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MVC Google Maps HtmlHelper - Dynamic Maps

I've recently been looking for a MVC helper class for Google maps. I came across this well written MVC HtmlHelper for static Google maps. Unfortunately I was looking for a helper that was for the dynamic version of Google charts. I needed to be able to add markers on the

Rich Snippets and Structured Data - RDFa

I've always been interested in optimizing this site for search engines and trying my best to make this site as efficient as possible. I recently stumbled across a blog post by the Google webmaster team that explained a little about rich snippets and how search results are returned when they

Measuring the Performance of Built-in .Net Classes

I've always wondered which built-in .Net classes are faster compared to others. There is a lot of conventional wisdom surrounding certain code classes in .Net and which ones are better to use than others. One thing that I always try and keep in mind when writing code is that different

Useful SQL Script to generate Countries & US States

I'm currently working on a project where I need to quickly insert a list of Countries and Us States into a database table. This is not the first time that I've needed to have a useful script handy for this sort of thing. I had a quick look around the

Basic Introduction To Writing Unit Tests With MOQ

What is mocking? Well....according to Wikipedia it is: "In object-oriented programming, mock objects are simulated objects that mimic the behavior of real objects in controlled ways. A computer programmer typically creates a mock object to test the behavior of some other object" In short, Mock objects are a great