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I finished up my talks at ASP.NET Connections yesterday and wanted to get the code posted as well as links for the additional topics covered in the Silverlight animation session.  Here they are: Building N-Tier ASP.NET Applications with LINQ Code Silverlight 2 Animations Code SilverlightFX Farseer Physics Engine for ...

Controls are where it’s at these days in the programming world.  By using them you maximize re-use, enhance productivity and avoid building custom functionality.  Plus, when you need a control to do something different you can always extend it rather than writing everything from scratch. If you’ve used ASP.NET AJAX then you’ve likely ...

I was recently asked how to call WCF Service asynchronously from ASP.NET. Here's my sample code: 1) WCF Service Library Implementationnamespace WcfServiceLibrary1 { [ServiceContract] public interface ISampleService { [OperationContract] string SayHelloWorld(); } } namespace ...

I’ve had the opportunity to speak at a lot of cool places around the world but you can’t beat speaking in Hawaii!  I’ve looked forward to this trip for quite awhile since I get to talk about a brand new technology in a great location. For those able to attend (or those who are interested but can’t attend), you’ll find the slides ...

Clipping paths provide a way to hide sections of an object based on different geometries.  You can apply rectangles, ellipses or even create your own custom paths to a target object and hide specific areas from view.  I enjoy experimenting with things from time to time and decided to try creating a sports score scroller similar to the ...

I'm working with a database table that has a RowVersion field defined as a TimeStamp data type.  The TimeStamp field is there to add concurrency into the application to ensure a row hasn't changed while a user is trying to update or delete it.  When the TimeStamp field value is queried and added into the LINQ to SQL generated object it ...

Microsoft just released the SP1 beta for Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 and it includes a huge number of new features and enhancements.  Check out Scott Guthrie's blog for details but here's a quick list of what's included: ASP.NET Data Scaffolding Support (ASP.NET Dynamic Data) ASP.NET Routing Engine ...

I'm in Orlando this week speaking at the DevConnections conference on 3 different topics.  It's my personal favorite as far as conferences go and features a lot of cool technologies, people and events.  This week I'm covering custom ASP.NET AJAX controls, building N-Layer applications that leverage LINQ and new networking features in ...

I was catching up with some of the people I follow on Twitter tonight (as a side note, I used to think Twitter was a waste of time but I'm actually finding it useful now days) and noticed that Scott Cate listed a link to a free tool called LINQPad.  Wow...I wish I would've known about this tool a few months back when I was working on ...

Update:  I refactored some of the code and also did a better job ensuring Dispose() is called everywhere so that the DataContext object gets cleaned up properly. Download the Application Here .NET 3.5 has a lot of great new features that can significantly enhance developer productivity.  I've been spending some time lately working on a ...