A useful custom configuration section for inline unconstrained XML
As I was writing a small TCP server for serving a Silverlight local TCP policy, I came across a certain need. Inspired by Dan Wahlin’s server implementation, I chose to write a simplified version for...
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A frequently-used design pattern is the Decorator. This is also known as a mixin (or they might not be the very same thing but certainly they are related). Typically you might need to create a class...
View ArticleWindows Explorer contextual menu gotcha
Recently I had to extract the public key from a signed .NET assembly and I needed to run the sn.exe tool in order to obtain it. That required opening a command prompt and then setting the current...
View ArticleBuilding Client (JavaScript) Custom Validation in ASP.NET MVC 4 using jQuery
Introduction I was recently asked by some students of mine how exactly is client custom validation done in ASP.NET MVC (4). I did this once before unobtrusive validation and jQuery in ASP.NET MVC 2.0...
View ArticleCross-platform browser keyboard shortcuts
As of recently I began working on a Mac-book pro and I have to get used to a keyboard with different keys and different layout. One of the most used piece of software today is a browser. I routinely...
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