Data Programmability Advisory Council
Danny Simmons posted some exciting news about the advisory council for future DP releases (Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, ADO.Net Data Services, etc). Check this out:
Read MoreDanny Simmons posted some exciting news about the advisory council for future DP releases (Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, ADO.Net Data Services, etc). Check this out:
Read MoreSomething I just saw for the first time is a Microsoft C# sample application called DynamicQuery. This allows you to enter part of a LINQ query as a string. If you have Visual Studio 2008 installed, you can find the samples in this directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Samples\1033. Then extract the file CSharpSamples.zip. The […]
Read MoreFinding extension methods in C# 3.5 is not as intuitive as it should be. Just walking the inheritance chain will not show you all the goodies. There are a few steps using object browser that will make this easier.
Read MoreHere is a simplified example of how the functional programming style of Linq has impacted the way I would do a DDD service implementation.
Read MoreExcellent article on design considerations for LINQ. Looks like these concepts will be incorporated into the 2nd Edition of Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reuseable .NET Libraries. Cant wait to get my hands on a copy of that!
Read MoreI’m boning up on my LINQ to SQL skills again for a presentation I’m giving for Boise Code Camp. One cool little tool I’ve been exposed to recently is LINQPad. LINQPad is a great little tool for messing around with LINQ to SQL queries and testing ideas. Point LINQPad at a SQL Server database and […]
Read MoreIn this episode of the Elegant Code Cast, we visit with Elegant Coder Chris Brandsma. Chris is a senior developer at Mobile Data Force in Boise, Idaho. Chris provides some great details on subjects ranging from AJAX and RIA separation of concerns to LINQ and Lambda expressions. He also gives us a glimpse of what […]
Read MoreI just opened my first project in Visual Studio 2008. I just started a console application to play around with. The UI has received a little attention. You can see by the gradient colors on this properties dialog menu that someone on the Visual Studio team finally called someone over from the User Experience Group. […]
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