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Creating NuGet packages with Grunt

Using Grunt to automate creation of your nuget packages.

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Knockout

Handling "this" in ko.command

The vagaries of "this" in Knockout commands.

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ProxyApi

ProxyApi & Anti-Forgery Tokens

Prevent CSRF with an anti-forgery token in ProxyApi.

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Knockout

Editable Object Graphs in Knockout

Extending `ko.plus` cancellability to whole object graphs.

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ASP.NET

Exception Handling for Web API Controller Constructors

How to handle those scenarios that exception filters will miss.

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Azure

Using Blob Snapshots to Backup Azure Virtual Machines

Now that Windows Azure Virtual Machines are out of preview it seems like a good time to look at how we can safeguard against the inevitable disasters that will befall those VMs

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ASP.NET

Translating Date Formats in JavaScript

Urgh, dates.  It's always bloody dates.

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Knockout

Fallback Images with Knockout

Handle missing images with Knockout data bindings.

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ASP.NET

Explicitly Controlling Cache Dependencies in MVC

Approaches to some advanced caching scenarios in an MVC site.

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Azure

Publish an Azure Web Site from the Command Line

Publish your website to Azure from the comfort of your terminal.

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