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Episode #152: Introduction to MEF, Getting rolling with basic usage

Derik Whittaker — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a quick look at the new plugin framework from Microsoft the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF for short).

In this episode we will explore how to setup your first MEF based plugin system and show how easy it can be.

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Episode #151: Introduction to NCover, setting up for analysis

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a quick look at how to setup and use the NCover code coverage and analysis tool.

Having the knowledge of the state of your code, is key to understanding the potential success and failures in your code. If having this knowledge is key to you, NCover is a great tool to help you better gain this knowledge

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Episode #150: Adding IoC Support to your WCF Services

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Codebetter.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a quick look at how to setup your WCF services to use an IoC Container.

When building out a set of services in WCF you still would like to follow the SOLID principles and in order to do this you may want to setup the ability to inject dependencies (via Structure Map) into your services at run time. With WCF extension points this is not only possible, but pretty easy

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Episode #149: Introduction to NDepend, adding NDepend to your Nant Script

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Codebetter.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

This episode we are we are going to take a look at the NDepend static analysis tool.

When taking a look at NDepend we are going first to do a simple fly-by of how to setup and run NDepend. Once we have our simple project up and running we are going to turn our focus at takig a look at how to run NDepend from our NAnt scripts. Running NDepend as part of our builds will allow us to have a clear picture of the state of our code with each build.

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Episode #148: Validating your XML Documents w/ XSD Schema

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Author: Derik Whittaker

This episode we are going to take a look at how to perform XML message validation by using an XSD document schema. By creating an XSD schema you can simply and easily validate the structure and the data content of your document which will ensure your message is well formed.

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Episode #147: Abstracting away Dependencies for Simpler code

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Author: Derik Whittaker

This episode is a direct request from an emailer that wanted to know how to abstract away WCF services to allow for better abstraction and simplier unit tests. In this episode we will take a look at the pain points around having direct knowledge of a web service can bring for not only testing, but in running your application. Once we understand the pain points we will take a look at how to abstract them away with the adapter pattern.

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Episode #146: Advanced Query Options with Lucene.Net

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Author: Kyle Baley

In this episode we are going to continue our look at the Lucene.Net Search Engine Library. Lucene.Net is a source code, class-per-class, API-per-API and algorithmatic port of the Java Lucene search engine to the C# and .NET platform utilizing Microsoft .NET Framework. In this episode we will learn about more advanced ways to query a Lucene.Net Index. This will include the various ways you can setup your index for searching and how to do boolean searches.

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Episode #145: Getting started with Lucene.Net Search Library

Derik Whittaker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to start to take a look at the Lucene.Net Search Engine Library. Lucene.Net is a source code, class-per-class, API-per-API and algorithmatic port of the Java Lucene search engine to the C# and .NET platform utilizing Microsoft .NET Framework. In this episode we will learn the basics needed to simply get Lucene.net up and running.

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Episode #144: Learning the Iterator Pattern

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use the Iterator Design Pattern.

We will look at how using the Iterator Pattern can help you abstract the way in which you interact with a collection of data. This is helpful when you are working with various formats but you would like to create a constant way to work with each format.

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Episode #143: Performing Static Page Checking in MVC

Derik Whittaker — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Codebetter.com
Author: Steven Andrews

In this episode we are going to take a look at how you can setup Static Type checking within your ASP.Net MVC web project. Having static checking is a great asset as it can reduce the chances of run time errors due to refactoring. Static checking will also allow the compiler to verify all your strongly typed objects are being called correctly.

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Episode #142: Isolation Frameworks: Learning to use Partial Mocks

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to continue our series on learning how to use an isolation framework (Rhino Mocks) to help create simpler and more reliable unit tests.

This time around we are going to be focusing how to use Partial Mocks to test abstract classes and methods within a concrete class.

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Episode #141: Learning Nant: Creating Token Driving Configuration Files

Derik Whittaker — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to continue our series on how to create a build script using the Nant build tool.

In this episode we going to take a look at how we can create dynamic config files by putting tokens in your files and letting Nant replace those tokens for each user based on their unique settings.

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Episode #140: Using Reflection to Invoke members

Derik Whittaker — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use the reflection to invoke members on an object

Reflection can allow you to call methods, properties, etc of any scope on an object. This can be a very, very useful tool for the tool-belt for the times this is needed.

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Episode #139: Learning the Specification Pattern

Derik Whittaker — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Tim Barcz

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use the specification pattern.

Business logic is the heartbeat of our application. It is what makes your application worth something to the business. In this episode we will explore the Specification Pattern and see how this simple pattern take your complex business logic and turn it into a more manageable and readable piece of art.

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Episode #138: Isolation Frameworks: Mocking Out/Ref Arguments

Derik Whittaker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Presented By: Red-Gate.com
Author: Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to continue our series on learning how to use an isolation framework (Rhino Mocks) to help create simpler and more reliable unit tests.

We are going to focusing this episode on how to setup you mocks when you need to mock a class with either Out or Ref arguements.

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