Monthly Archives: January 2010

Medium Trust is a PITA

There. I said it. Medium Trust is PITA. I wont be surprised if someone replies with  one of the following: “Well, not really, you only have to do x, y and z and your code is compatible with medium trust environments” or “It’s there (Medium Trust) because code needs boundaries within controlled scenarios such as…

New DimeCast: Spark Partials Part 2

I have another DimeCast up on DimeCasts.net. More Info: 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…

I’ve Moved to WordPress

I’ve moved my blog engine once again. I started with DasBlog, then went to BlogEngine.NET and now I’m finally on WordPress. Why WordPress? You’re a .NET guy … Plain and simple. What I had, didn’t work and I need my blog to work, and work quickly. I don’t have time to write plug-ins, hacks to…

MVC vs. WebForms. Stop It.

Since Microsoft joined the MVC foray with ASP.NET MVC (other options existed previously, such as Monorail) I’ve personally witnessed (and been part of ) a lot of MVC vs. WebForms discussions. Usually these discussions end up with opposite sides taking their ball and going home in a pissed-off offended rage. Usually the WebForm fans snicker…

GiveCamp 2010 A Success

This last weekend I hosted and participated in the first Twin Cities GiveCamp. We created a solution for the Animal Humane Society which they were very happy with. I’m happy to say that the event was a success! Here’s the success annoucement on the give camp site. A huge thank you goes out to everyone…