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Material from my "Making ORM applications more secure/Naredimo ORM aplikacije varnejše" presentation

I posted both slides and demo code from my " Making ORM applications more secure/Naredimo ORM aplikacije varnejše " presentation held at Bleeding Edge conference in Portorož on 1.10.2008. The material is in Slovene language. Enjoy.

Developer Express steps into WPF

Developer Express , my favorite 3rd party .net component vendor, has just made its first public step into Windows Presentation Foundation world. They released a beta version of their charting product DXCharts for WPF (hey, where are those Xtra, Xpress,
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ASPxGridView, MS Ajax and XYDataSource

If you use Developer Express ASPxGridView within MS Ajax' UpdatePanel (ASPxGridView.EnableCallBacks="False") you should be aware that you should perform DataBind() method within OnInit method (Init event). Otherwise editing just won't
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Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer goes 2008 and looses expiration restriction at the same time

As a (late) new year gift I've removed annoying expiration restriction from my dataset debugger visualizer. Find the 0.9.12 update here . I've also rebuilt it for Visual Studio 2008 version which will be the only one supported from now on. Find the 0.9.12

Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer

RightHand.DataSet.Visualizer is an MDI application that lets you inspect DataSet structure and its data plus tons of other useful operations on DataSet. Why would I need a DataSet visualizer? How often does a programmer wonder what data a dataset holds?

Ribbon mania

I often wonder why is everybody jumping on the (Office like) ribbon wagon. Ribbon UI is clumsy if it isn't done properly and furthermore, if you ask me, it just isn't suited for all applications. So I came across this example of application: The
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What's cooking in Developer Express house

Developer Express improved public insight into DXperience next versions - they created a forum where their employees post news about forthcoming versions. So, if you curious what's next by Developer Express or you want to ask something (current license
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Spell checker for developers is a good thing

Here is an output from Intel's Matrix Storage Console when repairing a RAID array: Yep, it says Verifing instead of Verifying . This is a common harmless error that happens in an application. While it is a harmless one it makes you feel uncomfortable
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Make XtraVerticalGrid fast as a bullet

Recently I've discovered that XtraVerticalGrid , a nice vertical grid from Developer Express , has some serious problems with speed when doing batch updates. Usually you should enclose batch updates within BeginUpdate/EndUpdate method calls. This usually
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Creating SpinComboBoxEdit control

I saw a question about how to extend Developer Express ' ComboBoxEdit control to include spin down and up buttons in their forums. The buttons should cycle through available items. I thought I could easily create such a control and here it is in all its
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An easier way to populate XtraLayoutControl

Developer Express has a nice UI layout control XtraLayoutControl that helps both designer and runtime user to design WinForms UI with ease. One can even save and load layouts (again, both at design and runtime). This way end-user can customize the layout
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CodeRush's amazing References window

There is another compelling feature brought to us by CodeRush 2.1.x version: References window combined with ultra fast "Find All References" feature. Find All References* is a faster version than VS2005' feature with same name (note that CodeRush supports
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Finally an improved debugger's Step Into feature

Finally we got an improved VS' Step Into feature. But what is wrong with actual one? Let's see an example: public static void Main() { SomeMethod(SomeField, GetSomeValue()); } private void SomeMethod( bool flag, int value) { ... } private bool SomeField
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Default Padding for XtraLayoutControl items

Developer Express XtraLayoutControl sets its items default Padding to 5;5;5;5 (left, right, top, bottom) which might not be always desired value and there is no easy way to alter this default setting as per this support center entry . However, there is
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Visual Studio 2005 SP1 beta looses 3rd party toolbox entries

After installing VS 2005 SP1 beta I noticed that all 3rd party icons disappeared from toolbox. Apparently SP1 beta looses icons on install. The situation is more annoying with Developer Express components because setup won't repair the situation nor will
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