January 15, 2011

The Basics of EF Validation: IDataErrorInfo

The Basics of EF Validation: IDataErrorInfo

When you’re adding or updating data in your database, you really want to make sure that the data being sent to the database is good and true. Often,...

January 15, 2011

EF Concurrency Mode Fixed + MVC

EF Concurrency Mode Fixed + MVC

Imagine a very simple EDM to describes web advertisements: Now imagine that I’d like to build a web application to manage instances of the Ad...

January 15, 2011

Using SQL Server Profiler with EF

Using SQL Server Profiler with EF

I’m a big fan of the SQL Server profiler for figuring out what the Entity Framework (EF) is really doing on the wire. If you’re unfamiliar with how...

January 7, 2011

Be Careful with Data Services Authentication + Batch Mode

Be Careful with Data Services Authentication + Batch Mode

I was doing something quite innocent the other day: I was trying to provide authentication on top of the .NET 4.0 WCF Data Services (DS) on a per...

December 29, 2010 spout

Enabling the Tip Calculator in Your Brain

I can’t imagine anyone reading this blog needs to read this, but I can’t help myself. When I was just a wee lad, probably the most valuable thing I...

December 18, 2010

Windows Phone 7: Beating Expectations

Years ago, when I was on my T-Mobile Dash, I would purchase a new phone every quarter or so, just to see if something better had come along. Always,...

December 14, 2010

If you want something from eBay, don’t bid on it!

I’m fond of quoting my father to my sons. I have a terrible memory for these kinds of things in general, but what he says sticks with me:...

December 11, 2010

Fluent-Style Programming in JavaScript

Fluent-Style Programming in JavaScript

I’ve been playing around with JavaScript a great deal lately and trying to find my way. I last programmed JS seriously about 10 years ago and it’s...


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