I've done some more thinking about whether or not to use 3rd-party controls (see my original post, and this follow up) and I believe I have some "rules of thumb" that make sense now. My re-evaluation of my position on this has come because the EntitySpaces team announced that they would no longer continue the … Continue reading Should You Use 3rd-Party Controls and Frameworks? – Final Word?
Author: Jim McMullen
How to Force an ASP.NET Page into IE Compatibility Mode (Even when Using Themes)
The Situation: You need to to use a control that is not fully compatible with the latest version of Internet Explorer (or you find that your page just doesn't function the same in the latest version). A Solution: The normal solution (and the one that nearly everyone can use UNLESS they are working with ASP.NET … Continue reading How to Force an ASP.NET Page into IE Compatibility Mode (Even when Using Themes)
How to Catch Errors when Using ObjectDataSource
The Situation: You have an ASP.NET page that uses an ObjectDataSource to provide data access for a GridView, FormView or list control like a DropDownList or CheckboxList. When a data access error occurs, you would like to display a message on the page to help users understand what is happening. A Solution: You could try … Continue reading How to Catch Errors when Using ObjectDataSource
Should You Use 3rd-Party Controls and Frameworks? – Follow-Up
The very next day after I wrote my original post on using 3rd-party controls, the EntitySpaces team announced that they would no longer continue the framework and would make it open source by the end of 2012. Yikes! Now what? I have 2 choices - do nothing with my existing code and continue to use … Continue reading Should You Use 3rd-Party Controls and Frameworks? – Follow-Up
Should You Use 3rd-Party Controls and Frameworks?
When you first start programming in a language, be it .NET, PHP, JAVA, or whatever, you tend to stick with the built in functions and controls. This makes sense, because you are learning how it works, what its strengths are, and where its limitations will trip you up. But every programmer at some point will … Continue reading Should You Use 3rd-Party Controls and Frameworks?
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