The Problem Okay so lets start with a little bit of background on what a HTTP verb is. Raise your hand if you know what they are… Okay put it down people in your office are starting to stare at you. So without dragging out the explanation the HTTP verb is basically the way in which a request tells the server what it is trying to do. Most developers are familiar with the concept of... more
During development of MVC 2 Preview 2 I was lucky enough (I’m on the QA team after all) to get to code and check in a feature that I wanted to MVC Futures. In all actuality it is two separate “features” that basically do the same thing. Okay, I think I might be blowing it out of proportion they are basically two new HTML helpers “Script” and “Css” more
I am proud to announce that ASP.NET MVC 2 Preview 2 has been released! So what are you waiting for? Go download it, its okay I’ll wait here… If you are running MVC 1.0 the good news is that just like Preview 1, Preview 2 can live side by side with it. However, as with previous preview releases, it is recommended that you uninstall Preview 1 prior to installing Preview 2. Currently there is no... more
Okay everyone, here is the deal, the ASP.NET QA Team has a position open and we are looking for the stealthiest ninja we can find! We are looking for someone who is able to help evolve the team processes, improve our tooling, and join us in the trenches as we test one of the best technologies out there. Overall the team is responsible for ASP.NET WebForms, ASP.NET MVC, Microsoft AJAX, and a whole slew of... more
Somewhere around a year and half ago I decided that I need a change of pace in my life. I applied to Microsoft thinking that there was no harm in trying and got an interview. A little over a year ago I packed up two suite cases with some clothes, packed up my house, and got on a plane to Seattle. It honestly doesn’t seem that long ago that it all happened, but the following... more