Latest Episodes from Tekpub

3 - Indexes

2012-02-09

RavenDB's indexes help you query your document store effectively - but unlike relational systems, RavenDB allows you to build and use an index while it's being created. Indexing effectively is at the core of what RavenDB is all about and if you don't do it, Raven will do it for you...

5 - Using Raven in an Application

2012-02-09

In this episode Oren shows Rob the easiest way to use RavenDB in an ASP.NET MVC 3 application and we take some detours into various architectural approaches that Raven might fit into.

2 - Understanding Document Names

2012-02-09

In this short episode we explain how documents are named with RavenDB - and why.

1 - Why You Should Care About RavenDB

2012-02-09

We've all heard of NoSQL and Document Stores - so it comes as no surprise that many get rather bored of Yet Another Document Store. In this episode, we try to tackle that issue head on - showing you what RavenDB is, how it works, and why you should care.

4 - Queries

2012-02-09

Querying a document store is unlike querying a relational system - it's a lot simpler and a lot more fun. In this episode Oren shows Rob how to harness the power of Raven's underlying query engine: Lucene...

25 - Covariance and Contravariance

2012-01-18

In this episode Jon melts Rob's brain as he tries to explain the new Covariance and Contravariance features in C# 4.0. This is a very advanced episode - you should be comfortable with generics, LINQ, and C# in general.

1 - Episode 1 - The Basics

2012-01-06

In our 50-minute Vim tutorial, experienced Vim master, water polo captain, and former British intelligence officer Andrew Stewart teaches you the very basics of Vim. You don’t need any previous knowledge of Vim—we’ll take you from the beginning. You’ll learn to:

Install Vim for your platform
Use Vim for simple editing via SSH
Configure Vim with sensible defaults (basic and advanced configurations are included in the code download)
Use operators and commands to manipulate text
Work with files, windows and buffers
Install plugins

2 - Episode 2 - Intermediate

2012-01-06

Part I of the Vim tutorial series introduced you to the basics of Vim: installation, basic editing, operators, and file navigation. This sequel will teach you to productively use Vim’s text editing, movement, and manipulation capabilities. In this 59 minute advanced vim tutorial, you’ll learn from experienced Vim master Andrew Stewart (voiced by Internet celebrity Dan Benjamin).

Topics covered:

Precision movement
Movement, selection, and editing with marks
Text manipulation
Search, replace, and execute
Advanced configuration and abbreviations
Navigation and manipulation with folds
Auto-completion
Command recording and playback
Using and organizing plugins with Tim Pope’s Pathogen
Installation and basic usage of top plugins: Git & Fugitive, Surround, Ragtag, Endwise, Rails.vim, Snipmate, tComment
Reading, searching, and navigating the built-in documentation

1 - Meet CoffeeScript

2011-12-19

For this special production, we've teamed up with Peepcode to bring you this exceptional introduction to CoffeeScript. We're offering this production for free to all of our monthly and annual subscribers - but if you'd like to download it you certainly can over at Peepcode!

1 - The CoffeeScript Talk

2011-12-09

Watch as Scott learns CoffeeScript and designs his slides, creates his demos and then delivers his talk.