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18 Reasons Why Columbus, Ohio Is Considered To Be The Midwest Tech Mecca

18 Reasons Why Columbus, Ohio Is Considered To Be The Midwest Tech Mecca

Columbus, Ohio is considered to be one of the best cities to live in America. Today, I give numerous reasons why it's one of the best cities for a technology career.

Serialization/Deserialization Series: Custom Serialization

Serialization/Deserialization Series: Custom Serialization

For the last post in this series, we build a custom serializer/deserializer with poco classes.

Serialization/Deserialization Series: JSON

Serialization/Deserialization Series: JSON

What happens when a client asks for JSON for an AJAX service instead of XML? Today, I discuss the way to return your data as JSON instead of XML.

Serialization/Deserialization Series: XML

Serialization/Deserialization Series: XML

How do you transform your XML and JSON data into objects that are validatable? Today, we cover how to take only an XML document and create objects to validate against your business rules.

Quick Tip: Building an ASP.NET MVC RSS ActionResult

Quick Tip: Building an ASP.NET MVC RSS ActionResult

For those looking to create their own RSS feed, today I talk about creating an RSS feed from scratch.

Review: RadMo

Review: RadMo

Recently, I went on a road trip and used my RadMo. Here's my review of this ingenious travel accessory.

UPDATE: Using Dependency Injection on ViewModelBuilder

UPDATE: Using Dependency Injection on ViewModelBuilder

On a previous piece of code, dependency injection should have been used on my ViewModelBuilder. Today, I provide a cleaner way to do my ViewModelBuilder.

My Top 5 ASP.NET MVC ActionFilters

My Top 5 ASP.NET MVC ActionFilters

ActionFilters have been around since the first release of ASP.NET MVC. Today, I give you my five favorite ActionFilters to use right away in your MVC code.

Freelancing Your Services or How To Make Money Online As A Developer

Freelancing Your Services or How To Make Money Online As A Developer

If you've been around for a while in the coding industry, why wouldn't you break out and moonlight? Today, I list a number of freelance web sites where you can make money as a developer.

Using JetBrain's ReSharper 9 to implement (and learn) Design Patterns

Using JetBrain's ReSharper 9 to implement (and learn) Design Patterns

One of ReSharper's best kept secrets are Smart Templates. Today, I show you how to master your design patterns using a free download.