Jonathan Danylko

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Best Practices for Writing Unit Tests

Do you know when it's time to write unit tests? Today, we try to provide insight on best practices for how (and when) to write unit tests.

August 26, 2019

· 14,485 Views · 2 Likes

ASP.NET Tutorial: Using Transforms In Your ASP.NET Project Part One

Why web configurations are still important.

August 26, 2019

· 11,919 Views · 1 Like

Using Junction or Associative Tables in Entity Framework Core

Let's explore using junction or associative tables in entity framework core.

August 16, 2019

· 18,029 Views · 3 Likes

Real-World Refactoring: Dependency Injecting a Non-ORM Repository for ASP.NET Core

In this post, a developer shows how to refactor some old code to include dependency injection for .NET Core.

May 9, 2019

· 9,321 Views · 2 Likes

Deploying Databases Using Azure DevOps Pipelines

DevOps was easy with websites, but what about database AND data?

May 7, 2019

· 73,313 Views · 1 Like

Advanced Basics: Bootstrap 4 With ASP.NET Core TagHelpers

How do you make Bootstrap easier? By leveraging TagHelpers. Today, we build a basic ASP.NET Core 2.2 Bootstrap Container TagHelper.

February 5, 2019

· 16,097 Views · 3 Likes

ASP.NET Core with Entity Framework Core: Returning Multiple Result Sets

While it may not be supported, this tutorial shows how to use Entity Framework Core to return back multiple result sets.

December 12, 2018

· 24,692 Views · 2 Likes

Collection: SQL Server Sample Databases

Need a sample database to test out your queries? Look at a collection of different ones you can make use of immediately.

December 11, 2018

· 75,485 Views · 6 Likes

Quick Tip: Seeding Large Data in Entity Framework Core 2.1

Populating small tables isn't a problem with Entity Framework Core, but what about large amounts of data? Today, we show how to feed large data into your entities.

November 20, 2018

· 17,197 Views · 2 Likes

Real-World Refactoring: .Sort() vs .OrderBy()

Do you use LINQ's OrderBy for quicker sorting or do you old-school it with .Sort()? Today, we'll discuss this and the answer may surprise you.

August 29, 2018

· 18,296 Views · 1 Like

10 Tools I Use For Mobile Web Development (With 2 Bonus Tools)

If you're a mobile web developer, here is a list of some tried-and-tested tools that you should probably have in your arsenal.

August 9, 2018

· 23,604 Views · 3 Likes

10 Tips for Entity Framework Reverse POCO Generator

Any time I need to create an EF application with an existing database, I reach for this extension. Read on to learn how to work with this cool dev tool!

June 18, 2018

· 24,242 Views · 2 Likes

Should Your Browser Make Client-Side Web API Calls?

Why would you make a Web API call from a browser? Today, I discuss why you shouldn't make Web API calls to another server from your JavaScript applications.

March 26, 2018

· 40,068 Views · 5 Likes

Conditionally Enabling and Disabling DOM Elements

In this post, a web developer and DZone MVB covers a technique on how to enable and disable a group of elements through an array of validations.

March 21, 2018

· 31,773 Views · 5 Likes

In this post, a seasoned web developer takes us through the process of using Bootstrap and JavaScript alongside ASP.NET MVC to create a grid inside a drop-down.

January 14, 2018

· 19,035 Views · 4 Likes

Create an ASP.NET MVC AutoFill Control, Part 1

Everyone needs a little help when data entry requires some validation. Today, we present a way to give the user some data hints based on their input.

January 11, 2018

· 9,071 Views · 3 Likes

2 Entity Framework Alternatives (or Give Me Data!)

For those who only know of Entity Framework, today, we discuss two other ORM frameworks as alternatives: Dapper and NHibernate.

September 12, 2017

· 11,569 Views · 2 Likes

Top 10 Websites Written Using ASP.NET MVC

We take a look at ten popular web sites that were written with ASP.NET MVC. Some of the entries on this list might surprise you!

July 13, 2017

· 189,684 Views · 1 Like

Quick Tip: Debug XmlSerializer Errors

Serialization and deserialization can be a bit of a black box. We look at how to find out what's happening during the serialization/deserialization process.

July 4, 2017

· 5,898 Views · 1 Like

As usual, the rest of the world is playing catchup to GooglDropdowns in WebGridse. Learn how to create a dropdown that gives autocompleted suggestions, like in Google's search bar.

June 23, 2017

· 5,503 Views · 1 Like

Building Progressive Web Applications (PWA) with Visual Studio

Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are becoming a hot topic in the world of web and mobile development. In this post we take a look at what they are, what they are not, and how you can quickly get started writing them using Visual Studio.

Updated January 6, 2017

· 39,217 Views · 2 Likes

3 Reasons to Use Tables Instead of ASP.NET MVC Webgrids

With the absence of WebGrids in ASP.NET Core, developers are looking for alternatives. Today, we'll cover 3 reasons why we could use tables instead of WebGrids.

January 6, 2017

· 17,932 Views · 2 Likes

Dynamically Resize Your ASP.NET MVC Images

Delivering a proper image size can be crucial to insuring that your web application loads as quickly as possible. In this post, learn how to dynamically resize your images in your ASP.NET MVC application!

November 22, 2016

· 14,459 Views · 3 Likes

Using Faker and NBuilder To Generate Massive Data for Your Unit Tests

Check out how you can perform unit testing using two different tools for generating lots of mock data. See how these tools work separately and together.

October 26, 2016

· 6,176 Views · 5 Likes

Import a Data Hierarchy From Excel Into SQL Server

When a client hands you data for a project, it's usually in a database of some kind. Today, learn how to work some Excel magic to import a hierarchy into a database.

October 11, 2016

· 7,807 Views · 2 Likes

What Is Loose Coupling?

We all know the big goal is low coupling and high cohesion. But if asked to, could you write down what smells you would see to identify tightly coupled code?

July 21, 2016

· 22,320 Views · 3 Likes

Creating a Responsive WebGrid in ASP.NET MVC

Ever wonder what it would take to integrate a responsive layout into .NET's WebGrid control using Bootstrap? Read on to find out the answer.

May 25, 2016

· 11,565 Views · 3 Likes

How to Create a Real-Time Twitter Stream With SignalR

With Twitter as popular as ever, with today's post, here's how to create a real-time Twitter stream with SignalR.

May 13, 2016

· 8,160 Views · 2 Likes

Top 10 CSS Bad Practices

CSS is essential for web development; however, it's difficult to get right for your average developer, who may have interests elsewhere in the stack. Read this article to avoid needling inconsistencies and adopt best practices.

April 27, 2016

· 9,649 Views · 10 Likes

10 Ways to Speed Up Your ASP.NET MVC Application

Your audience wants a fast website. Don't disappoint them. In today's post, I cover ten ways to speed up your ASP.NET MVC application.

April 19, 2016

· 84,094 Views · 6 Likes

Comments

Should Your Browser Make Client-Side Web API Calls?

Jun 11, 2019 · Jordan Baker

Yes, that is a good tutorial. If you are using ASP.NET Core, I would also recommend using the HttpClient class instead of WebRequest.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/advanced/calling-a-web-api-from-a-net-client

I hope this helped.

Collection: SQL Server Sample Databases

Dec 15, 2018 · Duncan Brown

Thank you, Lauren. :-)

Collection: SQL Server Sample Databases

Dec 12, 2018 · Duncan Brown

Don't know who "copied-and-pasted," but there was some content missing from this post.

Ref: https://www.danylkoweb.com/Blog/collection-sql-server-sample-databases-OO

10 Tips for Entity Framework Reverse POCO Generator

Sep 17, 2018 · Jordan Baker

Did you include another assembly (possibly XYZ?) that has another MyDbContext?

Trying to figure out why that message would be appearing.

When you generate the T4 template, it should compile with no problems.

Should Your Browser Make Client-Side Web API Calls?

Jun 14, 2018 · Jordan Baker

I think it's a tradeoff as you said, but lately, it seems there's more security issues appearing in the news and I wonder about scaling vs. security.

It guess just depends on what is more important to you or your organization.

Clustering Webservers - an explanation

Jan 30, 2012 · Dan Wilson

Mr. Rauschmayer, great article. There should be more of these types of posts about the details of a particular language (especially JavaScript).

I regret missing this Lightning Talk at Codemash this year, but am REALLY glad I went to the People Vs. JavaScript with Scott Walker (@pragma_tech) and Leon Gersing (@rubybuddha).

Consider this session an even more elaborate demonstration of JavaScripts quirkyness. Every one in the session logged into a public JavaScript quiz and Scott and Leon were allowed to move back and forth through the 53 questions and everyone would guess what the answer was, and then there was discussion around it. There were some interesting questions, such as

0 == '' // True or False?

which the answer was true (Go ahead...type it into JS Console). That was just ONE of the quiz questions. I thought I knew JavaScript until I took this session.

They did say they would be posting a self-running version for individuals to take the quiz.

Scott and Leon, absolutely fantastic session and I applaud you for presenting it in an entertaining and interactive way!

Again, great post Mr. Rauschmayer!

The New DZone Feed Widget: DZoneLive

May 22, 2007 · Stacy Doss

Excellent! I plan on adding this on my new site redesign in a week. VERY nice touch!

The Carnival of Software Development

Feb 14, 2007 · Mark Levison

Definitely a great carnival to visit and should grow in popularity for developers.

Social (Web) Revelation: Tags Are Lame

Jan 16, 2007 · Mr B Loid

I guess it just depends on the actual site. Each site will contain their own set of content/tags. Maybe even move towards an industry set of tags? I'm currently redesigning my site and moving towards a object-oriented tagging hierarchy so that categories and tags are in a more logical order as opposed to just jumbled together. I'm experiencing what bloid originally said about a new subject matter turning up and you need to retrofit everything. I have a lot of posts that I'm going through to "retrofit." ugghhh... But I don't want a list of 30-50 tags displayed on my site. Juuuust a bit overwhelming. :-) I'm thinking if you have categories and then sub-categories (or tags), when a user visits your site, they can look at the tag list on the side and see what your site is made of, kind of like a table of contents or index? I even wrote a post about this topic called Tagging 2.0 (not active now, it'll show up later after lunch). I guess great minds think alike, bloid. :-) http://www.dcs-media.com/webx0/Detail.aspx?ArticleId=644

Microsoft Patent Lawyers: All Your RSS Are Own By US!

Dec 26, 2006 · Mr B Loid

Yeah, this really blew my mind when I read it. I even made a comment post about it. GRRR..... http://www.dcs-media.com/technology/Detail.aspx?ArticleId=617 I'm still trying to figure this out.

Why Programming Is Fun

Dec 14, 2006 · Mr B Loid

Just a sidenote... I posted an extension to this article on my site. http://www.dcs-media.com/desdev/Detail.aspx?ArticleId=607

Why Programming Is Fun

Dec 14, 2006 · Mr B Loid

+1 for a great post. I STILL think Delphi rocks. :-)

The Decline of Object Oriented Programming in the Enterprise

Dec 06, 2006 · packit up

Excellent perspective! I agree in regards to people using design patterns just to use them. Mr. Riddle is correct when he says that design patterns should be used to fix a problem... ...not create one.

An Open Source AJAX Comparison Matrix

Dec 06, 2006 · Mr B Loid

Good article on the differences and ratings between the different Open Source AJAX Frameworks.

Becoming a Better Developer Part 10: What Do Your Colleagues Think of You?

Nov 30, 2006 · Rob Walling

Definitely a great series for developers to read. Kudos to Mr. Rob Walling!

A perfect developer should:

Nov 30, 2006 · adam bien

Excellent tips, Mr. Bien!

A web developer’s browser

Nov 30, 2006 · Mr B Loid

Cool concept! I see a potential product in his future. :-)

.NET Framework 3.0 is officially out!

Nov 07, 2006 · Eran Kampf

Has anyone found a "what's new in 3.0" document anywhere?! Has the syntax changed? Are there new classes, methods, hierarchy changes?

When to use tables for layout

Oct 30, 2006 · admin

Oh, I am so all over this! I have people asking me all the time why I use CSS as opposed to tables. The table tag was used strictly for tabular data instead of layout. Comments Anyone? :-) (And no, I'm not trying to troll)

Complete List of CSS Tools

Oct 24, 2006 · Miguel Carrasco

Good collection!

Cross-browser Web 2.0 Layouts with Yahoo! UI

Oct 19, 2006 · Jack Slocum

Very Kewl and innovative stuff! Nice job!