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Thinking in Git
I had the great pleasure of presenting at SEVDNUG with my son this evening. He was a wonderful asset, and a great star....
Sql Source Control from SSMS to Working Directory
I use Sql Source Control in an unconventional way: I want to commit both sql scripts and code at once....
Design Patterns for data persistence: Unit-of-Work Pattern and Repository Pattern
Design Patterns Design Patterns are names we give code constructs. We’re not usually inventing anything new, we’re just giving a name for things we’ve always done....
Demystifying Lambdas in C# 3.0
I’ve had this conversation a few times, so it seems natural that it’d evolve onto my blog in time....
Configuring other IIS boxes in the web farm
Configuring the first IIS 7.x box is far easier than IIS 6 was, but configuring multiple web servers to behave identically can be a pain....
The "real-time" web in ASP.NET MVC
The “real-time” web is one of the holy grails of software development. It’s the notion that we can provide a native experience through a browser....
Extending ASP.NET MVC
It is my pleasure to speak tonight at the SEVDNUG about extending ASP.NET MVC. This talk grew out of an impromptu talk I gave at Desert Code Camp 2011....
Desert Code Camp 2011.2
Desert Code Camp is always such a pleasure, and I’m pleased to be able to speak twice this time....
Web Forms to Razor
I’m honored to present at SEVDNUG tonight. Our topic is “Web Forms to Razor”. Our primary focus is getting familiar with the new mechanisms in Razor and MVC, and learning how we can transition a product from one platform to another....
Entity Framework Code First
I keep finding myself referring to two links on Entity Framework Code First:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PDC10BuildingABlogWithMicrosoftUnnamedPackageOfWebLove.aspx This is Scott Hanselman’s introductory demo to “the unnamed package of love” where he demos EF Code First (“Magic Unicorn”), MvcScaffolding (“HanselScaffold”), Sql Server Compact Edition, and Ninject....