Author Archives: jzablocki

On Defining ALT.NET

Posted on October 12, 2010 by jzablocki

I had the opportunity to be part of an open spaces session at the Philly.NET Code Camp this past weekend. Part of the conversation centered around defining what ALT.NET really means or more specifically, what does it mean to be … Continue reading →

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On Removing Saved Passwords in Mercurial

Posted on October 4, 2010 by jzablocki

Discouraged by the Git experience on Windows, I’ve decided to give Mercurial a try. Out of the box, it’s a much smoother ride than Git. With Git, I regularly dealt with SSL errors (google git config –global http.sslverify false). I … Continue reading →

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On An Unobtrusive IronPython ViewEngine for ASP.NET MVC

Posted on August 5, 2010 by jzablocki

With all the recent attention given to the Razor view engine, I thought it would be interesting to see if I could prototype an even less intrusive syntax for a view engine. In other words… From WebForms: 1 2 3 … Continue reading →

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On MongoDB Master Slave Configuration

Posted on July 27, 2010 by jzablocki

It’s pretty straight forward to setup a Master/Slave configuration for MongoDB. If you want to experiment on a single Windows box, use the steps below: Start by creating the data directories: c:\Users\John> cd c:\data c:\data>mkdir masterdb c:\data>mkdir slavedb1 c:\data>mkdir slavedb2 … Continue reading →

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On Sequences with MongoDB and NoRM

Posted on July 23, 2010 by jzablocki

One of the first things I noticed when I started to move some code from NHibernate/SQL Server to NoRM/MongoDB is that ObjectIds look funny in MVC URLs. In other words: http://codevoyeur.com/articles/show/bd342503dbbd3c94e1010000 vs. http://codevoyeur.com/articles/show/10 NoRM’s overloaded operators let ObjectIds and strings … Continue reading →

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On MapReduce in MongoDB

Posted on July 17, 2010 by jzablocki

MapReduce can be a confusing concept to understand at first. It’s not that it’s some terribly complex thing, but rather when you work with it in tools like MongoDB, you’re simply not exposed to all the pieces. I’m hoping this … Continue reading →

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On A Simple IronPython Route Mapper for ASP.NET MVC

Posted on July 6, 2010 by jzablocki

Another Code Voyeur article showing how to replace XML or compiled configuration with IronPython. This one moves ASP.NET MVC route mappings to a Python file. http://www.codevoyeur.com/Articles/21/A-Simple-IronPython-Route-Mapper-for-ASP.NET-MVC.aspx

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On Relational Against the Machine

Posted on July 6, 2010 by jzablocki

While out for a run this past weekend, Rage Against the Machine’s “Township Rebellion” got a turn on my Shuffle. As I was listening, a line caught my attention – “Lord, I wish I could be peaceful. But there can … Continue reading →

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On Shared Hosting – Part VI

Posted on June 23, 2010 by jzablocki

Whenever I write about shared hosting, it’s not a good thing. It usually means another host has gone from good or ok to just plain awful. Not too long ago, I wrote in Part V that WebHost4Life appeared to be … Continue reading →

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On Running NerdDinner on MongoDB with NoRM – Part I

Posted on June 14, 2010 by jzablocki

As part of a presentation I’ll be giving at the Hartford Code Camp this Saturday, I’ve started to work through the task of converting NerdDinner to run on MongoDB using the NoRM driver. This is the first in a short … Continue reading →

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