Resources

Here you will find all the resources available, from event presentations to videos, audio files etc.


February SnackBox Session - 2010

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Paging the DataList Datalists in .NET provide more flexibility than the Datagrid but not the option to easily set paging like the Datagrid. Justin looks at a real life example of paging using SQL Server 2008, some of it’s benefits and pitfalls and it’s performance. .zip Justin White (http://www.lateraldrawing.com) 365.84 KB Download
Collections Collections are ubiquitous in C#.NET. Iwan examines the inner workings of some of these collections, enabling us to use them more appropriately and effectively. .zip Iwan de Beer 322.58 KB Download

January SnackBox Session - 2010

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Discovering SharePoint - Jan 2010 Veronique gives an introduction to Sharepoint for all those that haven't had the privelage of working with it. Once everyone is introduced to sharepoint she covers the 6 pillars of sharepoint and then some of the basic site setups. .zip Veronique Palmer (Let's Collaborate - http://www.letscollaborate.co.za) 528.79 KB Download
Developing Web Applications for Mobile Devices With the popularity of mobile devices with Internet browsing capabilities, it has become imperative that your web application display correctly on these new devices. Werner shows some of the real-world pitfalls and concept to be aware of. .zip Werner Olivier (Binary Thought - http://www.binary-thought.com) 111.53 KB Download

October SnackBox Session - 2009

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Factory Design Pattern Consider an application that can easily switch between data stores implemented in Access, XML or text files. We'll look at how the Factory Design Pattern can assist us with this. .zip Iwan de Beer 1.34 MB Download

September SnackBox Session - 2009

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
JQuery In this presentation I will introduce jQuery, a lightweight Javascript library and how you can use jQuery to enhance your web based projects. You will have to download WAMP server to view this presentation -> http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php .zip Justus Meyer - http://www.ionmedia.com 1.57 MB Download
Microsoft Azure This talk will give you a brief introduction into Windows Azure and an understanding of cloud computing and how the hosted architecture will impact the way organizations host, deploy, and maintain their solutions. .zip Mohamed Cassim 3.95 MB Download

August SnackBox Session - 2009

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Extension Methods This zip file contains the presentation as well as the code samples for the Extension Methods presentation as presented by Iwan de Beer during the August SnackBox Session .zip Iwan de Beer 1.47 MB Download

June 2009 - C# Winter Warmer

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Singleton design pattern This presentation explains the Singleton design pattern and demonstrates the best use methods through some code examples .zip Iwan de Beer 1.38 MB Download
Interop - Using unmanaged code This presentation discusses and demonstrates running unmanaged code from within .NET applications. It explores the concepts and how to create a wrappper for COM components in order to run unmanaged code safely .zip Dave Coates 310.15 KB Download
CAS - Code Access Security Ian walks us through the theoretical aspects of CAS and gives a basic overview of how developers can use CAS to ensure secure and stable applications .zip Ian van der Walt 251.37 KB Download

April 2009

Title Type Author Date Size Tags
Threading Using threading to maximize the UI experience .zip Bruce Hodgkinson 1.56 MB Download
SQL Performance Practises Some tips on how to ensure your queries run as quick as they can and how to identify bottlenecks in your existing queries .zip Iwan de Beer 1.06 MB Download
Silverlight What is Silverlight and how can you use it to give your users a better experience .zip Pat Ramadass 1.11 MB Download