This post shows how to use multiple models in a single view. The models can be used in separated forms or together in one form. You could use each child model with a separate ajax post if required. Only properties in the parent class affect the child models, but a property in a child model […]
At present there are 2 main players in the full text searches for applications. Solr and Elasticsearch. Both are built using Lucene. There’s a lot of dicussion about which is the best, but for me, Elasticsearch provides some better features and seems to be growing faster. I decided to choose Elasticsearch because you require no […]
This post compares the Serialization to files using Protobuf, Json.NET (Newtonsoft) JSON and BSON, Servicestack Json and plain .NET Xml. The test measures the whole operation and not just serialization to a memory stream. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/SerializationToFileTests For Serialization, the tests use an Object class with int, double, string, Object properties and also a List of […]
This post demonstrates how to set up a very basic message queue using SignalR with SQLite. This could be used to collect data from a measurement system or a client which is not always online but no data messages should be lost or the sequence of the messages. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/SignalRMessagingBuffering Only the client contains a […]
This posts explains how to set up an MVC5 application using Unity 3 and Semantic Logging (SLAB). Attribute Routing is used for the controllers. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/MVC5UnitySlab Adding Unity 3 to the MVC5 project Add the NuGet packages to the MVC5 project. Now add the start up logic in the UnityConfig file in the App_Start folder. […]
This post is a very simple example of how to create strong named assemblies and use in a solution. Each project uses the same strong named key. One key is uesd for the whole solution. Step 1: Create the snk Key Open the Developer Command prompt as an administrator and enter sn -k C:/yourKeyPairName.snk Step […]
This post explains the steps in setting up a professional versioning in a .NET solution. Project versioning In solutions, many projects can exist. It is important to structure the project so that when creating a release, all assemblies are set to the release version. This should be set as part of the release build, not […]
In this post (in the diagram), an overview of what components can be or should be used when creating modern .NET applications. It displays the components which are becoming more important and the components which are heading towards distinction. Only 3rd party components which can be used productively together with .NET components are shown. For […]
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