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In Unit Testing, why would I create a Repository twice?

The other day I was reading a little about Unit Testing and I saw some examples where people create a repository interface (i.e. IExampleRepository) and then create the real repository (public class ...
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Is there any real value in unit testing a controller in ASP.NET MVC?

I hope this question gives some interesting answers because it's one that's bugged me for a while. Is there any real value in unit testing a controller in ASP.NET MVC? What I mean by that is, most ...
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Why does the .Net world seem to embrace magic strings instead of staticly typed alternatives?

So, I work in .Net. I make open source projects in .Net. One of my biggest problems with it isn't necessariyl with .Net, but with the community and frameworks around it. It seems everywhere that ...
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What does this mean: Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>>

In ASP.Net MVC, in the razor view, you can type this kind of code: @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Name) (in this case, it creates a textbox for the field Name of the object which is defined as ...
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1answer
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Is passing the Model around in this way considered bad practice?

If I have a view called, for example, ViewDetails that displays user information in labels and has a Model called ViewDetailsModel and if I want to allow the user to click a button to edit some of ...
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1answer
468 views

.Net C# Remote Method Invocation (RMI) (Client/Server communication)

What exactly is C# version of Java RMI? I want to invoke the methods of client from the server, ping the client from server etc. How the server and client communication is done with c#?
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Unit testing and Test Driven Development questions

I'm working on an ASP.NET MVC website which performs relatively complex calculations as one of its functions. This functionality was developed some time ago (before I started working on the ...
1
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1answer
278 views

Webservice Return Generic Result Type or Purposed Result Type

I'm building a webservice which returns JSON / XML / SOAP at the moment.. and I'm not entirely sure which approach for returning results is best. The Client Consuming the Services will generally be ...
2
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2answers
463 views

Is this the correct way to implement .NET MVC website structure?

I have recently seen a .NET MVC solution in which the markup in the .aspx views which appear to have a Controller as their model i.e the controller seems to be providing the data for the view, and the ...
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1answer
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Database Driven Web Application, C# Front-End and F# Back-End meaning

Hi I am an intern working with ASP.NET. My current task is to make a website which will incorporate some jquery viewing features. This project seems to me will be primarily dealing with reading data ...
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1answer
492 views

Flash messages in ASP.NET MVC without sessions

I'm developing a web application for Windows Azure using ASP.NET MVC 4. I would like to enforce one restriction in the architecture: do not use Session. To achieve availability on Azure, and since ...
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2answers
735 views

What programming language would be the best fit for small browser games? [closed]

I want to make small web apps containing little games (multi-user dungeons, tower defense games, and roguelikes) or talent calculators for MMOs etc. After some research I have had people say that ...
10
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2answers
3k views

Separating data access in ASP.NET MVC

I want to make sure I'm following industry standards and best practices with my first real crack at MVC. In this case, it's ASP.NET MVC, using C#. I will be using Entity Framework 4.1 for my model, ...
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1answer
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What do I need to learn of C# for ASP.NET? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What do you need to learn to become professional ASP.NET programmer? Should I be a professional in C# programming in order to build good web applications using ASP.NET? ...
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14answers
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Newbie seeking advice on programming in general [closed]

need some of you to remember back to a time when you might have been bad at programming... Been at my new job (as a software developer) for a couple of months now, passed probation period. Have very ...

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