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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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Rebuilding CoasterBuzz, Part II: Hot data objects
Mar 1219This is the second post, originally from my personal blog, in a series about rebuilding one of my Web sites, which has been around for 12 years. More: Part I: Evolution, and death to WCF After the rush to get moving on stuff, I temporarily lost interest. I went almost two weeks without touching the project, in part because the next thing on my backlog was doing up a bunch of administrative pages. So boring. Unfortunately, because most of the site's content is user-generated, you need some...
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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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Using ActionFilters with ASP.NET MVC and NHibernate
Mar 1122I like a challenge. My last post was how to effectively wire up data operations in an effort to get the EntityFramework machinery out of your Controller. I think people were a bit confused. On a bit of a personal note: this isn’t my first time doing this. I understand Dependency Injection, and I understand the need for IoC and Common Service Locator. I didn’t always understand these things - so I took it upon myself to try and learn them. One thing that drives me nuts about the .NET commun...
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Using ActionFilters with ASP.NET MVC and NHibernate
Mar 1122I like a challenge. My last post was how to effectively wire up data operations in an effort to get the EntityFramework machinery out of your Controller. I think people were a bit confused. On a bit of a personal note: this isn’t my first time doing this. I understand Dependency Injection, and I understand the need for IoC and Common Service Locator. I didn’t always understand these things - so I took it upon myself to try and learn them. One thing that drives me nuts about the .NET commun...
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Using EntityFramework with ASP.NET MVC 3
Mar 1121A few people have asked about a comment I made on my last post: I might suggest (in this case) creating an ActionFilter and wrapping the Action in a transaction. It’s transparent, it’s fun… and all the kids are doing it. … and it got me thinking. All of the MSDN samples that I’ve seen which talk about using EF or LinqToSql with ASP.NET MVC almost always show the context being created inside an action or being passed in via a repository. This doesn’t have to be the case - in fact it probably...
