Checking if a generic collection is empty with Linq and C#
This is a common issue for many developers. How do you quickly and efficiently determine whether a given non-null collection contains any valid non-empty…
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Christos Matskas
HTML5 Drag and Drop file upload with preview using jQuery and MVC 4
With the advent of HTML5 and its wide adoption by all major browsers, web developers now have a new arsenal in their hands for…
NLog with SQL Server and MVC 4
NLog is a great open-source logging tool that allows developers to easily and efficiently implement custom logging. Nlog can be configured to log to…
jQuery UI Autocomplete with jSON in MVC 4
jQueryUi has an autocomplete plugin that allows developers to turn any standard text box to turn any standard textbox to an autocomplete search box.…
Mutliple object definition files with Spring.Net
Spring.Net is a great IoC (Inversion of Control) framework that allows developers to implement Dependency Injection using an xml configuration. In most cases,…
Using an Smtp client in ASP.NET MVC 4 and C#
If you need to send emails from your website, the .NET framework provides a very handy library for this: System.Net.Mail. The configuration…
Editing xml files with Advanced Installer
As part of my #learn365 today I will post a new feature I've learned about the Advanced Installer application. Advanced Installer, for…
Book Review: How to have a beautiful mind
This is a long overdue post of my second book review. So I will get straight to the point. I will start by saying…
Book Review: Brilliant NLP
Brilliant NLP was the first book in my list. I decided to start my 1-book-a-month challenge with this book as it comes highly recommended…
Hello and welcome!
This is my blog post. Pretty obvious, I suppose, but I had to start somewhere. This blog will serve a dual purpose. Firstly to…