It seems there is a lot of confusion amongst .NET developers about whether or not to dispose the DataContext in LINQ to SQL. That being the case, I'll throw in my two cents, and in the process hopefully not confuse the issue even more.
Continue reading "About Disposing the DataContext"
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about a couple of upcoming books from Wrox Publishing's Problem - Design - Solution series:
Both of these editions represent an evolution of Marco Bellinaso's original TheBeerHouse application. As I mentioned, the presentation layer will be getting a big facelift from previous editions, setting aside the old table-based layout in favor of a more modern, Web 2.0-style layout utilizing CSS.
Continue reading "A Sneak Peek at TheBeerHouse MVC"
It's now coming up on two years since the release of Microsoft's ASP.NET CSS Friendly Control Adapters. Remember them?
Well, 1.0 is still the "official" production release, but at some point Microsoft handed over the keys and the whole shebang was moved to CodePlex, where it seems a lot of good ideas go to die.
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As I'm sure many are aware, the long-awaited sequel to ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming Problem - Design - Solution -- interestingly enough entitled ASP.NET 3.5 Website Programming Problem - Design - Solution -- has already been announced by Wrox Publishing.
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My eBook (or what the publisher cleverly dubs a "Wrox Blox") on retooling TheBeerHouse Starter Kit for LINQ to SQL on the .NET Framework 3.5 has finally been published, and is entitled LINQifying TheBeerHouse: An N-Tier LINQ Web Application with ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming Problem - Design - Solution (ISBN: 978-0-470-41569-6).
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After years of valiant resistance, I've finally gone and done the blog thing. And here you are.
Continue reading "Okay, so I finally caved."
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