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Collections and ASP.NET MVC Templated Helpers – Part 2
This is part of a mini-series: Part 1 – Define the problem & give a workaround Part 2 – Show an...
Author: ukadc Date: 04/06/2010
Collections and ASP.NET MVC Templated Helpers (DisplayFor/EditorFor)
This is part of a mini-series: Part 1 – Define the problem & give a workaround Part 2 – Show an...
Author: ukadc Date: 04/01/2010
Flexible Data Template Support in Silverlight
WPF has a great feature called data templates. These allow you to specify the visual appearance for...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/30/2010
ExtractSAMLAssertion
Few people have asked me for the source code of ExtractSAMLAssertion helper method/class, which I...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/23/2010
ADC Workshop: ASP.NET MVC 2 Development Ramp Up
The ADC team is pleased to announce a new workshop. For existing customers, if you would like take...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/18/2010
ADC Workshop: Silverlight Development Ramp Up (2)
The ADC team is pleased to announce a new workshop. For existing customers, if you would like take...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/16/2010
String.Unformat: I've created a monster
I don’t know if you’re the same, but when coding away I often find myself wishing for a...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/11/2010
A JavaScript Event Bus
I was working on a Proof of Concept recently that needed to support loosely coupled Ajax components....
Author: ukadc Date: 03/09/2010
Managing OperationContext in WF 4
Managing OperationContext in WF 4 using the ISendMessageCallback & IReceiveMessageCallback WF 4...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/04/2010
Closure Exposure: A JavaScript Scope Trick
You might have seen some JavaScript is wrapped up in funny looking functions, such as this screen...
Author: ukadc Date: 03/02/2010
Introducing Workflow Security Pack
Have you already started serious development with WF 4 and found security limitations? Have you...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/25/2010
How to download and crack a Xap in Silverlight
Sometimes it is useful to be able to download extra functionality into your application at runtime....
Author: ukadc Date: 02/23/2010
ADC SoundByte: Parallel Programming in Visual Studio 2010
Our next SoundByte takes a look at some of the new features in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 that...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/19/2010
Adding Dynamic methods to a WCF Service
Someone asked me if it’s possible to add a Ping method to every service contract without repeatedly...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/18/2010
Packaging UI Components in MVC
Something I get asked by most customers starting out with ASP.NET MVC is how they should package,...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/16/2010
Handling Errors With jQuery.load
If you attended the SoundByte that I ran today then this is a very quick follow-up post to get you...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/12/2010
Generic or Specific Routes?
A topic of discussion I've heard a few times when using Routing in ASP.NET concerns whether you...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/11/2010
.NET Naming Conventions – VB.NET version
Not so long ago a colleague of mine, Josh Twist, did a post on .NET naming conventions using C# code...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/09/2010
ADC SoundByte: A Lap Around jQuery
Our next SoundByte takes a look at jQuery – a JavaScript library growing in popularity all the time...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/05/2010
View Models in ASP.NET MVC
Q: Should I have a view Model in my ASP.NET MVC architecture? A: Yes. Well, that was a short post! J...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/04/2010
Performance Profiling .NET Applications Using the Visual Studio Profiler
When I consult with development teams, at some point performance always rears its ugly head. When I...
Author: ukadc Date: 02/02/2010
Authenticated messaging in WF 4
Authenticated messaging is one limitation in WF 4 as currently there is no API for setting up...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/28/2010
PrincipalPermission Authorization in WF 4
In last post, I have shown you how to get hold of OperationContext when using messaging activities....
Author: ukadc Date: 01/21/2010
ADC SoundByte: Bing Maps - Easy to integrate in JavaScript and Silverlight, and here’s how
This month we have a new SoundByte from Chris Barker on integrating Bing Maps for the Enterprise...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/18/2010
How much is that logging in the Window(s)
Sorry for the awful pun, but now you’re probably thinking I’m mad, either that or you now have the...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/14/2010
The Binding you wanted from day one in WPF
Remember when you started playing with WPF? Remember when you coded your first binding? {Binding...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/12/2010
Silverlight Binding Catastrophe
You can tell it's the first day back after a 2 week vacation/holiday/beer-and-food-fuelled-break...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/07/2010
Sql Tools I use in the UK ADC Scalability Lab
As part of the ADC offering, we have a full scalability lab, which allows us to work with our...
Author: ukadc Date: 01/05/2010
Durable Duplex Messaging in .Net 4 Beta2
Here I talked about couple of approaches to enable durable duplex messaging in .Net 3.5. .NET 4 has...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/24/2009
Enforcing Unobtrusive JavaScript
Unobtrusive JavaScript is a concept that’s been around for quite a while, but it’s now finally...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/22/2009
PowerShell script to clean and zip a directory
As part of my role I’m often sending sample code to customers. Sometimes this is a small snippet...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/17/2009
New snippets for Silverlight and WPF
A while back I posted some snippets for WPF here: WPF Snippets for Visual Studio. I've been wanting...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/15/2009
Loading Scripts Late
On the ASP.NET ScriptManager control there is a useful little property that very few people have...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/10/2009
A Suck Less Event Aggregator for Prism?
I heard on twitter the other day (Yes, I now tweet occasionally. If you'd like to waste literally...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/08/2009
Duplex communication with .Net 3.5 Workflow Services
Workflow Services was introduced as part of .Net 3.5 and enables us to use WF workflows as...
Author: ukadc Date: 12/01/2009
T4MVC now with multiple file support
Ok, so I’m indulging in self-publicity a little with this post, but I really want to take the...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/26/2009
Flexible Enumerations
Sometimes enumerations in .NET just don’t cut it. In the end they’re just a numeric value to which a...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/24/2009
ADC Josh Twist announced as winner and medallist of the UK IT Industry’s Developer of the Year Award
On the 12th November 2009 our very own Josh Twist was awarded System Developer of the Year in the...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/19/2009
How to work with PropertyChanged's smelly name string
Karl posted an interesting article recently INotifyPropertyChanged – How to remove the Property Name...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/19/2009
Five minute recipe for a decent BoolToVisibilityConverter
There are a bunch of IValueConverters that WPF probably should ship with... MultiplyConverter,...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/17/2009
ADC Workshop: Silverlight Development Ramp-up
The ADC team is pleased to announce a new workshop. For existing customers, if you would like take...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/16/2009
Silverlight out-of-browser and initParams
Silverlight 3 supports a very cool 'deployment model' where you can run the Silverlight Application...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/12/2009
.NET Naming Conventions
I often get asked about the Naming Conventions I adhere to when writing code (C#, naturally). It...
Author: ukadc Date: 11/05/2009
Working with memory mapped files in .NET 4
oI have been exploring different new features that come with the .NET 4, beyond the most popular...
Author: ukadc Date: 10/29/2009
Detecting Server.Transfer
How do you know when a page is being rendered as the result of a Server.Transfer, rather than a...
Author: ukadc Date: 10/27/2009