Video link: WCF Web APis: "There's a URI for That"

This video shows Glenn Block with a  WCF Web API with Web Sockets demo.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX11/FRM14

SOLID object oriented design

This link describes SOLID object oriented design. Hope you find it interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_(object-oriented_design)

Desirements and specifications

Click the below link to learn more about desirements and specifications. I think it was interesting stuff.

http://elegantcode.com/files/Starr/pub/2009.LV.VSLive/AgileTestManagementInTS08.pdf

Parse textfiles with linq in c#

Look at this intresting link on how to parse textfiles with linq.

http://blog.einbu.no/2009/03/parsing-textfiles-with-linq/

Sample class: Clone a generic list of strings with xamlwriter and xamlreader

This is how to do it. Use it like this:

ListOfStrings.HelloWorld();

"
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace WpfApplication1

{
        public class ListOfStrings : List<string>
        {
                public static void HelloWorld()
                {
                        // Create listOfStrings object
                        ListOfStrings listOfStrings = new ListOfStrings();
                        listOfStrings.Add("Hello world");
                        listOfStrings.Add("Hello world once more");
                       
                        // Serialize it with xaml writer
                        var xamlSerializedListOfStrings = System.Windows.Markup.XamlWriter.Save(listOfStrings);
 
                        // Deserialize serialized string with xaml reader
                        object deserializedListOfStringsObject = System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.Parse(xamlSerializedListOfStrings);
                       

                        // Test for correct deserialized type

                        if (deserializedListOfStringsObject is ListOfStrings)
                        {
                               // OK, cast it from object to ListOfStrings
                               ListOfStrings listOfStringsClone = (ListOfStrings)deserializedListOfStringsObject;
                        }
                }
        }
}
"

Small jQuery demo

Follow below link to see a simple jQuery page in action.

Code to the left, and web page to the right.

Gives you an idea what jQuery development is.

LINK: http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/tryit.asp?filename=tryjquery_hide

Video Tutorial: The Official Guide to HTML5 Boilerplate

If you consider cross platform HTML5 development the HTML 5 boilerplate might be a good recommendation for you:

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/the-official-guide-to-html5-boilerplate/

It lasts for 40 minutes and contains nice tips for beginners.