Stephen Walther's latest MVC tip introduced me to the MVC framework's ability to pass server variables into actions as parameters. Unfortunately using this feature is a very bad idea and could jeopardize the security of your application. Take a look at a code sample you might find surprising. [More]

A few months ago I posted about my changes to Rob Conery's PagedList class. Since writing that article many comments have been left about how to further improve the design, which have since been incorporated into a new, further improved PagedList class. [More]

Better late than never, the MVC Membership Starter Kit now has an official release targeted at the MVC framework Preview 3 release. This release also rolls in several important bug fixes. [More]

A couple days ago a reader sent me a question regarding how to use SSL with the MVC framework. Specifically the reader wanted to know the easiest way to make an Ajax call to a HTTPS page from a non HTTPS page. The tricky part here is to do so without hard-coding any URLs, so I whipped up a couple extension methods that should make this a bit easier. [More]

Sandcastle - the .Net community equivalent of RDoc/JavaDoc and the spiritual successor of the now defunct NDoc – has been removed from CodePlex. It’s fate is currently up in the air and Microsoft is asking you for input on what should happen next. It was pulled down after the community at-large expressed reservations about Sandcastle being hosted on CodePlex while not being published under an Open Source license or even being posted in source form at all. [More]

After two weeks in gorgeous St. Lucia on honeymoon, my new bride and I have returned to DC. Take a look at a few of the pictures we snapped along the way. [More]

I know, I know... I haven't been blogging much recently, but don't think that you've gotten rid of me yet. My fiance and I have been very busy preparing for our wedding, which after nearly a year of planning is now only days away. On Monday Alexandra and I will be leaving for the Sandals Grande St. Lucian for two weeks of sun, sailing, and relaxing. [More]