Bitrix Site Manager ASP.NET Released

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   October 16th, 2009

A new content management system designed for ASP.NET developers (along with content editors and Web designers) has been released.  Called Bitrix Site Manager ASP.NET, it’s actually the product of a PHP-focused company that has answered its customers’ call for something a little different.

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Get A Leg Up With ASP.NET Developer Hiring Guide

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   October 2nd, 2009

Understanding another person’s outlook can be useful in all sorts of situations.  Parents pass on the golden rule to their children, for example, there’s the put-yourself-in-his-or-her-shoes approach to marriage counseling, and the “know your enemy” war directive, too.  So let’s now look at a guide to hiring ASP.NET developers.

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“ASP.NET for Dummies” Making Positive Impressions

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   September 18th, 2009

Despite the slightly insulting nature of their titles, “For Dummies” books have proven themselves to be useful in any number of fields.  From the car repair manuals that help people save hundreds of dollars to language lessons that prepare folks for vacations abroad, they’re often great.  And according to more than a few reviews, “ASP.NET for Dummies” lives up to that standard.

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Telerik Debuts New UI Extensions For ASP.NET AVC

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   August 28th, 2009

Courtesy of Telerik, a new line of user interface extensions for ASP.NET MVC is here, and that’s rather significant.  Another interesting note: this marks the first time Telerik has made tech available under an open source license.

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Test Finds ASP.NET To Be Faster Than PHP

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   August 14th, 2009

In almost every situation, time is of the essence these days; people spend hundreds of dollars per year on fast food, risk speeding tickets to arrive at their destinations five minutes early, and buy special machines so that they can fast-forward through commercials.  So ASP.NET pros should be happy to see proof that their favorite Web application framework is quick.

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Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider Of 2009 Named

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   July 31st, 2009

Break out the bubbly, confetti, and any other manner of party favor-type stuff you happen to have on the premises.  An ASP.NET company’s been recognized for doing good work, as WindowsHostingASP.Net has named DiscountASP.NET this year’s “Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider.”

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ASP.NET MVC Web Applications Courses Coming Up

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   July 17th, 2009

There are some special learning opportunities approaching for developers who use (or want to know how to use) ASP.NET MVC Framework.  A four-day course titled “Building Web Applications with ASP.NET MVC: Hands-On” is going to be held in multiple cities over the next eight or so months.

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ASP.NET Hosting Tutorial Set Completed

   Follow me on Twitter:   Doug Caverly   July 2nd, 2009

These days, when you buy almost anything, a set of instructions comes included.  The “How To” threads are usually stickied at the tops of Internet forums.  And the “Self Help” sections of most book stores are pretty big.  So it may interest ASP.NET professionals to know that the final six installments of a tutorial set are now available.

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ASP.NET Performance Optimization Automation

   Follow me on Twitter:   Mads Kristensen   June 19th, 2009

I’ve been working lately with some ASP.NET performance optimization automation HTTP modules. In one of them I needed to know if the last-modified header had been set through the Response.Cache.SetLastModified(DateTime) method.

For some reason, there is no API available anywhere within the BCL to retrieve the last modified date of a response - you can only set it.

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Block The IIS SEO Toolkit Through ASP

   Follow me on Twitter:   Ross Dunn   June 5th, 2009

I was just reading more about the IIS SEO Toolkit when I came across the following interesting tutorial on how to block competitors from running the IIS SEO Toolkit on your servers.

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