Convert C# classes to and from MongoDB Documents automatically using .NET...
There are a number of C# based MongoDB projects being actively developed right now but one thing that I needed was a way to convert a standard C# class to a MongoDB document for easy insertion. It...
View ArticleObjectID’s with MongoDB and the mongodb-csharp driver
I mist say, the latest release of mongodb-csharp is rather awesome. Typed collections and LINQ support mean I can worry more about my application than about the data layer. Here is an example of...
View ArticleASP.NET MVC 3, Razor, & RenderAction causing server to hang and crash
I am working on a new project and decided to use the awesome new ASP.NET MVC3 (RC2) framework with Razor templating. Razor is awesome. Its clean and gets the job done nicely, but when I tried to...
View ArticleWhy I choose the Microsoft stack for my new startup
One thing is for sure - Microsoft gets a bad rep these days. Maybe its because of Windows Vista. Maybe its because of classic ASP, or even ASP.NET’s WebForms. Maybe it is because they are a large...
View ArticleHow do you define scalability?
“Scalable” is an interesting word that gest thrown around all too much in the development\information technology world. I recently had an argument a discussion with a co-worker about the possibility...
View ArticleWhy I don’t want to talk to recruiters without knowing what they are selling...
As I’m sure many people have experienced, I receive a handful of recruiter emails every week. I categorize these messages into two groups. The first group is very untargetted – promoting positions...
View ArticleCall mulitple services or methods asynchronously in ASP.NET MVC controller
I recently had to write some code that reached out to both Google and Bing, performed searches on both, combined and manipulated the results and return the result to the client via JSON. My problem...
View ArticleUse PostSharp to easily allow MiniProfiler to profile your ASP.NET application
Scott Hanselman has written a great post detailing how to include the MiniProfiler in your ASP.NET application. I tried the profiler out and it works great. Its lightweight and easy to configure but...
View ArticleA few things I love about CoffeeScript
When I first heard about CoffeeScript, my first thought was "I know JavaScript pretty well.. so why would I need to write it in CoffeeScript?" Boy was I wrong. CoffeeScript is a wonderful high level...
View ArticleServing web fonts cross domain with IIS
By default, IIS7 has built in support for various webfont MIME types so you might not notice any problems at first.. but once you try to serve these files over a CDN such as Akamai or CloudFront (like...
View ArticleOur experience with Backbone.js and why we’re considering AngularJS as a...
When we began building FieldLens in early 2012, the natural choice for our single page application was Backbone.js and Underscore. Backbone was great because it did not force us down any particular...
View ArticleList of AngularJS resources
My team and I have been learning about AngularJS and how we would use it as a replacement for our Backbone.js based application. Here is a list of resources that we've found to be helpful in learning...
View ArticleRails Asset Pipeline times out when deploying on Heroku
At FieldLens, we run a very complex (read: Enterprise) Single Page Application on Rails hosted by Heroku. The application is 99% CoffeeScript and 1% Ruby which means that we’ve got a ton of client...
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This is Deserialized, a brand new site by Bryan Migliorisi that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to...
View ArticleRunning Ubuntu Server with Microk8s on an Intel NUC
For 25 years, I've always run some kind of server in my home. For me, its the best way to learn new technology. It started back with Windows 2000 Server, which I somehow became a beta tester for (which...
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