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    5 days ago by Shwetank Dixit

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    ArticleIn this extract from Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming, the authors demonstrate how to create a 'simple' OLAP cube using the AdventureWorks database as the data source

    9 days ago by Dan Maharry

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    ArticleIn this tutorial, Anton Tayanovskyy demonstrates how to build an interactive force-directed graph visualization running in the browser.

    1 month ago by Anton Tayanovskyy

  • #340 DataTables

    PodcastDataTables makes it easy to convert a plain HTML table into one with pagination, sorting, and searching - all done with JavaScript and jQuery.

    1 month ago

  • Working with Mobile Devices in HTML5 and CSS3

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    1 month ago by Dan Maharry

  • Evaluating REST Frameworks Part 1: A Maturity Model

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    1 month ago by William Martinez Pomares

  • Handling Page Orientation in Windows Phone 7

    ArticleWindows Phones, as with other small form factor devices, are able to deal with both landscape and portrait modes.

    1 month ago by Dan Maharry

  • Writing Concurrent Applications Using F# Agents

    ArticleIn part 2 of this article on F# agents, Tomas Petricek looks at agent-based architecture for concurrent systems from a high-level perspective.

    1 month ago by Tomas Petricek

  • #334 Compass & CSS Sprites

    PodcastCompass improves the Sass experience by providing useful mixins, functions, and more. You will also learn how to make CSS sprites with it in this episode.

    2 months ago

  • Debugging Javascript with Firebug

    ArticleIn this extract from the book JavaScript & Query: The Missing Manual, David Sawyer McFarland demonstrates how to use Firebug to identify and fix three types of errors: syntax, runtime and logic.

    2 months ago by Dan Maharry

  • An Introduction To F# Agents

    ArticleIn this article, Tomas Petricek looks at how F# Agents lie at the intersection of parallel, asynchronous and concurrent programming styles and how they can be used to build concurrent applications

    2 months ago by Tomas Petricek

  • Memory Ordering for Atomic Operations in C++0x

    ArticleThe operation that writes a value happens before an operation that reads that value. With the default atomic operations that’s indeed true (which is why this is the default), but it does need spelling

    3 months ago by Dan Maharry

  • Practical SharePoint 2010 Branding and Customization

    BookWith Practical SharePoint 2010 Branding and Customization, SharePoint branding expert Erik Swenson cuts through the fluff and discusses accessible, easy-to-understand consulting and processes to creat

    3 months ago by Erik Swenson

  • #322 RABL

    PodcastRABL - Ruby API Builder Language - provides a DSL for generating JSON or XML responses in a Ruby application. Learn how to share and configure complex JSON data in this episode.

    3 months ago

  • Taking the Single Responsibility Principle Seriously

    ArticleIn this article Ralf Westphal invesigates the Single Responsibility Principle, what it means in real-world scenarios and how that may translate into code

    3 months ago by Ralf Westphal

  • Steve Smith on ASP.NET MVC 4

    PodcastSteve Smith gives us a preview of MVC 4 inside a Windows Phone emulator. Steve shows how to easily redirect mobile requests and how to use recipes as well as Async and Await keywords.

    3 months ago

  • Apt Windows: Let’s Get Chocolatey!

    ArticleIn the first of two parts, Rob Reynolds introduces chocolately, an application package manager similar to apt-get built on Powershell and nuGet

    3 months ago by Rob Reynolds

  • The HTML5 History API and ASP.NET MVC

    ArticleThe HTML 5 History API is one of the newer kids on the HTML 5 block. This article based on chapter 4 of HTML5 for .NET Developers shows you one way of getting history integrated with your .NET server

    3 months ago by Dan Maharry

  • An Introduction To Practical AOP Using PostSharp

    ArticleIn this article, Brady Gaster introduces the concept of Aspect Oriented Programming and how it can reduce code smells in your work.

    3 months ago by Brady Gaster

  • Experiences of Test Automation: Case Studies of Software Test Automation

    BookSoftware test automation has moved beyond a luxury to become a necessity. Applications and systems have grown ever larger and more complex, and manual testing simply cannot keep up.

    4 months ago by Dorothy Graham, Mark Fewster

  • Making Tables More Accessible With HTML5

    ArticleFor those who are visually challenged and depend on technology such as screen readers to translate the Web from a visual to an aural experience, tables represent a significant challenge.

    4 months ago by Dan Maharry

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