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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....

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....

HtmlHelper for something that isn't the Model in ASP.NET MVC

I’m in the midst of a Razor View, and I want to use things like @Html....

CruiseControl.NET home page link to latest build

I often find that I hit the CruiseControl.NET home page, see red on a build, and specifically want the latest build report....

A cool List .Sort() extension method via lambda

Here’s an awesome List<T>.Sort() extension method: public static List<T> Sort<T,U> ( this List<T> Source, Func<T,U> OrderFunc ) { return Source....

Get all Enum values as a List

Often times it’s helpful to get a list of all defined values for an enum. Enum....

GetCookies Safely

The broken code: HttpCookie cookie = Request.Cookies["cookiename"]; if ( cookie != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty( cookie.Value ) ) { The problem: this code will create an entry named “cookiename” in the Request’s Cookies dictionary....

My current CI setup

I was asked by email what my current CI setup is, and did I have a blog post about it....
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