Recent Articles
Jul 13 2007 - 05:21:43 PM
- Categories:
- Standards
The most powerful applications, whether web or windows apps, usually utilize large amounts of relational data. However, many developers skip the design process of their database, or design as they code which often paints them into a corner. This article will explain steps all developers should take when designing a database.
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Jul 06 2007 - 10:53:04 PM
- Categories:
- SQL
The previous article in the "Understanding SQL" series brought us from easy SELECT statements to more useful JOINs and subselects. This article will go into more advanced queries using Common Table Expressions (CTE) and aggregated results with the GROUP BY clause. The two don't need to go hand in hand, but this article will utilize them both.
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Jul 05 2007 - 05:23:03 PM
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- ASP.NET
Making related DropDownLists used to require downloading bloated JavaScript arrays, or posting back to the server upon each selection. This article covers how to populate a DropDownList based on the selection from another DropDownList using ASP.NET AJAX.
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Jul 03 2007 - 08:16:19 PM
- Categories:
- ASP.NET
Globalization and localization are often overlooked features in ASP.NET. The fact that the names sound alike, and the functionality is similar doesn't help either. ASP.NET AJAX has refreshed the face of these two beauties now by bringing them to the client-side world. We'll see what these two topics cover as well as how easy it is to utilize them in JavaScript with ASP.NET AJAX.
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Jun 27 2007 - 09:27:46 PM
- Categories:
- SQL
Many articles about SQL are spread too thin with "the basics" of a SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and a DELETE. By the time your done, you know a little about everything, and nothing useful. This article will focus on the meat of SQL, getting the data you want. We'll start off with the simple, and move to the more advanced and creative.
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Jun 25 2007 - 05:22:27 PM
- Categories:
- ASP.NET
Previous articles have discussed how to use AJAX to consume web services, call page methods and interact with the Profile API. This article will demonstrate how to perform membership functionality (authentication) with ASP.NET AJAX. Attached will be the full source, including a sample database to keep the login information.
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Jun 19 2007 - 08:04:26 AM
- Categories:
- ASP.NET
I spent some time before I found a pattern to work with dynamically created controls in ASP.NET that satisfied my requirements. I tried multiple approaches and faced multiple problems. If you'd like to avoid getting into the same problems I got, learn about them here first.
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Jun 13 2007 - 03:18:59 PM
- Categories:
- Standards
Many web developers will argue that you simply can't make a "real" website with a pure CSS design. They may point out how they have tried for hours, and then frustraitingly have to conform to using un-semantic markup (like <table>s for layout). This article will dispell the myth, and show how much easier it is to use a pure CSS design.
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Jun 09 2007 - 12:33:59 PM
- Categories:
- ASP.NET
ASP.NET 2.0 brought a lot to the table with the Membership and Profiles API. Now with ASP.NET AJAX, you can fully work with these right there in your client script. This article will show you how easy it is to make an "edit your profile" page that doesn't even have a code-behind file. That's right, no C#, no VB.NET, just AJAX.
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Jun 08 2007 - 09:34:13 PM
- Categories:
- ASP.NET
If you are looking to enhance your web application using AJAX to provide a more fluid user experience, but you don't know where to start, you might want to start here... using code-behind page methods right in your client script.
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