David Hayden

NHibernate Visual Designer from Mindscape

Dave Hayden — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Sweet. A new visual designer for NHibernate from Mindscape with all kinds of exciting possibilities!

FinalBuilder 7 Released - Automate Your Build Process

Dave Hayden — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:07:00 GMT

New version of this wonderful build automation tool!!

ASP.NET MVC 3 Source Code Available

Dave Hayden — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:47:00 GMT

Been out since Wednesday but in case you didn't hear...

Developing ASP.NET Web Pages using WebMatrix and Razor

Dave Hayden — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:08:00 GMT

Developing with WebMatrix, ASP.NET Web Pages Framework, and Razor will be nothing like the 90's and Classic ASP. This is fun stuff and very appropriate for the task at hand.

Microsoft.Data.dll - Data Access for WebMatrix PHP-Like Development

Dave Hayden — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:41:00 GMT

Microsoft.Data.dll seems very appropriate for the type of development and tooling used to build these forms-over-data web applications.

Download ASP.NET MVC 3 Preview 1

Dave Hayden — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:13:00 GMT

Microsoft releases a sneak peek of ASP.NET MVC 3. Mostly it is just fun using Razor in something else besides WebMatrix, even though we have no intellisense and code highlighting.

Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework Book Review

Dave Hayden — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:11:00 GMT

Best Book on ASP.NET MVC 2 Ever!

ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action Book Review from Manning

Dave Hayden — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:13:00 GMT

ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action was updated to cover new features in ASP.NET MVC 2 and still maintains that special flavor that covers sound professional software development principles and the OSS community.

WebMatrix - A Path To Enterprise Web Development?

Dave Hayden — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:18:00 GMT

I don't see the WebMatrix as the smartest path to learning more enterprise web frameworks, skills and tooling IMHO.

Adobe Fireworks CS5 Bitmap and Vector Graphics Editor

Dave Hayden — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:59:00 GMT

Hard to beat Adobe Fireworks for both vector and bitmap editing for general web graphics design.

HTML Editor in Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC

Dave Hayden — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:44:00 GMT

Q2 Update of Telerik's Extensions for MVC has additional "controls"!

Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework Book Released by Apress

Dave Hayden — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:26:00 GMT

Updated version covering ASP.NET MVC 2! First edition was excellent.

Safari 5 and Safari 5 Extensions - Join Safari Developer Program

Dave Hayden — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:40:00 GMT

While we are on the subject of browsers, Safari 5 supports extensions now and you can build them yourself using HTML 5, CSS 3, and Javascript!

Firefox 4 Beta - More CSS 3 and HTML 5 Features

Dave Hayden — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:06:00 GMT

Firefox 4 Beta has better support for HTML 5 and CSS 3.

JetBrains dotCover - .NET Code Coverage Tool for Visual Studio

Dave Hayden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:06:00 GMT

JetBrains has released its beta version of a .NET Code Coverage Tool. These guys are rockin' with new product releases!

SQL Server CE 4 and SQLite

Dave Hayden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:48:00 GMT

Looking forward to SQL Server CE 4, but let's not forget the wonderful SQLite!

WebMatrix - Develop Database-Driven Websites on Windows

Dave Hayden — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:59:00 GMT

For Web Developers interested in developing database-driven websites using the Microsoft Stack, you may be interested in a new web development tool by Microsoft, called WebMatrix.

NoSQL Movement - Why are We Using SQL Server Again?

Dave Hayden — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:53:00 GMT

The NoSQL discussions in the .NET Developer Community really have me thinking. Realizing more and more how valuable and amazing the OSS community really is!!

LightSpeed 3.1 O/R Mapper Supports Visual Studio 2010

Dave Hayden — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:49:00 GMT

In case you missed it, LightSpeed 3.1 now has Visual Studio 2010 support. Hands down a fantastic O/R Mapper!

JetBrains Released WebStorm and PhpStorm Web Developer IDE's

Dave Hayden — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:59:00 GMT

These are a steal at the introductory price. Check out the latest IDE's from JetBrains! Inexpensive, unbloated, and feature-rich!

Visual C# 2010 Recipes - A Problem Solution Approach Book Review

Dave Hayden — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:55:00 GMT

A quick book review while it is fresh in my mind.

NDepend v3 Released - Code Quality and Code Metrics with Visual Studio 2010

Dave Hayden — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:15:00 GMT

NDepend v3 Released. If you are interested in code quality and code metrics, I highly recommend checking out NDepend!

LLBLGen Pro 3 Released - Supports LINQ To SQL, Entity Framework and NHibernate

Dave Hayden — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:36:00 GMT

LLBLGen Pro Version 3 Released.

Download Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010

Dave Hayden — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:15:00 GMT

Download the Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010.

Download RIA Services 1.0 for Silverlight 4 and Visual Studio 2010

Dave Hayden — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:07:00 GMT

RIA Services 1 Released.

Tampa Architects Group EntLib 5 and Unity 2 Presentation

Dave Hayden — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:37:00 GMT

I will be speaking in Tampa at the end of the month.

Unity 2 and Unity 2 for Silverlight Released

Dave Hayden — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:28:00 GMT

Unity 2 and Unity 2 for Silverlight have been released on Microsoft Downloads. Thanks to those who attended my presentation last night!!

Beginning iPhone Games Development

Dave Hayden — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:33:00 GMT

Another new book released on iPhone Game Development. I have to get through these others first, but I am happy to see new books coming out.

Cocoa Programming - A Quick-Start Guide for Developers

Dave Hayden — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:09:00 GMT

New Cocoa book just released that I will probably buy today. Nightly iPhone development is a challenge for me as I try to soak up so much in a quick amount of time.

Presenting Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2 at Sarasota .NET Developer Group

Dave Hayden — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:27:00 GMT

Presenting EntLib 5 and Unity 2 in Sarasota next week.

ASP.NET MVC and AJAX at Sarasota Florida Web Developer Group

Dave Hayden — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:04:00 GMT

Next Sarasota Web Developer Group Meeting is rocking with ASP.NET MVC and AJAX!!!!

iPhone Development - Intro to Views and ViewControllers - St. Petersburg Florida

Dave Hayden — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:05:00 GMT

Looking forward to the next meeting!

Download Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2

Dave Hayden — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:42:00 GMT

Both have been released as RTM.

Download Microsoft Office 2010 for MSDN Subscribers

Dave Hayden — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:01:00 GMT

MSDN Subscribers can download Microsoft Office 2010.

Download SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot and StreamInsight

Dave Hayden — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:24:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 Released!