Contents tagged with .NET
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Web Platform Installer bundles for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 - and how you can build your own WebPI bundles
Visual Studio SP1 is now available via the Web Platform Installer, which means you've got three options:
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Generating EF Code First model classes from an existing database
Entity Framework Code First is a lightweight way to "turn on" data access for a simple CLR class. As the name implies, the intended use is that you're writing the code first and thinking about the database later.
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FIX: WCF Data Service with Entity Framework Code-First DbContext doesn’t accept updates
The Entity Framework Code First DbContext doesn’t expose the interfaces to support updates when exposed via WCF Data Services. Attempting to save changes results in a fault with the message "The data source must implement IUpdatable or IDataServiceUpdateProvider to support updates." The fix is to alter your WCF Data Service to expose the DbContext's underlying ObjectContext and to disable proxy generation.
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CodePlex now supports ClickOnce
I’m really excited to see that CodePlex just added support for ClickOnce!
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MSDN Low Bandwidth Bookmarklet
There’s a semi-hidden feature in the MSDN Library website: Low Bandwidth view. We’ll talk about how to use it, why I like it, and some tips for switching it on and off. We’ll end up with an MSDN Low Band bookmarklet I whipped up to make it even easier.
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Upgrading to Visual Studio 2008 / .NET 3.5 SP1
I was prompted for the original installation media both when uninstalling the SP1 Beta and when installing the SP1 RTM. The file it’s looking for is vs_setup.msi in most cases, but they’re not all created equal. If you installed from a Visual Studio 2008 Professional DVD or image, you can’t just insert a Visual Studio 2008 Standard DVD. In my case, I installed of in ISO image, so I mounted the iso file (en_visual_studio_team_system_2008_team_suite_x86_x64wow_dvd_X14-26461.iso) as my F:\ drive and browsed to vs_setup.msi.
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Jon's News Wrapup - May 8, 2008 Edition
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Visual Studio 2008 (Beta 2) Install - Easter Egg?
Exactly one week ago, I was testing something that required me to install the old Visual Studio 2008 (Beta 2) on a virtual machine. I got part way through the install when a bizarre set of circumstances led to my accidentally sitting on the keyboard. A bunch of buttons got pressed in some random order, and all of a sudden the screen switched to this:
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January 2008 Recap
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Silverlight 1.1 (Alpha) cross domain webservice access makes mashups tricky
Any web mashups, by definition, require cross-domain calls. Those cross-domain calls may happen on the client (in the browser) or on the server. Regardless of the client technology (AJAX, Flash, Silverlight, etc.), cross domain calls on the client are always more complex that server-side cross-domain calls, and for good reason. It's tricky in AJAX, and it's downright difficult in Silverlight. You'll know that Silverlight development has become more widespread when you hear a lot more complaints about this problem.