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Nasty Joins, Cartesian Joins
A Cartesian join is an (incorrect) join between two tables. Incorrect because the tables have not been joined in any relational street_address from authors a, location b where like ‘%varma%’…
Inheriting an existing Entity Framework Implementation
Several quirks may pop up – the project may not work seamlessly in your local environment. Entity Framework generates a slew of files – most notably its mapping file (with…
Entity Framework–where to put the data folder
In your folder structure, where shoul you put the edmx data folder? As all EDMX files are representations (abstractions) of some relational database, they belong in the Models folder. The…
Always build a services tier (layer) even if you don’t think you may need it
There is a lot of debate on the prevalence of the service layer (web services tier) – in almost every app (web or non web) built today. Martin Fowler also…
IE compatibility testing–Internet explorer
I tried various tools including IE developer tools (in IE 11) – and IE Tester. These are all desktop based – and require software downloads and local testing. Someone pointed…
IIS app pool using 4.5 framework
Is your web app (deployed on IIS) using framework ? How do you tell?Just looking at the framework column (for the specific app pool) in IIS will show you (since…
Sql Server Enterprise versus Standard Editions
High Availability SQL Server Standard includes some features to enable high availability, but the Enterprise edition brings more. Features like database snapshots, mirrored backups and fast restore mean that when…
Visual Studio – VS find matching brace
1. Place your cursor either before or after the OPENING brace. 2. Type CTRL ] (CTRL and CLOSE BRACKET) – it should jump to the closing brace
Hibernating Rhinos – nHibernate Profiler
1. To get started with this powerful profiler, simply install the NuGet package (look for nHibernate Profiler). it places all the required assemblies in your project AND…
Multiple iphones (iOS devices) – One PC
How do you sync multiple devices to one iTunes? In general, one iTunes instance = one device – try and change devices and you have a nightmare on your hands.…