Scaling and precision Issues to be aware of when using math in transact SQL
— No CommentsWhen doing math in transact SQL for SQL Server there are a number of rules regarding scaling and precision that you need to be aware of.
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Optimizing linq queries with .Any() instead of .Count()
— No CommentsIf you have any linq code that looks like this: var query = (from cust in Customer where cust.CustomerId == customerId select cust); return (query.Count() != 0); Replace it with code that looks like this: var query = (from cust in Customer where cust.CustomerId == customerId select cust); return (query.Any()); …
Web Development links for 7/10/2012
— No CommentsPhoneGap Build Watcher Thunder a lightning fast template parser for node.js speak.js Demo speech synthesis in javascript. Using WEBGL_depth_texture you can now do shadow mapping in the canary version of chrome. Hot in web standards: June 2012 whats new at the w3c. Integrating Knockout, JSRender, and Tweeter bootstrap with MVC4 …
Web Development Links for 7/9/2012
— No CommentsFor a while now I’ve been posting web development links that I find interesting to my twitter feed. I’m going to change things up a bit and just start doing a daily post to my blog instead. I’ll still be posting the links that I find interesting, but now they’ll …
A warning on iphone restoring from icloud
— No CommentsRecently my wife learned the hard way that if you don’t restore from icloud correctly it is possible to overwrite your backup and loose you iphone data. The problem started when she was setting up her new iphone 4S at the AT&T store. The customer service guy went through the …
Shows to get your child interested in science and technology
— No CommentsLike a lot of geekdads I’ve been trying to impress a need for learning science and technology in my son. So far I’ve had quite a bit of success, he wants to be a scientist when he grows up, although he still hasn’t figured out what type yet. 
Here are a few shows that I’ve found that have helped to get his interest in science going and to help debunk the boring stereotype that science seems to get in our society.
How NOT to teach a computer language
— 63 CommentsFor the past year or so my wife has been taking online classes to get a computer science degree. For most of her classes she’s done great, she’s been flying through HTML and SQL, even up to the point where she can handle multilevel joins and optimizing through indexes. That was until she hit her vb.net class. I had no idea why she was having problems with a language has easy as vb.net so I started helping her out and find out why she was having so many problems.
Using ifthisthenthat to promote your WordPress blog
— 2 CommentsRecently while going through my feeds I came across a awesome new tool called ifthisthenthat. It’s basically a templated way of connecting various different web services on the web with a very easy to use interface. It’s one of those awesome ideas with a lot of applications and I decided to put it to use promoting this blog.
Podcast that I recommend
— No CommentsQuite a few times during the week I listen to the following podcasts. Some I listen to so that I can learn new programming techniques and others just for their entertainment value. Hanselminutes This is Scott Hanselman’s podcast and I like to listen to it on the drive to and …
Links and first thoughts on Windows 8 at Build.
— No CommentsFirst off let me begin by saying that I didn’t go to Build, I’m basing most of these opinions off of what I’ve seen reported on the web. First Impressions The very first thing that kind of surprised me about the Windows 8 announcement was that this OS is very …
Free and Useful tools for SQL Server and .Net development
— No CommentsAt a lot of the places I’ve worked at over the years, money has usually been an object. As a result I’ve had to find quality tools that cost a little bit less. Below are a list of those applications that I use on a fairly regular basis.
Lessons in Developer Relations
— No CommentsRecently both Google and Microsoft have made blunders in dealing with their developers, but they’ve responded back to developers in completely different and telling ways.