WCF Test Client
The WCF Test Client can be quite a useful tool when developing .Net web services using Visual Studio, however sometimes you don’t need it automatically launching when you start your project … it gets quite annoying!
Shane Bartholomeusz
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What is it?
ASP.NET 4.5 introduces a new feature called Assembly Interning allowing you to run a single instance of a shared assembly in memory. This approach provides performance improvements on cold start and reduces overall server memory usage.
Why use one?
In my case I was installing an Oracle database within a self-contained virtual machine environment. I didn’t necessarily want to expose it to my local network, though needed to bind it to the local server IP address.
I created a local loopback network adapter on the local machine. This adapter provided an IP address for the local server even though it wasn’t connected to the local network (much like the 127.0.0.1 address).
Hooray, I passed the Microsoft 70-486 exam!
To help others out there I thought I’d share my thoughts and experiences in this blog post.
To be honest … this is probably the most challenging Microsoft exam I’ve sat so far. I spent a lot of time preparing for the exam (probably because I had limited real-world experience at the time).
Continue readingProblem
I recently encountered a strange issue in our Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 environment. We could not ENABLE a user that had previously been disabled, instead we encountered the following error.
Wireless Access Point Not Working
Recently the wireless access point on my Billion 7300N modem / router failed.
Having checked and verified that the wireless settings in the router config were correct. I turned to Google….
Problem
Recently we encountered an issue in our CRM 4.0 environment whereby a user could not login to CRM even though they had adequate permissions. Instead they received the below error.
Insufficient Permissions
The logged-on user does not have the appropriate security permissions to view these records or perform the specific action.
A little while ago I started listening to the .Net Rocks Podcast. For those of you .Net devs not already familiar with it, go check it out now!
Anyway, I was listening to episode 980 with John Sonmez on how to manage your career. John is the founder of simpleprogrammer.com.
Having recently passed the Microsoft 70-480 (Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3) exam I wanted to share my experience and provide some tips to those that are soon planning to sit this exam.
Overview
The 70-480 exam forms part of the MCSD: App Builder certification. The achieve the certification you must pass the following exams.
- 70-357 – Developing Mobile Apps
- 70-486 – Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
- 70-487 – Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services
The content covered in the 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 exam is as follows. Before attempting to complete the exam you should ensure you have knowledge in these key areas.
Implement and Manipulate Document Structures and Objects (20-25%)
> Create the document structure by using HTML
> Write code that interacts with UI controls
> Apply styling to HTML elements programmatically
> Implement HTML5 APIs
> Establish the scope of objects and variables
> Create and implement objects and methods
Implement Program Flow (25-30%)
> Implement program flow
> Raise and handle an event
> Implement exception handling
> Implement asynchronous programming
> Create a web worker process
Access and Secure Data (25-30%)
> Validate user input by using HTML5 elements
> Validate user input by using JavaScript
> Consume data
> Serialize, deserialize, and transmit data
Use CSS3 in Applications (25-30%)
> Style HTML text properties
> Style HTML box properties
> Create a flexible content layout
> Create an animated and adaptive UI
> Find elements by using CSS selectors and JQuery
> Structure a CSS file by using CSS selectors
Whoa! what a weekend! The GovHack 2015 hacking weekend is over.
I worked alongside fellow colleagues from Ajilon in team HackToTheFuture. Our submission is called Indigenous War Heroes which highlights the contribution made by indigenous soldiers during World War I and II.
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