Tools for the lazy: Templify and NuGet
Explores using Templify and NuGet to automate repetitive setup tasks for new ASP.NET MVC projects, saving time and effort.
Explores using Templify and NuGet to automate repetitive setup tasks for new ASP.NET MVC projects, saving time and effort.
A developer's perspective on why solving new problems is easier to sell than making marginal improvements to existing solutions.
A guide to using tox, a Python testing tool, for multi-environment testing, documentation building, and dependency management.
Overview of Windows Phone 7 features for developers, including accelerometer, GPS, microphone, and more.
A tutorial on using WPF's MultiBinding to pass multiple parameters to an ICommand in MVVM, with a concrete search box example.
Announcement of MvcSiteMapProvider 2.2.0 release for ASP.NET MVC, featuring new templated HtmlHelpers and extensibility points.
A reflection on how uneventful days in system development and support can foster a false sense of security and complacency.
Recap of SEF 2010 conference covering SharePoint, Exchange, Lync, and Windows Phone 7 with session highlights and photos.
A developer shares first impressions of a Windows Phone 7 prototype, highlighting UI features, syncing, and noting missing apps.
An article on designing cost-effective applications for Windows Azure, focusing on the unique financial considerations of cloud computing.
Guide to MCPD SharePoint track, covering exam 70-573 and 70-576 for SharePoint 2010 development certification.
Explains how to implement dependency injection in ASP.NET MVC 3 using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF).
A quick review of ASP.NET MVC 3 Preview 1, highlighting new features like the Razor view engine and dynamic ViewData support.
A web developer shares insights from designing a modern university course on web development, focusing on standards and future-proof skills.
Overview of SQL Azure Project 'Houston', a browser-based Silverlight tool for managing SQL Azure databases, including its features and limitations.
A tutorial on creating a simplified WPF Grid control using custom XAML attribute syntax to reduce boilerplate code.
A Google engineer returns to blogging after a year-long break, reflecting on tech culture, dealing with criticism, and setting new goals for content creation.
Introduces CSSEmbed, a tool for converting CSS image references to data URIs to reduce HTTP requests and improve website load times.
A developer's initial exploration of Apache Cassandra, covering installation, data models, and connecting to it from a .NET application using C#.
Explains using SET NOEXEC to validate SQL query syntax programmatically, noting a bug in SQL Server 2008 regarding object name validation.