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Summer of NHibernate Screencast Series
Steve Bohlen created an amazing series of screencasts that will help you get up to speed with NHibernate. Other techniques and tools like refactoring, unit testing and code coverage are also introduced. Visit Steve Bohlen's website
.Net DatabaseHandler is on its way to version 2.0.
This data provider writen in C# and based on the .Net Framework 2.0 now includes connectivity to Oracle databases besides MS SQL Server, MySQL and MS Access which are already present in version 1.1.read more
NUnit 2.4.8 Released
The final release of NUnit 2.4.8 is now available at http://www.nunit.org. NUnit is a unit-testing framework for all .Net languages read more
.Net DatabaseHandler at Tucows
This C# library for database connectivity continues to increase in popularity. Listed at Tucows, the .Net DatabaseHandler 1.1 already reached 83% of popularity and was recently awarded by Soft32Download.com!
Building Automated Backups
Backups are the foundation of any well run database server, or even any computer system. Numerous articles have been written about SQL Server backups and now author and expert database administrator Paulo Luis Gonçalves brings us a new twist on building automated backups using devices. This article explains how to do it for MS SQL 2000 and 2005. read more
Guidelines for Test-Driven Development
Find out how to incorporate Visual Studio Team System into test-driven development practices emphasized in Agile development methodologies. read more
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Learn seven different types of query expression clauses and explains the four ways in which they introduce range variables.
11/5/2008 12:00:00 AM
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This excerpt provides a very brief overview of LINQ and list guidelines for designing APIs related to LINQ support, including the so-called Query Pattern.
10/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Bill Wagner shows how you can create a set of extension methods on specific constructed types to implement that functionality in a very low impact way.
10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
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This chapter introduces relational databases, SQL, LINQ to SQL and the IDE’s visual programming tools for working with databases.
10/23/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Bill Wagner shows how to provide a safe way for different threads in your application to send and receive data with each other by using synchronization primitives to protect access to the shared data.
10/20/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Bill Wagner explains why you should prefer storing Expression<> to Func<>.
10/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Learn to understand this mapping from two different perspectives: From the perspective of a class user and as a class designer.
10/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Paul Kimmel interviews "More Effective C#" author Bill Wagner on changes in C#, why LINQ is cool, and why he writes books.
10/6/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Learn why LINQ to Entities will make database programming easier than ever.
9/23/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Mark Michaelis discusses the use of methods as a data type and their support for publish-subscribe patterns in this chapter.
9/3/2008 12:00:00 AM
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