HowTo: Create RSS Feeds with Linq to XML / XLinq
It´s very easy to create an RSS using Linq to XML. In my sample I create a ASP.NET page, which offers a RSS Feed. We add also a meta tag so that users can find our RSS Feed.
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HowTo: Tweet with C#
Twitter is the internet Microblogging Service – this is my acc BTW. Twitter has an API since the beginning (and IMHO is this one big reason why twitter is so successful). The Twitter API is REST based and so you can easily create Twitter-Clients with .NET. If you don´t want to create the HTTP basic stuff, check out existing libraries, like Tweetsharp.
HowTo: From the view to the controller in ASP.NET MVC with ModelBinders
With ASP.NET MVC the developer has now full control about the HTML rendering and how the form data will be transmitted to the server. But how can you get the form values on the server side? There are better ways in MVC to do that than Request.Form["..."].
HowTo: Rename SQL Tables in Visual Studio
The integration of SQL Servers in Visual Studio is really great. I use VS to create my SQL tables and simple administration stuff – it´s not often that I start SQL Management Studio. But one thing is really annoying: You can´t rename SQL Tables in VS! But there is a little trick to do that.
HowTo: Setup IIS7 as development server in Visual Studio 2008
Webdevelopment with Visual Studio is really easy – just hit F5 and you jump into the debugger. VS use (as default) the built-in "ASP.NET Development Server" called "Cassini". But there are some pitfalls if you use this server, because the behavior of the IIS and Cassini are sometimes a bit different and the dev server is much slower! The good news: With few clicks you can debug and deploy your application right on IIS7 (on Vista/Server 2008).
HowTo: Understanding Interfaces – a simple description
Interfaces are an important feature for designing great software, but many programming newbies have a understanding problem – Why should I use "interfaces"? What is an "interface"?
HowTo: First steps with the Windows Azure CTP and the first "HelloWorld"
In my last blogpost I talked about different cloud computing providers, like Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Today I want to describe Windows Azure more and show you how to use the Windows Azure CTP and how to publish a "Hello World" app in the "cloud".
HowTo: Hello "Cloud-Computing"
Cloud-Computing is a new nice buzzword after Web 2.0 and everything goes "in the cloud" – but what means "in the cloud"? Who are the big players and why should you care about it?
HowTo: Create SQL Table Relationships via Drag´n´Drop
If you create a relationship between to SQL tables, you get many benefits. The most important benefit (for me) is the integrity of your data. Besides the database-world there is another huge benefit: The relationships are used by many O/R mappers to create a structured object model. You could create such realtionships via different dialogs in the SQL Management Studio / Visual Studio or just do a "Drag´n´Drop" from one table to another one.
HowTo: SQL Database web access with ASP.NET Dynamic Data and Entity Framework (hosted on IIS 6.0)
I started my programming career with PHP and MySQL and I used very often a webbased mysql admin panel called "PhpMyAdmin".
It has (of course) not all features of the SQL Management Studios, but if I only want to have a quick look at the database it is very cool – and you only need a simple browser.
You can create such an tool with ASP.NET Dynamic Data and Linq2Sql or the Entity Framework within minutes.
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