http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog Valid use of Null Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wish that desktop apps would have this feature: when I attempt to close it, and it asks, "Do you want to save the changes you made to <filename>?", there's an extra button that says "View unsaved changes". http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/app-feature-request/ Caveat emptor: These numbers are merely indicative. The "shape" of your data, your indexing, your SQL Server setup, etc. are big differentiating factors. Your mileage may vary. Do not sue me if you make any architectural decisions based on these figures and discover some fundamental flaw one year down the ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/entity-framework-performance-comparison/ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has two layers: the icing, but a thin veneer, albeit a quite interesting one, is the story of a boy who wanted to see the world. Underneath, it describes "The Secret": that the whole universe conspires to help you achieve your dreams. There is also ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/the-alchemist-by-paulo-coelho/ My ASP.NET app, running on Windows Server 2008, suddenly died: Could not load file or assembly 'Coolite.Ext.Web' or one of its dependencies. There is not enough space on the disk. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070070) So I dug around and found that C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue was taking up GBs upon GBs of space. A rudimentary ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/wer-folder-eating-up-disk-space-on-windows-server-2008/ Updated 19 February 2009: Between Beanstalk and Unfuddle, I initially chose the former, because I liked its UI better. But then I discovered that the free version of Beanstalk doesn't have any defect tracking integration. So now I'm using Unfuddle (free version) and it's been great so far. Performance is ok, ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/svn-hosting-comparison/ Maybe you're like me a month ago: you've heard great things about jQuery; you would love to get to know the basics; but you have better things to do than to aimlessly walk through tutorials. I was lucky enough to be working alongside a jQuery-savvy UI developer on a recent ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/getting-started-with-jquery/ I wanted to use the jQuery Autocomplete plugin: $(document).ready(function() { var url = "SomeData.aspx"; $("#myTextBox").autocomplete(url, { minChars: 2 ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/integrating-jquery-autocomplete-plugin-with-aspnet/ Best to use headphones. http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/not-actually-a-youtube-video-but-in-a-sense-better/ For the menfolk, smart casual consists of short- or long-sleeved shirt, sarong (longyi, pronounced "long-jee"), and velvet-and-leather flip-flops. At any time, 60% to 70% of the male population can be seen in this attire, so this is the first thing a foreigner would notice. Public transportation is plentiful. There are your ... http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/impressions-of-yangon/ © 2009 The Zik! http://www.rizalalmashoor.com/blog/selamat-hari-raya-oso/