was going to be so I'll start with a table of contents so you can skip to the bits you're interested in.

ASP.NET Confirmation Button using JQuery

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:46:04 GMT

Creating a ASP.NET Confirmation Button control that uses JQuery and its plugin SimpleModal to implement modal confirmation popups.

How I've put my wife into SVN

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:31:14 GMT

SVN and TortoiseSVN are really great tools. It is a shame that these tools are used only by developers. I believe that every home should use SVN to keep track of it's files. The problem is that these tools are planned for developers. Using the file-system in windows is not a trivial task for everyone. In fact, sometimes people tend to be afraid of it. Not only using the file-system, but also using some client application that does not even have a window? And where do I get an SVN server anyway?!? Keep reading. you might find it useful.

27 Free Must-have Online Collaboration Tools

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:46:12 GMT

hese days teams can be dispersed all over the globe. With outsourcing, telecommuting, distance learning and complex project collaboration, it's often helpful to have tools that can assist with the various collaborative tasks need to be done by dispersed teams. I've put together a great list of 27 free...

Toggle Items in CheckBoxList using jQuery

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:48:15 GMT

nice small client side script for toggling the state of your checkboxList control.

SubSonic 3.0 Preview 2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:16:04 GMT

Rob Conery: Over the last week I've made massive improvements and upgrades to SubSonic 3.0 and the templates that it comes with. I haven't been this obsessive and inspired since I created SubSonic in the first place, and I have to tell you I am more than stoked to see this pull together.

Suspicious DNK Accounts

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:31:29 GMT

Conclusion There is an incentive for publishers that use DNK to setup phony accounts that will help get stories from certain domains on the front page. So guess what happens ... it would appear that a certain number of people are doing this.

C# Structs

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:16:02 GMT

What are the benefit of structs in C#? When can they improve performance and memory use? See examples and benchmarks as well as screens from CLRProfiler and the Visual Studio debugger. Is this is the best struct article in the world? Maybe!

.NET - Some Common Operations using LINQ To XML - Part I

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:46:02 GMT

Very good overview of how to query using LINQ to XML

Removing unused CSS Classes from your web application

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:31:14 GMT

2 ways to clean up your Css by removing unused classes.

Check username availability with JQuery & ASP.NET

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:01:04 GMT

This article shows how to use jQuery in a real world practical situation - to check username availability - by making an AJAX call to a WebMethod. In this artcle we examine how to make the call, how get the desired username and pass it correctly as well as using jQuery to style and display firnedly notification messages.

ASP.NET MessageBox Server and Client

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:31:11 GMT

An ASP.NET Message box that can be used from the server and from the client side!

JQuery, the very very basics - Lesson 1

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:46:02 GMT

JQuery is the star among the growing list of JavaScript libraries. A few of its characteristics are light-weight, cross-browser compatibility and simplicity. A task that would take 10 lines of code with traditional JavaScript can be accomplished with JQuery in just 1 line of code. I write to record the series of very basic lessons I learned about JQuery (my study source is the very readable book JQuery in Action).

5 Useful Tips for ASP.Net Application

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:16:02 GMT

There are so many tasks or operations that are repeatedly used in ASP.Net applications. This article will list some of the useful tasks that we can use in our asp.net application extensively.

Client Script Resources in ASP.NET Controls revisited

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:06:15 GMT

Embedding script resources as part of ASP.NET Control development is tricky business and requires a bunch of options to ensure that script code loads correctly and maybe more importantly allows the page developer to decide whether the resources should be used at all. Here are a few thoughts and some work in progress on how I deal with script resources in my controls.

Details Popup Via jQuery clueTip Plugin

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:46:05 GMT

Just to prove there are a million ways to get something done I decided to try using the jQuery clueTip Plugin to provide more details about an item in an ASP.NET ListView via a popup.

ClientScriptProxy and JavaScript Linking In Headers

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:50:18 GMT

a great article on embedding scripts in the header of an aspx page.

Path to .NET 3.5 Developer Certification

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:31:05 GMT

If you are trying to figure out the new certification exams for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) or Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) for .NET Framework 3.5 / Visual Studio 2008 then you may be interested in a diagram that I put together to helped me to visualize the path through the required certification exams.

Embedding GPS coordinates and other info in JPEG images with C#

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:57 GMT

great article on adding GPS info to images