Dapper vs Entity Framework vs ADO.NET Performance Benchmarking

Just how fast is Dapper.NET compared to ADO.NET and Entity Framework? Let's find out! Download the sample project from GitHub to test on your machine.

The Bug Hunt From Hell (Or, Why You Shouldn't Forget About Caching)

We have an in-house media server that stores internal images, videos, etc. This project has many components, but the major ones are: * A database, where information about the media items is stored. * A service layer, which allows multiple apps to use the server and database. * A private site (which talks

The Ultimate Fate of All Software

Some realizations come slowly, but some hit you like a freight train. I had one of those this week while working on the latest change to the PAE system [http://www.exceptionnotfound.net/designing-a-workflow-engine-database-part-1-introduction-and-purpose/] we've worked so hard on. It was a good change, one I was happy to implement

Using 64-bit IIS Express in Visual Studio

Our organization, like many other medium-to-large companies, uses a central ORACLE database for most of our company-specific data. By itself this is not an issue (according to management), but problems arise from two things: * We are almost exclusively a Microsoft shop. * The version of ORACLE we are using is very

On Living With ADHD

I have been living with ADHD my entire life. I was diagnosed at 7, in treatment for many of my pre-high-school years, and on medication then and now. For much of my school career, I had great difficulty focusing, keeping track of my homework, and just generally remembering to do