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Taking the Magic out of Expression

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:31:12 GMT

Concise introduction to expression trees.

Addicted To MEF - Part 1

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:16:12 GMT

A quick look at the basic features of the Preview 3 of the Managed Extensibility Framework.

Don't Be Afraid of Easy

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:13:27 GMT

Software development isn't easy, so why don't we do everything we can to make it easier on us?

Programming Asp.Net MVC by O'Reilly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:16:07 GMT

Well, it is about time we (Tim, Chris and myself) actually made this announcement. We will be doing a MVC book with O'Reilly titled 'Programming MVC'. We are super excited and super pumped to get this out the door. All three of us are huge fans of the MVC framework and know that this is framework going to be smashing success.

Using TDD to create a new Feature for DimeCasts.net

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:31:03 GMT

A pairing session where Kyle and Derik use TDD to create a new Feature for DimeCasts.net

5 Tips for Better jQuery Cod

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:03 GMT

I've been coding using jQuery since shortly after it came out, and well -- I've been using it almost every work day. Here is a few tips that have saved me time.

DSLs using MGrammar, pt2

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:15:22 GMT

Torkel Ödegaard dives into more detail on creating DSLs with MGrammar.

Emergent Complexity

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:31:04 GMT

Why is it that our well designed systems seem to fall into chaos so easily?

C# 4.0 New Features Part 4 - Generic Contravariance

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:13 GMT

A simple and easy to follow example of Contravariance in C# 4.0

How to Use the Facebook Developer Toolkit 2.0

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:46:05 GMT

The Facebook Developer Toolkit project has just released version 2.0 of their ASP.NET API into the wild, so let's go over the basics. In this article, we focus on creating an absolutely bare bones FBML application that leverages the API. Enjoy!

MVC: TextBoxFor(u => u.Name) - Unleash the power

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:10 GMT

I figured I'd share my implementation of something Chad and Jeremy talked about: the TextBoxFor control. Now I don't know exactly how they implemented their version, and mine just provides the necessary basis to get started, but hopefully it'll help people bake some of this goodness within their own code.

Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - Part 1

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Part 1 of Becoming a ReSharper Samurai - A short video on how to use various features of ReSharper to make you a better, faster coder.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 3 - Generic Covariance

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:35:49 GMT

Generic Covariance. Another part of greate post series by Justin Etheredge.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 2.1 - default parameter intrigue

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:46:02 GMT

Do default parameters work the way you think they do? Probably Not!

C# 4.0 New Features Part 2 - default and named parameters

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:16:03 GMT

New feature in C# 4.0 number 2, default and named parameters! Look at what they are, and how they are used in C# 4.0.

Leveraging Cecil to inject code into your Assemblies

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:16:07 GMT

A short screencast on how to leverage Cecil to inject code into your Assemblies

7 Steps To Shameless (Successful) Self Promotion

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:46:13 GMT

How do you get yourself known in the community and in the industry? Jeff offers 7 steps on how to get yourself out there.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1.1 - dynamic keyword second look

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:16:11 GMT

A second look at the dynamic keyword and an update on the performance statistics that we looked at in Part 1.

C# 4.0 New Features Part 1 - dynamic keyword

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:01:14 GMT

A quick look at the new "dynamic" keyword in C# 4.0 and its implications for application development.

Modal Delete Confirmation Version Two Using jQuery SimpleModal Plugin

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:31:12 GMT

I finally got around to using the SimpleModal delete confirmation that I wrote about quite a while back. One of the first things I noticed was that I could cut down a lot of the html markup by not including the confirmation in each row of the table and instead just setup a single confirmation and call it each time one of the delete icons was clicked.

Leveraging the power of ActionName and AcceptVerbs in Asp.Net MVC

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:16:04 GMT

A short screencast on how to leverage the power of ActionName and AcceptVerbs in Asp.Net MVC

Using IronRuby To Implement Dynamic Business Rules

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:21:39 GMT

A quick look at how to use IronRuby and the Microsoft.Scripting namespace in order to dynamically load and run business Rules against domain objects written in C#.

If You Are Not At PDC You Are Not At PDC

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:12:04 GMT

Not at PDC, no problem!!! We started an ad hoc virtual conference to extend PDC to the masses.

Making Element Position Absolute with jQuery

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:12:55 GMT

It's common for me to create DOM elements that pop up ontop of existing content by making them absolutely positioned. Here's a quick plug-in that makes an element absolute consistently.

Creating Live Templates with Resharper

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:46:17 GMT

A short screencast on how to Create a Live Templates with Resharper. Learn how to use LiveTemplates to increase your coding productivitly