.Net Smoothie

I’ve been very quiet recently. (I’m trying to not be so loud, Scott. ) You see, I’ve been writing a lot of ASP.Net code for a site I’m working on. And, to be honest, I’ve been having a lot of trouble. The source code for .Net has been very helpful, and I’ve learnt a […]

Since the source code to ASP.Net was made available, I’ve been using it extensively. Here’s a great example of why it’s so valuable.
I’ve been trying to integrate the Enterprise Library 3.1 Exception Handling Block into my application. My application is split into a core and web UI specific components, so I’ve defined errors in my […]

My favorite conference is about to start: MIX 08.
It’s a great conference for Microsoft developers with an interest in the web. Last year they had some great talks about user experience and architecture. There’s always something interesting to learn.
Unfortunately I can’t be there (as usual), but all the sessions will be online. Tim Sneath […]

One of my favorite bloggers is Matt Berseth. Nearly once a week he comes up with a post where he does something amazing with the standard ASP.Net controls. I usually read his posts in awe. He’s really good.
But he’s not only is a good developer, he’s a great writer. Even though his posts are concise […]

Now this is exciting. (Well, if you’re a geek.)
Silverlight 2.0 is on its way, and Scott Guthrie has posted 8 tutorials about using it.
I’m off to read them now…

Yesterday I thought I’d learn about the LinqDataSource in ASP.Net 3.5, and got an interesting surprise.
The new LinqDataSource can also be used with a LINQ-to-SQL model to perform updates. You simply add the DataSource to your page, set the table name, and set EnableUpdate to true. Then, using a standard DataControl, you can make updates […]

So, I did it! I finally did it!
I wanted to publish my ideas for a framework, and I did. You can find it on CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/aspnetmvp.
Go have a look. I really want to know what you think.

Dude! I got quoted! And by none other than Rob Conery of SubSonic fame.
It seems like my last post caused quite an unexpected stir. Thanks to both Rob and Scott for taking the time to answer me. I really appreciate it.

Scott Guthrie has just announced that the source code for the .Net framework has just been made available for reference use.
It will be particularly useful to see how the controls in ASP.Net and Windows Forms have been done.
Detailed instructions for how to set it up are here.
One caveat: it’s not available for the Express editions […]

When designing a new software application, what qualities do you need to address? A list of runtime and development-time qualities is presented with questions regarding their implementation. A discussion of priorities.