Productivity

As many of you already know, we are offering you a chance to choose which features of OpenAccess ORM you would like to see implemented in the next releases. You can post your votes and comments in our PITS system, plus you can ask us to put new features there through the support system or forums. Recently there is one clear winner in PITS – the database default values support. It has been requested many times through our support system as well – and we would like to thank all of you for the feedback, we do appreciate it. We are glad...

In a previous blog I showed how to customize Telerik OpenAccess ORM data mappings using custom TypeConverters.  In particular we looked at storing, and querying, an enum by its name rather than its int value.  In this example, I will show how to get OpenAccess to serialize a class to xml, and store it in the database.  In the end you will have a reusable TypeConverter you can use to store any class as XML using OpenAccess! :) Creating the Type Converter The first thing we need to do is create the type converter.  To do that, simply grab the basic skeleton I displayed...

What does one second of performance degradation in web and e-commerce applications cost? It depends, but according to the Aberdeen Group (June, 2008 Benchmark report), customers are won or lost in just one second, based solely on the performance of the web or e-commerce application. Just this single second of delay for an online retail site equates to a “seven percent reduction in customer conversion” and thus lost revenue, seven percent!  Telerik Test Studio Performance test can help customers achieve a higher level of web or e-commerce performance, and mediate this risk. 

Some developers have been surprised to discover JustCode and JustTrace installed on their system after installing JustDecompile. Whereas most simply try out the tools or uninstall them, some have expressed concern that we’re bundling software in the installer. Suffice to say, we’re not. But, if we’re not bundling other products in the installer, what’s really going on? Web Installer Launcher When you download JustDecompile (which is free) or one of our trial products, you actually receive a lightweight web installer launcher. This program simply allows you accept the license agreements and select products. It then downloads the individual installers and runs them. Of course,...

With the latest release of TeamPulse, we now offer the ability to significantly update the look and feel for the Ideas & Feedback Portal.  This will allow you to brand the portal to seamlessly blend in with your own product branding, providing a more consistent user experience.  The team has created two different mechanisms for customization.  Based on customer feedback, the development team has created a new page that allows basic and advanced changes. This post will cover the basic customizations. The Default Portal Look and Feel For reference, here is the default, “out of the box” portal.  (Don’t ...