Anti-Patterns To Avoid In N-Tier ApplicationsThis article discusses: Understanding n-tier Don’t distribute your objects! Custom service or RESTful service? Some n-tier anti-patterns This article uses the following technologies: Entity FrameworkAs a member of the Entity Framework team, I frequently talk to customers about building applications that use the Entity Framework. Probably the topic I get [...]
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Entity Framework: Anti-Patterns To Avoid In N-Tier Applications
Posted by james on October 11, 2011
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Data Points: Entity Framework Preview: code first, ObjectSet and DbContext
Posted by james on October 8, 2011
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While the Entity Framework (EF) 4 was still in beta, the development team began work on another way to use it. We had the database-first way of creating a model (by reverse engineering a database into an Entity Data Model) and the new EF 4 model-first feature (define an Entity Data Model, then create the [...]
Cutting Edge: Windows Hooks in the .NET Framework
Posted by james on October 3, 2011
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Networking: Get Connected With The .NET Framework 3.5
Posted by james on September 28, 2011
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Get Connected With The .NET Framework 3.5Mariya Atanasova and Larry Cleeton and Mike Flasko and Amit PakaThis article discusses: Socket class performanceInternationalized URLsThe System.Net.PeerToPeer namespaceThis article uses the following technologies: .NET Framework In the Microsoft® .NET Framework, the System.Net namespace exposes the functionality of many networking protocols, such as HTTP and SMTP. The upcoming release of the .NET Framework 3.5 (which [...]
DirectX 9.0: Introducing the New Managed Direct3D Graphics API in the .NET Framework
Posted by james on September 21, 2011
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Data Points: Server-Side Paging with the Entity Framework and ASP.NET MVC 3
Posted by james on September 2, 2011
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In my February Data Points column, I showed off the jQuery DataTables plug-in and its ability to seamlessly handle huge amounts of data on the client side. This works well with Web applications where you want to slice and dice large amounts of data. This month, I’ll focus on using queries that return smaller payloads [...]
Visual Basic: Navigate The .NET Framework And Your Projects With The My Namespace
Posted by james on August 31, 2011
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Navigate The .NET Framework And Your Projects With The My NamespaceThis article discusses: Visual Basic in Visual Studio 2005My.Application, My.Computer, My.Forms, My.Resources, My.Settings, My.User, and My.WebServicesThis article uses the following technologies: Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET FrameworkCode download available at: VisualBasic2005.exe (145 KB) Browse the Code Online Iset out to write this article about [...]
Vista and Office: View Data Your Way With Our Managed Preview Handler Framework
Posted by james on August 20, 2011
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View Data Your Way With Our Managed Preview Handler FrameworkCode download available at: PreviewHandlers2007_01.exe (276 KB) Browse the Code Online This article discusses: Writing managed add-ins for Windows and OfficeImplementing a managed preview handler frameworkDeveloping custom preview handlers for any file extensionCOM interopThis article uses the following technologies: .NET Framework, Windows Vista, OutlookEvery version of [...]
Mobile WCF: Write an IM App with the .NET Compact Framework
Posted by james on August 18, 2011
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Write an IM App with the .NET Compact FrameworkThis article discusses: Mail transports in the .NET Compact Framework Writing simple messaging applications Inside the WCF messaging plumbing Consuming a WCF Web service This article uses the following technologies: .NET Compact Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008Code download available at: WCFCompactFramework2008_Launch.exe (185 KB) Browse the Code Online [...]
Data Points: The Entity Framework in Layered Architectures
Posted by james on August 17, 2011
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The Entity Framework In Layered ArchitecturesThis column is based on a prerelease version of the ADO.NET EntityFramework. All information herein is subject to change.When architects of an n-tiered architecture evaluate any new technology, pattern, or strategy, they have to consider how that new piece of the puzzle is going to mesh with the architecture. With [...]