1st September 2009

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In the first part of this series, we examined the general design of the RIA image management system, discussed the database design, and finally started the application development from the homepage module. In this second part, we will continue to develop another module - the photo category management module, which represents one of the typical components in a Silverlight-based data-centric RIA application.

http://aspalliance.com/1877_Building_a_Silverlight_3_based_RIA_Image_Management_System__2

Editor's Comments

If you're looking for an easy way to improve your skills as a developer, I recommend checking out Project Euler. It's a site dedicated to relatively simple programming problems (at least the first level ones) that you can solve using your language of choice. As you go through the problems, it keeps track of your statistics and lets you see how many others have also solved the problem, etc. Further, the problems can give you a good framework from which to learn something new. Solve a problem using your favorite language, and then solve it again using a language you're just getting to know. I've been doing the problems with an emphasis on relatively new language features like lambda expressions and LINQ, to hone those skills. You can read about some of my experiences with Euler problems on my blog. It's also a good way to test different styles of development, such as Test Driven Development or Pair Programming if you're not used to such modes of working. All in all, I think the site's a lot of fun and provides a good set of practice problems that help improve my skills as a software craftsman.

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In this third part of the series, Varallo shows how to rebuild the Invoice created in Part 1 using disconnected datasets instead of connecting directly to the database. This gives the user the flexibility to manipulate the data and implement rules in a c# business class rather than in the report. He provides a detailed overview of each concept in a step-by-step manner supported with screen shots and source code.

We have come across a situation where we have to generate the report from more then 2 queries using crystal reports. All queries are different -- 2 transaction tables with relevant joins from dimension tables. So to make the report we have to create 2 different connections from the universe and it eventually gave performance problems when dealing with a large sets of records. In this case, we have to link each query with the others on the basis of common dimensions. While fetching a report with a large amount of data, it takes a lot of time to complete.

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In this second part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create a burndown chart using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of burndown reports with the help of relevant SQL statements and screen shots.

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