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I'm working on developing API requirements. oData looks very promising. However, searching for oData turns up results primarily related to ASP.NET. Is oData widely accepted by the development community, (meaning php, Python, Ruby, etc.) or is it primarily used by Microsoft devs?
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OData initially was an Microsoft project but now an OASIS standard and working towards becoming an ISO standard. Besides Microsoft, OData is also adopted in many different companies like SAP, IBM and etc, you can check part of the OData ecosystem at http://www.odata.org/ecosystem/. Also there are library support in various platforms including PHP, Python, Ruby and etc, please check at http://www.odata.org/libraries and you can search OData in GitHub.
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I am very new to DOT.net frameworks.
Shouldn't we always update to the latest release?
List Entity framework or identity framework .. all those frameworks ... why do we keep them around? just use the latest ones.
In fact, I am just starting to develop an asp.net website with RestAPIs, login, register, social login...
I wonder what is the best framework version (4.5) to use
From a large company point of view. You can not always technically get the latest version of .NET on your servers that store your applications. For some you have to go through a series of procedures to get everything to the latest so it's not necessarily developers that can trudge through this when you have a separation of duties like developers, system admins, etc. Although it's highly suggested to use the latest and greatest. Every dev/company has their own way of actually getting the most up-to-date versions of pretty much anything.
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One year ago, Microsoft announced the "helios" project (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2014/02/18/introducing-asp-net-project-helios.aspx). Since then, there has been no updates on it's nuget package and no related news. Is it safe to start using it or is it dead?
ASP.NET users have been using Katana for a long while as it empowers the latest Web API and SignalR releases from Microsoft. Helios was an addition to that map initially.
They (Katana and Helios) will, however, not be heavily updated, as ASP.NET 5 uses a different design approach. Microsoft people said this unofficially in a few places, and should provide a better explanation when ASP.NET 5 is officially released.
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I'm porting three of my WP7 apps, that use my WCF SOAP Services to Android (so I can make some money for a change). They don't like SOAP over there so I need to make a duplicate version of my WCF service methods to Restful services.
I created a simple working test service some months ago using the WCF REST Service Template 40(CS) template so that's one choice. However I see a lot on the web about ASP.NET Web API using MVC 4.
My question is: Is this fully cooked and going to grow and prosper or is Microsoft going to get me all involved in this and then drop it like a hot potato after I've got a year in it.
I would choose whatever got the job done that was supportable while being the least effort to implement. If I was on a level playing field I would run with the WebAPI mainly because it is very, very smooth. I would also version my API using versioned urls or content negotiation to insulate myself.
I can't speak for Microsoft, but in general they stand behind anything they have released as a fully supported product for quite some time. I'd expect the WebAPI to be supported at least as long as the platform. I don't see Microsoft dropping .NET support anytime soon and I would expect to see .NET 4.0 supported for the foreseeable future.
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I am fairly new at web development scene, and I was wondering if you can help me break up the pros and cons of using python django vs asp.net mvc besides the maturity level of its framework.
I have intermediate experience with Java. As of right now, I am leaning towards Python, but I just wanted to make sure, I am making the right choice. I find myself limited with books available on asp.net web developments. I am aware that there is the storefront example on the official asp.net site. However, that tutorial was a little hard for me to follow. I've done a research around and was hoping python could be my next available choice. There are more tutorials available online for Python anyways.
What do you think?
It always make sens to do some research regarding technologies trends and professionals demand, you can do this by using Google tools, such as Google Trends
It will save you time and help you to choose right direction. See more details about technology research here. Happy coding!
ASP.NET MVC is pretty cool if you already know C# and/or ASP... but if you're starting from scratch, Django is (IMO) a better bet. You probably have more hosting options for Django, for one thing.
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So, I am working on an app that needs heavy "cell" calculations in a web-based app. The client needs to be able to change values, even the formulas... calculate totals etc, all on the client side in basically a "spreadsheet".
These requirements are pretty strict :(
I am wondering if there is any library or any way to utilize Excel through a web page? Would Silverlight provide any benefit? One thing I was thinking about is that we need some of the same functionality on the client and server (formula calculating), so Silverlight would be great for the re-usability of our C#. Any help is greatly appreciated!
EDIT 1: ## It is not a public facing application.
Have you considered using Excel itself? Could be a particularly good option for a non-public-facing app.
You can embed .NET code into Excel, including a custom UI and web services calls, with a technology called VSTO. It gives you full programmatic control over cells, formulas, etc. Very cool!
Excel Web Services?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/ha101054761033.aspx
SpreadsheetGear for .NET will do it.
Here is an article by Deane Barker who had a similar question on stackoverflow.
Even Microsoft uses SpreadsheetGear for Excel based calculators on it's MSN Money site as you can see here.
You can find live ASP.NET samples here and download the free trial here.
Disclaimer: I own SpreadsheetGear LLC