Quite simple actually … make sure the connection string in your config file is named the same as your context class OR make sure you do something like this public. read more…
That’s it. I’ve stood by you and defended you but today was just it for me. I really don’t know what’s happened and I’ve exhausted all solutions I can think. read more…
OSX weirdness strikes again. In the year I’ve been using OSX I’ve been surprised a number of times by oddities and general weirdness and I’ve just had another experience of. read more…
I know the title suggests this is a guide on how to get started and since I haven’t even started yet it’s a tad premature eh! Anyway, over the last. read more…
Hmm, rather ambitious title there Jammer … Anyway, I’ve just started looking at building some iOS and Android (plus others in the future) development and have so opted to use. read more…
Well that was an interesting hour wasted spent updating SVN. I found this write up on how to perform this update and ran into quite a few problems. The first. read more…
I’m not sure why people do this if you’re about to start a system re-write. Especially if you are also re-writing an application in a new language. Maybe you are. read more…
What on earth has happened. I’m getting script errors left right and center making my favourite browser extremely lumpy. Seems the theme I was using was causing problems so switched. read more…
Well well … I might be showing my age with this post but I don’t care frankly. I recently broke, I couldn’t take it any more. I’m officially sick of. read more…
The subject of code reviews for developers can produce many reactions ranging from abject horror to complete disinterest. And that’s before the code review has even started! The following article. read more…
Why is having a CI process good? There are so many reasons why CI is good. I use it on everything I do. For my recent web based project it’s. read more…
This had me stumped for a moment. All the Javascript was there (linkable from bundle links in the page source), all the files were there, everything worked in dev (doesn’t. read more…
If you ever want to display the version of your app in the UI (useful in development with lots of environments) you can do the following. In your Global.asax start. read more…
I’ve blogged about TC a bit in the past but I’ve just setup a whole new build process for my current project. Added into the mix these days is dotCover. read more…
I was recently looking at some changes I’d made to a project I’m working on using the Entity Framework for data access. I realised that as I had moved to. read more…
After doing a lot of reading it appears that it is possible to do what I was attempting to do but it requires relaxing a lot of useful security measures. read more…
Just picked up one the beauties. I have to say that this is probably one of the best sounding Bluetooth speakers I’ve ever heard. The bass response on the little. read more…
Seeing this error … fear not … Delete the “C:Users{Username}AppDataLocalMicrosoft_Corporation” folder (Replace {Username} with your user name I kid you not … ridiculous frankly.
Enabling Entity Framework Code First Migrations ProviderIncompatibleException
Quite simple actually … make sure the connection string in your config file is named the same as your context class OR make sure you do something like this public. read more…
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RIP FireFox (at least until v30 anyway).
That’s it. I’ve stood by you and defended you but today was just it for me. I really don’t know what’s happened and I’ve exhausted all solutions I can think. read more…
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OSX Mavericks Wi-Fi Not Reconnecting
OSX weirdness strikes again. In the year I’ve been using OSX I’ve been surprised a number of times by oddities and general weirdness and I’ve just had another experience of. read more…
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OAuth 2.0 Covert Redirect “Issue”
So, rather than get all excited and lathered up about this horrid security flaw here is a great run down of it in detail.
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Mvvmcross (Mvx) Getting Started
I know the title suggests this is a guide on how to get started and since I haven’t even started yet it’s a tad premature eh! Anyway, over the last. read more…
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Cross Platform Development w/ Xamarin & SVN Source Control on OSX
Hmm, rather ambitious title there Jammer … Anyway, I’ve just started looking at building some iOS and Android (plus others in the future) development and have so opted to use. read more…
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Updating SVN in OSX Mavericks
Well that was an interesting hour wasted spent updating SVN. I found this write up on how to perform this update and ran into quite a few problems. The first. read more…
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Source Control Organisation
I’m not sure why people do this if you’re about to start a system re-write. Especially if you are also re-writing an application in a new language. Maybe you are. read more…
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Firefox 29.0.1 Update
What on earth has happened. I’m getting script errors left right and center making my favourite browser extremely lumpy. Seems the theme I was using was causing problems so switched. read more…
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Mechanican Keyboards – Ducky Shine 3
Well well … I might be showing my age with this post but I don’t care frankly. I recently broke, I couldn’t take it any more. I’m officially sick of. read more…
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Code Review Hell
The subject of code reviews for developers can produce many reactions ranging from abject horror to complete disinterest. And that’s before the code review has even started! The following article. read more…
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CI Process – Why?
Why is having a CI process good? There are so many reasons why CI is good. I use it on everything I do. For my recent web based project it’s. read more…
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MVC Deployment – JavaScript – ReferenceError is not defined …
This had me stumped for a moment. All the Javascript was there (linkable from bundle links in the page source), all the files were there, everything worked in dev (doesn’t. read more…
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MVC – Display Version Number in Your UI
If you ever want to display the version of your app in the UI (useful in development with lots of environments) you can do the following. In your Global.asax start. read more…
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Build Process – TeamCity, NUnit, dotCover & Octopus Deploy
I’ve blogged about TC a bit in the past but I’ve just setup a whole new build process for my current project. Added into the mix these days is dotCover. read more…
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Entity Framework Code-First Stored Procedures & Foreign Key Entities
I was recently looking at some changes I’d made to a project I’m working on using the Entity Framework for data access. I realised that as I had moved to. read more…
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Using HttpClient to Send Dates in URL Using AttributeRouting
After doing a lot of reading it appears that it is possible to do what I was attempting to do but it requires relaxing a lot of useful security measures. read more…
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C# Query String Builder
Here is a nice little extension method for building your query strings in C#
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UE Boom
Just picked up one the beauties. I have to say that this is probably one of the best sounding Bluetooth speakers I’ve ever heard. The bass response on the little. read more…
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SQL Install error occurred creating the configuration section handler
Seeing this error … fear not … Delete the “C:Users{Username}AppDataLocalMicrosoft_Corporation” folder (Replace {Username} with your user name I kid you not … ridiculous frankly.
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