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Alessandro Gallo

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Got the MVP Award for 2010
Four in a row. Thanks to all of you, your feedback is truly important. Thanks Microsoft! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Sponsor Read More...
Enterprise Library 5.0 and containers
With the Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0, you’ll be able to use a container of your choice to configure the various blocks. This interesting post discusses the architectural changes that made possible to transition from ObjectBuilder to a container-based Read More...
ASP.NET Ajax in Action, 2nd edition
ASP.NET AJAX in Action – my first book, published by Manning in 2007 – has been a successful project. It received great feedback (for example, 19 out of the 25 reviews on Amazon are 5-stars) and it’s been translated into three languages. Since its publication Read More...
Survey: Ajax usage among .NET developers
Simone Chiaretta – MVP and ASPInsider – has created a survey “ to understand in which environment .NET developers are using Ajax, in conjunction with which web framework, and which javascript libraries they are using” . Take the survey! Share this post: Read More...
Two books on Collective Intelligence
I needed an introduction to the topic of collective intelligence . My hope was to find some books offering a clear overview of the main algorithms and a good amount of examples, using data collected throught the various public APIs available. The two Read More...
ViewState: Handle with care
I’m refactoring an ASP.NET application and I’ve already found several times – too many – code similar to the following: <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlTimeZone" runat="server" /> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCultures" Read More...
ASP.NET Podcast Show
In the latest ASP.NET Podcast Show , Wally, Paul and David of ASPInsiders talk about the Windows Azure platform. I’m sure it’s going to be an interesting talk. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live Read More...
Update on ASP.NET AJAX In Action Source Code
On the CodePlex project for ASP.NET AJAX In Action , there are now two releases that target the ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Extensions and ASP.NET 3.5, respectively. AAiA_AspNet20 - This release allows to compile the source code with ASP.NET 2.0 and the ASP.NET Read More...
Got the MVP Award for 2009
This is my third time. Thanks to all of you who appreciated my articles, forum posts, thoughts, and the code I shared. Your feedback is truly important. Thanks Microsoft! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live Read More...
Book: The Art of Unit Testing
I had the chance to review this book , which will soon be published by Manning. Roy Osherove did a really good writing job. You'll find in this book all you need to quickly get up and running with unit testing. I've enjoyed the chapter on test Read More...
Book: jQuery In Action
I'm sure you already know about this good move . Since jQuery will ship with Visual Studio, I took the time to read a book on the subject. jQuery In Action is published by Manning and is a really good book. It goes deep into the library and does a Read More...
Got a BS in Electronic Engineering
I've managed to complete my studies in Electronic Engineering, which I abandoned a few years ago to dive into informatics and programming. I'm happy because I hate unfinished work. Thanks mom and dad for all the support ;) And now, back into programming. Read More...
Book: Professional ASP.NET 2.0 Security, Membership and Role Management
I've found this book to be a good guide on the subjects of ASP.NET Application Services and WebForms security. It's written by Stefan Shackow, a program manager on the Web Platform and Tools team at Microsoft. What the book covers: Security processing Read More...
VS2008 SP1 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Released
You can download them here . For those of you involved in ASP.NET, be sure to check this page for a list of the new features available in .NET 3.5 SP1. Notes from my installing experience: I've downloaded the combined package from the first link above. Read More...
Gift from Microsoft
Today I've received a little package from Microsoft. Inside it, there was a nice letter: [...] I wish to thank you for the incredibly valuable feedback that you have provided. The importance of having the community and early adopter feedback as we Read More...
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