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# 161
2/2/2010
Level: Intermediate
Tags: Dot Net AutoMapper
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Derik Whittaker


A deeper look into AutoMapper: Custom Type Resolvers
In this episode we are going to continue looking at the AutoMapper framework.

AutoMapper is a framework which uses a convention-based matching algorithm to match up source to destination values. In this episode we are going to learn how to use type resolvers. Type resolvers allow you to perform custom value mapping in a very simple and elegant way with very little code
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# 160
1/26/2010
Level: Beginner
Tags: Dot Net AutoMapper
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Derik Whittaker


A deeper look into AutoMapper: Projection and Flattening Objects
In this episode we are going to continue looking at the AutoMapper framework.

AutoMapper is a framework which uses a convention-based matching algorithm to match up source to destination values. In this episode we are going to take a deeper look at how you can flatten your model during transformation or perform projection during transformation.
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# 159
1/19/2010
Level: Intermediate
Tags: MVC
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Author:
Donn Felker


Working with Partials in Spark: Part 2
In this episode we are going to continue looking at how to use Partials within the Spark View Engine.

In this episode we will take a deeper look at partials and learn more about their _undocumented_ features. We will also be learning how partials will allow us to create clean, compartmentalized and well orgianized code.
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# 158
1/12/2010
Level: Intermediate
Tags: .Net 3.0 Dot Net
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Author:
Derik Whittaker
 
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Codebetter.com


Exploring Operator Overloading in C#
In this episode we are going to take a look at how create overloaded operators for your objects.

perator overloading permits user-defined operator implementations to be specified for operations where one or both of the operands are of a user-defined class or struct type. When creating your own operators there are many different operators which can be overloaded.

+, -, *, /, %, &, |, <<, >> All C# binary operators can be overloaded
+, -, !, ~, ++, –, true, false All C# unary operators can be overloaded
==, !=, <, >, <= , >= All relational operators can be overloaded, but only as pairs.
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# 157
1/7/2010
Level: Intermediate
Tags: MVC
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Author:
Donn Felker
 
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Codebetter.com


Working with Partials in Spark: Part 1
In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use Partials within the Spark View Engine.

We will be taking a first look at partials and learn how we can setup our application to use partials as well as how to use them in your application. We will also be learning how partials will allow us to create clean, compartmentalized and well orgianized code.
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# 156
12/29/2009
Level: Intermediate
Tags: MVC
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Author:
Donn Felker


Learning how to use Named Content Areas w/ Spark
In this episode we are going to take a look at the how to setup and use Named Content Areas w/ the Spark view Engine. Named Content areas allow for an easy and simple way to organize the content or structure of you website.
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# 155
12/17/2009
Level: Intermediate
Tags: Dot Net
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Author:
Derik Whittaker


Exploring .Net 4 Features - Tuples
In this episode we are going to continue taking a look at some of the new features which are part of .Net 4.

We will be focusing this episode on Tuples. Tuples allow you to return multiple values from a method with simplicity and ease by allowing you to dynamically create a return object which is typed for your specific needs.
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# 154
12/8/2009
Level: Intermediate
Tags: WCF
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Derik Whittaker


How to host a WCF Service inside your Windows Service
In this episode we are going to take a look how to host your WCF service inside your Windows Service. In many situations hosting WCF inside of IIS may not be the best solution for you or your team. When this is the case hosting inside a windows service may be the best solution and in this episode we will take a look at how you can accomplish this.
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# 153
11/24/2009
Level: Intermediate
Tags: Dot Net
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Author:
Derik Whittaker


Exploring .Net 4 Features - Named and Optional Parameters
In this episode we are going to start taking a look at some of the new features which are part of .Net 4.

We will be focusing this episode on Named and Optional Parameters. Optional Parameters all you to default values for your methods which can reduce the need to for overloading methods. Named parameters allow you to specify the exact parameter by Name when calling a method
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# 152
11/17/2009
Level: Beginner
Tags: Dot Net MEF
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Author:
Derik Whittaker


Introduction to MEF, Getting rolling with basic usage
In this episode we are going to take a quick look at the new plugin framework from Microsoft the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF for short).

In this episode we will explore how to setup your first MEF based plugin system and show how easy it can be.
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