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One of nice features of ASP.NET MVC 3 is support for multiple view engines. There will be two out-of-box view engines: one for classic ASPX-based views and one for Razor-based views. In this posting I will show you this new feature and demonstrate how to use different view engine in same project.. [...]
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I am embarking in a series of mini post called .NET hidden gems, not necessarily new bits but usually unknown. They are dedicated to those small features and components that are not commonly used but can deliver interesting value in certain scenarios.. [...]
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Here’s a simple technique you can use to easily eliminate duplicate code. Try not to let the word “delegates” scare you away from learning the technique and I’ll try to refrain from using the word “delegate” as much as possible. I’ll start small and then work my way towards a more complex example that [...]

This post demonstrates that the backup of a FILESTREAM database in SQL Server 2008/R2 may also include garbage files that are lying around at the time of taking the backup.
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Apple has sold over 3.3 million iPads so far, but Microsoft is still waiting for those Windows-based tablets to start capturing the hearts and minds of users. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, is confident the company has a bright…
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Please note that all of the examples in this series have been tested only with Oracle 10g. I didn’t really test them with all the previous versions of Oracle. I suggest you to refer to the documentation of the respective version you are using, if any of the programs fail to execute.. [...]
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In this final installment we’ll take a look at some additional examples of problems caused by distributed transactions.
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The sleeping giant is back. With yesterday’s announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 I believe we are seeing the rise of Phone 7 as the iPhone killer. Forget Android, this is the one you need to pay attention to.
Why? Scale, style and apps are the key reasons. Not to mention one of the longest [...]

When we are looking to optimize the performance of web applications we should keep in mind about Memory Load, Processor Load and Network Bandwidth. Here are 50 best practices to improve the performance and scalability of ASP.NET applications.
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You’ve probably read quite a lot of articles on the new mobile operating system (and the devices for it) from Microsoft – Windows Phone 7. Yesterday, some of the Microsoft employees already received the devices on their hands and Tim Heuer (Product Manager for Silverlight at Microsoft) broadcasted the unboxing experience via a live stream, [...]