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Why ASP.NET MVC C# Developers Should Learn Ruby on Rails

I am a better Microsoft Developer because of it :)

posted @ 7/3/2009 9:50 AM by Dave Hayden

IronRuby 0.6 Released - Better Performance and Cucumber Enhancements

New release of IronRuby!

posted @ 7/3/2009 9:15 AM by Dave Hayden

Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers Book Review

Nice starter book for those wanting to learn Ruby on Rails.

posted @ 6/29/2009 5:26 PM by Dave Hayden

Windows 7 Beta will Start to ReBoot Every 2 Hours

Get off Windows 7 Beta before July 1...

posted @ 6/27/2009 11:45 AM by Dave Hayden

NHibernate in Action Book Review

Great book. A little late on the scene given NHibernate 2.0 and community projects like Fluent NHibernate. However, still a must read for those who want to learn NHibernate.

posted @ 6/25/2009 2:10 PM by Dave Hayden

MvcContrib Grid and Pager Helpers for ASP.NET MVC Framework

Quick introduction to the Grid and Pager Helpers in MvcContrib.

posted @ 6/25/2009 10:25 AM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC Screencasts

A list of useful screencasts from TampaDev.org and by the community.

posted @ 6/25/2009 9:14 AM by Dave Hayden

Download Spark View Engine 1.0

Spark View Engine released as 1.0!

posted @ 6/23/2009 9:18 AM by Dave Hayden

Entity Framework Feature - Self Tracking Entities - Poco Template - Code Only

A less invasive Entity Framework as an add-on to the .NET Framework 4.0.

posted @ 6/23/2009 9:06 AM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC Ajax Helpers Screencast

A screencast based on this past month's Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group. This month's homework will be based on these AjaxHelpers.

posted @ 6/17/2009 9:48 AM by Dave Hayden

Named Routes in ASP.NET MVC like Ruby on Rails

Our Html.ActionLink Helpers in ASP.NET MVC could use a little dash of named routes in Rails along with compile-time safety and refactoring support.

posted @ 6/14/2009 1:39 PM by Dave Hayden

Cucumber and RSpec for Rails Development is Elegant - ASP.NET MVC Inspiration

Really enjoy using Cucumber and RSpec for Rails Development. Inspiration for ASP.NET MVC Development.

posted @ 6/13/2009 9:26 PM by Dave Hayden

jQuery and ASP.NET AJAX at Tampa MVC Developer Group

Gotta respect 70 developers learning ASP.NET MVC on their free time :)

posted @ 6/12/2009 12:42 PM by Dave Hayden

Download ASP.NET MVC Installer and Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1

This is great news!

posted @ 6/9/2009 2:23 PM by Dave Hayden

Download Safari 4

Apple Released Safari 4 today.

posted @ 6/8/2009 9:33 PM by Dave Hayden

The Well-Grounded Rubyist Book Review - Manning

Just what I needed to understand Ruby and the syntatical sugar in the Rails books. Great book.

posted @ 6/6/2009 1:03 PM by Dave Hayden

Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group Meeting: ASP.NET MVC with jQuery

Just a reminder that the next Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group Meeting is on Thursday, June 11 at the Microsoft Office in Tampa, Florida.

The meeting will be 2 hours of bliss focused on the UI of your ASP.NET MVC Web Applications and cover an introduction to:

  • MvcContrib
  • ASP.NET MVC Futures Assembly
  • ASP.NET AJAX in ASP.NET MVC
  • ASP.NET MVC and jQuery

Make sure you register. I look forward to seeing you there :)

 

David Hayden

 

posted @ 6/3/2009 10:52 AM by Dave Hayden

Ruby Optional Parameters and Default Values Like C# 4.0

Ruby has Optional Parameters now. Neat to think about.

posted @ 6/2/2009 12:34 PM by Dave Hayden

C# 4.0 Optional Parameters and C# 4.0 Named Parameters

A neat little feature in C# 4.0 worth mentioning.

posted @ 6/2/2009 11:01 AM by Dave Hayden

Internet Explorer 8 Accelerators - Map with Live Search

IE8 Accelerators seem pretty cool.

posted @ 6/1/2009 8:58 AM by Dave Hayden

VMware Fusion and Windows 7 with Visual Studio 2010

Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010 install nicely on Mac with VMware Fusion.

posted @ 6/1/2009 8:08 AM by Dave Hayden

Rails for .NET Developers Book Review - Pragmatic Programmers

Great starter book for those .NET Developers interested in Rails.

posted @ 5/30/2009 1:13 PM by Dave Hayden

JetBrains RubyMine 1.1 Released - Ruby on Rails IDE

A new release!

posted @ 5/28/2009 1:57 PM by Dave Hayden

Free iPhone Development Training - Learn iPhone Application Programming

Nice training from iTunes-U and Stanford University!

posted @ 5/24/2009 3:34 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC and Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1

A work around for the bleeding edgers.

posted @ 5/23/2009 3:05 PM by Dave Hayden

Download Visual Studio 2010 Beta Team Suite and Professional

For those of you with better things to do before now :)

posted @ 5/23/2009 2:49 PM by Dave Hayden

RubyMine Ruby on Rails Features and Futures on InfoQ

Nice interview with the lead developer of RubyMine.

posted @ 5/23/2009 11:46 AM by Dave Hayden

Free Book on Ruby

Free book on Ruby.

posted @ 5/23/2009 11:36 AM by Dave Hayden

JetBrains RubyMine for Rails Development

If you are interested in Rails development, check out JetBrains RubyMine! Awesome Rails IDE!!

posted @ 5/22/2009 9:03 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC and T4 Templates Screencast - Code Generation

Quick 12 minute screencast summarizing my presentation on ASP.NET MVC and T4 Templates.

posted @ 5/22/2009 8:18 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC with Ajax - Ajax.BeginForm and PartialViews

Simple example of using Ajax.BeginForm with PartialViews in an ASP.NET MVC Web Application.

posted @ 5/19/2009 5:14 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC and Ruby on Rails This Past Weekend

A wonderful mix of ASP.NET MVC and Ruby on Rails this past weekend!

posted @ 5/18/2009 7:07 PM by Dave Hayden

Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework Book Review - Steven Sanderson / Apress

Steve did one heck of a job on this book. A must have book on the ASP.NET MVC Framework in my opinion.

posted @ 5/11/2009 10:04 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET MVC Validation using IDataErrorInfo with DefaultModelBinder

Quick intro to leveraging IDataErrorInfo for validation via the DefaultModelBinder in ASP.NET MVC Framework.

posted @ 5/11/2009 6:15 PM by Dave Hayden

Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Meeting Next Thursday - May 14

You don't want to miss this meeting. T4 Template Code Generation and Real-World MVC Code Review!!! Pizza and Beverages sponsored by KForce!

posted @ 5/8/2009 11:30 AM by Dave Hayden