Tag Archives: Fiddler

ASP.NET MVC WebApi and Xml serialization

Posted on September 16, 2015 by erictummers

In our project we use XSD to describe messages over project boundaries. This way we can all develop in our own speed. The XSD describes XML with attributes and elements. ASP.NET MVC WebApi supports this, but not out-of-the-box. Default the … Continue reading →

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Use VPN from host in hyper-v VM

Posted on June 10, 2015 by erictummers

To access Team Foundation Server (TFS) we use a VPN. For a testing scenario I wanted a hyper-v VM to connect to TFS, here’s how I set this up without configuring a VPN inside the VM. First make sure the … Continue reading →

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OData second look

Posted on April 20, 2015 by erictummers

This is a follow up on my OData first look post. Since then I’ve moved the service to IIS for better fiddler support. The sample code builds on the previous post and shows how to load related data in one … Continue reading →

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First look at OData

Posted on April 15, 2015 by erictummers

I’ve heard about OData back in 2012 but never used it. Now I might have a use case for OData and want to explore it. Below are the parts of my sample WCF DataService project. Every part has the exceptions … Continue reading →

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Reduce wait time with tasks

Posted on March 11, 2015 by erictummers

In our project we group multiple machines and request information from each one. Sometimes this takes very long. All machines are contacted in sequence. When one machine is offline the request will timeout in 10 seconds (default WCF behavior) This … Continue reading →

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