Sanjeev Agarwal

Sanjeev Agarwalhttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/Extending Web and Mobile with ASP.NET MVC, C# and Responsive DesignUnbelievable! The usage of my Windows 8 app “Live Reader” is almost 5 hours per day.https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/unbelievable-the-usage-of-my-windows-8-app-live-reader-is-almost-5-hours-per-day<p><span class="userContent">Unbelievable! The usage of my Windows 8 app “Live Reader” is almost 5 hours per day. Way ahead from others apps in the store :)</span></p> <p><span class="userContent"><img style="width: 535px; height: 365px;" title="Live Reader Usage" alt="Live Reader Usage" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/335811_3748337989223_806114026_o.jpg" width="535" height="365" mce_src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/335811_3748337989223_806114026_o.jpg"></span></p> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:41:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/unbelievable-the-usage-of-my-windows-8-app-live-reader-is-almost-5-hours-per-daycss3html5JavaScriptMetroWindows 8WinJSWinRTI am a Guinness World Record holder nowhttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/i-am-a-guinness-world-record-holder-now<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><strong>Hurray! I am a Guinness World Record holder now</strong></font></font></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"></font></font></span> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">In event I was developing as well as mentoring others. My main job was to provide dev support to other ideas and shortlist the good one. Around 2600 developers able to create 600 POC. 50 fully completed and moved to Windows store :)</font></font></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">THE LOGISTICS <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></b></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">• 63 generator trucks on stand by mode <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">• 4,000 power connections in place <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">• Around 60,000 feet of cabling <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">• 2 GB bandwidth internet access <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">• 500 people working as crew</font></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"></font></font></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">below is some pics from event</font></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img style="width: 722px; height: 497px;" title="Guinness World Record Certificate" alt="Guinness World Record Certificate" src="http://weblogs.asp.net/blogs/sanjeevagarwal/GSWRH.JPG" width="861" height="628" mce_src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/GSWRH.JPG"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img title="Sanjeev Agarwal" alt="Sanjeev Agarwal" src="http://weblogs.asp.net/blogs/sanjeevagarwal/I.JPG" mce_src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/I.JPG"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img title="Sanjeev Agarwal" alt="Sanjeev Agarwal" src="http://weblogs.asp.net/blogs/sanjeevagarwal/G1.JPG" mce_src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/G1.JPG"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img title="Sanjeev Agarwal" alt="Sanjeev Agarwal" src="http://weblogs.asp.net/blogs/sanjeevagarwal/G2.JPG" mce_src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/G2.JPG"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span> </p> <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:43:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/i-am-a-guinness-world-record-holder-nowappfestcss3html5Windows 8WinJSWinRTLive Reader Windows 8 Metro app demo available on youtubehttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/live-reader-demo-available-on-youtube<P>Live Reader Demo available on youtube at <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21pqewa6GY" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21pqewa6GY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21pqewa6GY</A></P> <P><IFRAME height=315 src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d21pqewa6GY" frameBorder=0 width=560 allowfullscreen></IFRAME></P>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:16:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/live-reader-demo-available-on-youtubecss3html5MetroModern UIWindows 8WinJSWinRTWindows 8 AppFest coming to Bangalore on September 21 - 22, 2012 https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/windows-8-appfest-coming-to-bangalore-on-september-21-22-2012<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt;"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/india/events/win8appfest/images/appfest.png" width="229" height="206" mce_src="http://www.microsoft.com/india/events/win8appfest/images/appfest.png"></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: September 21 - 22, 2012 </span>Venue: Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation (KTPO), Whitefield </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Below is the itinerary for appfest:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.375in; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">AppFest Invitation<br> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Participants will be selected based on their app idea. Choose from any of the existing categories in the Windows Store. We look forward to your ideas!</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.375in; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Pre AppFest Webcast<br> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Tune in for exciting details about AppFest. Stay Tuned</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.375in; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">AppFest Mentors<br> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Microsoft engineers, programming specialists, trainers, and industry-recognized app developers will be onsite to assist you</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Onsite App Certification <br> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Onsite staff will be available to assist AppFest participants with preparing their apps and run it through a series of quality checks to make the app better for eventual submission to the Windows Store.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/india/events/win8appfest/registration.aspx"><font color="#0000ff">Register Now</font></a> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/india/images/windows_8_appfest/Windows_8_AppFest.ics" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/india/images/windows_8_appfest/Windows_8_AppFest.ics">Block Your Calendar</a> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">To attend AppFest, you need to submit a description of the app you intend to develop. If your app gets selected, you will be invited to attend AppFest. </p> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:16:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/windows-8-appfest-coming-to-bangalore-on-september-21-22-2012appfestC#communitycss3eventhtml5microsoftWindows 8WinJSWinRTxamlMy first windows 8 app Live Reader (http://flpbd.it/cbymb) is listed under Top free apps in Windows 8 storehttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/my-first-windows-8-app-live-reader-http-flpbd-it-cbymb-is-listed-under-top-free-apps-in-windows-8-store<p>My first windows 8 app Live Reader (<a href="http://flpbd.it/cbymb">http://flpbd.it/cbymb</a>)  is listed under Top free apps in Windows 8 store :) </p> <p><img title="Live Reader in Top download" align="top" alt="Live Reader in Top download" src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/LiveReaderTop.jpg" mce_src="https://aspblogs.blob.core.windows.net/media/sanjeevagarwal/Media/LiveReaderTop.jpg"></p> <p mce_keep="true"> <img class="img" alt="" src="https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQB-y2NEiiLtNhF2&w=155&h=114&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwscont1.apps.microsoft.com%2Fwinstore%2F1x%2F53754ffd-6579-4451-ba86-e24a7978c955%2FIcon.2594.png">  Live Reader is Social + RSS Reader. User can search feeds using keyword, add any RSS feeds from URL or list. </p> <p mce_keep="true">Dashboard will show real time update of feeds just like live tile. user can click any RSS feeds to get more details. they can even open any web link inside the app or in browser.</p> <p mce_keep="true"><br> </p> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:23:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/my-first-windows-8-app-live-reader-http-flpbd-it-cbymb-is-listed-under-top-free-apps-in-windows-8-storeMetroModern UIWindows 8WinJSWinRTDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - August 16-18, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-august-16-18-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - August 16-18, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/08/15/asp-net-mvc-3-using-httpnotfoundresult-in-controller-tests.aspx">ASP.NET MVC 3: Using HttpNotFoundResult in controller tests</A> - Gunnar Peipman</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/08/16/asp-net-mvc-meets-html5.aspx">ASP.NET MVC meets HTML5</A> - Gunnar Peipma</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/08/15/asp-net-mvc-3-global-action-filters.aspx">ASP.NET MVC 3: Global action filters</A> - Gunnar Peipman</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/named-routes-aspnet-mvc">Named Routes with ASP.NET MVC</A> - Dane Morgridge</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/08/11/the-future-of-the-internet/">The Future of the Internet</A> - Dan Redding</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.vanseodesign.com/web-design/redundancy/">Thoughts About Redundancy In Web Design</A> - Steven Bradley</LI> <LI><A href="http://speckyboy.com/2010/08/15/40-highly-effective-facebook-business-pages/">40 Highly Effective FaceBook Business Pages</A> - apaulandrew</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/3-advanced-css3-techniques-you-should-learn/">3 Advanced CSS3 Techniques You Should Learn</A> - Jacob Gube</LI> <LI><A href="http://speckyboy.com/2010/08/15/weekly-web-design-and-development-inspiration-–-n-54/">Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.54</A> - apaulandrew</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/08/10/showcase-of-delicious-coffee-websites/">Showcase Of Delicious Coffee Websites</A> - Katie Thompson</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/08/14/25-useful-videos-and-presentations-for-designers/">25 Useful Videos and Presentations for Designers</A> - Otba Mushaweh</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2010/08/15/validating-data-in-silverlight-4-applications-idataerrorinfo.aspx">Validating Data in Silverlight 4 Applications - IDataErrorInfo</A> - Dan Wahlin</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2010/08/first-guide-to-mef-silverlight-parti.html">First Guide to MEF & Silverlight (Part–I)</A> - Kunal Chowdhury</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.xamlmammal.com/blog/2010/8/13/debugging-silverlight-in-firefox.html">Debugging Silverlight in Firefox</A> - Corey Miller</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/08/15/141329.aspx">Silverlight Cream for August 15, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/cibrax/archive/2010/08/13/nhibernating-a-wcf-data-service.aspx">NHibernating a WCF Data Service</A> - Pablo M. Cibraro</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/alternativedotnet/archive/2010/08/16/141310.aspx">An alternative repository</A> - Michel Grootjans</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/08/14/sqlauthority-news-why-sql-server-is-better-than-any-other-rdbms-applications/">Why SQL Server is better than any other RDBMS Applications?</A> - pinal dave</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/08/15/using-net-wcf-syndication-api-to-read-a-comments-feed.aspx">Using .Net WCF Syndication API to Read a Comments Feed </A>- Gil Fink on .Net</LI></UL> <H2>Debugging & Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.codecapers.com/post/Unit-Testing-Secure-Controller-Actions-with-Moq.aspx">Unit Testing Secure Controller Actions with Moq</A> - mikeceranski</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2010/08/14/two-different-ways-to-create-bad-logic-in-unit-tests.aspx">Two different ways to create bad logic in unit tests</A> - Roy Osherove</LI> <LI><A href="http://outcoldman.ru/en/blog/show/215">RESTful WCF Service – How to get browser version at server code</A> - Denis Gladkikh</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://jesseliberty.com/2010/08/14/coding-without-a-net/">Coding Without A Net - Coding without comments</A> - Jesse Liberty</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/paulomorgado/archive/2010/08/16/hydrating-objects-with-expression-trees-part-i.aspx">Hydrating Objects With Expression Trees - Part I</A> - Paulo Morgado</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2010/08/13/customizing-process-guidance-for-team-foundation-server-2010.aspx">Customizing process guidance for Team Foundation Server 2010</A> - Charles Sterling</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2010/08/13/new-scrum-process-template-for-team-foundation-server-online-presentation.aspx">New Scrum Process Template for Team Foundation Server Online Presentation</A> - Charles Sterling</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/08/13/api-anti-patterns-how-to-avoid-common-rest-mistakes/">API Anti-Patterns: How to Avoid Common REST Mistakes</A> - Tomas Vitvar</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/patricksmacchia/archive/2010/08/16/advanced-code-diff-from-within-visual-studio.aspx">Advanced Code Diff from within Visual Studio</A> - Patrick Smacchia</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.gregcons.com/KateBlog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=4b11ca64-01d4-4ee5-b8f0-f982b19649c8">Visual Studio Add-in for Windows 7 Taskbar extras</A> - Kate Gregory</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/opening-windows-azure-and-sql-azure.html">Opening a Windows Azure and SQL Azure Introductory Special Account</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://ajaxian.com/archives/jquery-mobile-announced-touch-optimized-web-framework-for-smartphones-tablets">jQuery Mobile Announced; Touch-Optimized Web Framework for Smartphones & Tablets</A> - Dion Almae</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2010/08/13/windows-phone-design-day-recordings.aspx">Windows Phone Design Day Recordings</A> - Jaime Rodriguez</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codethinked.com/post.aspx?id=c7bd1b9e-fee0-49b9-8fad-e4b6091cf27c">Startup - Week 1 Recap</A> - Justin Etheredge</LI> <LI><A href="http://thinkvitamin.com/dev/the-perfect-development-environment/">The Perfect Development Environment</A> - ERIC BIELLER</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.webdistortion.com/2010/08/11/eyetracking-studies-biggest-blogs/">8 eyetracking studies from the web’s biggest blogs</A></LI></UL>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:01:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-august-16-18-2010.NETASP.NETJQueryMVCSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - July 8-10, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-8-10-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - July 8-10, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/davidebb/archive/2010/07/07/how-webmatrix-razor-asp-net-web-pages-and-mvc-fit-together.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/davidebb/archive/2010/07/07/how-webmatrix-razor-asp-net-web-pages-and-mvc-fit-together.aspx">How WebMatrix, Razor, ASP.NET Web Pages and MVC fit together</A> - David Ebbo</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MicrosoftWebMatrixInContextAndDeployingYourFirstSite.aspx" mce_href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MicrosoftWebMatrixInContextAndDeployingYourFirstSite.aspx">Microsoft WebMatrix in Context and Deploying Your First Site</A> - Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/complete-beginners-guide-to-web-analytics-and-measurement/" mce_href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/complete-beginners-guide-to-web-analytics-and-measurement/">Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Analytics and Measurement</A> - Andrew Maier</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.osbornm.com/archive/2010/07/06/webimage-introduction.aspx" mce_href="http://blog.osbornm.com/archive/2010/07/06/webimage-introduction.aspx">Introduction to WebImage</A> - Matthew M. Osborn</LI> <LI><A href="http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/archive/2010/07/06/programmatically-determining-an-asp-net-page-s-view-state-footprint.aspx" mce_href="http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/archive/2010/07/06/programmatically-determining-an-asp-net-page-s-view-state-footprint.aspx">Determining an ASP.NET Page’s View State Footprint</A> - Scott Mitchell</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/aspnet-mvc-jquery-json" mce_href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/aspnet-mvc-jquery-json">ASP.NET MVC, jQuery & JSON</A> - Dane Morgridge</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2010/07/great-ways-to-learn-jquery" mce_href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2010/07/great-ways-to-learn-jquery">Great Ways to Learn jQuery</A> - Marc Grabanski</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/css-menu-button-tutorials/" mce_href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/css-menu-button-tutorials/">Complete Toolbox: 55 CSS Menu And Button Coding Tutorials</A> - Daniels Mekšs</LI> <LI><A href="http://designartwall.com/2010/07/collection-of-jquery-image-sliders/" mce_href="http://designartwall.com/2010/07/collection-of-jquery-image-sliders/">Collection of jQuery Image Sliders</A> - Mark Abucayon</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/250-quick-web-design-tips-part-2/" mce_href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/250-quick-web-design-tips-part-2/">250 Quick Web Design Tips (Part 2)</A> - Jacob Gube</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.ajaxline.com/most-useful-jquery-tutorial-for-june-2010" mce_href="http://www.ajaxline.com/most-useful-jquery-tutorial-for-june-2010">Useful jQuery Tutorials for June 2010</A> - Ajaxline</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.queness.com/post/4023/18-brilliant-pure-css-drawings" mce_href="http://www.queness.com/post/4023/18-brilliant-pure-css-drawings">18 Brilliant Pure CSS Drawings</A> - Kevin</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.reybango.com/2010/07/06/generic-activity-indicator-for-ajax-requests/" mce_href="http://blog.reybango.com/2010/07/06/generic-activity-indicator-for-ajax-requests/">Generic Activity Indicator for Ajax Requests</A> - Rey Bango</LI> <LI><A href="http://boagworld.com/talks/sucks" mce_href="http://boagworld.com/talks/sucks">Your design sucks</A> - Paul Boag</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/07/designing-a-facebook-fan-page-showcases-tutorials-resources/" mce_href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/07/designing-a-facebook-fan-page-showcases-tutorials-resources/">Designing A Facebook Fan Page: Showcases, Tutorials, Resources</A> - Julia May</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/silverlight/an-introduction-to-microsoft-silverlight-4-part-1/" mce_href="http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/silverlight/an-introduction-to-microsoft-silverlight-4-part-1/">An Introduction to Microsoft Silverlight 4 – Part 1</A> - Mike Taulty</LI> <LI><A href="http://tech.avivo.si/2010/07/three-essential-plugins-for-expression-blend/" mce_href="http://tech.avivo.si/2010/07/three-essential-plugins-for-expression-blend/">Three essential plugins for Expression Blend</A> - Avivo</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/07/07/140819.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/07/07/140819.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 07, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/bb525059.aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/bb525059.aspx">Top Ten Questions and Answers on Data</A> - msdn</LI> <LI><A href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/alexander_kuznetsov/archive/2010/07/07/defensive-query-tuning-slides-and-scripts-from-my-presentation.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/alexander_kuznetsov/archive/2010/07/07/defensive-query-tuning-slides-and-scripts-from-my-presentation.aspx">Defensive Query Tuning: slides and scripts from my presentation</A> - Alexander Kuznetsov</LI> <LI><A href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons/archive/2010/07/07/network-compression-and-database-mirroring.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons/archive/2010/07/07/network-compression-and-database-mirroring.aspx">Network compression and database mirroring</A> - Simon Sabin</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=2056" mce_href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=2056">Using Data Access Application Block (DAAB) - Part 2</A> - Arshad Ali</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/07/08/sql-server-the-self-join-inner-join-and-outer-join/" mce_href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/07/08/sql-server-the-self-join-inner-join-and-outer-join/">SQL SERVER – The Self Join – Inner Join and Outer Join</A> - Pinaldave</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/070710-1.aspx" mce_href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/070710-1.aspx">An Extensive Examination of LINQ: Extending LINQ – Adding Query Operators</A> - Scott Mitchell</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/07/06/odata-explorer.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/07/06/odata-explorer.aspx">OData Explorer</A> - Gil Fink</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2010/07/06/custom-query-options-on-the-wcf-data-services-client.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2010/07/06/custom-query-options-on-the-wcf-data-services-client.aspx">Custom Query Options on the WCF Data Services Client</A> - Marcelo Lopez Ruiz</LI> <LI><A href="http://zamd.net/2010/07/04/using-wif-with-workflow-services/" mce_href="http://zamd.net/2010/07/04/using-wif-with-workflow-services/">Using WIF with Workflow Services</A> - Zulfiqar </LI></UL> <H2>Debugging & Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/camerons/archive/2010/07/07/intellitrace-and-unfamiliar-code.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/camerons/archive/2010/07/07/intellitrace-and-unfamiliar-code.aspx">IntelliTrace and unfamiliar code</A> - Cameron Skinner</LI> <LI><A href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/07/07/unit-tests-and-linq-queries.aspx" mce_href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/07/07/unit-tests-and-linq-queries.aspx">Unit Tests and LINQ Queries</A> - K. Scott Allen</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/a-beginners-guide-to-design-patterns/" mce_href="http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/a-beginners-guide-to-design-patterns/">A Beginner’s Guide to Design Patterns</A> - Nikko Bautista</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jgalasyn/archive/2010/07/07/modern-programming-a-tale-of-four-frameworks.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jgalasyn/archive/2010/07/07/modern-programming-a-tale-of-four-frameworks.aspx">Modern programming: A tale of four frameworks</A> - Jim Galasyn</LI> <LI><A href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/07/06/named-arguments-versus-object-initializers.aspx" mce_href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/07/06/named-arguments-versus-object-initializers.aspx">Named Arguments versus Object Initializers</A> - K. Scott Allen</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/cottmeyer-on-agile-enterprise" mce_href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/cottmeyer-on-agile-enterprise">Agile in the Enterprise</A> - Mike Cottmeyer</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukadc/archive/2010/07/06/model-view.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukadc/archive/2010/07/06/model-view.aspx">A short diagramed guide of a few Model-View-* patterns</A> - Greg Duncan</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.hinshelwood.com/archive/2010/07/07/tfs-event-handler-for-team-foundation-server-2010.aspx" mce_href="http://blog.hinshelwood.com/archive/2010/07/07/tfs-event-handler-for-team-foundation-server-2010.aspx">TFS Event Handler for Team Foundation Server 2010</A> - Martin Hinshelwood</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2010/07/dotcover-10-beta-released/" mce_href="http://blogs.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2010/07/dotcover-10-beta-released/">dotCover 1.0 Beta Released</A> - JetBrains</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cdndevs/archive/2010/07/07/moving_2d00_to_2d00_the_2d00_cloud_2d00_get_2d00_free_2d00_compute_2d00_time_2d00_with_2d00_windows_2d00_azure.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cdndevs/archive/2010/07/07/moving_2d00_to_2d00_the_2d00_cloud_2d00_get_2d00_free_2d00_compute_2d00_time_2d00_with_2d00_windows_2d00_azure.aspx">Thinking of Moving to the Cloud? Get Free Compute Time with Windows Azure</A> - Joey deVilla</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dot-net-news.com/windows-azure-free-ebook/" mce_href="http://www.dot-net-news.com/windows-azure-free-ebook/">Windows Azure Free eBook</A> - DotNut</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/07/06/10035099.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/07/06/10035099.aspx">Introduction to Data Sync Service for SQL Azure</A> - Wayne Walter Berry</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/07/Azure-Debugging" mce_href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/07/Azure-Debugging">Does Azure Debugging Cost Too Much?</A> - Jonathan Allen</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/#629ba3b20e67c7f34c7e4b4eb8dfc15a" mce_href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/#629ba3b20e67c7f34c7e4b4eb8dfc15a">Firefox 4 Beta</A> - Mozilla</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/lbugnion/archive/2010/07/07/how-to-use-the-multitouch-behavior-for-windows-phone-7.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/lbugnion/archive/2010/07/07/how-to-use-the-multitouch-behavior-for-windows-phone-7.aspx">How to use the MultiTouch Behavior for Windows Phone 7</A> - Laurent Bugnion</LI> <LI><A href="http://robtiffany.com/windows-phone-7/dont-forget-to-encrypt-your-windows-phone-7-data" mce_href="http://robtiffany.com/windows-phone-7/dont-forget-to-encrypt-your-windows-phone-7-data">Don’t forget to Encrypt your Windows Phone 7 Data</A> - Rob Tiffany</LI></UL>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:11:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-8-10-2010.NETASP.NETC#CSSJQuery UILINQMVCSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - July 5-7, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-5-7-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - July 5-7, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/02/introducing-razor.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/02/introducing-razor.aspx">Introducing “Razor” – a new view engine for ASP.NET MVC</A> - Scott Gu</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.gregshackles.com/2010/07/dynamic-views-in-asp-net-mvc-2/" mce_href="http://www.gregshackles.com/2010/07/dynamic-views-in-asp-net-mvc-2/">Dynamic Views in ASP.NET MVC 2</A> - Greg Shackles</LI> <LI><A href="http://stevesmithblog.com/blog/how-can-i-determine-the-current-controller-or-action-in-an-html-helper/" mce_href="http://stevesmithblog.com/blog/how-can-i-determine-the-current-controller-or-action-in-an-html-helper/">How Can I Determine The Current Controller or Action in an Html Helper</A> - Steve Smith</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InstallingConfiguringAndUsingWindowsServerAppFabricAndTheVelocityMemoryCacheIn10Minutes.aspx" mce_href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InstallingConfiguringAndUsingWindowsServerAppFabricAndTheVelocityMemoryCacheIn10Minutes.aspx">Installing, Configuring and Using Windows Server AppFabric and the "Velocity" Memory Cache in 10 minutes</A> - Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2010/07/01/using-viewmodel-information-in-an-asp-net-mvc-2-editor-or-display-template.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2010/07/01/using-viewmodel-information-in-an-asp-net-mvc-2-editor-or-display-template.aspx">Using ViewModel information in an ASP.NET MVC 2 Editor or Display template</A> - Jon Galloway</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.nathan-taylor.net/2010/04/how-to-make-tag-cloud-in-aspnet-mvc.html" mce_href="http://blog.nathan-taylor.net/2010/04/how-to-make-tag-cloud-in-aspnet-mvc.html">How to Make a Tag Cloud in ASP.NET MVC</A> - Lakario</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/ASP-NET-MVC-2-0-Areas.aspx" mce_href="http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/ASP-NET-MVC-2-0-Areas.aspx">ASP.NET MVC 2.0 Areas</A> - Brian Mains</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/40-tasty-restaurant-websites-to-inspire-you" mce_href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/40-tasty-restaurant-websites-to-inspire-you">40 Tasty Restaurant Websites to Inspire You</A> - gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.graphicpeel.com/post/740928981/ios-icons-made-in-pure-css" mce_href="http://blog.graphicpeel.com/post/740928981/ios-icons-made-in-pure-css">iOS Icons Made in Pure CSS</A> - Graphic Peel</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.focus.com/images/view/11905/" mce_href="http://www.focus.com/images/view/11905/">WTF is HTML5 and why we should all care</A> - Infographic</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/css-sprites-site-speed/" mce_href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/css-sprites-site-speed/">Saving Bandwidth and Improving Site Speed Using CSS Sprites</A> - Jacob Gube</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.ginktage.com/?p=916" mce_href="http://www.ginktage.com/?p=916">Silverlight for Symbian Platform , What about Windows Mobile ??..</A> - Senthil Kumar</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.southworks.net/dschenkelman/2010/07/02/prism-training-kit-beta-version-available/" mce_href="http://blogs.southworks.net/dschenkelman/2010/07/02/prism-training-kit-beta-version-available/">Prism Training Kit: Beta Version Available</A> - Damian Schenkelman</LI> <LI><A href="http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2010/07/introducing-sterling-object-oriented.html" mce_href="http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2010/07/introducing-sterling-object-oriented.html">Introducing Sterling, the Object-Oriented Database for Silverlight and Windows Phone 7</A> - Jeremy Likness</LI> <LI><A href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/07/02/silverlight-wpf-dont-name-elements-unless-you-have-to-why-xnaming-everything-is-bad" mce_href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/07/02/silverlight-wpf-dont-name-elements-unless-you-have-to-why-xnaming-everything-is-bad">Silverlight/WPF: Don’t name elements unless you have to: why x:Naming everything is bad</A> - Pete Brown</LI> <LI><A href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2010/07/02/silverlight-and-wcf-ria-services-5-authentication.aspx" mce_href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2010/07/02/silverlight-and-wcf-ria-services-5-authentication.aspx">Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (5–Authentication)</A> - Mike Taulty</LI> <LI><A href="http://chriskoenig.net/2010/07/02/adding-mvvm-light-toolkit-to-an-existing-project/" mce_href="http://chriskoenig.net/2010/07/02/adding-mvvm-light-toolkit-to-an-existing-project/">Adding MVVM Light Toolkit to an Existing Project</A> - Chris Koenig</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/SL4InteropWithExcel.aspx" mce_href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/SL4InteropWithExcel.aspx">Silverlight 4: Interoperability with Excel using the COM Object</A> - KunalChowdhury </LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/07/03/140754.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/07/03/140754.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 03, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jamie_thomson/archive/2010/07/04/ssis-gotcha-beware-of-multiple-outputs-from-a-synchronous-script-component.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jamie_thomson/archive/2010/07/04/ssis-gotcha-beware-of-multiple-outputs-from-a-synchronous-script-component.aspx">SSIS gotcha: Beware of multiple outputs from a synchronous script component</A> - jaminet</LI> <LI><A href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/07/02/using-transactionscope-with-sqlite/" mce_href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/07/02/using-transactionscope-with-sqlite/">Using TransactionScope with SQLite</A> - Jan Van Ryswyck</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/07/05/loading-wcf-data-services-ajax-script-library.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/07/05/loading-wcf-data-services-ajax-script-library.aspx">Loading WCF Data Services Ajax Script Library</A> - Gil Fink</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/dhelper/archive/2010/07/02/unit-testing-custom-stylecop-rules-using-typemock-isolator.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/dhelper/archive/2010/07/02/unit-testing-custom-stylecop-rules-using-typemock-isolator.aspx">Unit testing custom StyleCop rules using Typemock Isolator</A> - Dror Helper</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/SpeedTestStaticInstance.aspx" mce_href="http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/SpeedTestStaticInstance.aspx">Speed Test: Static vs Instance Methods</A> - Richard Carr</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/04/workshop-planning-framework-the-six-p-s.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/04/workshop-planning-framework-the-six-p-s.aspx">Workshop Planning Framework – The Six P’s</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeanthem.com/blog/2010/07/outsourcing-doesnt-work/" mce_href="http://www.codeanthem.com/blog/2010/07/outsourcing-doesnt-work/">Outsourcing Doesn’t Work</A> - Amber</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1133" mce_href="http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1133">10 Things I Learned In Web School</A> - Luke Wroblewski</LI> <LI><A href="http://the99percent.com/tips/6650/the-cure-for-creative-blocks-leave-your-desk" mce_href="http://the99percent.com/tips/6650/the-cure-for-creative-blocks-leave-your-desk">The Cure for Creative Blocks? Leave Your Desk.</A> - Jocelyn K. Glei</LI> <LI><A href="http://buildinternet.com/2010/06/client-rejection-why-no-means-nothing/" mce_href="http://buildinternet.com/2010/06/client-rejection-why-no-means-nothing/">Client Rejection – Why No Means Nothing</A> - Chandler Quintin</LI> <LI><A href="http://localhost/Taking%20LINQ%20to%20Objects%20to%20Extremes:%20A%20fully%20LINQified%20RayTracer" mce_href="http://localhost/Taking%20LINQ%20to%20Objects%20to%20Extremes:%20A%20fully%20LINQified%20RayTracer">Extreme LINQ, building a RayTracer</A> - Coding4Fun</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/03/what-is-a-pm-at-microsoft.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/03/what-is-a-pm-at-microsoft.aspx">What is a PM?</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/TipsnTricks/enums_explained.aspx" mce_href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/TipsnTricks/enums_explained.aspx">.NET Enumerated Types Explained</A> - B. James</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/cross-platform-story-–-visual" mce_href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/cross-platform-story-–-visual">A cross-platform story – Visual Studio solution in MonoDevelop</A> - Dennis Delimarsky</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/07/02/vs-2010-productivity-improvements-part-iv.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/07/02/vs-2010-productivity-improvements-part-iv.aspx">VS 2010 Productivity Improvements, Part IV</A> - Somasegar</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/04/sql-azure-partitioning-pattern.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/04/sql-azure-partitioning-pattern.aspx">SQL Azure Partitioning Pattern</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/03/now-available-microsoft-windows-azure-guide.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/07/03/now-available-microsoft-windows-azure-guide.aspx">Now Available: Microsoft Windows Azure Guide</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/archive-and-mine-tweets-in-azure-blobs.html" mce_href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/archive-and-mine-tweets-in-azure-blobs.html">Archive and Mine Tweets In Azure Blobs with The Archivist Application from MIX Online Labs</A> - rj</LI> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_04.html" mce_href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_04.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 7/2/2010+</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/development/health-hazards-freelancing/" mce_href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/development/health-hazards-freelancing/">10 Most Common Health Hazards of Freelancing</A> - Samar Owais</LI> <LI><A href="http://sp.meetdux.com/archive/2010/07/02/SharePoint-Product-Team-2010-Favorites.aspx" mce_href="http://sp.meetdux.com/archive/2010/07/02/SharePoint-Product-Team-2010-Favorites.aspx">SharePoint Product Team Shares Their Favorite 2010 Feature</A> - Dux Raymond Sy</LI></UL>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:25:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-5-7-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETCSSJavaScriptJQueryLINQMVCORMSharepointSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 28-30, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-28-30-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 28-30, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller/archive/2010/06/25/web-application-extensibility-with-fubumvc-part-2.aspx">Web Application Extensibility with FubuMVC (Part 2)</A> - Jeremy D. Miller</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/225700240;jsessionid=0HCJOZQKBFAPVQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN?cid=RSSfeed_DDJ_All">Using ASP.NET's ActionResult to Abstract Dependencies</A> - Jeffrey Palermo</LI> <LI><A href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/06/23/checking-client-download-success-with-asp-net-mvc.aspx">Checking Client Download Success with ASP.NET MVC</A> - OdeToCode</LI> <LI><A href="http://stevesmithblog.com/blog/default-encoding-of-strings-in-asp-net-mvc-2/">Default Encoding of Strings in ASP.NET MVC 2</A> - Steve</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article928-online-payments-using-paypal-integration-with-aspnet-.aspx">Online Payments Using PayPal- Integration with ASP.NET</A> - BangaruBabu</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/planning-your-e-commerce-website/">Planning your E-Commerce Website</A> - Jacob Gube</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://speckyboy.com/2010/06/27/the-complete-web-design-style-series-700-designs-in-14-categories/">The Complete Web Design Style Series (700 Designs in 14 Categories)</A> - apaulandrew</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/40-creative-404-error-pages-to-inspire-you">40 Creative 404 Error Pages to Inspire You</A> - gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/06/24/a-closer-look-at-hierarchy-in-web-design/">A Closer Look at Hierarchy in Web Design</A> - Kyala Knight</LI> <LI><A href="http://abduzeedo.com/psychological-study-web-designs">Psychological Study of Web Designs</A> - Jenny Warner</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/06/5-jquery-calendar-plugins-that-can-be.html">5 jQuery Calendar Plugins that can be used on Websites</A> - Suprotim Agarwal </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.thewebsqueeze.com/web-design-articles/great-jquery-screencasts-to-learn-from.html">Great jQuery Screencasts to Learn From</A> - Nicole Dominguez</LI> <LI><A href="http://designm.ag/design/9-principals-of-logo-design/">9 Principles of Logo Design</A> - Seth DeMaio</LI> <LI><A href="http://marcgrabanski.com/articles/becoming-a-great-web-developer">Becoming a Great Web Developer</A> - Marc Grabanski</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.jqueryui.com/2010/06/jquery-ui-19m2-menu/">jQuery UI 1.9 Milestone 2 – Menu</A> - Jörn Zaeffere</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-you-need-to-check-out-less-js/">Quick Tip: You Need to Check out LESS.js</A> - Jeffery Way</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlightws/archive/2010/06/25/http-duplex-improvements-silverlight-4.aspx">HTTP duplex messaging improvements in Silverlight 4</A> - Yavor Georgiev</LI> <LI><A href="http://jesseliberty.com/2010/06/24/creating-a-silverlight-blog-that-doesnt-suck/">Creating A Silverlight Blog That Doesn’t Suck</A> - Jesse Liberty</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/06/27/140646.aspx">Silverlight Cream for June 27, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/06/28/sql-for-net-developers-entity-framework-4-second-cycle-slide-deck.aspx">SQL For .Net Developers – Entity Framework 4 Second Cycle Slide Deck</A> - Gil Fink</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/06/28/sql-server-default-statistics-on-column-automatic-statistics-on-column/">SQL SERVER – Default Statistics on Column – Automatic Statistics on Column</A> -pinal dave</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/jimmy_bogard/archive/2010/06/24/bulk-processing-with-nhibernate.aspx">Bulk processing with NHibernate</A> - Jimmy bogard</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/WCFConcurrency.aspx">WCF Concurrency (Single, Multiple and Reentrant) and Throttling</A> - Shivprasad koirala</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=262">RIA Services and Authentication</A> - Nikhil Kothari</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nkamkolkar/archive/2010/06/25/troubleshooting-network-emulation.aspx">Troubleshooting Network Emulation</A> - Nkamkolkar</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/resources/online-tools-website-validation-testing/">20+ Online Tools for Website Validation and Testing</A> - Siva Kumar</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jennifer/archive/2010/06/25/parallel-programming-in-net-4-0-and-much-much-more.aspx">Parallel Programming in .NET 4.0: And Much, Much More…</A> - Jennifer Marsma</LI> <LI><A href="http://codingndesign.com/blog/?p=150">Single Assignment & readonly Fields in C#</A> - Sankarsan</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article935-lazy-initializer--csharp-40-.aspx">Lazy Initializer : C# 4.0</A> - Dotnetfunda</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2010/06/25/optimizing-regular-expression-performance-part-i-working-with-the-regex-class-and-regex-objects.aspx">Optimizing Regular Expression Performance, Part I: Working with the Regex Class and Regex Objects</A> - Ron Petrusha</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.imeta.co.uk/sstrong/archive/2010/06/25/868.aspx">The Task Parallel Library Series - Data Parallelism</A> - Steve Strong</LI> <LI><A href="http://freelancefolder.com/would-you-hire-yourself/">Would You Hire Yourself?</A> - Brain</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/06/27/patch-for-cut-copy-insufficient-memory-issue-with-vs-2010.aspx">Patch for Cut/Copy ‘Insufficient Memory’ issue with VS 2010</A> - Scott Guthrie</LI> <LI><A href="http://vsarchitectureguide.codeplex.com/">Visual Studio 2010 Architecture Tooling Guidance</A> - CodePlex</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/code-snippets-visual-studio">Code Snippets in Visual Studio 2010</A> - Umair Saeed </LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/billzack/archive/2010/06/25/azure-and-high-scale-compute.aspx">Azure and High Scale Compute</A> -wzack</LI> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_25.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 6/25/2010+</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://karlprosser.com/coder/2010/06/26/powershell-running-in-dotnet-4/">PowerShell running in Dotnet 4</A> - Karl Prosse</LI> <LI><A href="http://launchlist.net/">Launchlist: A one stop website checklist</A> - launchlist.net</LI></UL>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:36:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-28-30-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETC#CSSJavaScriptJQuery UIMVCORMSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 21-23, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-21-23-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 21-23, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josere/archive/2010/06/18/asp-net-internals-performance-counters-implementation-details.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josere/archive/2010/06/18/asp-net-internals-performance-counters-implementation-details.aspx">ASP.NET Internals - Performance counters implementation details</A> - Jose Reyes</LI> <LI><A href="http://brian.dobberteen.com/code/jquery_ajax_custom_validator/" mce_href="http://brian.dobberteen.com/code/jquery_ajax_custom_validator/">Check for Existing Values with ASP.NET CustomValidator + jQuery $.ajax()</A> - Brian Dobberteen</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/zowens/archive/2010/06/16/multi-tenant-asp-net-mvc-views.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/zowens/archive/2010/06/16/multi-tenant-asp-net-mvc-views.aspx">Multi-tenant ASP.NET MVC - Views</A> - Zack Owens</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.visoftinc.com/archive/2010/06/10/Behavior-Driven-Development-(BDD)-with-Cucumber-and-ASP.NET-MVC.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.visoftinc.com/archive/2010/06/10/Behavior-Driven-Development-(BDD)-with-Cucumber-and-ASP.NET-MVC.aspx">Behavior Driven Development (BDD) with Cucumber and ASP.NET MVC</A> - Damien White</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2010/06/16/ASPNET-MVC-MvcSiteMapProvider-20-is-out!.aspx" mce_href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2010/06/16/ASPNET-MVC-MvcSiteMapProvider-20-is-out!.aspx">ASP.NET MVC - MvcSiteMapProvider 2.0 is out!</A> - Maarten Balliauw</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/showcase-of-big-online-stores.html" mce_href="http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/showcase-of-big-online-stores.html">Showcase Of Big Online Stores</A> - vitaly</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-social-media-links-in-web-design" mce_href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-social-media-links-in-web-design">55 Examples of Beautifully Integrated Social Media Links in Web Design</A> -Gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-new-html5-form-features/" mce_href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-new-html5-form-features/">Quick Tip: New HTML5 Form Features</A> - Grant Derderian</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/common-css-mistakes" mce_href="http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/common-css-mistakes">common css mistakes/putting a stop to them</A> - Niels Matthijs</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/06/17/modal-overlays.aspx" mce_href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/06/17/modal-overlays.aspx">Issues with modal overlays on the web</A> - Janko Jovanovic</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.rebeccamurphey.com/2010/06/17/open-source-jquery-training/" mce_href="http://blog.rebeccamurphey.com/2010/06/17/open-source-jquery-training/">Announcing jQuery Fundamentals: An Open-Source jQuery Training Curriculum</A> - Rebecca Murphey</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.noupe.com/jquery/excellent-jquery-navigation-menu-tutorials.html" mce_href="http://www.noupe.com/jquery/excellent-jquery-navigation-menu-tutorials.html">Excellent jQuery Navigation Menu Tutorials</A> - Vitaly</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/resources/10-jquery-plugins-and-techniques-for-doing-more-with-images" mce_href="http://webdesignledger.com/resources/10-jquery-plugins-and-techniques-for-doing-more-with-images">10 jQuery Plugins and Techniques for Doing More with Images</A> - Henry</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/17/start-using-css3-today-techniques-and-tutorials/" mce_href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/17/start-using-css3-today-techniques-and-tutorials/">Start Using CSS3 Today: Techniques and Tutorials</A> - Vitaly Friedman</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=527" mce_href="http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=527">Silverlight 4.0 – Using Commanding Feature to Fetch data from a WCF 4.0 service</A> - Mahesh Sabnis</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/Silverlight4TaskbarIntegr.aspx" mce_href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/Silverlight4TaskbarIntegr.aspx">Silverlight 4: Accessing Windows 7 Taskbar using the new COM API</A> - Kunal Chowdhury</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-tools/creating-wpf-prototypes-with-sketchflow/" mce_href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-tools/creating-wpf-prototypes-with-sketchflow/">Creating WPF Prototypes with SketchFlow</A> - Michael Sorens</LI> <LI><A href="http://waf.codeplex.com/releases/view/47427" mce_href="http://waf.codeplex.com/releases/view/47427">WPF Application Framework – Release: v1.0.0.350</A> - CodePlex</LI> <LI><A href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Jun-18.html" mce_href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Jun-18.html">Moonlight 3.0, Preview 7</A> - Miguel de Icaza</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode52YouKeepUsingThatLINQIDunnaThinkItMeansWhatYouThinkItMeans.aspx" mce_href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode52YouKeepUsingThatLINQIDunnaThinkItMeansWhatYouThinkItMeans.aspx">You keep using that LINQ, I dunna think it means what you think it means</A> - Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0fd439d7-4bff-4df7-a52f-9a1be8725591" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0fd439d7-4bff-4df7-a52f-9a1be8725591">Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer</A> - MS Downloads</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/06/20/sql-server-free-download-sql-server-2008-r2-update-for-developers-training-kit/" mce_href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/06/20/sql-server-free-download-sql-server-2008-r2-update-for-developers-training-kit/">SQL SERVER – Free Download – SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit</A> - Pinal Dave</LI> <LI><A href="http://beyondrelational.com/blogs/hima/archive/2010/06/17/connection-pooling-in-ado-net.aspx" mce_href="http://beyondrelational.com/blogs/hima/archive/2010/06/17/connection-pooling-in-ado-net.aspx">Connection Pooling in ADO.NET</A> - Hima Bindu Vejella</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/camerons/archive/2010/06/18/layer-diagram-extension-using-the-feature-pack.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/camerons/archive/2010/06/18/layer-diagram-extension-using-the-feature-pack.aspx">Using Paging in WCF Data Services</A> - Gil Fink</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=261" mce_href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=261">RIA Services and Authorization</A> -Nikhil Kothari</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-tools/mutation-testing/" mce_href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-tools/mutation-testing/">Mutation Testing</A> - Jeremy Jarrell</LI> <LI><A href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/06/16/make-the-javascript-test-pass.aspx" mce_href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/06/16/make-the-javascript-test-pass.aspx">Make the JavaScript Test Pass</A> - K. Scott Allen</LI> <LI><A href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2010/06/whats-new-in-xunitnet-16.html" mce_href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2010/06/whats-new-in-xunitnet-16.html">What’s New in xUnit.net 1.6</A> - Brad Wilson</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/06/18/update-to-the-wcf-load-test-tool-is-available.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/06/18/update-to-the-wcf-load-test-tool-is-available.aspx">Update to the WCF Load Test tool is available</A> - Brian Harry</LI> <LI><A href="http://gojko.net/2010/06/16/anatomy-of-a-good-acceptance-test/" mce_href="http://gojko.net/2010/06/16/anatomy-of-a-good-acceptance-test/">Anatomy of a good acceptance test</A> - Gojko Adzic</LI> <LI><A href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2010/06/16/agile-testing-is-different/" mce_href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2010/06/16/agile-testing-is-different/">Agile Testing is Different</A> - John Sonmez</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.dynatrace.com/2010/06/17/week-23-7-rules-to-improve-your-application-performance-practices/" mce_href="http://blog.dynatrace.com/2010/06/17/week-23-7-rules-to-improve-your-application-performance-practices/">7 Rules to Improve your Application Performance Practices Performance, Scalability and Architecture</A> - Alois Reitbauer</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.kitchaiyong.net/2010/02/tame-your-software-dependencies-with.html" mce_href="http://www.kitchaiyong.net/2010/02/tame-your-software-dependencies-with.html">Tame Your Software Dependencies with Dependency Injection & Common Service Locator Library</A> - Kitchai Yong</LI> <LI><A href="http://haacked.com/archive/2010/06/16/null-or-empty-coalescing.aspx" mce_href="http://haacked.com/archive/2010/06/16/null-or-empty-coalescing.aspx">Null Or Empty Coalescing</A> - Phill Haack</LI> <LI><A href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/krzysztof_kozmic/archive/2010/06/20/how-i-use-inversion-of-control-containers.aspx" mce_href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/krzysztof_kozmic/archive/2010/06/20/how-i-use-inversion-of-control-containers.aspx">How I use Inversion of Control containers</A> - Krzysztof Koźmic</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/BlackRabbitCoder/archive/2010/06/17/c-optional-parameters---pros-and-pitfalls.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/BlackRabbitCoder/archive/2010/06/17/c-optional-parameters---pros-and-pitfalls.aspx">C#: Optional Parameters - Pros and Pitfalls</A> - James Michael</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.clariusconsulting.net/blogs/kzu/archive/2010/06/08/247751.aspx" mce_href="http://www.clariusconsulting.net/blogs/kzu/archive/2010/06/08/247751.aspx">MEF, IServiceProvider and Testing Visual Studio Extensions</A> - Kzu</LI> <LI><A href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2010/06/18/the-power-of-func/" mce_href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2010/06/18/the-power-of-func/">The Power of Func<></A> - John Sonmez</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2010/06/murder-blood-and-thread-safe-singletons/" mce_href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2010/06/murder-blood-and-thread-safe-singletons/">Murder, Blood and Thread Safe Singletons</A> - Ade Miller</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/thangchung/archive/2010/06/20/breaking-if-statements-with-pattern.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/thangchung/archive/2010/06/20/breaking-if-statements-with-pattern.aspx">Breaking if statements with pattern</A> - Thang Chung</LI> <LI><A href="http://rhizohm.net/irhetoric/post/2010/06/19/HttpClient-and-HttpResponseMessage-Unhappy-in-Medium-Trust.aspx" mce_href="http://rhizohm.net/irhetoric/post/2010/06/19/HttpClient-and-HttpResponseMessage-Unhappy-in-Medium-Trust.aspx">HttpClient and HttpResponseMessage Unhappy in Medium Trust</A> - Karsten Januszewski</LI> <LI><A href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/06/20/prefer-additional-methods-over-additional-overloads/" mce_href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/06/20/prefer-additional-methods-over-additional-overloads/">Prefer Additional Methods Over Additional Overloads</A> - John Sonmez</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-framework/whats-new-in-code-access-security-in-.net-framework-4.0---part-i/" mce_href="http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-framework/whats-new-in-code-access-security-in-.net-framework-4.0---part-i/">What’s New in Code Access Security in .NET Framework 4.0 – Part I</A> - Matteo Slaviero</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/06/17/modeling-websites-and-native-code.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/06/17/modeling-websites-and-native-code.aspx">Modeling Websites and Native Code</A> - Somasegar</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2010/06/patterns-of-parallel-programming-teched-talk-online/" mce_href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2010/06/patterns-of-parallel-programming-teched-talk-online/">Patterns of Parallel Programming – TechEd Talk Online</A> - Ade Miller</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://jclaes.blogspot.com/2010/06/net-api-for-pastehtml.html" mce_href="http://jclaes.blogspot.com/2010/06/net-api-for-pastehtml.html">.NET API for PasteHTML</A> - Jef Claes</LI> <LI><A href="http://thoughtworker.in/2010/06/19/rewards-of-frequent-check-in/" mce_href="http://thoughtworker.in/2010/06/19/rewards-of-frequent-check-in/">Rewards of "Frequent Check In"</A> - Sachin</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://sqlcat.com/technicalnotes/archive/2010/06/17/best-practices-for-building-reliable-sql-azure-database-client-applications.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlcat.com/technicalnotes/archive/2010/06/17/best-practices-for-building-reliable-sql-azure-database-client-applications.aspx">Best Practices for Building Reliable SQL Azure Database Client Applications - Technical Notes</A> - Valery Mizonov</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/dhelper/archive/2010/06/18/14-application-to-install-on-a-new-development-machine.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/dhelper/archive/2010/06/18/14-application-to-install-on-a-new-development-machine.aspx">14 application to install on a new development machine</A> - Dror Helper</LI></UL>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:36:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-21-23-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETC#JQueryJQuery UILINQMVCSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 14-16, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-14-16-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 14-16, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/seanmcalinden/archive/2010/06/12/asp-net-mvc-2-auto-complete-textbox-custom-view-model-attribute-amp-editortemplate.aspx">ASP.Net MVC 2 Auto Complete Textbox With Custom View Model Attribute & EditorTemplate</A> - Sean McAlinden</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rashid/archive/2010/06/14/localization-with-asp-net-mvc-modelmetadata.aspx">Localization with ASP.NET MVC ModelMetadata</A> - Kazi Manzur Rashid</LI> <LI><A href="http://csharpbits.notaclue.net/2010/06/securing-dynamic-data-4-replay.html">Securing Dynamic Data 4 (Replay)</A> - Steve</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/simonince/archive/2010/06/11/adding-client-side-script-to-an-mvc-conditional-validator.aspx">Adding Client-Side Script to an MVC Conditional Validator</A> - Simon Ince</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.rebeccamurphey.com/2010/06/12/jquery-storing-and-retrieving-data-related-to-elements/">jQuery: Storing and retrieving data related to elements</A> - Rebecca Murphey</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/48-examples-of-excellent-layout-in-web-design">48 Examples of Excellent Layout in Web Design</A> - Gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/06/information-architecture-enhancing-the-user-experience/">Information Architecture: Enhancing the User Experience</A> - Walter</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/css-noob-to-ninja-parts-5-7-premium-exclusive/">CSS: Noob to Ninja, Parts 5-7: Premium Exclusive</A> - Jeffrey Way</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tutorialfeed.org/2010/06/5-open-source-html5-video-players-for.html">5 Open Source HTML5 Video Players for Web Developers</A> - Rakesh Sharma</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/resources/captcha-solutions-kill-spam/">Fight with Spam: 15+ Free Captcha Solutions</A> - Siva Kumar</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/deviations/archive/2010/06/10/silverlight-splash-screen-in-action.aspx">Silverlight Splash Screen In Action</A> - Pedro Fortes</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gblock/archive/2010/06/13/way-of-mef-slides-and-code.aspx">Way of MEF slides and Code</A> - Glenn Block</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/06/13/140389.aspx">Silverlight Cream for June 13, 2010</A> - David Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/teamcenteronsql/archive/2010/06/11/sql-server-index-types.aspx">SQL Server Index Types</A> - Sharon Bjeletich</LI> <LI><A href="http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2010/06/13/repositories-and-the-save-method.aspx">Repositories and the Save Method</A> - K. Scott Allen</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.sqlservercurry.com/2010/06/calculate-average-time-interval-in-sql.html">Calculate Average Time Interval in SQL Server</A> - Suprotim Agarwal</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/06/introducing-stack-exchange-data-explorer/">Introducing Stack Exchange Data Explorer</A> - Jeff Atwood</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBAdmin/sql-server-auto-close">SQL Server and the Auto Close Setting</A> - Ted Krueger</LI> <LI><A href="http://beyondrelational.com/blogs/sethphelabaum/archive/2010/06/08/t-sql-tuesday-7-t-sql-enhancements-in-sql-2008.aspx">T-SQL Enhancements in SQL 2008</A> - Garadin</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff714590.aspx">SOA: Address Scalability Bottlenecks with Distributed Caching</A> - Iqbal Khan</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://designshack.co.uk/articles/css/html-and-css-debugging-tools">HTML and CSS Debugging Tools</A> - Joshua Johnson</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/06/13/the-patterns-amp-practices-way.aspx">The patterns & practices Way</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/06/why-do-we-recycle-our-application-pools/">Why Do We Recycle Our Application Pools?</A> - Davy Brion</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cburrows/archive/2010/06/11/the-performance-of-arrays.aspx">The Performance of Arrays</A> - Chris Burrows</LI> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff714581.aspx">AppFabric Cache: Real-World Usage and Integration</A> - Andrea Colaci</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/06/13/cache-retrieval-pattern.aspx">Cache Retrieval Pattern</A> - Gil Fink</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.kodefuguru.com/post/2010/06/11/Down-the-Functional-Rabbit-Hole.aspx">Down the Functional Rabbit Hole</A> - Chris Eargle</LI> <LI><A href="http://gojko.net/2010/06/14/effective-specifications-for-agile-projects/">Effective specifications for agile projects</A> - Gojko Adzic</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2010/06/13/How-To-Reference-A-Property-By-Name-Without-Using-String-Constants.aspx">How To Reference A Property By Name Without Using String Constants</A> - Jon Davis</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2010/06/refactoring-convert-static-into-instance/">Refactoring: Convert static into instance</A> - Patrick Kua</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/06/12/lessons-from-ed-on-software-architecture.aspx">Lessons from Ed On Software Architecture</A> - J.D. Meier</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.liveside.net/developer/archive/2010/06/12/installing-bing-maps-app-with-vs-2010.aspx">Installing Bing Maps App with VS 2010</A> - Derek Chan</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_12.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 6/12/2010+</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/13/100-years-of-propaganda-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/">100 Years Of Propaganda: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly</A> - Claire Stokoe</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usisvde/archive/2010/06/11/windows-phone-7-private-distribution-marketplace-policies-unveiled-at-teched.aspx">Windows Phone 7 Private Distribution, Marketplace Policies Unveiled at TechEd</A> - Bruce Kyle</LI></UL>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:44:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-14-16-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETASP.NET Dynamic DataC#JavaScriptMVCSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 8-11, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-8-11-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 8-11, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.donnfelker.com/2010/06/04/aspnetmvc-multiple-buttons-on-aform-jquery/">ASPNET MVC: Handling Multiple Buttons on a Form with jQuery</A> - Donn</LI> <LI><A href="http://erictopia.com/2010/06/building-a-mvc2-framework-part-14-logging-service/">Building a MVC2 Template, Part 14, Logging Services</A> - Eric</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetsteve.com/index.php/2010/02/simple-accordion-menu-with-jquery-asp-net/">Simple Accordion Menu With jQuery & ASP.NET</A> - Steve Boschi</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/simonince/archive/2010/06/04/conditional-validation-in-mvc.aspx">Conditional Validation in MVC</A> -Simonince</LI> <LI><A href="http://shouldersofgiants.co.uk/Blog/post.aspx?id=d95688cb-b9d9-4102-8485-3b138d8ab091">Creating a RESTful Web Service Using ASP.Net MVC Part 23 – Bug Fixes and Area Support</A> - Shoulders of Giants</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/07/the-principles-of-cross-browser-css-coding/">The Principles Of Cross-Browser CSS Coding</A> - Louis Lazaris</LI> <LI><A href="http://css-tricks.com/transparency-in-web-design/">Transparency in Web Design</A> - Chris Coyier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2010/06/a-jquery-ui-combobox-under-the-hood">A jQuery UI Combobox: Under the hood</A> - Jörn Zaefferer</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.queness.com/post/3669/create-a-custom-content-slider-with-jquery">Create a Custom Content Slider with jQuery</A> - Kevin</LI> <LI><A href="http://designreviver.com/articles/themeswitcher-in-web-design-fantstic-examples-and-tutorials/">ThemeSwitcher in Web Design, Fantstic Examples and Tutorials</A> - Joel Reyes</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/resources/the-ultimate-roundup-of-indispensable-and-helpful-html5-tutorials/">The Ultimate Roundup of Indispensable and Helpful HTML5 Tutorials</A> - Siva Kumar</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/font-face-guide/">The Essential Guide to @font-face</A> - Jacob Gube</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/11-ui-kits-for-iphone-and-ipad-development">11 UI Kits for iPhone and iPad Development</A> - Henry</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-pure-css-reflections/">Quick Tip: Pure CSS Reflections</A> - Jeffrey Way</LI> <LI><A href="http://devsnippets.com/article/techniques-using-pure-css-only.html">How to Create a Pure Css Polaroid Gallery</A></LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.uxmagic.com/blog/post/2010/06/03/What-the-Heck-is-e2809cMEFe2809d-for-and-what-Silverlight-designers-need-to-know-about-it.aspx">What the Heck is “MEF” for, and what Silverlight designers need to know about it?</A> - Don</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/MEFDynamicLoading.aspx">Simplified MEF: Dynamically Loading a Silverlight .xap</A> - Michael Washington</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2010/06/Simulating-Touch-Inertia-on-Windows-Phone-7.html">Simulating Touch Inertia on Windows Phone 7</A> - Charles Petzold</LI> <LI><A href="http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2010/06/03/silverlight-4-minor-update-june-2010.aspx">Silverlight 4 minor update - June 2010</A> - Tim Heuer</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/06/08/sql-server-merge-operations-insert-update-delete-in-single-execution/">SQL SERVER – Merge Operations – Insert, Update, Delete in Single Execution</A> - pinaldave</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/ricardoperes/archive/2010/06/06/nhibernate-2-beginner-s-guide-book.aspx">NHibernate 2 Beginner’s Guide Book</A> - Ricardo Peres</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.falconwebtech.com/post/2010/04/01/WCF-Interoperability-and-Extensibility-Part-One.aspx">WCF Interoperability and Extensibility - Part One</A> - Viperguynaz</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=259">RIA Services Samples Project on CodePlex</A> - Nikhal Kothari</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article912-3-ways-to-do-wcf-instance-management-per-call-per-session-and-single-.aspx">3 ways to do WCF instance management (Per call, Per session and Single)</A> - Questpond</LI> <LI><A href="http://sankarsan.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/fileless-activation-of-wcf-service-in-net-4-0/">Fileless Activation of WCF Service in .NET 4.0</A> -Sankarsan</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2010/06/05/this-week-in-test-episode-1-rietveld.aspx">This Week In Test - Episode 1 - Rietveld!</A> - Roy Osherove</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/DebuggerDisplayNameType.aspx">DebuggerDisplay Name and Type Parameters</A></LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://devjourney.com/blog/code-contracts-part-5-abstract-types-and-interfaces/">Code Contracts Part 5 - Abstract Types and Interfaces</A> - Kevin Hazzard</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.zorched.net/2009/01/30/dry-your-cruisecontrolnet-configuration/">DRY your CruiseControl.NET Configuration</A> - Geoff Lane</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dixin/archive/2010/06/08/a-todynamic-extension-method-for-fluent-reflection.aspx">A ToDynamic() Extension Method For Fluent Reflection</A> - Dixin</LI> <LI><A href="http://west-wind.com/weblog/posts/607998.aspx">Debugging .NET 2.0 Assembly from unmanaged Code in VS2010?</A> - Rick Strahl</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/07/how-to-spot-a-sketchy-client-plus-a-contract-template/">How To Spot A Sketchy Client (Plus A Contract Template)</A> - Speider Schneider</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article904-6-important-uses-of-delegates-and-events-.aspx">6 important uses of Delegates and Events</A> - Questpond</LI> <LI><A href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/06/06/the-best-code-you-will-ever-write/">The Best Code You Will Ever Write</A> - John Sonmez</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.anthonysteele.co.uk/blog/comparing-.net-ioc-containers-part-seven-mef">Comparing .Net IoC containers, part seven: MEF</A> - Anthony Steele</LI> <LI><A href="http://refact.blogspot.com/2010/06/using-service-locator-and-unity.html">Using Service Locator and Unity</A> - Salvador Gascon</LI> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647802.aspx">Code Review: .NET Application Performance</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/06/isolation-at-work-good-or-bad/">Isolation At Work: Good Or Bad?</A> - Davy Brion</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2010/06/05/announcing-vs2010-productivity-power-tools-and-modeling-feature-packs.aspx">Announcing: VS2010 Productivity Power Tools and Modeling Feature Packs</A> - Jason Zander</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/06/07/announcing-the-first-visual-studio-pro-power-tools.aspx">Announcing the first Visual Studio Pro Power Tools!</A> - Brian Harry</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/guybarrette/archive/2010/06/07/windows-azure-platform-training-kit-june-update.aspx">Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - June Update</A> - Guy Barrette</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2010/06/07/peering-into-the-cloud-with-intellitrace.aspx">Peering into the cloud with IntelliTrace</A> - Somasegar</LI> <LI><A href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/06/windows-azure-tools-for-microsoft.html">Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.2 (June 2010) released</A> - Greg Duncan</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/kencox/archive/2010/06/07/asp-net-and-visual-studio-2010-service-pack-1.aspx">ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2010 - Service Pack 1</A> - Ken Cox</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/06/07/what-on-earth-is-a-feature-pack.aspx">What on Earth is a Feature Pack?</A> - Brian Harry</LI></UL>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:13:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-8-11-2010AjaxASP.NETC#CSSJavaScriptJQueryJQuery UIMVCORMSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFXMLDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 1-3, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-1-3-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - June 1-3, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dixin/archive/2010/05/22/anti-forgery-request-recipes-for-asp-net-mvc-and-ajax.aspx">Anti-Forgery Request Recipes For ASP.NET MVC And AJAX</A> - Dixin</LI> <LI><A href="http://adamyan.blogspot.com/2010/02/aspnet-mvc-2-localization-complete.html">ASP.NET MVC 2 Localization Complete Guide</A> - Alex Adamyan</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.pluralsight-training.net/community/blogs/keith/archive/2010/05/29/dynamically-structured-viewmodels-in-asp-net-mvc.aspx">Dynamically Structured ViewModels in ASP.NET MVC</A> - Keith Brown</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/05/31/asp-net-mvc-mvc-time-planner-is-available-at-codeplex.aspx">ASP.NET MVC Time Planner is available at CodePlex</A> - Gunnar Peipman</LI> <LI><A href="http://csharpbits.notaclue.net/2010/05/part-2-cascading-hierarchical-field.html">Part 2 – A Cascading Hierarchical Field Template & Filter for Dynamic Data</A> - Steve</LI> <LI><A href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/k7_G9FTDM8o/sharepoint-server-2010-enterprise-content-management-resources.aspx">SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Content Management Resources</A> - Andrew Connell</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/06/redesign-vs-realign/">Redesign vs. Realign</A> -Walter</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/html5-globals-and-you/">HTML5 Globals and You</A> - John Cox</LI> <LI><A href="http://speckyboy.com/2010/05/30/liquid-fluid-and-elastic-layout-templates-tools-and-frameworks/">Liquid, Fluid and Elastic Layout Templates, Tools and Frameworks</A> - Paul Andrew</LI> <LI><A href="http://designm.ag/resources/website-navigation-menu-toolbox/">Website Navigation Menu Toolbox</A> - Steven Snell</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/">Responsive Web Design</A> - Ethan Marcotte</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/60-excellent-examples-of-illustration-in-web-design">60 Excellent Examples of Illustration in Web Design</A> - Gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/popular-websites-plain-and-simple-designs/">10 Massively Popular Websites with Plain and Simple Designs</A> - Jacob Gube</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/ODataPaging.aspx">Silverlight 4 OData Paging with Rx Extension</A> - Michael Washington</LI> <LI><A href="http://johnpapa.net/silverlight/updates-for-the-silverlight-training-kit/">Updates for the Silverlight Training Kit</A> - John Papa</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.abhisheksur.com/2010/03/resolution-independent-layout-fix-in.html">Resolution Independent Layout Fix in WPF</A> - Abhishek Sur</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/05/30/140153.aspx">Silverlight Cream for May 30, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/shijuvarghese/archive/2010/05/31/nosql-with-ravendb-and-asp-net-mvc-part-2.aspx">NoSQL with RavenDB and ASP.NET MVC - Part 2</A> - Shiju</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=2029">SQL Server User-Defined Type To Store and Process Email Addresses</A> - Andy Novick</LI> <LI><A href="http://beyondrelational.com/blogs/jacob/archive/2010/05/31/select-from-xml.aspx">SELECT * FROM XML</A> - Jacob Sebastian</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alikl/archive/2010/05/25/robust-efficient-amp-fast-data-access-with-linq-to-sql.aspx">Robust, Efficient, & Fast Data Access With LINQ to SQL</A> -Alikl</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.riaservicesblog.com/Blog/post/View-Model-Collection-Properties-for-WCF-RIA-Services.aspx">View Model Collection Properties for WCF RIA Services</A> - Colin Blair</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/05/30/statlight-v1-0-v1-1-released-silverlight-testing-automation-tool/">StatLight V1.0 & V1.1 Released (Silverlight Testing Automation Tool)</A> - Jason Jarrett</LI> <LI><A href="http://davybrion.com/blog/2010/05/introducing-agunit-silverlight-unit-testing-with-resharper/">Introducing AgUnit: Silverlight Unit Testing With Resharper</A> - Davy Brion</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alikl/archive/2010/05/25/solution-architecture-for-the-masses-step-4-design-your-presentation-layer-part-i.aspx">Solution Architecture For The Masses. Step 4: Design Your Presentation Layer – Part I</A> & <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alikl/archive/2010/05/30/solution-architecture-for-the-masses-step-4-design-your-presentation-layer-part-ii.aspx">Part II</A>- Alikl</LI> <LI><A href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/patricksmacchia/archive/2010/05/31/c-5-and-meta-programming.aspx">C#5 and Meta-Programming</A> - Patrick Smacchia</LI> <LI><A href="http://justlikeamagic.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/9-rules-about-constructors-destructors-and-finalizers/">9 Rules about Constructors, Destructors, and Finalizers</A> - Mohammad Elsheimy</LI> <LI><A href="http://naveensrinivasan.com/2010/05/30/piracy-in-net-code-–-part-2-–-even-when-the-code-is-obfuscated/">Piracy in .NET Code – Part 2 – Even when the code is obfuscated</A> - Naveen</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/CSharpDynamicType.aspx">C# Dynamic Type</A> - Richard Carr </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2010/05/30/c-using-a-dictionary-instead-of-if-statements/">C#: Using a dictionary instead of if statements</A> - Mark Needham</LI> <LI><A href="http://jamesshore.com/Blog/Architecture-Review-Mock-Driven-Three-Layer-Architecture.html">Architecture Review: Mock-Driven Three-Layer Architecture</A> - James Shore</LI> <LI><A href="http://devjourney.com/blog/code-contracts-part-4-object-invariants/">Code Contracts Part 4 – Object Invariants</A> - Kevin Hazzard</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WF/DynamicSendActivity.aspx">Dynamic Send Activity in WF4</A> - Roman Kiss</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.abhisheksur.com/2008/09/difference-between-directcast-and.html">Difference Between DirectCast and TryCast</A> - Abhishek Sur</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/05/30/using-excelpacke-to-create-excel-sheets-on-server.aspx">Using ExcelPacke to create Excel sheets on server</A> - Gunnar Peipman</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-there-some-new-testing-stuff-in.html">It’s there some new “testing” stuff in VS2010? Yep! Tons! And here’s a free webcast to show you all about it…</A> - Greg Duncan</LI> <LI><A href="http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2010/05/31/NDepend3Released.aspx">NDepend v3 Released - Code Quality and Code Metrics with Visual Studio 2010</A> - David Hayden</LI> <LI><A href="http://jesseliberty.com/2010/05/28/code-rush-vs-resharper/">Code Rush Vs. ReSharper</A> - Jesse Liberty</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://facebookazuretoolkit.codeplex.com/">Windows Azure Toolkit for Facebook</A> - Codeplex</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-4g-hd-to-feature-highest-resolution-screen-yet-960x640/">iPhone HD to Feature Highest Resolution Screen Yet Seen on any Phone</A> - Taimur Asad</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.artefactgroup.com/blog/2010/05/jobs-be-damned-flash-on-the-ipad-silverlight-too/">Jobs be damned: Flash on the iPad! (Silverlight, too!)</A> - Dave Myron</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9204988-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch (err) { }</SCRIPT>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:35:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-june-1-3-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETC#CSSEntity FrameworkJQueryMVCSharepointSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 26-29, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-may-26-29-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 26-29, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2010/05/25/porting-mvc-music-store-to-raven-storecontroller.aspx">Porting MVC Music Store to Raven: StoreController</A> - Ayende</LI> <LI><A href="http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/posts/14188.aspx">Building a Store Locator ASP.NET Application Using Google Maps API</A> - Scott Mitchell</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dixin/archive/2010/05/22/anti-forgery-request-recipes-for-asp-net-mvc-and-ajax.aspx">Anti-Forgery Request Recipes For ASP.NET MVC And AJAX</A> - Dixin</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codecapers.com/post/How-to-Localize-an-ASPNET-MVC-Application.aspx">How to Localize an ASP.NET MVC Application</A> - Michael Ceranski </LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/2010/05/24/mvc-starter-2">Tekpub ASP.NET MVC 2 Starter Site 0.5 Released</A> - Rob Conery</LI> <LI><A href="http://mahdi.mp/how-to-use-google-data-api-in-asp-net-mvc-part-2-youtube/">How to use Google Data API in ASP.NET MVC. Part 2</A>  - Mahdi</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/simonince/archive/2010/05/25/jquery-validate-and-html-validationsummary-playing-nice-together.aspx">jQuery.validate and Html.ValidationSummary playing nice together</A> - simonince</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.cauthon.com/2010/05/24/mvcturbine-fluentvalidation/">Automatic Fluent Validation Integration into ASP.NET MVC with MvcTurbine.FluentValidation</A> - Darren Cauthon</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogger.forgottenskies.com/?p=604">ASP.NET MVC with jTemplates Part 1</A> and <A href="http://blogger.forgottenskies.com/?p=612">Part 2</A> - Steve Gentile</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://css-tricks.com/efficiently-rendering-css/">Efficiently Rendering CSS</A> - Chris Coyier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.themeflash.com/the-best-pricing-tables-design-for-your-next-projects/">The Best Pricing Tables Design For Your Next Projects</A> - Wajid Khan</LI> <LI><A href="http://spyrestudios.com/fantastic-footers-25-examples-and-best-practices/">Fantastic Footers: 25 Examples And Best Practices</A> - Mike Smith</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tuttoaster.com/97-beautiful-navigation-for-your-inspiration/">97 Beautiful Navigation’s for your Inspiration</A> -Swat Chap</LI> <LI><A href="http://wiki.github.com/mleibman/SlickGrid/">Jquery SlickGrid</A> -Mleibman</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/05/23/microsoft-office-minibar-jQuery-CSS3.aspx">Why and how to create Microsoft Office Minibar with jQuery and CSS3</A> - JankoAtWrapSpeed</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2010/05/25/cross-domain-ajax-with-cross-origin-resource-sharing/">Cross-domain Ajax with Cross-Origin Resource Sharing</A> - Nicholas C. Zakas</LI> <LI><A href="http://marcgrabanski.com/article/the-jquery-course-prerelease">The jQuery Course Prerelease - Learn More</A> - Mark Grabanski</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-pure-css-text-gradients/">Quick Tip: Pure CSS Text Gradients</A> - Jeffery Way</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.marcofolio.net/css/wicked_css3_3d_bar_chart.html">Wicked CSS3 3d bar chart</A>  - marcofolio</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.noupe.com/design/breaking-the-rules-how-to-effectively-break-the-rules-of-good-web-design.html">Breaking the Rules: How to Effectively Break the “Rules” of Good Web Design</A> - Cameron Chapman</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://dotneteers.net/blogs/vbandi/archive/2010/05/25/20-silverlight-4-demos-in-one-zip-file.aspx">20 Silverlight 4 demos in one zip file</A> - Andras Velvart</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/05/25/140058.aspx">Silverlight Cream for May 25, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell </LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ODataBasicsAtTheAZGroupsDayOfNETWithScottGu.aspx">OData Basics - At the AZGroups "Day of .NET" with ScottGu</A> - Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/05/21/sql-server-simple-example-of-snapshot-isolation-reduce the blocking transactions/">SQL SERVER – Simple Example of Snapshot Isolation – Reduce the Blocking Transactions</A> - pinaldave</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2010/05/25/ef4-sample-provider-for-sql-server-now-available.aspx">EF4 Sample Provider for SQL Server now available</A> - ado.net team blog</LI> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/ff707264.aspx">Data Access Practices Using Microsoft .Net: A Nerdly Comparison</A> - Nick muhonen</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.sqlservercurry.com/2010/05/dynamically-pass-table-name-to-truncate.html">Dynamically Pass a Table Name to TRUNCATE TABLE</A> - Suprotim Agarwal</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://samgentile.com/Web/soa/great-new-intro-article-on-soa-in-plain-english/">Great new intro article on SOA in Plain English</A> - Sam Gentile</LI> <LI><A href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/05/25/ria-services-demo-from-pdx-code-camp">RIA Services Demo from PDX Code Camp</A> - Pete Brown</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/derickbailey/archive/2010/05/24/simplify-your-unit-tests-with-auto-mocking-part-1-helper-methods.aspx">Simplify Your Unit Tests With Auto Mocking: Part 1 – Helper Methods</A> - Derick Bailey</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/derickbailey/archive/2010/05/25/simplify-your-unit-tests-with-automocking-part-2-establishing-context.aspx">Simplify Your Unit Tests With Automocking: Part 2 - Establishing Context</A> - Derick Bailey</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.developingfor.net/project-greenfield/project-greenfield-testing-the-tdd-waters.html">Project Greenfield: Testing the TDD Waters</A> - Joel Cochran</LI> <LI><A href="http://frazzleddad.blogspot.com/2010/05/exploring-selenium-2-introduction.html">Exploring Selenium 2: Introduction & Lessons Learned in Selenium 1</A> - Jim Holmes</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/encouraging-negative-feedback-during-user-testing/">Encouraging Negative Feedback During User Testing</A> - Michael Wilson</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://highscalability.com/blog/2010/5/17/7-lessons-learned-while-building-reddit-to-270-million-page.html">7 lessons learned while building reddit to 270 million page views a month</A> - Todd Hoff</LI> <LI><A href="http://derans.blogspot.com/2010/05/creating-fluent-interface-with-c.html">Creating a Fluent Interface with C#</A> - Deran Schilling</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/idisposable.aspx">IDisposable: What Your Mother Never Told You About Resource Deallocation</A> - Stephen Cleary</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.code-in.net/post/Static-constructor-in-csharp.aspx">Static constructor in C#</A> - Baldi</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/13-strategies-to-jumpstart-your-productivity.html">13 Strategies To Jumpstart Your Productivity</A> – Celestine</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/04/04/software-product-doing-it-wrong.aspx">Creating a software product - are you doing it wrong?</A> - JankoAtWrapSpeed</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/agile/archive/2010/05/24/hands-on-labs-for-enterprise-library-5-0-and-unity-2-0-released.aspx">Hands-on Labs for Enterprise Library 5.0 and Unity 2.0 Released</A> - Grigori Melnik</LI> <LI><A href="http://agile.dzone.com/articles/overview-lean-software">An Overview of Lean Software Practices</A> - Jared Richardson</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/05/7-must-read-life-lessons-from-abraham.html">7 Must Read Life Lessons from Abraham Lincoln</A> – Mr. Self Development</LI> <LI><A href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016920463719744.html">When Mentoring Goes Bad</A> – Dawn E. Chandler</LI> <LI><A href="http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/04/20/the-inspiration-myth/">The Myth of Inspiration?</A> - Echo Enduring Blog</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.weirdlover.com/2010/05/22/visual-studio-add-in-for-dotless-js-and-css-files/">Chirp Chirp: Visual Studio Add-In for DotLess, Js, and Css Files</A> - Evan</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://visitmix.com/LabNotes/Using-the-ASPNET-Chart-Control-With-Multiple-Web-Roles-In-Windows-Azure">Using the ASP.NET Chart Control With Multiple Web Roles In Windows Azure</A> - Karsten</LI> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_25.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/25/2010+</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2010/05/25/sample-windows-phone-7-example-application-with-landscape-layout.aspx">Windows Phone 7 Example Application with Landscape Layout </A>- JasonZ</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9204988-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</SCRIPT>Wed, 26 May 2010 09:33:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-may-26-29-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETC#CSSJQueryMVCSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 13-16, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-may-13-16-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 13-16, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/051210-1.aspx">Integrating Twitter Into An ASP.NET Website Using OAuth</A> - Scott Mitchell</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.weirdlover.com/2010/05/12/t4mvc-extension-for-mvc-partials/">T4MVC Extensions for MVC Partials</A> - Evan</LI> <LI><A href="http://mvcsharp.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/building-a-data-grid-in-asp-net-mvc/">Building a Data Grid in ASP.NET MVC</A> - Ali Bastani</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2010/05/12/introducing-the-mvc-music-store-mvc-2-sample-application-and-tutorial.aspx">Introducing the MVC Music Store - MVC 2 Sample Application and Tutorial</A> - Jon Galloway</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rashid/archive/2010/05/11/announcing-the-rtm-of-mvcextensions-aka-system-web-mvc-extensibility.aspx">Announcing the RTM of MvcExtensions</A> - kazimanzurrashid</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.thewebsqueeze.com/web-design-articles/optimizing-your-website-for-speed.html">Optimizing Your Website For Speed</A></LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://professionalaspnet.com/archive/2010/05/12/jQuery-Tutorial_3A00_-Validation-with-the-jQuery-UI-Tabs-Widget.aspx">Validation with the jQuery UI Tabs Widget</A> - Chris Love</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-markup/">A Brief History of Markup</A> - Jeremy Keith</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.queness.com/post/3314/5-css-methods-to-style-a-block-with-background">5 CSS Methods to Style a Block with Background</A> - Kevin</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.admixweb.com/2010/05/12/creating-a-bubble-coda-style-with-css3/">Creating a Bubble Coda Style with CSS3</A> - Teylor Feliz</LI> <LI><A href="http://spyrestudios.com/improving-the-user-experience-of-your-website-with-modal-windows/">Improving The User Experience Of Your Website With Modal Windows</A> - Joel Reyes</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.ajaxline.com/best-html5-and-css3-tutorials">Best HTML5 and CSS3 tutorials</A> - Ajaxline</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://wpf.amcharts.com/news/quick-charts-for-wpf-silverlight-v-1-0-beta-released">Quick Charts for WPF & Silverlight v.1.0 Beta Released</A> - amCharts</LI> <LI><A href="http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2010/05/mvvm-coding-by-convention-convention.html">MVVM Coding by Convention (Convention over Configuration)</A> - Jeremy Likness</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/05/12/139788.aspx">Silverlight Cream for May 12, 2010</A> -Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/05/13/sql-server-four-posts-on-removing-the-bookmark-lookup-key-lookup/">SQL SERVER – Four Posts on Removing the Bookmark Lookup – Key Lookup</A> - pinal dave</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=12665">Entity Framework 4.0 POCO Classes and Data Services</A> - Chris Sells</LI> <LI><A href="http://beyondrelational.com/blogs/deepakpalkar/archive/2010/05/11/creating-and-executing-parameterized-queries.aspx">Creating and Executing Parameterized Queries</A> - dipak</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/marcelolr/archive/2010/05/11/service-operations-for-any-and-all.aspx">Service Operations for Any and All</A> - Marcelo</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.lennybacon.com/Docx2UnitTest.aspx">Docx 2 UnitTest</A> - Daniel Fisher </LI> <LI><A href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/gregyoung/archive/2010/05/12/academic-tdd-links.aspx">Academic TDD links</A> - Greg</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.weirdlover.com/2010/05/11/iqueryable-can-kill-your-dog-steal-your-wife-kill-your-will-to-live-etc/">IQueryable Can Kill Your Dog, Steal Your Wife, Kill Your Will To Live, etc.</A> - Evan Nagle</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/05/12/the-secret-of-results.aspx">The Secret of Results</A> - J D Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.leadingagile.com/2010/05/can-i-do-perfect-scrum-and-still-fail.html">Can I Do Perfect Scrum and Still Fail?</A> - Mike Cottmeyer</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jennifer/archive/2010/05/13/visual-studio-2010-how-to-maintain-control-of-your-code-using-layer-diagrams-custom-msbuild-tasks-and-work-item-integration.aspx">Visual Studio 2010: How to maintain control of your code using Layer Diagrams, custom MSBuild tasks, and work item integration</A> - Jennifer Marsman</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/05/11/asp-net-security-scenarios-on-azure.aspx">ASP.NET Security Scenarios on Azure</A> - J D Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=86f12b41-1eba-4567-9ac8-02eaa7d12034">SQL Azure vs. SQL Server</A> - Microsoft </LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/vesku/archive/2010/05/12/new-advance-sharepoint-2010-training-material-released.aspx">New advance SharePoint 2010 training material released</A> - Vesa</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9204988-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</SCRIPT>Thu, 13 May 2010 09:58:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-may-13-16-2010AjaxASP.NETC#CSSEntity FrameworkJQueryJQuery UILINQMVCSharepointSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFXMLDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 10-12, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-may-10-12-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - May 10-12, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/05/07/jquery-templates-and-data-linking-and-microsoft-contributing-to-jquery.aspx">jQuery Templates and Data Linking (and Microsoft contributing to jQuery)</A> - ScottGu</LI> <LI><A href="http://theycallmemrjames.blogspot.com/2010/05/aspnet-mvc-and-jquery-part-4-advanced.html">ASP.NET MVC and jQuery Part 4 – Advanced Model Binding</A> - Mister James</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2010/05/09/creating-an-asp-net-report-using-visual-studio-2010-part-1.aspx">Creating an ASP.NET report using Visual Studio 2010 - Part 1</A> & <A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2010/05/09/creating-a-asp-net-report-using-visual-studio-2010-part-2.aspx">Part 2</A> & <A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2010/05/09/creating-a-asp-net-interactive-report-using-visual-studio-2010-part-3.aspx">Part 3</A> - rajbk</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.weirdlover.com/2010/05/06/caching-your-images-in-asp-net-mvc/">Caching Images in ASP.NET MVC</A> -Evan </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codecapers.com/post/How-to-Localize-an-ASPNET-MVC-Application.aspx">How to Localize an ASP.NET MVC Application</A> - mikeceranski</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2010/04/27/localization-in-asp-net-mvc-2-using-modelmetadata.aspx">Localization in ASP.NET MVC 2 using ModelMetadata</A> - Raj Kiamal</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-inspiring-examples-of-slideshows-in-web-design">55 Inspiring Examples of Slideshows in Web Design</A> - gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://jclaes.blogspot.com/2010/05/build-your-own-bing-image-search-with.html">Build your own Bing image search with the Bing API and jQuery</A> - Jef Claes </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.tuttoaster.com/some-good-and-advanced-jquery-techniques/">jQuery Functions and Techniques to Keep in Mind</A> - Jose</LI> <LI><A href="http://tutorialfeed.blogspot.com/2010/05/5-nice-to-read-ebooks-for-user.html">5 Nice to Read Ebooks for User Interface Designers</A> - Rakesh</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/04/web-design-trends-2010/">The Current State of Web Design: Trends 2010</A> - Vitaly Friedman</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/stuff-wpf-line-of-business-using-mvvm-video-tutorial/">Stuff – WPF Line of Business Using MVVM Video Tutorial</A> - Karl Shifflett</LI> <LI><A href="http://johnpapa.net/silverlight/digitally-signing-a-xap-silverlight/">Digitally Signing a XAP Silverlight</A> - John Papa</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/archive/2010/05/08/mvvm-data-channel-mef-wcf-ria-services-and-viewmodel-locator-silverlight-4-0.aspx">MVVM, Data Channel, MEF, WCF RIA Services and ViewModel Locator – Silverlight 4.0</A> - Fredrik Normen</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/05/08/139723.aspx">Silverlight Cream for May 08, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=2003">Simple process to track and log SQL Server stored procedure use</A> - Aaron Bertrand</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/05/09/how-to-retrieve-stored-procedure-output-parameters-in-entity-framework.aspx">How to Retrieve Stored Procedure Output Parameters in Entity Framework</A> - Gil Fink</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/astoriateam/archive/2010/05/08/ado-net-data-services-update-for-net-framework-3-5-sp1-refresh.aspx">ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 - Refresh</A></LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://abhijitjana.net/2010/05/10/intellitrace-debugging-video-demo/">IntelliTrace Debugging – Video Demo</A> - Abhijit</LI> <LI><A href="http://abhijitjana.net/2010/05/07/article-published-mastering-in-visual-studio-2010-debugging/">Mastering in Visual Studio 2010 Debugging</A> - Abhijit</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/archive/2010/05/09/use-extension-method-to-write-cleaner-code.aspx">Use Extension method to write cleaner code</A> - Fredrik Normen</LI> <LI><A href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/05/08/the-power-of-enum/">The Power of Enum</A> - John Sonmez</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.mikesdotnetting.com/Article/136/Sessions-and-Shopping-Carts">Sessions and Shopping Carts</A> - Mike Brind</LI> <LI><A href="http://5whys.com/blog/my-team-keeps-breaking-their-promises-what-can-i-do.html">My team keeps breaking their promises. What can I do?</A> - Roy Osherove</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.paulstovell.com/annotated-data-contracts">Annotated Data Contracts and the Content Enricher pattern</A> - Paul</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/VS2010ToolboxSearch.aspx">Visual Studio 2010 Toolbox Search</A> - Richard Carr</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.paulstovell.com/2010-designer">Visual Studio 2010 Designer</A> - Paul Stovell</LI> <LI><A href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/peterritchie/archive/2010/05/08/layers-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx">Layers in Visual Studio 2010</A> - Peter Ritchie</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_08.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/8/2010+</A> -rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=0cd1a63d-183c-4fc2-8320-ba5369008acb&ID=338">SharePoint 2010 Themes and Resources for Upgrading a Custom Master Page</A> - Joel Oleson</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jimlamb/archive/2010/04/20/turn-on-compile-time-view-checking-for-asp-net-mvc-projects-in-tfs-build-2010.aspx">Turn on Compile-time View Checking for ASP.NET MVC Projects in TFS Build 2010</A> - Jim Lamb</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.techfreakstuff.com/2010/04/list-new-tags-included-html-5.html">List of 25+ New tags introduced in HTML 5</A> - techfreakstuff</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.noupe.com/css/15-css-habits-to-develop-for-frustration-free-coding.html">15 CSS Habits to Develop for Frustration-Free Coding</A> - noupe</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/essential-silverlight-and-wpf">Essential Silverlight and WPF Skills: The UI Thread, Dispatchers, Background Workers and Async Network Programming</A> - Pete Brown</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/bobbrum/archive/2010/04/23/prism-source-updated-for-unity-2-0-and-silverlight-4.aspx">Prism Source Updated for Unity 2.0 and Silverlight 4</A> - Bob Brumfield</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/04/24/139496.aspx">Silverlight Cream for April 24, 2010</A> - Dave  Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1990">How to Use SQL Server Views with the Entity Framework</A> - Ray Barley</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://jamescbender.com/bendersblog/archive/2010/04/23/working-with-wcf-part-three-ndash-connecting-to-your-service-again.aspx">Working with WCF: Part Three – Connecting To Your Service With A Client pt. 2</A> -James Bender</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/maoni/archive/2010/04/23/debugging-with-the-right-tools.aspx">Debugging with the Right Tools</A> - Maoni Stephens</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.scrumalliance.org/resources/1603">Product Owner Anti Patterns</A> - scrum alliance</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.scrumalliance.org/resources/1602">Successful Distributed Agile Team Working Patterns</A> - scrum alliance</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/alecwhittington/archive/2010/04/25/s-arp-architecture-1-5-released.aspx">S#arp Architecture 1.5 released</A> - Alec Whittington</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.ginktage.com/?p=447">Introduction to Security in .NET</A> - Senthil kumar</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/agile/archive/2010/04/24/don-t-overlook-enterprise-library-5-0-migration-guide.aspx">Don’t overlook Enterprise Library 5.0 Migration Guide</A> - Grigori Melnik</LI> <LI><A href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/04/23/think-free-mind-maps-for-newbies/">Think: Free Mind Maps for Newbies</A> - Simon Mackie</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://johnpapa.net/silverlight/updated-blue-and-dark-visual-studio-2010-themes/">Updated Blue and Dark Visual Studio 2010 Themes</A> - John Papa</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/archive/2010/04/25/set-or-remove-a-breakpoint-vstipdebug0016.aspx">Set or Remove a Breakpoint</A> - Zain Naboulsi</LI> <LI><A href="http://amazedsaint.blogspot.com/2010/04/6-cool-vs2010-quick-tips-you-should.html">6 Cool #VS2010 Quick Tips you should know when working with Visual Studio 2010</A> - Anoop Madhusudanan</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/ndepend-30-completely">NDepend 3.0 – Completely Integrated with Visual Studio</A> - Keyvan Nayyeri</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_25.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 4/24/2010+</A> - rj</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2010/04/25/DownloadEnterpriseLibrary5Unity2.aspx">Download Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2</A> - David Hayden</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2010/04/20/my-last-day-at-microsoft.aspx">My Last Day at Microsoft</A> - Brad Abrams</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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Tony Ross</LI> <LI><A href="http://jamesbroo.me/introducing-machinespecificationsmvc/">Introducing Machine.Specifications.Mvc</A> - James Broome</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNET4BreakingChangesAndStuffToBeAwareOf.aspx">ASP.NET 4 - Breaking Changes and Stuff to be Aware of</A> - Scott Hanselman</LI> <LI><A href="http://mhinze.com/json-hijacking-in-asp-net-mvc-2/">JSON Hijacking in ASP.NET MVC 2</A> - Matt</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.codethinked.com/post/2010/04/12/Easy-And-Safe-Model-Binding-In-ASPNET-MVC.aspx">Easy And Safe Model Binding In ASP.NET MVC</A> - Justin Etheredge</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/michelotti/archive/2010/04/13/mvc-portable-areas-enhancement-ndash-embedded-resource-controller.aspx">MVC Portable Areas Enhancement - Embedded Resource Controller</A> - Steve Michelotti</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/04/the-virgin-atlantic-airways-blog-a-case-study/">The Virgin Atlantic Airways Blog: A Case Study</A> - Walter</LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/combining-modern-css3-and-html5-techniques/">Combining Modern CSS3 and HTML5 Techniques</A> - Jeffrey Way</LI> <LI><A href="http://nuggethub.com/nuggets/extend-the-jquery-ui-tabs-control-to-support-moving-tabs-left-and-right">Extend the jQuery UI Tabs control to support moving tabs left and right</A> - andypike</LI> <LI><A href="http://tympanus.net/codrops/2010/04/13/end-of-page-slide-out-box/">End of Page Slide Out Box with jQuery</A> - Mary Lou</LI> <LI><A href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/matthew.podwysocki/archive/2010/04/14/introduction-to-the-reactive-extensions-for-javascript-aggregation-part-2.aspx">Introduction to the Reactive Extensions for JavaScript – Aggregation Part 2</A> - Matthew Podwysocki</LI> <LI><A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/matthijs/jQuery-for-the-ASPNET-Developer-by-Scott-Allen/">jQuery for the ASP.NET Developer</A> - Scott Allen</LI> <LI><A href="http://tinysort.sjeiti.com/">jQuery TinySort</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-understanding-css-specificity/">Quick Tip: Understanding CSS Specificity</A> - Andrew Burgess</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/productivity/designers-creative-block/">Destroying Designer’s Creative Block and Unleashing Your Creativity</A> - Jacob Gube</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/04/14/scanning-an-image-from-silverlight-4-using-wia-automation">Scanning an Image from Silverlight 4 using WIA Automation</A> - Pete Brown</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.orktane.com/Blog/post/2010/04/13/nRoute-Now-More-Wholesome.aspx">nRoute: Now, More Wholesome</A> - Rishi Oberoi</LI> <LI><A href="http://electricbeach.org/?p=664">Video: SketchFlow in 90 seconds</A> - Jon Harris</LI> <LI><A href="http://vbcity.com/blogs/canoz/archive/2010/04/12/beginning-silverlight-layout-part-1.aspx">Beginning Silverlight - Layout Part 1</A> & <A href="http://vbcity.com/blogs/canoz/archive/2010/04/13/beginning-silverlight-layout-part-2.aspx">Part 2</A> & <A href="http://vbcity.com/blogs/canoz/archive/2010/04/14/beginning-silverlight-styles.aspx">Styles</A> - Neil Knobbe</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1985">Retrieve Default SQL Server Backup Folder using PowerShell</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/diego/archive/2010/04/14/wrapped-system-io-filenotfoundexception-with-entity-framework-poco-and-self-tracking-entities-t4-templates.aspx">Wrapped System.IO.FileNotFoundException with Entity Framework POCO and Self-Tracking Entities T4 Templates</A> - divega</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobs/archive/2010/04/14/developing-web-services-on-iis-with-windows-server-appfabric.aspx">Developing Web Services on IIS with Windows Server AppFabric</A> - Ron Jacobs</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ivo_manolov/archive/2010/04/14/9995847.aspx">Introduction to TestApi - Part 6: Text String Generation API</A> & <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ivo_manolov/archive/2010/04/14/9995880.aspx">Part 7: Memory Leak Detection API</A> - Ivo Manolov</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/mehfuzh/archive/2010/04/13/doing-your-first-mock-with-justmock.aspx">Doing your first mock with JustMock</A> - Mehfuz</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/edglas/archive/2010/04/13/visual-studio-performance-testing-quick-reference-guide-version-2-0-published.aspx">Visual Studio Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide (Version 2.0) Published</A> - Ed Glass</LI> <LI><A href="http://gojko.net/2010/04/13/how-to-implement-ui-testing-without-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-2/">How to implement UI testing without shooting yourself in the foot</A> - Gojko Adzic</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/jimmy_bogard/archive/2010/04/14/injecting-services-into-entities.aspx">Injecting services into entities</A> - Jimmy Bogar</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/pfxteam/archive/2010/04/13/9995622.aspx">ThreadPool performance you can see</A> - Toub</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/derickbailey/archive/2010/04/14/anonymous-types-in-c-are-a-crippled-hack.aspx">Anonymous Types In C# Are A Crippled Hack</A> - Derick Bailey</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/innov8showcase/archive/2010/04/13/what-s-new-in-c-4.aspx">What's new in C# 4</A> - Bruce Kyle</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=541">.NET Rocks! – Anders Hejlsberg blows our minds!</A> - Carl Franklin & Richard Campbell</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.trelford.com/blog/post/Implementing-IObservable-and-extending-Observable.aspx">Implementing IObservable and extending Observable</A> - Phil Trelford</LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2010/04/14/visual-studio-2010-web-deployment-projects-beta-avail-now.aspx">Visual Studio 2010 Web Deployment Projects Beta - Available Now</A> - The Visual Web Developer Team </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/gergely/2010/04/ten-cool-things-you-didnt-know-about-visual-studio-2010/">Ten Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Visual Studio 2010</A> - Gergely Orosz</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/04/jquery-code-snippets-for-visual-studio.html">jQuery Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2010</A> - Suprotim Agarwal </LI> <LI><A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/The+Knowledge+Chamber/Visual-Studio-2010-Code-Visualization-Tools/">Visual Studio 2010 Code Visualization Tools</A> - Robert Hess</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/MarkPearl/archive/2010/04/15/wf4-ndash-guess-the-number-game.aspx">WF4 - Guess the number game!</A> - Mark Pearl</LI></UL> <H2>Cloud Computing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/innov8showcase/archive/2010/04/13/net-4-0-windows-azure.aspx">.NET 4.0 & Windows Azure</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://www.rudigrobler.net/Blog/building-openpos-part-5--salesmodule-part-2">Building OpenPOS: Part 5 – SalesModule (Part 2)</A> - Ruby Grobler</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/innov8showcase/archive/2010/04/13/developing-for-windows-azure-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx">Developing for Windows Azure in Visual Studio 2010</A> - Bill Zack</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/simonince/archive/2010/04/13/checklist-discussing-an-azure-migration.aspx">Checklist: Discussing an Azure Migration</A> - Simon Ince</LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/camerons/archive/2010/04/13/free-vs2010-training.aspx">Free VS2010 Training</A> - camerons</LI> <LI><A href="http://thedatafarm.com/blog/vtdotnetfeed/some-post-vs2010-launch-resources/">Some post-VS2010 Launch Resources</A> - Julie</LI> <LI><A href="http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/markmiller/archive/2010/04/13/coderush-xpress-amp-coderush-ready-for-visual-studio-2010.aspx">CodeRush Xpress & CodeRush Ready for Visual Studio 2010</A> - Mark Miller</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2010/04/14/making-your-sharepoint-2010-customizations-visual-upgrade-aware.aspx">Making Your SharePoint 2010 Customizations Visual Upgrade Aware</A> - Jonathan Kern</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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geekswithblogs </LI> <LI><A href="http://haacked.com/archive/2010/04/06/using-antixss-as-the-default-encoder-for-asp-net.aspx" mce_href="http://haacked.com/archive/2010/04/06/using-antixss-as-the-default-encoder-for-asp-net.aspx">Using AntiXss As The Default Encoder For ASP.NET</A> - Phil Haack </LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/06/new-lt-gt-syntax-for-html-encoding-output-in-asp-net-4-and-asp-net-mvc-2.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/06/new-lt-gt-syntax-for-html-encoding-output-in-asp-net-4-and-asp-net-mvc-2.aspx">New <%: %>Syntax for HTML Encoding Output in ASP.NET 4 (and ASP.NET MVC 2)</A> - Scott Gu </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/hex/archive/2010/04/07/mvccontrib-portable-area-visual-studio-project-template.aspx" mce_href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/hex/archive/2010/04/07/mvccontrib-portable-area-visual-studio-project-template.aspx">MvcContrib - Portable Area – Visual Studio project template</A> - erichexter </LI> <LI><A href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/04/07/encoding-decoding-uris-and-html-in-the-net-4-client-profile" mce_href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/04/07/encoding-decoding-uris-and-html-in-the-net-4-client-profile">Encoding/Decoding URIs and HTML in the .NET 4 Client Profile</A> - Pete Brown </LI> <LI><A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jongalloway/Jon-Takes-Five-with-David-Ebbo-on-T4MVC/" mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jongalloway/Jon-Takes-Five-with-David-Ebbo-on-T4MVC/">Jon Takes Five with David Ebbo on T4MVC</A> </LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2010/04/06/customizing-ribbon-positioning-in-sharepoint-2010-master-pages.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2010/04/06/customizing-ribbon-positioning-in-sharepoint-2010-master-pages.aspx">Customizing Ribbon Positioning in SharePoint 2010 Master Pages</A> - Jonathan Kern </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.aspnet101.com/2010/04/asp-net-4-0-routing-tutorial/" mce_href="http://www.aspnet101.com/2010/04/asp-net-4-0-routing-tutorial/">ASP.NET 4.0 Routing Tutorial</A> - aspnet101 </LI> <LI><A href="http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2010/04/custom-aspnet-mvc-model-binder-for.html" mce_href="http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2010/04/custom-aspnet-mvc-model-binder-for.html">A Custom ASP.NET MVC Model Binder for Repositories</A> - Mike Hadlow </LI> <LI><A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jongalloway/Jon-Takes-Five-with-Javier-Lozano-on-MVC-Turbine/" mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jongalloway/Jon-Takes-Five-with-Javier-Lozano-on-MVC-Turbine/">MVC Turbine</A> - Jon </LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://perfectionkills.com/whats-wrong-with-extending-the-dom/" mce_href="http://perfectionkills.com/whats-wrong-with-extending-the-dom/">What’s wrong with extending the DOM</A> - kangax </LI> <LI><A href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/how-to-build-a-widget-to-display-your-buzzing/" mce_href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/how-to-build-a-widget-to-display-your-buzzing/">How To Build a Widget to Display your Buzzing</A> - Crysfel Villa </LI> <LI><A href="http://workshop.rs/projects/coin-slider/" mce_href="http://workshop.rs/projects/coin-slider/">jQuery Image Slider with Unique EffectsjQue</A> - COIN SLIDER </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.kelvinluck.com/assets/jquery/styleswitch/toggle.html" mce_href="http://www.kelvinluck.com/assets/jquery/styleswitch/toggle.html">Stylesheet switcher using jQuery</A> - kelvinluck </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/04/06/windows-7-start-menu-css3.aspx" mce_href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/04/06/windows-7-start-menu-css3.aspx">Create Windows 7 start menu using CSS3 only</A> - janko </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/designing-with-lenses/" mce_href="http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/designing-with-lenses/">Designing with Lenses</A> - Bill Scott </LI> <LI><A href="http://tutorialzine.com/2010/04/carbon-signup-form/" mce_href="http://tutorialzine.com/2010/04/carbon-signup-form/">Carbon Fiber Signup Form using Progressive Enhancement</A> - Tutorialzine </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InfiniteScrollWebSitesViaAutoPagerizeHackyButTheBeginningOfSomethingCool.aspx" mce_href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InfiniteScrollWebSitesViaAutoPagerizeHackyButTheBeginningOfSomethingCool.aspx">Infinite Scroll WebSites via AutoPagerize - Hacky, but the beginning of something cool</A> - hanselman </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/07/css-specificity-and-inheritance/" mce_href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/07/css-specificity-and-inheritance/">CSS Specificity And Inheritance</A> - Inayaili de Leon </LI> <LI><A href="http://devgrow.com/mastering-css-floats/" mce_href="http://devgrow.com/mastering-css-floats/">Mastering CSS Floats</A> - devgrow </LI> <LI><A href="http://css-tricks.com/more-than-one-way-delegate-edition/" mce_href="http://css-tricks.com/more-than-one-way-delegate-edition/">More than one way… (delegate edition)</A> - Chris Coyier </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/horizontal-attention.html" mce_href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/horizontal-attention.html">Horizontal Attention Leans Left</A> - Jakob Nielsen </LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://michaelsync.net/2010/04/06/step-by-step-tutorial-installing-multi-touch-simulator-for-silverlight-phone-7" mce_href="http://michaelsync.net/2010/04/06/step-by-step-tutorial-installing-multi-touch-simulator-for-silverlight-phone-7">Installing Multi-Touch Simulator for Silverlight Phone 7</A> - Michael Sync </LI> <LI><A href="http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2010/04/06/11952.aspx" mce_href="http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2010/04/06/11952.aspx">New XAML Features That’ll Make Designers Happy</A> - Frank La Vigne </LI> <LI><A href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/adebruyn/Siverlight-and-SharePoint-2010-Picture-gallery-sample-using-the-client-object-model/" mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/adebruyn/Siverlight-and-SharePoint-2010-Picture-gallery-sample-using-the-client-object-model/">Silverlight and SharePoint 2010: Picture gallery sample using the client object model</A> - Anthony de Bruyn </LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/04/07/139144.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/04/07/139144.aspx">Silverlight Cream for April 07, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell </LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=490" mce_href="http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=490">Using LINQ to represent XML data as an Object containing Master-Detail records</A> - Suprotim Agarwal </LI> <LI><A href="http://smehrozalam.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/linq-how-to-build-complex-queries-utilizing-deferred-execution-and-anonymous-types/" mce_href="http://smehrozalam.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/linq-how-to-build-complex-queries-utilizing-deferred-execution-and-anonymous-types/">LINQ: How to build complex queries utilizing deferred execution and anonymous types</A> - Syed Mehroz Alam </LI> <LI><A href="http://codeofrob.com/archive/2010/04/06/autopoco-v0.1-released.aspx" mce_href="http://codeofrob.com/archive/2010/04/06/autopoco-v0.1-released.aspx">AutoPoco v0.1 Released</A> - Rob Ashton </LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlightws/archive/2010/04/04/some-known-wcf-issues-in-silverlight-4.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlightws/archive/2010/04/04/some-known-wcf-issues-in-silverlight-4.aspx">Some known WCF issues in Silverlight 4</A> - SLWSTeam </LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://omaralzabir.com/unit_testing_and_integration_testing_in_real_projects/" mce_href="http://omaralzabir.com/unit_testing_and_integration_testing_in_real_projects/">Unit Testing and Intergration Testing in Real Project</A> - Omar Al Zabir </LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/03/31/7-ways-to-make-your-api-more-successful/" mce_href="http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/03/31/7-ways-to-make-your-api-more-successful/">7 Ways to Make Your API More Successful</A> - Daniel Jacobson</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/04/the-collapse-of-complex-business-models/" mce_href="http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/04/the-collapse-of-complex-business-models/">The Collapse of Complex Business Models</A> - Clay Shirky </LI> <LI><A href="http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2010/04/ten-reasons-to-use-managed.html" mce_href="http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2010/04/ten-reasons-to-use-managed.html">Ten Reasons to use the Managed Extensibility Framework</A> - Jeremy Likness </LI> <LI><A href="http://mahendramavani.com/archive/2010/04/06/virtual-learning-series-ndash-beginnerrsquos-guide-to-software-craftsmanship.aspx" mce_href="http://mahendramavani.com/archive/2010/04/06/virtual-learning-series-ndash-beginnerrsquos-guide-to-software-craftsmanship.aspx">Virtual Learning Series – Beginner’s guide to Software Craftsmanship</A> - Mahendra Mavani </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2010/04/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-a-child-redux.html" mce_href="http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2010/04/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-a-child-redux.html">You can learn a lot from a child (redux)</A> - Garr Reynolds </LI> <LI><A href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/04/06/creating-awesome-applications-when-youre-clueless" mce_href="http://10rem.net/blog/2010/04/06/creating-awesome-applications-when-youre-clueless">Creating Awesome Applications when you're Clueless</A> - Pete </LI> <LI><A href="http://gigaom.com/2010/04/03/why-ancient-mayans-and-media-barons-are-alike/" mce_href="http://gigaom.com/2010/04/03/why-ancient-mayans-and-media-barons-are-alike/">Why Ancient Mayans and Media Barons Are Alike</A> - Mathew Ingram </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/joshuaflanagan/archive/2010/04/08/adding-git-commit-information-to-your-assemblies.aspx" mce_href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/joshuaflanagan/archive/2010/04/08/adding-git-commit-information-to-your-assemblies.aspx">Adding git commit information to your assemblies</A> - Joshua Flanagan</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/06/extreme-programming-xp-at-a-glance.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/06/extreme-programming-xp-at-a-glance.aspx">Extreme Programming (XP) at a Glance</A> - JD Meier </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/derickbailey/archive/2010/04/06/branching-strategies-handling-dependencies-between-branches.aspx" mce_href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/derickbailey/archive/2010/04/06/branching-strategies-handling-dependencies-between-branches.aspx">Branching Strategies: Handling Dependencies Between Branches</A> - derick bailey </LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/odata-visualizer-extension" mce_href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/odata-visualizer-extension">OData Visualizer Extension</A> - Gil Fink </LI> <LI><A href="http://spg.codeplex.com/releases/view/43117" mce_href="http://spg.codeplex.com/releases/view/43117">patterns & practices SharePoint Guidance – Release: SPG2010 Drop 8</A>  - codeplex</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/bnaya/archive/2010/04/06/rx-for-beginners-part-14-time-based-buffering.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/bnaya/archive/2010/04/06/rx-for-beginners-part-14-time-based-buffering.aspx">Rx - for beginners (part 14): time based buffering</A> - Bnaya Eshet </LI> <LI><A href="http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/assembly-level-initialization-at-design-time/" mce_href="http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/assembly-level-initialization-at-design-time/">Assembly-level initialization at design time</A> - Josh Smith </LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/tips/how-to-find-local-clients-for-your-freelance-business" mce_href="http://webdesignledger.com/tips/how-to-find-local-clients-for-your-freelance-business">How to Find Local Clients for Your Freelance Business</A> - snoak </LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/shaunxu/archive/2010/04/07/first-round-playing-with-memcached.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/shaunxu/archive/2010/04/07/first-round-playing-with-memcached.aspx">First round playing with Memcached</A> - Shaun Xu</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/basic-defensive-database-programming-techniques/" mce_href="http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/basic-defensive-database-programming-techniques/">Basic Defensive Database Programming Techniques</A> - Alex Kuznetsov  </LI></UL> <H2>Visual Studio</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.codehappiness.com/post/intellitrace-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx" mce_href="http://www.codehappiness.com/post/intellitrace-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx">What can you do with ‘IntelliTrace’ in Visual Studio 2010</A> - Code Happiness </LI> <LI><A href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/04/visual-studio-team-system-2010-articles.html" mce_href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/04/visual-studio-team-system-2010-articles.html">Visual Studio Team System 2010 - Articles</A> - Suprotim Agarwal </LI> <LI><A href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2010/04/06/vs-2010-enhanced-intellisense-matching.aspx" mce_href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2010/04/06/vs-2010-enhanced-intellisense-matching.aspx">VS 2010: Enhanced IntelliSense Matching</A> - Deborah Kurata </LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2010/04/introducing-resharper-50-structural-search-and-replace/" mce_href="http://blogs.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2010/04/introducing-resharper-50-structural-search-and-replace/">Introducing ReSharper 5.0: Structural Search and Replace</A> - jetbrains </LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_07.html" mce_href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_07.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 4/7/2010+</A> - rj </LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9204988-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</SCRIPT>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:28:00 GMThttps://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-apr-8-10-2010.NETAjaxASP.NETC#CSSJQueryLINQMVCSharepointSilverlightSQL ServerVisual StudioWCFWPFXMLDaily tech links for .net and related technologies - Apr 5-7, 2010https://weblogs.asp.net:443/sanjeevagarwal/daily-tech-links-for-net-and-related-technologies-apr-5-7-2010<H1>Daily tech links for .net and related technologies - Apr 5-7, 2010</H1> <H2>Web Development</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://silverlighthack.com/post/2010/04/02/HTML-5-is-Born-Old-Quake-in-HTML-5.aspx" mce_href="http://silverlighthack.com/post/2010/04/02/HTML-5-is-Born-Old-Quake-in-HTML-5.aspx">HTML 5 is Born Old - Quake in HTML 5 Example</A></LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/imranbaloch/archive/2010/04/03/image-preview-in-asp-net-mvc.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/imranbaloch/archive/2010/04/03/image-preview-in-asp-net-mvc.aspx">Image Preview in ASP.NET MVC</A> - Imran</LI> <LI><A href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/advanced-aspnet-mvc-2.html" mce_href="http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/advanced-aspnet-mvc-2.html">Advanced ASP.NET MVC 2</A> - Brad Wilson</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.impact-works.com/Serializing-Deserializing-Complex-Xml" mce_href="http://www.impact-works.com/Serializing-Deserializing-Complex-Xml">How to Serialize/Deserialize Complex XML in ASP.Net / C#</A> - Impact Works</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2010/04/02/ban-html-comments-from-your-pages-and-views.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2010/04/02/ban-html-comments-from-your-pages-and-views.aspx">Ban HTML comments from your pages and views</A> - Bertrand Le Roy</LI> <LI><A href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/04/02/measuring-asp-net-and-sharepoint-output-cache.aspx" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2010/04/02/measuring-asp-net-and-sharepoint-output-cache.aspx">Measuring ASP.NET and SharePoint output cache</A> - Gunnar Peipman</LI></UL> <H2>Web Design</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://uxmag.com/design/eye-candy-vs-bare-bones-in-ui-design" mce_href="http://uxmag.com/design/eye-candy-vs-bare-bones-in-ui-design">Eye Candy vs. Bare-Bones in UI Design</A> - Max Steenbergen</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/color-psychology-website-design/" mce_href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/color-psychology-website-design/">Empathizing Color Psychology in Web Design</A> - Anastasia Miles</LI> <LI><A href="http://dswillis.com/uxcrank/?p=480" mce_href="http://dswillis.com/uxcrank/?p=480">Design is a Side Effect</A> - Cranky</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/contrast-is-king/" mce_href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/contrast-is-king/">Contrast is King</A> - LESLIE JENSEN-INMAN</LI> <LI><A href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-inspiring-examples-of-gradients-in-web-design" mce_href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-inspiring-examples-of-gradients-in-web-design">55 Inspiring Examples of Gradients in Web Design</A> - gmuller</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.consultsarath.com/contents/articles/KB000013-tableless-layouts-using-floating-div.aspx" mce_href="http://www.consultsarath.com/contents/articles/KB000013-tableless-layouts-using-floating-div.aspx">Tableless layouts using floating DIV</A> - consultsarath</LI></UL> <H2>Silverlight, WPF & RIA</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2010/04/03/mvvm-light-toolkit-v3-sp1-for-windows-phone-7.aspx" mce_href="http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2010/04/03/mvvm-light-toolkit-v3-sp1-for-windows-phone-7.aspx">MVVM Light Toolkit V3 SP1 for Windows Phone 7</A> - Laurent Bugnion</LI> <LI><A href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/04/04/139090.aspx" mce_href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/04/04/139090.aspx">Silverlight Cream for April 04, 2010</A> - Dave Campbell</LI></UL> <H2>Database & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/04/05/sql-server-2008-introduction-to-snapshot-database-restore-from-snapshot/" mce_href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/04/05/sql-server-2008-introduction-to-snapshot-database-restore-from-snapshot/">SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Snapshot Database – Restore From Snapshot</A> - Pinal Dave</LI> <LI><A href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/joe_chang/archive/2010/04/04/storage-configuration.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/joe_chang/archive/2010/04/04/storage-configuration.aspx">Storage Configuration</A> - Joe Chang</LI> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/sqlite-entity-framework-4" mce_href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/sqlite-entity-framework-4">SQLite & Entity Framework 4</A> - Dane Morgridge</LI> <LI><A href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2010/04/04/rejuvinated-script-creates-and-drops-for-candidate-keys-and-referencing-foreign-keys.aspx" mce_href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2010/04/04/rejuvinated-script-creates-and-drops-for-candidate-keys-and-referencing-foreign-keys.aspx">Rejuvenated: Script Creates and Drops for Candidate Keys and Referencing Foreign Keys</A> - Adam Machanic</LI></UL> <H2>Web Service & Related Technologies</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://jamescbender.com/bendersblog/archive/2010/04/02/working-with-wcf-part-three-ndash-connecting-to-your-service.aspx" mce_href="http://jamescbender.com/bendersblog/archive/2010/04/02/working-with-wcf-part-three-ndash-connecting-to-your-service.aspx">Working with WCF: Part Three – Connecting To Your Service With A Client pt. 1</A> - James Bender</LI></UL> <H2>Testing</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/testing-nhibernate-mappings" mce_href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/testing-nhibernate-mappings">Testing NHibernate Mappings</A> - Mike Hadlow</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.iamnotmyself.com/2010/04/02/WritingTestsForAStoredProcSureFeelsWeird.aspx" mce_href="http://www.iamnotmyself.com/2010/04/02/WritingTestsForAStoredProcSureFeelsWeird.aspx">Writing Tests for a Stored Proc Sure Feels Weird</A> - Bobby Johnson</LI></UL> <H2>Architecture, Methodology & Project Management</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/7-management-interventions-for-adapting-and-adopting-processes.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/7-management-interventions-for-adapting-and-adopting-processes.aspx">7 Management Interventions for Adapting and Adopting Processes</A> , <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/rick-stacey-s-agreement-and-certainty-matrix.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/rick-stacey-s-agreement-and-certainty-matrix.aspx">Rick Stacey’s Agreement and Certainty Matrix</A>  and <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/the-four-circles-of-xp-extreme-programming.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/04/the-four-circles-of-xp-extreme-programming.aspx">The Four Circles of XP (Extreme Programming)</A> - J.D. Meier</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/04/04/software-product-doing-it-wrong.aspx" mce_href="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/04/04/software-product-doing-it-wrong.aspx">Creating a software product - are you doing it wrong?</A> - Janko</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/simonince/archive/2010/04/03/boundary-analysis.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/simonince/archive/2010/04/03/boundary-analysis.aspx">Boundary Analysis</A> - Simon Ince</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/rssvihla/archive/2010/04/04/domain-specific-languages-with-boo-ast-macros.aspx" mce_href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/rssvihla/archive/2010/04/04/domain-specific-languages-with-boo-ast-macros.aspx">Domain Specific Languages with Boo: AST Macros</A> - Ryan Svihla</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.skorks.com/2010/04/on-the-value-of-fundamentals-in-software-development/" mce_href="http://www.skorks.com/2010/04/on-the-value-of-fundamentals-in-software-development/">On The Value Of Fundamentals In Software Development</A> - Alan Skorkin</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2010/04/03/staying-sane-as-a-technical-manager-part-2/" mce_href="http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2010/04/03/staying-sane-as-a-technical-manager-part-2/">Staying Sane as a Technical Manager, Part 2</A> and <A href="http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2010/04/03/analyzing-code-with-ndepend/" mce_href="http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2010/04/03/analyzing-code-with-ndepend/">Analyzing Code with NDepend</A> - Aaron Lerch</LI> <LI><A href="http://edventuro.us/2010/04/soc-di-ioc-wtf-a-basic-introduction-to-dependency-injection-with-ninject/" mce_href="http://edventuro.us/2010/04/soc-di-ioc-wtf-a-basic-introduction-to-dependency-injection-with-ninject/">SoC, DI, IoC, WTF? A basic introduction to Dependency Injection with Ninject</A> - edventuro</LI> <LI><A href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/03/generate-sequence-diagrams-in-visual.html" mce_href="http://www.devcurry.com/2010/03/generate-sequence-diagrams-in-visual.html">Generate Sequence Diagrams in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate</A> - Suprotim Agarwal </LI></UL> <H2>Others</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_04.html" mce_href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_04.html">Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 4/3/2010+</A> - rj</LI> <LI><A href="http://sixrevisions.com/tools/10-google-chrome-extensions-for-boosting-your-productivity/" mce_href="http://sixrevisions.com/tools/10-google-chrome-extensions-for-boosting-your-productivity/">10 Google Chrome Extensions for Boosting Your Productivity</A> - Jacob Gube</LI> <LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/frice/archive/2010/04/02/introducing-a-new-type-of-help-for-developers.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/frice/archive/2010/04/02/introducing-a-new-type-of-help-for-developers.aspx">Introducing a new type of help for developers</A> - Frank Rice</LI></UL> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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