Create Entity Framework Mappings for tables using a wizard
It always feels exciting when you don’t have to do redundant work. I am currently looking at the best ways to create an ORM layer from an existing database without much overhead. Reading on Entity...
View ArticleCreating Service Stack for my database using Entity Framework and OData
Taking the Database First approach, if you already have your database defined with all the tables in place, how soon can you provide the functionality to read and write to it over the web? I just...
View ArticleUnderstanding Context in Javascript
The ‘this’ keyword (also referred to as the context) in a javascript function is used heavily to access properties and methods that are defined within the same object. Code: function myObject(){...
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4 Amazing Chrome Hacks for Developers
In this age of rich and highly interactive web pages, cutting edge client side scripting skills are in high demand. All modern browsers provide a rich set of developer tools to aid us. I like Google...
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Adding Authorization to OData Web Api Service using Visual Studio 2013...
In previous posts I have show how we can easily expose a database table on the web using OData capabilities, by creating a OData Web Api Service. In this post I am going to demonstrate an easy way to...
View ArticleIs advanced payment from customer enough for idea validation
When it comes to customer validation, the idea of getting them to pay in advance is mostly touted as the best strategy. Some recommend putting out a landing page with a fake buy or sign up link. But if...
View ArticleJavascript: Add more functionality to an existing method of a javascript object
Let’s say we have a class with an existing method. var MyClass = function() { }; MyClass.prototype = { myMethod: function(parameter1) { console.log(‘called from original method ‘ + parameter1); }} We...
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How to find out the ExtJs component behind a specific element on your html page
How to find out the ExtJs component behind a specific element on your html page The Problem While creating web pages using the ExtJs framework, we do not directly create the html markup. ExtJs is...
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The complete steps to having a virtual box up and running on your computer
There are a lot of benefits of using a virtual box for your development. You can test your installs with different configurations and easily go back to different snapshots of this box. You can clone a...
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Script to install node on a Linux Box
The below list of commands can be put in a .sh file and run on the virtual box to install node: cd /opt sudo wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.2/node-v0.12.2.tar.gz sudo tar zxf node-v0.12.2.tar.gz cd...
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