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On Dynamic Actions in ASP.NET MVC

I’ve always been bothered by writing code like: public class HomeController : Controller { public ActionResult Index() { return View(); } public ActionResult About() { return View(); } public ActionResult Terms() { return View(); } public ActionResult Privacy() { return … Continue reading

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On ActiveRecord and MySQL Full-Text Search

I tend to agree with those who believe that a good ORM will give you 90% of what you need. For me, with NHibernate and ActiveRecord it’s been closer to 95%. The remaining 5% tends to involve getting a DbConnection … Continue reading

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On Constructors and Helpers in MonoRail

Helpers in MonoRail provide a very convenient way to extend your presentation logic. However, it’s important to note that MonoRail will initialize helper instances for a controller before the session state has been created for the request. The implication of … Continue reading

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