Getting Started with Riak and .NET
A tutorial on setting up and using the Riak NoSQL database with a .NET client library, including installation and configuration steps.
A tutorial on setting up and using the Riak NoSQL database with a .NET client library, including installation and configuration steps.
A guide to implementing a custom StructureMap IResourceFactory for dependency injection in WCF Web API services, enabling proper constructor injection.
Updates to a .NET app for importing Ordnance Survey's 1:50000 Scale Gazetteer geographic dataset into SQL Server with spatial data support.
A technical guide on programmatically scaling .NET applications on Windows Azure using management certificates and a custom command-line tool.
A guide on integrating Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service for federated authentication in the Orchard .NET CMS.
A technical guide on converting and loading UK postcode geographic data into SQL Server using a .NET library for spatial queries.
A guide on configuring MongoDB to run as a Windows service, including command setup and troubleshooting tips.
Explores techniques for maximizing SQL Server bulk insert performance using SqlBulkCopy with parallel processing and the Task Parallel Library.
A developer shares their experience using MongoVUE, a free .NET-based GUI tool for managing MongoDB databases.
A quick-start guide to setting up and using MongoDB with C# and the .NET framework, covering installation and basic database operations.
A SQL Server/.NET developer reflects on their first year of blogging, top technical posts, and community event participation in 2010.
A developer's initial exploration of Apache Cassandra, covering installation, data models, and connecting to it from a .NET application using C#.
A collection of session videos from QCon London 2010, covering topics like .NET, testing, scaling, and software craftsmanship.
A developer explains a case-sensitive ColumnMappings error in SqlBulkCopy and how to resolve it.
Exploring GCC-CLI, an experimental GCC branch with a .NET CIL backend and frontend for compiling between native and managed code.
Explains the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) using a shed-building analogy, focusing on its core concepts: export, import, and compose.
A technical guide comparing SqlBulkCopy vs. SqlDataAdapter for high-speed data loading into SQL Server, demonstrating significant performance gains.
A developer shares their anticipation and planned schedule for the QCon London 2010 conference, focusing on architecture, .NET, and scalability.
Announcing the first public release of PHPMEF, a PHP port of the .NET Managed Extensibility Framework for application composition.
A guide to implementing WPF-like DragMove functionality for controls in Windows Forms, including extension methods and a designer component.