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When classes are more structure than you need, tuples let you specify simple type-safe aggregates of other data types. They'll also let you create a dictionary collection…but it won't be type-safe.
02/22/2016
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By Arnaldo Pérez Castaño
We looked at the basic features of functional programming with Visual F#. In this second part, we take it a bit farther and look at creating anonymous functions, pattern matching, and other features of F#.
02/16/2016
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By Arnaldo Pérez Castaño
The functional programming paradigm, which has been around for decades, has never gone out of style. In this two-part series, we look at Microsoft's implementation, Visual F#.
02/10/2016
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ServiceStack moves to a complete Web application framework with support for Razor forms.
02/10/2016
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Peter revisits an earlier column on how to display a dynamic dialog box to your browser-based users, this time using the JavaScript library that comes with ASP.NET MVC: Backbone.
02/05/2016
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If you're going to use the BeginForm HtmlHelper then you might as well get it to do the complete job.
01/28/2016
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TypeScript doesn't have the rich set of native collection classes that you're used to in the .NET Framework -- instead, it has just arrays and tuples. Fortunately, you can do quite a lot with them.
01/27/2016
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You want to give the user the ability to select one (or more) items from a table. It's not as easy in ASP.NET MVC as you might like... but it's not awful, either.
01/22/2016
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By Terrence Dorsey
Web pages aren't read-only anymore. These rich text editors let users post content of all kinds, edit content and even write collaboratively within the browser.
01/15/2016
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Developers (including you) benefit when you provide a string representation of your class. By implementing IFormattable, you can take control of this representation and provide some flexibility. Besides, if you don't provide one, the Microsoft .NET Framework will provide a useless one for you.
01/13/2016
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With the Universal Windows Platform, developers can target a wide variety of devices with a single application, but it comes with performance ramifications. We look at ways to make those apps more efficient and highly performant.
01/08/2016
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TypeScript lets you create factory functions that ensure a specific class is created correctly. But, if you also leverage generics and interfaces, these factory functions can work with a variety of classes.
12/28/2015
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Generic classes and functions are one way to create flexible, reusable classes and functions. But before you start creating your own generic functions, you should be clear on when they’re your best choice.
12/28/2015
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TypeScript has some "interesting" limitations when it comes to overloading functions. But it also offers you some options when you need more flexibility in declaring functions, including both optional parameters and infinite parameter lists.
12/02/2015
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The TypeScript datatyping support not only applies to simple variables, it also supports you when doing clever things with functions. Specifically, TypeScript ensures you create reliable code when implementing callback functions.
10/27/2015
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There's a requirement for Razor code that everyone forgets. If you don't honor that requirement, though, your Views won't compile.
10/23/2015
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An introduction to the Chakra JavaScript engine and how it can be used within a Windows 10 app to execute JavaScript.
10/21/2015
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Peter shows how to catch changes in your Web page as soon as the user makes them.
10/13/2015
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By Paul Mooney
Now that we've got the basics of microservices, what happens when we take into production? It's time to make sure your message reaches its intended targets.
10/02/2015
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By Malin De Silva
SharePoint is versatile, in that developers can interact with its data via other programming languages besides what's in Visual Studio. Here's how AngularJS fits into the development mix.
09/29/2015
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Functions in TypeScript aren't handled the way you'd expect, based on any other language (including JavaScript). Fortunately, because of the way TypeScript handles functions, you're protected from a common JavaScript error (in addition to getting better IntelliSense support and compile-time checking, of course).
09/25/2015
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Nick Randolph pulls apart the lifecycle of a Windows 10 application and reveals what goes on programmatically when users launch, switch between and close Windows 10 apps.
09/23/2015
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Readers suggest ways to build a powerful HtmlHelper that simplifies creating typical application Views. Along the way, Peter uses a workaround for extending an anonymous object with additional properties and shows how to extract values from a lambda expression in a View.
09/22/2015
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Peter returns to his AJAX-enabled ASP.NET MVC application to show how Partial Views and TypeScript work together to simplify delivering a Single-page application.
08/27/2015
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By Mark Price
C#, JavaScript, and ASP.NET MVC coding issues can be made more prominent by customizing code syntax colors.
08/10/2015