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.
Guide to SharePoint 2010 performance: disposal patterns for SPWeb and SPSite objects to avoid memory leaks.
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.
Tutorial on accessing SharePoint 2010 BCS external list data programmatically using the Client Object Model.
Guide to using the Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010 for client-side development with .NET, Silverlight, and JavaScript.
