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Dino Esposito is one of the world's authorities on Web technology and software architecture. Dino published an array of books, most of which are considered state-of-the-art in their respective areas. His most recent books are “Microsoft ® .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise” and “ASP.NET AJAX: Architecting Web Applications” from Microsoft Press. Dino blogs at http://weblogs.asp.net/despos.

Articles by DinoEsposito (51)

Android for .NET Developers - Picklists and listviews

Published: 26 Dec 2011 Views: 1,160 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll discuss how to arrange an Android view where the dominant element is the list. I'll start with a plain list of strings and then improve up to populating a listview with downloaded content arranged using a custom layout.
Android for .NET Developers - Execution of Common Tasks

Published: 28 Nov 2011 Views: 1,351 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll focus on the execution of common tasks from within an Android application. I'll build the skeleton of an application that takes a photo and emails to the specified address. For both tasks I'll use native Android components.
Android for .NET Developers - HTTP Calls

Published: 05 Oct 2011 Views: 1,247 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Let's see what it takes in Android to place calls over HTTP to a remote endpoint.
Android for .NET Developers - Creating Files

Published: 17 Aug 2011 Views: 2,112 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll dissect the code of a realistic application - a waterpolo score manager - to show how to save and resume the status of a game using both the internal storage and SD card.
Android for .NET Developers - The Preference Framework

Published: 15 Jul 2011 Views: 2,513 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, Dino Esposito shows how to build settings dialog boxes using a built-in feature of Android for .NET.
Android for .NET Developers - Custom Dialogs and Local Storage

Published: 04 Jul 2011 Views: 3,284 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, Dino Esposito focuses on the options that the Android SDK offers for local storage.
Android for .NET Developers - Menus and Dialogs

Published: 10 Jun 2011 Views: 4,090 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll be delving deep into menus and dialog boxes in Android for .NET, and discuss a few very common (and frequently used) types of menus and dialogs.
Android for .NET Developers - Building the User Interface

Published: 04 May 2011 Views: 5,702 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, you will learn how to build the user interface.
Android for .NET Developers - Event Handling

Published: 14 Mar 2011 Views: 3,880 Avg Rating: 1/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 3
In this article, we'll go through an Android application that accepts input from the user and handles user's clicking.
Android for .NET Developers - Getting started

Published: 22 Feb 2011 Views: 24,974 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 7
Starting with this article, I'll discuss what you need to know to approach Android programming without any aid from your .NET expertise.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate - Queries

Published: 17 Jan 2011 Views: 6,237 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
Let's explore what Entity Framework and NHibernate has to offer when it comes to their query capabilities.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate - Self-tracking entities

Published: 15 Dec 2010 Views: 4,908 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, Dino Esposito introduces self-tracking entities.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate-2nd Level Caching

Published: 22 Nov 2010 Views: 7,346 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Where would you place caching in your layered solution? Two main patterns exist for caching in applications: Cache Aside and Cache Through.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate—Fetch Plans

Published: 18 Oct 2010 Views: 6,169 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
This article is about fetch plans-a recognized and common way for developers to instruct the O/RM about the structure of the SQL you desire.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate-Lazy loading

Published: 09 Sep 2010 Views: 8,059 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
Last month I took the challenge of trying to compare Entity Framework (EF4) and NHibernate (NH) in a hopefully unbiased and feature-driven way. In this article, I'll start looking into some programming features such as lazy loading.
A Feature-driven Comparison of Entity Framework and NHibernate-Multiple Databases

Published: 11 Aug 2010 Views: 12,807 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
A comparison on multiple database support in the Entity Framework and NHibernate O/RMs.
About layers, separation, and Entity Framework

Published: 05 Jul 2010 Views: 13,359 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 2
Dino Esposito talks about layers, separation, and the Entity Framework.
ASP.NET MVC and File Uploads

Published: 21 Jun 2010 Views: 20,394 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Managing file uploads with ASP.NET MVC.
Testing Asynchronous Methods in ASP.NET MVC

Published: 17 May 2010 Views: 8,379 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 1
In this article, I’ll first briefly describe the mechanics of asynchronous action methods and then move on to discuss how to test asynchronous methods.
Test-only Members: Good or Bad?

Published: 20 Apr 2010 Views: 2,145 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In the article, Dino focuses on two particular situations: dealing with dependencies and testing private members. He'll be discussing this in the context of ASP.NET MVC and MSTest, but without any significant loss of generality.
Inside the ASP.NET MVC Controller Factory

Published: 16 Mar 2010 Views: 15,430 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll go through the process of customizing the controller factory to show that the controller name doesn't necessarily result from a token contained in the URL.
A First Look at Unity 2.0

Published: 12 Feb 2010 Views: 19,387 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 5
This article takes a look at the beta of Unity 2.0.
Sparse Thoughts on ASP.NET MVC Controllers

Published: 18 Jan 2010 Views: 7,892 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
In this article, Dino Esposito focuses on the core part of the ASP.NET MVC framework - the controller - and shares some considerations about the ideal structure it should have as a class and its intended role.
Code Contracts Preview: Interfaces

Published: 07 Dec 2009 Views: 3,876 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito continues his code contracts series and explains what mixins are.
Code Contracts Preview: Assert & Assume

Published: 11 Nov 2009 Views: 6,366 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 1
In this article, I’ll go through the features of side contract-based tools in .NET Framework Code Contracts. In particular, I’ll focus on Assert and Assume methods.
Code Contracts Preview: Invariants

Published: 21 Oct 2009 Views: 5,502 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
In this article, I'll go through the concept and implementation of class invariants as supported by the .NET Framework 4 Code Contracts API.
Code Contracts Preview: PostConditions

Published: 02 Oct 2009 Views: 5,241 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
In a previous DotNetSlackers article I explored preconditions. In this article, I'll focus on another aspects of Code Contracts - postconditions. Before going any further, though, let me briefly summarize some of the design choices the team made to expose the Code Contracts API.
Code Contracts Preview: Preconditions

Published: 09 Sep 2009 Views: 6,437 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 1
In this article, Dino Esposito reviews code contracts in .NET using sample Visual Studio 2008 applications.
The DataForm Control in Silverlight 3—Revisited

Published: 05 Aug 2009 Views: 24,520 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 2
Dino Esposito discusses the DataForm control in the Silverlight 3 Toolkit.
Silverlight 3 and the Data Form Control—part I

Published: 21 Jun 2009 Views: 42,709 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
Dino will briefly go through some patterns that help organizing the presentation layer and then focus on a new control in Silverlight 3 that makes data entry a pleasant breeze.
Exceed User’s Expectations with Predictive Fetch

Published: 15 May 2009 Views: 5,643 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Dino Esposito discusses the Predictive Fetch pattern.
Where’s the Right Way to AJAX?

Published: 17 Apr 2009 Views: 5,896 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
An overview of AJAX Web Architectures and a commercial library - Gaiaware.
The Presenter in MVP Implementations

Published: 18 Mar 2009 Views: 9,338 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito explores in depth the structure of the Presenter in the MVP pattern.
Flavors of MVP

Published: 19 Feb 2009 Views: 4,204 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0
Dino Esposito continues his overview of the MVP design pattern.
Evergreen but still topical: MVC vs. MVP

Published: 15 Jan 2009 Views: 17,647 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 2
Dino Esposito compares the MVC and MVP design patterns.
Don’t Worry, Load Lazy (in LINQ-to-SQL)

Published: 22 Dec 2008 Views: 11,710 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Dino Esposito talks about the lazy load pattern in LINQ-to-SQL.
Complex Types in LINQ-to-SQL—Reloaded

Published: 18 Nov 2008 Views: 7,673 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Dino Esposito talks about complex types in LINQ-to-SQL.
Design Your Classes for Testability

Published: 20 Oct 2008 Views: 3,858 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0
Dino Esposito talks about software testing and testability.
.NET Classes Now Can Have Extensions

Published: 21 Sep 2008 Views: 7,403 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito talks about extension methods in .NET
List and Object-oriented Design Principles

Published: 25 Aug 2008 Views: 8,809 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito talks about idiomatic design and some potential issues with the List type.
Object Equality in an Object Model

Published: 14 Jul 2008 Views: 5,258 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito discusses object equality.
Making LINQ-to-SQL A Bit More Abstract

Published: 23 Jun 2008 Views: 14,290 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito explains how to customize the code generated by Linq-to-SQL.
Objects and State Tracking in LINQ-to-SQL

Published: 14 May 2008 Views: 27,066 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 7
Dino Esposito talks about the DataContext class in LINQ-to-SQL.
With LINQ-to-SQL Every Application Can Have an O/RM

Published: 21 Apr 2008 Views: 11,520 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 1
Dino Esposito talks about LINQ-To-SQL as an O/RM tool.
Inside the LINQ-to-SQLs DataContext Class

Published: 18 Mar 2008 Views: 64,687 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 3
Inside the LINQ-to-SQLs DataContext Class
A first look at the Dynamic Data Engine—the DynamicGridView Control

Published: 18 Feb 2008 Views: 22,020 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 4
Dino Esposito introduces the ASP.NET DynamicGridView Control.
Client History Points in ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions

Published: 11 Jan 2008 Views: 15,998 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 4
Dino Esposito continues his examination of the ASP.NET AJAX History control.
A First Look at ASP.NET Extensions 3.5—History Points

Published: 17 Dec 2007 Views: 38,929 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 4
History points and back/forward navigation in ASP.NET Extensions 3.5
An Architectural View of the ASP.NET MVC Framework

Published: 21 Nov 2007 Views: 128,335 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 16
Dino Esposito introduces the ASP.NET MVC framework.
JSON-Enabled WCF Services in ASP.NET 3.5

Published: 22 Oct 2007 Views: 244,356 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 20
Dino Esposito overviews the integration between WCF and AJAX
Silverlight is Here: But Who Should Really Care About It?

Published: 14 Sep 2007 Views: 6,529 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 2
In this short writeup Dino Esposito introduces Silverlight, the new Microsoft platform for creating RIAs.

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