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Architects UG: 16 Case Studies of ASP.NET Web Performance

    Below is a slide deck for the talk I gave today on Architect UG. The presentation focused on 16 case studies of performance that is less than optimal. The session is focused on baking performance engineering into the development lifecycle. Read More...

Posted 23 June 09 10:38 by alikl | 7 Comments   
Filed under Performance, Architecture

High Level Digest On Windows Azure Services Platform

    I was reading a white paper called An Introduction to Microsoft .NET Services for Developers while taking few quick notes. The notes might be beneficial to those who wants to quickly get an idea what Windows Azure is. Here is what I Read More...

Posted 01 June 09 09:52 by alikl | 0 Comments   
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Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) - Preparing Your Competency Document Video Distilled

     Preparing Your Competency Document video goes briefly about the documents the you should submit as a candidate for Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program. Below are the notes I have take while watching the video. Technical Read More...

Posted 27 May 09 06:56 by alikl | 0 Comments   
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Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) - Preparing For The Review Board Interview Video Distilled

    Review  board interview is the critical part of the MCA certification program. It is discussed in the Preparing for the Review Board Interview video. Below are the notes I have taken when I watched the video. Key to success is Read More...

Posted 26 May 09 09:51 by alikl | 1 Comments   
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Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) Review Board Interview Video Distilled

I was watching MCA Review Board Interview video as part of my preparation to the MCA program. Following are the notes I have taken while watching the video: Review process conducted quarterly. The board of 7 members reviews 13 candidates during a week. Read More...

Posted 25 May 09 06:55 by alikl | 2 Comments   
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Hollywood's Project Management System

What if I tell you there is a project management system that works? By "works" I mean it helps completing projects on time, on budget, on spec. No more 2% slip. Think such system does not exist? It does exist in Hollywood. Not in the movies. The system Read More...

Posted 01 May 09 10:51 by alikl | 2 Comments   
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Understanding ASP.NET MVC Code (For Aspiring Architects) - #3

      This post is a digest of the Understanding Models, Views, and Controllers (C#). It helps to quickly understand the generated code when creating ASP.NET MVC project in Visual Studio. Resources   Understanding Models, Views, Read More...

Posted 06 April 09 11:52 by alikl | 2 Comments   
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How ASP.NET MVC Works (For Aspiring Architects) - #2

      This post briefly describes ASP.NET MVC request processing model. It is digested and based on Understanding the MVC Application Execution Process (MSDN) Resources   Understanding the MVC Application Execution Process (C#) Read More...

Posted 02 April 09 11:05 by alikl | 0 Comments   
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ASP.NET MVC For Aspiring Architects - #1

      Is ASP.NET MVC more than just new cool technology? What advantages it brings over ASP.NET Web Forms? When should I use ASP.NET MVC and when ASP.NET Web Forms? How do I MVC this and MVC that? Resources ASP.NET MVC Overview Free Read More...

Posted 31 March 09 10:37 by alikl | 2 Comments   
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ASP.NET Security Architecture Cheat Sheet For Very Busy Architects

      You are an architect. You are sitting in your fancy office thinking about cloud computing and about the higher ground stuff. Suddenly the phone rings, it's your current project manager. "Quick! Come over here, we have a Read More...

Posted 19 March 09 12:20 by alikl | 2 Comments   
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Distributed Architecture Drawbacks Revealed By Netmon(Bonus - TDS Parser Goes Public)

      Distributed architecture can mercilessly backfire at you.  In my case flexible architecture, elegant design patterns, and smart code led to abuse of the flexibility, resulting in very poor performance . Free Microsoft Network Read More...

Posted 13 March 09 12:02 by alikl | 2 Comments   
Filed under Performance, Architecture

Why My ASP.NET Application's Performance Is Less Than Optimal?

      From my recent engagements I collected few performance anti-patterns that make ASP.NET web application to perform the way that is less than optimal. Many related to architecture and design. Below is the list of the anti-patterns Read More...

Posted 06 March 09 10:01 by alikl | 5 Comments   
Filed under Performance, Architecture

Silverlight - Browser Cache And Performance Optimization

      I was recently involved in the discussion about how Silverlight application is handled by the browser regarding browser cache. After quick research I have found two great articles by Dino Esposito that contain good explanation Read More...

Posted 27 February 09 11:23 by alikl | 0 Comments   
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Solution Architect Competencies - Part I

      Now that I know what Solutions Architecture Foundations are and what the Solution Architect And Enterprise Architect Do it's time to learn what competencies the Solution Architect must possess in order to build solid solution Read More...

Posted 23 February 09 06:57 by alikl | 1 Comments   
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Solutions Architecture Foundations Hub

      Now I know how the Solution Architect looks like and what he does (and what he does not do) - What Do Solution Architect And Enterprise Architect Do? Next thing for me to have some clear picture about how the solution architecture Read More...

Posted 18 February 09 11:27 by alikl | 5 Comments   
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