David Hayden

Firefox 10 Web Developer Tools - ScratchPad, Inspector, etc.

Dave Hayden — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:17:00 GMT

Firefox updates ScratchPad and adds new Inspector as part of their web developer tools in Firefox 10.

Twitter Bootstrap 2.0 Released with New Responsive Web Design!

Dave Hayden — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:00 GMT

Twitter Bootstrap 2.0 Released!

Umbraco 5 RTM Released!

Dave Hayden — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:49:00 GMT

Wow, Umbraco 5 was released way much quicker than I thought!

Umbraco 5 Runs on ASP.NET MVC 3 and Razor View Engine

Dave Hayden — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:31:00 GMT

Spending quite a bit of time with Umbraco 5 during the evenings now that Umbraco is based on ASP.NET MVC and Razor! Starting Umbraco 5 Tutorials that also compare it to Orchard CMS.

Save on JavaScript Books - Learn JavaScript over the Holidays

Dave Hayden — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:42:00 GMT

O'Reilly has a sale on JavaScript books, too. Wish I wrote more book reviews as I own most of them.

Save on HTML5 Books and Videos - HTML5 Web Development

Dave Hayden — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:53:00 GMT

O'Reilly is having a sale today ( Saturday ) on HTML5 Books and Videos.

Download ASP.NET MVC 3 for Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview

Dave Hayden — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:20:00 GMT

On Microsoft Downloads!

ASP.NET MVC 4 Developer Preview Released

Dave Hayden — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:23:00 GMT

You can download the ASP.NET MVC 4 Developer Preview!

Nerddinner 3.0 - ASP.NET MVC 3 HTML5 GeoLocation jQuery Mobile

Dave Hayden — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:18:00 GMT

Nerddinner 3.0 was released with ASP.NET MVC 3 and Razor support, but it may not be for ASP.NET MVC beginners anymore.

Free WebMatrix Video Training for ASP.NET Web Developers

Dave Hayden — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:39:00 GMT

The free video training provides a basic overview of what WebMatrix is and how you might use it for ASP.NET Web Developers.

Redis Cookbook Book Review

Dave Hayden — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:44:00 GMT

If you have read the online documentation and samples for Redis and it is still not clear as to the usefulness of the data structures in your applications and how to use them, the Redis Cookbook should help you bridge that gap in your knowledge and give you a far better appreciation for Redis.

Smooth CoffeeScript - Free CoffeeScript Book

Dave Hayden — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT

Free book on CoffeeScript.

PhoneGap 1.0 Released - Built Mobile Applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Dave Hayden — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:12:00 GMT

Huge milestone. PhoneGap 1.0 was released on Friday!

Node.js Beginner Book

Dave Hayden — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:52:00 GMT

Free online book on Node.js that discusses its concepts and walks you through a number of Node.js application fundamentals.

CoffeeScript Accelerated JavaScript Development Book Review - Pragmatic Programmers

Dave Hayden — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:58:00 GMT

The book does a really nice job of explaining the new CoffeeScript syntax, the reasons behind the generated JavaScript, and how it helps JavaScript developers avoid those common JavaScript pitfalls by implementing common JavaScript Patterns.

Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 - Create Your First Application

Dave Hayden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:19:00 GMT

Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 was released today. I created a quick 5 minute application.

Try CoffeeScript Chrome Extension

Dave Hayden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:32:00 GMT

Neat Chrome Extension to Try CoffeeScript in the browser!

Learn JavaScript on Mozilla Developer Network

Dave Hayden — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:55:00 GMT

List of resources to learn JavaScript on the Mozilla Developer Network.

ASP.NET MVC 3 Performance Profiler: MVC-Mini-Profiler

Dave Hayden — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:22:00 GMT

MVC-Mini-Profiler is a free, open-source ASP.NET MVC 3 Performance Profiler on Google Code.

DotNetNuke 6 Released - C#, SharePoint, Windows Azure

Dave Hayden — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:50:00 GMT

Although I prefer Orchard CMS, congratulations on the release of DNN 6.

ILSpy Open-Source .NET Assembly Browser and Decompiler Goes 1.0

Dave Hayden — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:07:00 GMT

ILSpy is a free .NET Decompiler, too, and recently turned 1.0!

Expression Web 4 SP2 Released - jQuery Intellisense and Snippets

Dave Hayden — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:56:00 GMT

Now with jQuery Intellisense and Snippets!

ASP.NET MVC 4 Roadmap

Dave Hayden — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:25:00 GMT

First release of Microsoft's ASP.NET MVC 4 Roadmap.

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released

Dave Hayden — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:39:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released!

Orchard CMS 1.2 Released - Free ASP.NET MVC CMS

Dave Hayden — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:22:00 GMT

Orchard CMS 1.2 Released with lots of bug fixes and improved performance. If you haven't looked at Orchard yet, this may be the perfect time to get your initial impressions.

JetBrains WebStorm 50% Discount Ends Today - HTML5 and JavaScript Web Development IDE

Dave Hayden — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:25:00 GMT

Better jump on the 50% Discount today if you are looking for a sweet HTML and JavaScript IDE for developing applications and games!

The Book of CSS3 Book Review

Dave Hayden — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:20:00 GMT

I just finished reading a review copy of The Book of CSS3 by Peter Gasston and no starch press. I highly recommend it if you are familiar with CSS and are looking for a no-nonsense, feature-by-feature description of what has been added in CSS3.

Free WebMatrix Training Videos - Small Website Development

Dave Hayden — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:17:00 GMT

Pluralsight is giving away their free WebMatrix Training Course for 24 hours. Not sure how much time is left so I would jump on it if you are interested.

Chrome 12 JavaScript Debugger and De-Obfuscate Source

Dave Hayden — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:57:00 GMT

Subtle feature in Google Chrome 12 to better view minimized and compressed JavaScript.

ReSharper 6 Beta Download - JavaScript, CSS, and Razor View Engine

Dave Hayden — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:48:00 GMT

JetBrains ReSharper 6 is now available for download!

HTML5 Canvas Book Review - Create HTML5 Games!

Dave Hayden — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:08:00 GMT

Best book I have read so far on building games using the HTML5 Canvas!

RailsConf 2011 Session Slides and Videos

Dave Hayden — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:55:00 GMT

RailsConf 2011 Session Slides and Videos are posted.

Rails 3.1 RC Released - Asset Pipeline, HTTP Streaming, and jQuery

Dave Hayden — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:32:00 GMT

Rails 3.1 Release Candidate Released!

New iMacs - Quad Core, Thunderbolt, FaceTime HD, and More!

Dave Hayden — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:18:00 GMT

The new iMacs from Apple have received a HUGE update! Combine this with the new Mac App Store and the upcoming release of Mac OS X Lion this summer and now is a GREAT time to buy an iMac!

JetBrains dotPeek - Download Free .NET Decompiler

Dave Hayden — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:51:00 GMT

JetBrains dotPeek in EAP and available for download.