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Unit tests provide the reassurance that the system behaves correctly no matter where the system is running. With the release of Entity Framework Core, in-memory unit test database doubles are even easier than ever to use.

In this article we cover database views and stored procedure mappings using the Entity Framework 6 for .NET Standard and the differences between direct table access and view and stored procedure mapping.

In this article, we look at a creative way to dynamically render a 2D structure with validation messaging using ASP.NET MVC Forms and FormCollection.

The SQL Server Data Tools platform for Microsoft Visual Studio is hands-down one of the most powerful platforms for developing Microsoft SQL Server solutions. We will review some of the key features of the SQL Server Data Tools platform including schema comparison and database publishing features.

Microsoft Visual Studio provides developers two default build configurations, Debug and Release, which in this article we will demonstrate two common uses for the different configurations as well as show you how to create even more build configurations for your projects.

A quick look at Andy Hunt's new software development methodology and what it could mean for the software development industry.

In this article, we will focus on the steps necessary to create an Entity Framework database context with a custom Connection String from it's parts in a database-sharding scenario.

With the release of the Raspberry Pi 2, and it's immediate sellout, many internet communities ranging from maker projects, embedded applications, and home automation gurus have been talking about the Raspberry Pi 2.

Cosairus will be heading to the University of West Georgia in Carrollton on Wednesday, November 5th to meet with the students in the Computer Science department. We are certainly excited to meet with the industry's future developers and give them a peek into the day-to-day operations of a software consultant and development firm.

Continuing with our series on enterprise MVC design patterns, in this article we will look at another common design pattern, paging through data where navigating to the next page requires a round trip to the server to fetch the data.