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7 Simple Steps to Make healthcare.gov Website Faster

27 Oct 2013Murali Pamidi

Politics aside, here are 7 simple tweaks that could make heathcare.gov website instantly fast.

CSS

HTML

Javascript

Dev

Design

Architect

Using HTML5 IndexedDB as a Client Data Store

21 Oct 2013Bert O Neill

Using IndexedDB as a client repository

Creating Common Twitter Button For Entire WebSite Using JavaScript

4 Oct 2013Arpit Jain

This article shows how to create a Twitter button for sharing the dynamically changing divs or dynamically changing URLs.

Javascript

HTML5 (and Some CSS) Best Practice

11 Oct 2013Paulo Augusto Kunzel

A short guide on best practices

HTML5

CSS

web_development

AJAX Control Toolkit

14 Jul 2015ASP.NET Community

Learn how to extend your ASP.NET AJAX applications using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit. ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit: Installation and getting

Ajax

ASP.NET

Gridview

Using JayData to Consume the Visual Studio LightSwitch OData Business Layer in a AngularJs CRUD Application

26 Oct 2013defwebserver

You can consume your backend OData Visual Studio LightSwitch services in AngularJs

Web Site Extreme Makeover, Part 3 of 7

2 Nov 2013B. Clay Shannon

In this third installment of the extreme website makeover journey, we will take up where we left off in getting further along with the basic look and feel before moving on to the nitty-gritty of writing the code-behind, adding any jQuery UI widgets, etc.

HTML

CSS

Forms Authentication

2 Aug 2017ASP.NET Community

Reference about Forms Authentication in ASP.NET

ASP.NET

authentication

forms

ViewState

28 Feb 2014ASP.NET Community

ViewState is the mechanism that allows state values to be preserved across page postbacks.Because of the stateless nature of web pages, regular

ASP.NET

data

ViewState

Web Site Extreme Makeover, Part 5 of 7

2 Nov 2013B. Clay Shannon

Adding a little C# code-behind and more HTML

Understanding less.css and Creating Responsive Grids using less.css

2 Oct 2013Saurabh Nayar

A simple beginners tutorial for less.css.

Remove Slow Startups and Enjoy Less “Suspense” through .NET 4.5.1′s App Suspend Feature

10 Oct 2013Rion Williams

This article covers one of the switches that you might be interested in flipping, the App Suspend feature, which is available in .NET 4.5.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2.

ASP.NET MVC: Configuring ASP.NET MVC 4 Membership with a SQL CE Database

2 Dec 2013John Atten

Configuring ASP.NET MVC 4 membership with a SQL CE database.

SQL

MVC

ASP.NET

jQuery autocomplete custom styling

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Recently I have come across a situation where I need to customize the UI of jQuery UI autocomplete plugin. For reference I am adding the plugin

HTML

auto-complete

plugin

MVP Pattern

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

MVP (Model View Presenter) FrameworkThe MVP pattern is an Architecture Pattern used to build ASP.net applications. It refers to splitting up the

A tale of ASP.NET, IIS 7.5, chunked responses, and keep-alive

21 Oct 2013Gilly Barr

A tale of ASP.NET, IIS 7.5, chunked responses and keep-alive

ASP.NET

Quick and Easy Tooltip

4 Oct 2013vandel212

How to add tool tips to your website that are lightweight, and painless

Rendering of dynamic items of Asp Menu control

26 Feb 2014ASP.NET Community

Asp Menu controls lacks to render its items which are set with dynamic visibility in Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft has also confirmed at Microsoft

CSS

ASP

Microsoft

AJAX and CSS

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is one of the core technologies in the AJAX architecture apart from XML, DOM, JSON and so forth. Here are some links

CSS

Ajax

style

Jquery Cross-Domain ajax call using JSONP

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Hi everyone. We all know the role of ajax and its implementation. We can use ajax in asp.net as well as in javascript/jquery. But there is a

Silverlight ViewModel Unit Testing (RIA Services)

16 Oct 2013Anton Kleshchev

This article describes how to write Unit Tests for Silverlight ViewModels with a mocked DomainContext.

C#3.0

Silverlight

Design Patterns

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Design PatternsDesign patterns are recognized solutions to common problems defined originally by the Gang of Four programmers. Design patterns are

ASP.NET

patterns

Creating your own widget in iDevUI

14 Oct 2013Jamesking56

Adding functionality to the iDevUI framework

CSS

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Take control of your angle-brackets and optimize. Note: This article spans over the debugging tools for your CSS, JavaScript and other

Silverlight Examples

18 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Here's some particularly amazing Silverlight examples found in the blogosphere. Also, be sure to check out the Silverlight Galleries and the Learn

Silverlight

web

application

Draggable Sorting and Saving Changes using MVC and jQuery UI

7 Oct 2013Raymund Macaalay

How to make a sortable list which you can drag and pass that sorted list information back to your server.

jQuery

MVC

Solution when it comes to filter Foreign Keys with Guid identifiers in the grid of the Telerik MVC Extensions controls suite

17 Oct 2013Javier Tirado Pampín

This article talks about how to solve the filter problem in Telerik MVC Extensions control suite

Creating a custom context menu using jQuery

2 Oct 2013Arpit Jain

Creating a custom context menu using jQuery.

Javascript

Windows

Check/Uncheck checkboxes in GridView using JavaScript

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

The question regarding how to check/uncheck CheckBoxes within a GridView control using JavaScript has been asked many times. Here is a quick

Javascript

event

Gridview

Membership and Roles

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

"ASP.NET Membership builds on the success of the Forms authentication model from ASP.NET 1.x. ASP.NET Forms authentication provides a convenient way

GridView

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

The GridView control was introduced with ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 as a replacement for the DataGrid control. While it has many

Architecture

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

MSDN has an excellent section on Architecting ASP.NET Applications.patterns & practices' Web Client Software Factory on CodePlex! - This factory

Windows Workflow Foundation

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Windows Workflow FoundationWindows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow enabled

Web Part Controls

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Asp.net 2.0 came with a new set of controls that were designed to to be used for web parts. These controls were kept in the Web Part Toolbar. Here is

ASP.NET

web

controls

Send email with smtp authentication using ASP.NET 3.5

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Following Codes demonstrates how to send an email with SMTP Authentication using ASP.NET 3.5using System.Net.Mail MailMessage msgMail =

ASP.NET

SMTP

authentication

RequireField Check for FCKEditor

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

We all may encounter a problem of validating RequiredField for FCKEditor. Here is the Solution: Your HTML Markup for

HTML

Javascript

message

Devexpress ASP.NET GRIDVIEW Base CSS

27 Oct 2013Mangesh V. Devikar

Base CSS modifying which you can control the look of your gridview

CSS

ASP.NET

AJAX Security

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

AJAX adds one more wrinkle to web security. I find that videos and demonstrations help me understand subtle topics like this.VideosSecurity in

Json With Jquery MVC3

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Hi friends,I see that most of us know Json in forums, but there are a lot of people that starts working with that and I create a simple example

MVC3

JSON

Silverlight Blogs

18 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Here are some recommended blogs and podcasts dedicated to Silverlight either completely or for the most part.BlogsList of Silverlight Community

Silverlight

Web.Config Update Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms, Version=9.0.0.0

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

Web.Config Convert WebFroms verison 8.0.0.0 to WebFroms verison 9.0.0.0 toSolution of 1) Close VS2) Delete all of Temporary Asp files on :(Window

ASP

web.config

convert

Client-side HTML Encode and Decode functions with jQuery

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

HTML encoding and decoding is used daily by web developers. ASP.NET provide us with build-in server-side functions to perform this job. This article

HTML

text

encoding

Provide Additional User Experience with Chromecast

6 Oct 2013Vyacheslav Voronenko

First steps on integrating Google Chromecast API into your website code

Javascript

Dev

Chromecast

IE 8 warning – 'Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?'

8 Oct 2013Mehul M Thakkar

A warning you see without HTTP URL from IE.

Javascript

Dev

JSON

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is one of the core technologies used in Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX). Following links help you explore

XML

Javascript

asynchronous

How to get Advanced Find FetchXml Query in Dynamics CRM

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

For one of my applications , I needed to get the all the records,found in AdvancedFind and manage these records. If the record count is less than max

Javascript

grid

Add Images in Image Rotator with the Help of FileUpload Control

18 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

How to add images in Image Rotator with the help of FileUpload control

Javascript

File-Upload

file

Strategist: Safe & DRY JavaScript Augmentation

15 Oct 2013Caleb McElrath

SAFE and DRY JavaScript augmentation

Javascript

Strategist: Detecting Windows Store App Configuration Mode (Debug vs. Release) in JavaScript

15 Oct 2013Caleb McElrath

Detecting Windows Store app configuration mode.

Javascript

All-Topics

Dev

State Management

11 Oct 2013ASP.NET Community

ASP.NET offers a number of places to store state, both on the client and server. However, sometimes it's difficult to decide where you should put

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Anton Kleshchev

Software Developer One Inc.

Ukraine

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Arpit Jain

Student

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

ASP.NET Community

United States

The ASP.NET Wiki was started by Scott Hanselman in February of 2008. The idea is that folks spend a lot of time trolling the blogs, ~~googling~~live-searching for answers to common "How To" questions. There's piles of fantastic community-created and MSFT-created content out there, but if it's not found by a search engine and the right combination of keywords, it's often lost.

The ASP.NET Wiki articles moved to CodeProject in October 2013 and will live on, loved, protected and updated by the community.

This is a Collaborative Group

754 members

B. Clay Shannon

Founder Across Time & Space

United States

I am in the process of morphing from a software developer into a portrayer of Mark Twain. My monologue (or one-man play, entitled "The Adventures of Mark Twain: As Told By Himself" and set in 1896) features Twain giving an overview of his life up till then. The performance includes the relating of interesting experiences and humorous anecdotes from Twain's boyhood and youth, his time as a riverboat pilot, his wild and woolly adventures in the Territory of Nevada and California, and experiences as a writer and world traveler, including recollections of meetings with many of the famous and powerful of the 19th century - royalty, business magnates, fellow authors, as well as intimate glimpses into his home life (his parents, siblings, wife, and children).

Peripatetic and picaresque, I have lived in eight states; specifically, besides my native California (where I was born and where I now again reside) in chronological order: New York, Montana, Alaska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Missouri.

I am also a writer of both fiction (for which I use a nom de plume, "Blackbird Crow Raven", as a nod to my Native American heritage - I am "½ Cowboy, ½ Indian") and nonfiction, including a two-volume social and cultural history of the U.S. which covers important events from 1620-2006: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/blackbirdcraven

Bert O Neill

Architect

Ireland

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Caleb McElrath

Software Developer

United States

Caleb is a software development consultant specialized in creating web solutions for critical business problems. He has a passion for front-end development and helping other developers find their role. He enjoys making development easier to do, easier to learn and easier to improve upon. His days are pleasantly filled with TypeScript, HTML5 and C#.

defwebserver

Software Developer (Senior) http://ADefWebserver.com

United States

Michael Washington is a Microsoft MVP. He is a ASP.NET and
C# programmer.
He is the founder of
AiHelpWebsite.com,
LightSwitchHelpWebsite.com, and
HoloLensHelpWebsite.com.

He has a son, Zachary and resides in Los Angeles with his wife Valerie.

He is the Author of:

Gilly Barr

Web Developer

Israel

Started programming e-commerce sites with PHP & MySQL at the age of 14. Worked for me well for about 5 years.

Transfered to C# & asp.net, while serving in the IDF.
Worked on the 'Core Performance' Team at ShopYourWay.com (Sears Israel)
Currently working at Logz.io

Check out my blog!
or my twitter

Jamesking56

Web Developer

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Javier Tirado Pampín

Engineer Trentia Consulting

Spain

Techical engineer specialized in Microsoft SharePoint technologies, .NET and SQL Server. Experience in team management and project management.

John Atten

Software Developer XIV Solutions

United States

My name is John Atten, and my username on many of my online accounts is xivSolutions. I am Fascinated by all things technology and software development. I work mostly with C#, Javascript/Node.js, Various flavors of databases, and anything else I find interesting. I am always looking for new information, and value your feedback (especially where I got something wrong!)

Mangesh V. Devikar

Founder Enziq Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

India

My key portfolios at Enziq Solutions includes Business Development and Strategy and overseeing Technology operations.
Read more about me at: http://enziq.com/site/Company/mangesh.html or http://mangeshdevikar.enziq.com/about-me/

Mehul M Thakkar

Technical Lead

India

Mehul Thakkar is having 8 yrs of experience in IT industry. He is having good command over Ms .Net and Ms Sql Server

Murali Pamidi

Web Developer

United States

Working as Development Consultant at MMA Realty Capital, NYC.

Paulo Augusto Kunzel

Software Developer

Brazil

I work from home as a business owner and Front-end developer of a company whose main revenue comes from a SaaS we created to help people manage their online sales on a website called Mercado Livre. On my spare time I’ve been building a website called www.mundojs.com.br where I provide information about JavaScript in Portuguese to help new developers.

Raymund Macaalay

Technical Lead

New Zealand

http://nz.linkedin.com/in/macaalay
http://macaalay.com/

Rion Williams

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

An experienced Software Developer and Graphic Designer with an extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, software architecture, design methodologies and database design principles. Specializing in Microsoft Technologies and focused on leveraging a strong technical background and a creative skill-set to create meaningful and successful applications.

Well versed in all aspects of the software development life-cycle and passionate about embracing emerging development technologies and standards, building intuitive interfaces and providing clean, maintainable solutions for even the most complex of problems.

Saurabh Nayar

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

vandel212

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Vyacheslav Voronenko

Web Developer

Ukraine

Web Developer, interested in bleeding age web technologies and projects.

Experienced and interested in:
- High load web projects, bespoke software development
- DevOps: Chef, Ansible, Vagrant
- NoSQL (mongodb)
- Client stack (javascript core, jquery, AngularJS, HTML5 apis)
- *AAS (Amazon beanstalk, Redhat openshift)
- MEAN & Pure JS stack (Javascript, AngularJS, Node.JS, MongoDB)

-> DevOps inquiries
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