Problem: When you are using embedded metadata in your Entity Framework project, the MSDN topic for How to: Pre-Generate Views to Improve Query Performance (Entity Framework) comes up short. Solution: This posting shows a simple (if tedious) technique for working with both embedded metadata and the pre-generated views. Step 1: Edit the XML of your … Continue reading Pre-Generating Entity Framework Views with Embedded Metadata
Year: 2009
What A Lot Has Changed
We skipped ASP, MVC and Javascript after all. (YAY!) Now we are using Silverlight 3.0, Ideablade DevForce for Silverlight, DevArt's dotConnect for Oracle drivers, and the Microsoft Entity Framework. I have been actively posting on both Ideablade's and DevArt's forums.
Microsoft MVC – First Attempt
I finally found some useful web pages that explained MVC in a way I could understand. This is where I started. Scott Guthrie is one of several great Microsoft bloggers. I tried this code, but it is badly out of date. But the descriptions are excellent and most instructive. ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 1) Phil … Continue reading Microsoft MVC – First Attempt
Seasons Change… Greener Pastures?
After spending several months figuring out how to automate the build of a Java app in using Maven, CruiseControl and myriad other tools, I took a job where I can return to working with Microsoft technology. However, little did I know, the greener grass wasn't mowed and disguised the morass that is web development anyway. … Continue reading Seasons Change… Greener Pastures?