Elmah on steroids
Error logging is an important tool in knowing the health and quality of you website after you deploy. I will look at how to enhance ELMAH in this post.
View ArticleNavigatablecss
A while ago I posted about my visual studio plugin NavigatableCss that helps you to navigate your css files. Now I fixed some of the last issues and I am ready to make it public.
View ArticleQuicktip, debug without rebuilding
In this post I will show you how you can attach the debugger to a process in Visual Studio instead of rebuilding the project.
View ArticleRestyle wpf checkboxes
Have you ever feelt that the WPF/SL checkboxes looks dull and a bit "clumsy"? If you have this post will show you how you can restyle it.
View ArticleAvoid the pain of magic strings
Magic strings are evil and should be avoided as much as possible. In this post I will show how you can create strongly typed SelectList in ASP.NET MVC.
View ArticleLinq-to-sql and nullable values
Yesterday I came across a bug with Linq-To-Sql I hadn't seen before. I tried to filter on a nullable column and when the value was null it failed
View ArticleHey, get in line
Today when I was applying the module pattern in my javascript I got an error saying "invalid label" in Firebug.
View ArticleLazy initialization with func
This post is about how you can use Func to intialize properties in a lazy while avoiding some if logic.
View ArticleMake t4mvc a little bit better
I really like T4MVC. Using it for links and css is a bit painful though. Luckily you can solve this with HTML helpers.
View ArticleScript optimization with firebug
While it's said that practice makes perfect I don't want my CPU hogged when I visit a site. With Firebug we can avoid these vicious scripts.
View ArticleUrl shortners the safe way
If you are anything like me you like to know, or atleast have a chance to know, where links go before you click them. Here is my proposal on how shorterners could make this possible.
View ArticleMvcminiprofiler and ef
MvcMiniProfiler is an awesome tool for profiling your asp.net application. To get it to work's with EF might be a hassle though.
View ArticleBatch insert with ef4
Sometimes you need to push large amounts of data to the database in one go. Using EF4 there is now a possibility to use ExecuteStoreCommand() which I will explain today.
View ArticleA slightly more readable mvcminiprofiler
I think the MiniProfiler is brilliant. In fact I use it at any new project. It bothers me that the syntax is a bit clumsy out of the box though. A few simple helper methods can mitigate this.
View ArticleUsing the sqlbulkcopy to batch inserts
Sometimes you need to insert large amounts of data into your Sql Server. There is a hidden gem in the .net framework that is really good at this, the SqlBulkCopy Class.
View ArticleAlways ask why
There is no I in team and there is no WHY in patterns or practices. But there should be. Too many people abuse patterns because they didn't learn the WHY.
View ArticleDrying up your razor views
We all know DRY is a good principle to follow but it's now always that easy. I will show you technique using templated delegates that keeps your code both flexible and DRY.
View ArticleA reusable datareader
Usually writing simple select statements against the database involves a lot of cermony. I'll show how this can refactored here.
View ArticleLinq and the cost of skip
When using Linq you need to be aware of some performance pitfalls. Here we look at Skip() and it's hidden cost.
View ArticleThe great optimization, part 1
I'll describe how I fixed an insanely slow algorithm. In this part I'll cover the analysis phase.
View ArticleVscommands and locateinsolution
VSCommands has this great function. Locate file in Solution explorer. But by default it's not bound to any hotkey. Here is how you bind it.
View ArticleFluentsecurity without an ioc container
I just started using FluentSecurity for the first time but on a small project without an IOC container. Here is how you make that work.
View ArticleSpeaking with a bot
I just had a conversation with a bot (or a hacker) that had access to a friends messenger account. It nearly fooled me. Here is the conversation
View ArticleIntroducing sisodb.management
This is the first look at a new project of mine that was released today. SisoDb.Management is a a web based tool for administrating you SisoDb database.
View ArticleString.split for collections
Here is an C# implementation of a split method that works like string.Split() but for collections.
View ArticleFormatting xml with powershell
Ever had to work with an xml file where the xml was minified to one line? Fear not, only two powershell commands are needed to fix it.
View ArticleCombining all files in folder with ps
This is a simple way I found to combine all textfiles in a folder into a single file using powershell.
View ArticleEntity framework pitfalls, include
While EF is not as fast as plain sql it's actually quite fast nowdays but there are a few pitfalls to be aware of. This time: Include()
View ArticleEfutilities, bulk insert and update
With EFUtilities 1.0.0 released it's time to tell the world about the features. This time we will look at getting data into SQL Server fast.
View ArticleCannot drop database with ef
If you have done testing with Entity Framework you might have come across "Cannot drop database XX because it is currently in use.", EFUtilities can solve that for you.
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