Ever since I started writing web apps, I've realized that there's a huge need to be able to write solid Javascript. Even when ASP.NET launched, there was still a huge need to know Javascript - despite the claims you heard. I'm hearing a lot of the same c… more »

...according to book sales over at O'Reilly. Of course, book sales don't necessarily indicate actual numbers, but it seems like a pretty good indication. ASP.NET book sales are up, while PHP and JSP book sales are down. Now,?I could easily see this being… more »

I'm going to be blogging about Tourney Logic and Tourneytopia a lot in the near future, so be forwarned. It's not because I'm pushing it on you. It's because that's what I'm doing right now. It's actually why I haven't been blogging a lot lately, but I r… more »

I have a gripe about web projects in Visual Studio 2005, and it's already come up to bite me in the butt a few times. The idea that every file in the folder is part of the site never really sat well with me, but I couldn't put my finger on why. But, aft… more »

Frank?La Vigne is asking for other's experiences with ASP.NET 2.0 and namespaces. He's noticed that by default, namespaces aren't used in ASP.NET 2.0 pages, and wonders if it's a bug. I don't think it is. In my opinion, it's an omission, but it's not a b… more »

There's a pretty good article about how a web application that utilizes AJAX should work in the face of adversity. Adversity, as in not having the ability to use AJAX. What?I found most interesting about the article was the approach that's suggested. I w… more »

As I've posted about previously, I'm working through the?process updating our server control for Tourney Logic. Well, we made a pretty big design decision. Since the bracket is much easier to configure, we've decided to add databinding - we only have one… more »

In the Tourney Bracket Control, we have a few Javascript methods that allow for the control to be interactive on the client side. In version 1.0, that code was put right into our control - hardcoded into a StringBuilder and then registered to the page. I… more »

As a server control developer, I was very interested in listening to the latest DotNetRocks show. Overall, it was a great show, and while a lot of it was review, there were a few good nuggets in there, as well as some validation that I'm doing things The… more »

Steve M. over on Brain.Save() has a nice little post about JSON, which stands for JavaScript Object Notation. I've heard the term JSON, but never realized what it was or how it can be used. Most of the time it's used in conjunction with AJAX, which makes… more »