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Last week I published several blog posts that covered some new web development technologies we are releasing: IIS Developer Express : A lightweight web-server that is simple to setup, free, works with all versions of Windows, and is compatible with the full IIS 7.5. SQL Server Compact Edition : A lightweight file-based database that is simple to setup, free, can be embedded within your ASP.NET applications, supports low-cost hosting environments, and enables databases to be optionally migrated to SQL Server.
Introducing WebMatrix
Ever since I’ve begun using NHibernate the number one thing that’s caused me a lot of headaches is learning how to properly map my domain objects. Even the most basic mappings I wrote had bugs simple because I overlooked trivial items. This made me realize that I could save a lot of time and hassle if I unit tested by data access layer. I’m a neophyte when it comes to unit testing, but over the last six months I’ve started to understand the benefits of testing and where it fits in with my development cycle. In order to test my mappings I needed a simple way of placing dummy data into my database.
Unit Testing Domain Persistence With NDbUnit, NHibernate and SQLite : Scott Muc
Introduction In Enterprise Library - Validation Application Block we have attributes to define complex validation expressions. But it is too complicated and slow, because it will use a lot of casting and boxing code under the hood.
Validation Library using C# 3.0 Lambda Expressions. Free source code and programming help
Some lesser-known truths about programming | Dot Mac
My experience as a programmer has taught me a few things about writing software. Here are some things that people might find surprising about writing code: Averaging over the lifetime of the project, a programmer spends about 10-20% of his time writing code, and most programmers write about 10-12 lines of code per day that goes into the final product, regardless of their skill level. Good programmers spend much of the other 90% thinking, researching, and experimenting to find the best design.
