Thursday, January 31, 2008

Using NHibernate as an ORM Solution for .NET

NHibernate is an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) solution for .NET that provides an easy to use framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database. Handling the myriad of database queries and stored procedures for large applications can become a time consuming endeavor for any application developer. NHibernate helps ease that pain by relieving developers from a significant amount of relational data persistence-related programming tasks.

http://www.developer.com/net/asp/article.php/3709346

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Table Variables Vs Temp Tables In T-SQL

Microsoft introduced table variables with SQL Server 2000 as an alternative to using temporary tables. In many cases a table variable can outperform a solution using a temporary table, although we will need to review the strengths and weaknesses of each in this article.

http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/365.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Example Application over Northwind with the Entity Framework

This article gives an insight into how to use MVC to develop a Entity Framework application.

http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive
/2008/01/29/asp-net-mvc-example-application-
over-northwind-with-the-entity-framework.aspx

Ajax Control Toolkit - Part One

A multipart series on the Ajax Control Toolkit. This introductory part explores a few basic input helpers.

http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/
columns/ajax/AjaxControlToolkitPartOne.aspx

Thursday, January 24, 2008

HTML 5 differences from HTML 4

HTML 5 defines the fifth major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. "HTML 5 differences from HTML 4" describes the differences between HTML 4 and HTML 5 and provides some of the rationale for the changes. This document may not provide accurate information as the HTML 5 specification is still actively in development. When in doubt, always check the HTML 5 specification itself.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html5-diff/

Handling the back button from server code

One common drawback of Ajax applications is the loss of the browser's back button. This article by Bertrand Le Roy shows how to restore it using ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview and server code.

http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/ajax/
HandlingTheBackButtonFromServerCode.aspx

Creating an Online Exam Using LINQ

This article gives an introduction to use LINQ to Class to develop an online examination.

http://koffeekoder.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=352