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Learn how to use the endjin composition framework inside ASP.NET MVC or Web API

This post explores how computers work from three perspectives - end-user, hardware engineer, and programmer - introducing the concept of abstraction layers that allow programmers to bridge user needs with underlying hardware.

The other day I wanted to bring up the Windows "Program and Features" panel using the run command (Win+R or just start typing in the Start screen in Win 8). Something I've done countless number of times in the past. For some reason, I had a complete blank and couldn't recall what that particular command was. So I thought it would be good to have a couple of tips and some of the most useful run commands for Developers (and everybody else) in one place.

Use the endjin composition framework's ContentFactory to register and resolve content by contentType string, with automatic substring fallback for misses.

Dealing with Transient Faults is absolutely essential when working in The Cloud. We delve into the library we've created for dealing with this situation.

In this post, we're going to set up the tools that we're going to use in the rest of this course on Windows or Linux.

Getting F# interactive running on Linux means building Mono 3.0 and the F# tools from source. Here are the exact apt-get, git clone, and make commands for Ubuntu 12.10.

Running F# interactively on Windows requires .NET 4.5, the Windows SDK, and the F# tools -- plus a PATH tweak to make fsi accessible from the command line. Here's every step for Windows 7 and 8.

Yesterday I attended the "C# and Mvvm - Developing apps for all of Android, iPhone and Windows" event hosted by Stuart Lodge at Modern Jago. In preparation for the day I had the daunting task of setting up my Mac for cross platform development with Xamarin. While most of it was fairly straight forward and well documented, I came across a few gotchas worth blogging about.

Getting started with endjin composition framework 2.0, our open-source .NET dependency injection container, with installer setup and component registration.

This post introduces a beginner's programming series, comparing modern programmers to medieval craftsmen and explaining the basic math skills and mindset needed to start learning the craft.

Endjin's open-source composition framework 2.0 drops Castle Windsor for a custom container, with cheap miss-handling and support for .NET, WinRT, and WP8.

This post discusses the importance of collaboration between designers and developers, including communication tips and a step-by-step guide.

A Campaign for Rational Business: applying evidence-based decision-making to your value chain to stop relying on gut instinct and make defensible calls.

Splatting is one of the most powerful, yet underused features of PowerShell. In this post we cover a walk-through of how to use this feature.

What separates a real proof of concept from a hack, demo, or spike, and how to scope a charting and data visualisation PoC across the Microsoft tech stack.

In the final part of this series, we cover how to use TeamCity's feature branch abilities to support the GitFlow process.

A new version of Templify has been released, which includes a huge performance improvement contributed by the Open Source community.

A worked Bootstrap example: header, sidebar, body, callout, sticky footer, plus extra CSS filling the missing 980-1199px narrow-desktop breakpoint.

We ran a retrospective of our first few Bootstrap-based HTML5/Javascript projects a few weeks back, and distilled some of the output into these top tips

Choosing your first programming language as a complete beginner: JavaScript, Python, C# and others compared on usefulness, learnability, and job demand.

If you were learning to programme today, which language should you choose? A look from Z80 assembly through C's hegemony into today's diverse landscape.

Laying the foundations to build a brand doesn't happen overnight. At endjin it taken many years to develop our brand look and tone of voice. In this post we talk about developing our visual language so that we can maintain a consistent look and feel across all our collateral.

Having a strategy is one thing, being able to measure your progress towards implementing is, and its impact is another.

GitFlow adds init, feature, release, hotfix, and support sub-commands that automate branching conventions: each one is a facade over standard git commands, explained here with their native equivalents.