Using CodeSmith and Plinqo templates to generate NHibernate ORM layer

I am working on a large database project (see article on news aggregator for trading)  and don’t want to a) use stored procedures and b) don’t want to have to code loads of NHibernate mapping files and logic. I looked at various different technologies for code generation and chose CodeSmith mainly because I still have [...]

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NuGet, the new way to get third party dlls into your application

I thought I’d write about this very cool new application hosted on code plex called NuGet. NuGet is a Visual Studio 2010 extension which manages packages. Roughly speaking this means that you can add third party dlls to your application without having to set any of the configuration or reference dependencies manually. There is a [...]

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Configuration in different environments and automatic deployment

I am a firm believer in automating any repetitive task, especially if that task is either business critical or prone to human error. Deployment of applications fits this perfectly and so automatic deployment is good thing. The standard tools for automatic deployment are Nant and Cruise Control. Or at least that’s what I am used [...]

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