Rob Janssen

JavaScript has a Unicode problem · Mathias Bynens

The way JavaScript handles Unicode is… surprising, to say the least. This write-up explains the pain points associated with Unicode in JavaScript, provides solutions for common problems, and explains how the upcoming ECMAScript 6 will improve the situation.

MongoDB Aggregation: Group by any time interval

Since version 2.4 MongoDB offers a powerful aggregation framework, which offers great functionality without the hassle of map/reduce. You can group your results by any (calculated) field. Using the date operators you can for instance group your results by day and sum your results.

My Fondest Programming Memory

In the fall of 2009 - the first semester of my senior year at CMU - I took a Web Application Development course. Half of the semester (and half the grade) was dedicated to the course project – to develop a substantial web application that was to be “novel in function”.

DSLs: A Deep(ish) look

It has been a while since I wrote an article here at CodeProject, but that does not mean I have not been busy. Far from it, I have been very busy digesting new things (at least new for me), and reading a lot.

A failed experiment: improving the Builder pattern

The rationale for wanting builders for domain objects goes roughly like this. You want: Granted, you could just use Scala's case classes with named parameters and call it a day. Alas, this was no such day.

IE10 and IE11 and Windows 8.1 and __doPostBack

A while back there was a bug in the old browser definition files that shipped with .NET 2 and .NET 4. Fast forward to today and these older ASP.NET’s will mis-detect IE10 and IE11. If you have this, you'll see __doPostBack JavaScript errors in your sites when IE10 or IE11 hit them.

Attribute Routing in ASP.NET MVC 5

Routing is how ASP.NET MVC matches a URI to an action. MVC 5 supports a new type of routing, called attribute routing. As the name implies, attribute routing uses attributes to define routes. Attribute routing gives you more control over the URIs in your web application.

Visual Studio : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site

Top things web developers should know about the Visual Studio 2013 release

ASP.NET and Web Tools for Visual Studio 2013 Release NotesASP.

What's New in Visual Studio 2013

There has been a fundamental shift to device and services experiences altering how the industry approaches software development. Consumers, customers, and employees now demand a new breed of applications.

This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.

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