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In any real-world business, updating data isn't simple and changing the rows in the table is just the start of a complex set of processes. Fortunately, you can break those updates down into a bunch of simple processes that can be easily extended.
06/13/2016
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You couldn't do it in earlier versions of Entity Framework but, in more recent versions, you can use lambda expressions to save yourself from some runtime errors.
06/10/2016
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By Kate Gregory
Null pointer exceptions can get downright annoying, so who needs that?
06/08/2016
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The CQRS pattern separates updates from queries, allowing you to create the best process for each of those activities. Effectively, CQRS codifies the standard practice for ASP.NET MVC developers: Here are some strategies for implementing that pattern and improving your application's performance.
06/06/2016
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Here's how to exploit Entity Framework's change tracking mechanism by eliminating some trips to the database.
06/03/2016
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Case matters when moving from one language to another and, often, variable naming conflicts can be as simple as that.
06/01/2016
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You have a List holding objects of one type and you want to load those objects into another List of a related type. You don't need to write a For…Each loop to make the conversion.
06/01/2016
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If you ever need to work with all of the properties in some object, you can use GetType and GetProperties to retrieve the object's PropertyInfo objects. After that you can do what you want. Here's an extension method that sets all those properties to their defaults, for example.
05/27/2016
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Creating a form with TypeScript, React and JSX lets you generate the HTML for your form dynamically, at runtime, and on the user's computer. Here's how to integrate a data- driven form into ASP.NET MVC.
05/23/2016
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Organizing your code into folders is a good idea. Those folders don't have to be in your file system.
05/20/2016
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Developers will always look to customize everything, and keyboards aren't out of bounds. Here's how to customize the iOS keyboard that pops up in your mobile apps to address any shortcomings.
05/18/2016
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Data retrieval and updates are very different activities so the CQRS pattern says that the smart thing to do is treat them differently. Here's a variety of solutions for the retrieval side in an ASP.NET MVC application.
05/17/2016
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When working with TypeScript it's not unusual to need a class that matches an already existing server-side class written in C#. Here's one way to get from C# to TypeScript by doing what you normally do.
05/16/2016
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Now that you know how to communicate with the Band apps, here's another twist. Let's get interactive.
05/12/2016
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By Kate Gregory
In part 3 of this series on the C++ Core Guidelines, we explore constructors and why, rather than writing a default constructor, you should use in-class member initializers, a feature added in C++ 11.
05/11/2016
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You can't make a complicated problem simple. But, by leveraging the right tools in your language (and the Visitor pattern) you can ensure that your code doesn't get as complicated as your problem.
05/09/2016
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You might want to think of the out and ref keywords as documentation about what you intend to do to a parameter inside one of your methods. The compiler then ensures that's what you really do with that parameter and notifies developers using your method about your intentions.
05/05/2016
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New to this type of analysis? It's a classic statistics technique that is still useful. Here's a technique for doing a one-way ANOVA using R.
05/04/2016
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For those developers having to create localized applications (or deal with other I18N issues), the .NET Framework 4.5 can make your life marginally easier.
05/03/2016
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Leveraging the right combination of object-oriented tools can keep your code simple, even as the problems you solve get more complicated.
05/03/2016
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By Greg Shackles
Add pressure-based interactions in your apps in just a few minutes.
04/27/2016
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By Kate Gregory
Too few C++ developers use const properly, or enough. A seemingly-strange guideline, suggesting you never use a particular language feature, leads to some insight about const and some good practices for you.
04/26/2016
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The JSX tool lets you describe your page as a set of custom elements that you define in TypeScript classes. Those elements then add to the page whatever text or code makes sense to you.
04/25/2016
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You're just one click away from using Windows Explorer with the files in your project or the individual file in your editor window.
04/21/2016
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By Arnaldo Pérez Castaño
What you can do with most programming languages can be accomplished in F#'s functional programming paradigm. Here's how to handle some simple operations, which might look familiar to you already.
04/20/2016