In working on a new Laravel-based REST API over an existing database, I quickly realized the need to shield API consumers from my underlying database structure, especially since I knew the structure … [Read more...]
Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight – Part 1 *Updated*
Originally, in Part 1 of my soon-to-be multi-part series on recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight I used a separate WCF project (under .NET 3.5) to create my Gallery Service to serve as a … [Read more...]
Create your own branded url-shortener in under 10 minutes using ASP.NET MVC 2
UPDATE: bit.ly now allows custom domains without having to pay. Additionally, there are services like Droplr, CloudApp and JumpShare. Currently, I use Droplr for my personal short links and file … [Read more...]
Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3 – Part 1
In my introductory post I detailed the features needed to successfully recreate the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3. While a bit late, this is Part 1 of a multi-part series where I will detail out … [Read more...]
Welcome to Rest Azured!
Since everyone and their mother is talking about REST these days and the fact that Microsoft's latest big bet is Windows Azure, I decided "Rest Azured" was a good name for my new blog. I chose "Rest … [Read more...]