You lose some functionality with the default editor in Visual Studio 2013. Here's how to quickly switch back and get the functionality you were used to.
Let's wrap up this series on TDD for ASP.NET MVC and talk about the view layer via JavaScript.
Performance optimization may be the root of all evil, but these tools simplify the process of wringing the best performance out of your code.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 07/10/2015
You've moved your ASP.NET MVC application into production and all of your lovely AJAX calls have started failing. The solution is to ensure the URLs you're using in your AJAX calls are absolutely correct.
In a DevDisasters reversal, Dave's meticulous attention to detail that points out the numerous issues in code that made it to a production system was enough to earn him a role at the company.
In TypeScript 1.4, you get type-safe support even when you may be working with multiple types, better type checking when inferring types and aliases for type definitions.
Xamarin Forms makes the hard work of navigation in apps from device to device a much simpler developer proposition. Here's what I've learned so far.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/24/2015
How to unit test view model validation, focusing on the controller when the model is bound to a controller action.
If users enter an invalid URL, then ASP.NET MVC will handle the problem by issuing a generic HTTP error. Here's how to give users more support (plus some advice on avoiding the problem altogether).
Nick Randolph investigates the inner workings of the new compiled data binding support available to Windows platform developers in the Universal Windows Platform.
- By Nick Randolph
- 06/17/2015
When things go wrong in production, logging provides a way of going back through an application's history to find out what happened. Here's the simplest possible way to use Peter's favorite third-party logging utility: NLog.
Here's how to use non-standard activation functions to customize your neural network system.
- By James McCaffrey
- 06/11/2015
You're vying for a senior developer position. Here's what you need to know to win over your interviewer.
- By Patrick Steele
- 06/10/2015
SharePoint 2013 offers several ways to interact with the SharePoint data, one of which is through the SharePoint SDK for Windows Phone 8. Malin De Silva walks through the process.
- By Malin De Silva
- 06/10/2015
Peter revisits an earlier tip on how to use stored procedures to speed up your code. This version makes your stored procedures simpler … though you may have to write a little more code to make the call.
Avoid the drudgery of repetitive tasks. AutoHotKey is the most powerful keyboard scripting and automation tool for Windows, and I'll show you how to get started.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 06/08/2015
Long hours finally took their toll on Adam's health, so Gerry picked up the slack in his own peculiar way -- introducing some slick do-it-all function.
Eric Vogel goes over a few C# 6.0 language improvements that will help make your coding experiences more concise.
Learn how to get started writing apps for your wrist!
- By Greg Shackles
- 06/02/2015
Now that Google is adopting TypeScript as the development tool for Angular 2, TypeScript 1.5 is going to gain some functionality driven by features in Google AtScript. But there's more in the next version of TypeScript than just AtScript features.