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Practicing the Chain of Responsibility Pattern, 21 Nov 2008, Xianzhong Zhu (rss)
The intent of the Chain of Responsibility pattern is to avoid coupling the sender of a request to its receiver by giving more than one object a chance to handle the request and further, chain the receiving objects and pass the request along the chain until an object handles it. In this article, Xianzhong shows the typical utilization of another popular design pattern, the Chain of Responsibility pattern, by developing a simple application service explorer example with the help of relevant screen shots and source code. He begins with a detailed analysis of the various requirements for developing the sample application followed by an overview of the design. He further provides comprehensive coverage of the template method pattern and the various aspects of the sample application including some improvements which need to be done to the design.

Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with VB 2008, 19 Nov 2008, Anand Narayanaswamy (rss)
Developers, especially beginners, require quality resources to master the essentials of any programming technology. In this review, Anand deeply examines the contents of Anne Boehm's latest book from the house of Murach Publishing and also points out a few suggestions for improvement. Is this a book worth purchasing? Read on and find out.

Creating Custom GridView Control, 17 Nov 2008, Abdulla Hussein AbdelHaq (rss)
In this article, Abdulla examines the creation of a new custom GridView control from scratch, which allows the developer to include a checkbox column to the GridView control automatically with embedded JavaScript code to check/uncheck the checkbox column without the need to write any bit of code. He begins with comprehensive coverage of the steps involved in customization of the GridView class and implementation of template classes. Towards the end of the article, Abdulla examines the usage of the control with Visual Studio 2005. The article also covers how to embed a JavaScript file with a custom control and how to use it later on with the help of detailed analysis, relevant source code, and screenshots.

Building Web Sites with ASP.NET - Part 2, 14 Nov 2008, Brian Mains (rss)
In this second part of the series, Brian demonstrates how to add AJAX features for an application that already has been built using the server-based approach of posting back and processing data on the server. This article shifts the application to doing more work on the client. After providing a detailed overview of the topic, he examines the steps required to implement AJAX features with the help of a sample application which renders news content using the ListView control with the help of relevant source code.

Exemplifying the Factory Method Pattern inside the .NET Framework, 12 Nov 2008, Xianzhong Zhu (rss)
The Factory Method pattern is one of the most used design patterns. In this article, Xianzhong demonstrates the basic idea of the popular Factory Method pattern, and then gets further into the utilization of this pattern in .NET by unveiling the design secret of the WebRequest class with the help of relevant screenshots and source code.

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Video: A Look at the Container Controls in WPF, 17 Nov 2008, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this video Mohammad Azam looks at different container controls available in WPF. This includes the WrapPanel, the StackPanel, and the DockPanel controls. [6:11]

Video: Creating User Controls in Windows Presentation Foundation, 10 Nov 2008, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to create and use User Controls in Windows Presentation Foundation. He shows how to use and interact with user controls in WPF applications. [6:03]

Video: Introduction to 3D Graphics in Windows Presentation Foundation, 03 Nov 2008, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to draw 3D graphics in Windows Presentation Foundation. He walks through how to create a simple 3D object explaining important information as he types the required code. [8:57]

Video: Introduction to Style Templates in Windows Presentation Foundation, 27 Oct 2008, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this video Mohammad Azam introduces the style templates in Windows Presentation Foundation. Style Templates are used to give complex and consistent looks to the WPF controls. [4:35]

Video: Using IDataErrorInfo to Perform Validation in WPF, 20 Oct 2008, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to use IDataErrorInfo to perform validation in Windows Presentation Foundation. [6:06]

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Make Reports Quickly With ASP.NET and XML, 07 Jul 2004, Andrew Mooney (rss)
Sometimes you need to create reports quickly. You might not always have time to format fancy reports containing graphs. Or maybe you have to create reports that do not need graphs. Reusing one ASP.NET web page you can display many reports.

Dynamically Templated GridView with Edit, Delete and Insert Options, 22 Jan 2007, Mahr G. Mohyuddin (rss)
In this article the author presents a comprehensive solution to build a GridView with template fields generated at run time with in-place Insert, Delete and Edit operations with a full description of an effective implementation and usage of ITemplate interface.

Detecting ASP.NET Session Timeouts, 27 Sep 2004, Robert Boedigheimer (rss)
Determine if a user's Session is still active.

Understanding the JavaScript __doPostBack Function, 20 Jun 2006, Mohammad Azam (rss)
In this article we will look into the __doPostBack function of JavaScript. Read the article to find some insights about the function.

Downloading Files - Forcing the File Download Dialog, 03 Nov 2003, Steve Sharrock (rss)
Ever try to force the "Download File" dialog in a clients's browser window when you download files that may be supported with a MIME type? Here is an example that works with many versions of IE.

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