Implementing a generic data access layer using Entity Framework

Originally posted on Magnus Montin:
This post is about how you can develop a generic data access layer (DAL) with full CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) support using Entity Framework 5 with plain old CLR objects (POCOs) and short-lived contexts in a disconnected and stateless N-tier application. Entity Framework (EF) is Microsoft’s recommended data…

An Interesting List of Development Stuff (February 2014)

Originally posted on rionscode:
In this installment of my monthly treasure trove of development stuff, we take a slightly more .NET-oriented approach by covering several ASP.NET specific topics, resources and more. But there are quite a few other things that may be applicable to just about any kind of developers (and especially those that may…

Adobe Reader X: Freezes for few seconds

I noticed a problem recently where Adobe Reader X freezes when I open a pdf file. It just won’t respond for about a minute or so and then work all right. After digging around for everything that it is doing at launch, I found a quick solution to the problem. Go to Edit->Preferences->General Un-check “Enable […]

Book Review: Hello! HTML5 & CSS3

Author: Rob Crowther ToC Paperback: 560 pages ISBN-10: 1935182897 ISBN-13: 978-1935182894 Review: This is undoubtedly one of the best books out there on HTML5 & CSS 3, if not the best. The authors have explained everything clearly and simply. You will just glance through a chapter casually, try out the code snippets real quick and you will be a […]

Book Review: Dependency Injection in .NET

Author: Mark Seemann ToC Paperback: 584 pages ISBN-10: 1935182501 ISBN-13: 978-1935182504 Review I sat down to review this book and actually ended up writing one paragraph. Then I realized that all I am doing is basically presenting the reviews on Amazon in different words. The good reviewers have said it very nicely there and I won’t be doing it […]