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MvcContrib now offers four (4) alternative view engines for ASP.NET MVC

That's right. If you prefer not to use the default ASPX view engine that comes with the ASP.NET MVC Framework, you now have options. Here's the rundown: (and keep tabs on my feed for more things MvcContrib: http://feeds.feedburner.com/jeffreypalermo ) Brail . The Brail view engine from MonoRail...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2008 6:12 PM by Jeffrey Palermo
January Headspring training sold out: Opening two more dates

The January training schedule for the Headspring .Net Boot Camp is sold out, but we've opened the following dates. All classes are only in Austin, TX: Jan 30, Jan 31, and Feb 1 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. SOLD OUT Feb 20, Feb 21, and Feb 22 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 12, March 13, March 14 8:30 a.m...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2008 6:12 PM by Jeffrey Palermo
SmartBag for ASP.NET MVC, take two

Earlier, I announced the advent of the SmartBag for the ASP.NET MVC Framework. Quite a few folks commented on it, and it has been improved as a result of the comments. For more from me, add my feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/jeffreypalermo . The main problem with the SmartBag prior to today was that...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2008 11:06 PM by Jeffrey Palermo
How to write stories _before_ the project kicks off

Recently, I was coaching a client who was embarking on a new project. The project team was not formed, but key stakeholders were planning what the projected needed to be. In Agile (specifically our Lean/Scrum/XP mix), we have iteration planning, release planning, and project planning. This client is...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2008 9:25 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

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Introducing the SmartBag for ASP.NET MVC. . . and soliciting feedback

To get objects from an ASP.NET MVC controller to a view, you put the objects in a dictionary of sorts called ViewData. ViewData is sort of a misnomer because it's not meant to contain data at all. It's meant to contain objects. By the way, if you like this post, you can subscribe to my RSS at...

Published Sat, Jan 19 2008 11:50 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

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Austin Code Camp 2008 scheduled for May 17, 2008

The Austin .Net User Group is hosting its third annual code camp on May 17th, 2008. Our past two code camps have been around 150 in size and contained several sessions running side-by-side. This years code camp is going to have more than just presentations and will include and open space portion. Details...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2008 8:32 AM by Jeffrey Palermo
Headspring welcomes Jimmy Bogard

I haven't posted much about the goings-on of my company, Headspring Systems , but this is worth mentioning. Jimmy Bogard just joined us! Yes, I'm excited. Those in Austin know him from the Austin .Net User Group and AgileAustin , and others know him as one of the NBehave team members and blogger...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2008 8:09 AM by Jeffrey Palermo
Reading in config files _one_ way - what's the path?

Executive summary: AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.ApplicationBase Subscribe here : http://feeds.feedburner.com/jeffreypalermo . In a console app, this directory is where the assemblies are. In ASP.NET, this directory is where the web.config file is, not the assemblies. Other methods seem to...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2008 7:17 AM by Jeffrey Palermo
CodeCampServer OSS project call for participation

Officially announcing a new open-source project, CodeCampServer . As usual, you can subscribe to my RSS feed to keep up-to-date with more information about this here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/jeffreypalermo . The mission of the first release is to provide an ASP.NET MVC Framework solution that can...

Published Sat, Jan 5 2008 11:07 AM by Jeffrey Palermo
ASP.NET MVC Framework episode on DNRTV available

Subscribe here : http://feeds.feedburner.com/jeffreypalermo . For those of you interested in the ASP.NET MVC Framework, Carl Franklin and I recorded a DNRTV show where I demonstrate building a full vertical slice of the application . I don't dumb it down, and if you aren't familiar with NUnit...

Published Fri, Jan 4 2008 7:12 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

Filed under: asp.net mvc
Improve maintainability of ASP.NET databinding

Most of us (I think) don't have full browser automated testing through Watir or Selenium . Because of that, even though we have tons of automated NUnit tests, we could still have problem in web pages in ASP.NET because these aren't fully tested with the build. Even with Resharper , refactoring...

Published Wed, Jan 2 2008 7:47 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

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MvcContrib now offers four (4) alternative view engines for ASP.NET MVC

January Headspring training sold out: Opening two more dates

SmartBag for ASP.NET MVC, take two

How to write stories _before_ the project kicks off

Introducing the SmartBag for ASP.NET MVC. . . and soliciting feedback

Austin Code Camp 2008 scheduled for May 17, 2008

Headspring welcomes Jimmy Bogard

Reading in config files _one_ way - what's the path?

CodeCampServer OSS project call for participation

ASP.NET MVC Framework episode on DNRTV available

Improve maintainability of ASP.NET databinding