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DropDownList and SelectListItem Array Item Updates in MVC
May 1216So I ran into an interesting behavior today as I deployed my first MVC 4 app tonight. I have a list form that has a filter drop down that allows selection of categories. This list is static and rarely changes so rather than loading these items from the database each time I load the items once and then cache the actual SelectListItem[] array in a static property. However, when we put the site online tonight we immediately noticed that the drop down list was coming up with pre-set values that...
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Odd MVC 4 Beta Razor Designer Issue
Apr 1214This post is a small cry for help along with an explanation of a problem that is hard to describe on twitter or even a connect bug and written in hopes somebody has seen this before and any ideas on what might cause this. Lots of helpful people had comments on Twitter for me, but they all assumed that the code doesn't run, which is not the case - it's a designer issue. A few days ago I started getting some odd problems in my MVC 4 designer for an app I've been working on for the past 2 weeks...
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Using an alternate JSON Serializer in ASP.NET Web API
Mar 1209The new ASP.NET Web API that Microsoft released alongside MVC 4.0 Beta last week is a great framework for building REST and AJAX APIs. I've been working with it for quite a while now and I really like the way it works and the complete set of features it provides 'in the box'. It's about time that Microsoft gets a decent API for building generic HTTP endpoints into the framework. DataContractJsonSerializer sucks As nice as Web API's overall design is one thing still sucks: The built-in JSON S...
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Scott Hanselman's 2011 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
Dec 1101Everyone collects utilities, and most folks have a list of a few that they feel are indispensable. Here's mine. Each has a distinct purpose, and I probably touch each at least a few times a week. For me, util means utilitarian and it means don't clutter my tray. If it saves me time, and seamlessly integrates with my life, it's the bomb. Many/most are free some aren't. Those that aren't free are very likely worth your 30-day trial, and perhaps your money. Here are most of the contents of my ...
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Web Forms Model Binding Part 1: Selecting Data (ASP.NET vNext Series)
Sep 1106This is the third in a series of blog posts I’m doing on ASP.NET vNext. The next releases of .NET and Visual Studio include a ton of great new features and capabilities. With ASP.NET vNext you’ll see a bunch of really exciting improvements with both Web Forms and MVC – as well as in the core ASP.NET base foundation that both are built upon. Today’s post is the first of three posts I’ll do over the next week that talk about the new Model Binding support coming to Web Forms. Model Binding is...
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Web Forms Model Binding Part 1: Selecting Data (ASP.NET vNext Series)
Sep 1106This is the third in a series of blog posts I'm doing on ASP.NET vNext. The next releases of .NET and Visual Studio include a ton of great new features and capabilities. With ASP.NET vNext you'll see a bunch of really exciting improvements with both Web Forms and MVC - as well as in the core ASP.NET base foundation that both are built upon. Today's post is the first of three posts I'll do over the next week that talk about the new Model Binding support coming to Web Forms. Model Binding is a...
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Massive and Complexity
Aug 1109Got an email today from someone watching the MVC 3 series and they asked the question (paraphrasing): “I like what you’re doing with Massive - but can it handle complex queries?”. This, fortunately, is where Massive shines. In response I wrote this: “Absolutely. In fact it’s why I wrote it. Here’s a semi-complex query that is all too common in the business case: var results - DynamicModel.Open(connectionString).Query(@" SELECT Orders.OrderNumber, Categories.Name FROM Products INNER JOIN...
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Referencing Routes in ASP.NET MVC The Rails Way
May 1130Routing is probably the most confusing aspect of working with ASP.NET MVC. It’s hard to craft a groovy URL - even harder to link properly off to that groovy URL. Rails leans on Ruby’s forgiving and friendly nature to make this a bit more simple - C#4 allows to get close to this as well. With Rails 3 you define a route in your config/routes.rb like this: match "order/receipt/:id" => "orders#receipt", :as => :receipt # receipt_url You can access this route anywhere in your application ...
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Microsoft.Data - It’s not as evil as you think
Aug 1004I wanted to jump in with my $0.02 (Canadian ) on Microsoft.Data. David Fowler, fellow ASP.Net team member, posted about it earlier today, and the response has been ... active . The message behind most of these responses has been that it encourages bad practices to novice developers. I think there's an important point that's being missed here: It doesn't matter how hard we work, as professional developers, to create clean architectures and abstractions, there's a whole world of novice developer...
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Microsoft.Data - It’s not as evil as you think
Aug 1004I wanted to jump in with my $0.02 (Canadian ) on Microsoft.Data. David Fowler, fellow ASP.Net team member, posted about it earlier today, and the response has been ... active . The message behind most of these responses has been that it encourages bad practices to novice developers. I think there's an important point that's being missed here: It doesn't matter how hard we work, as professional developers, to create clean architectures and abstractions, there's a whole world of novice developer...
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