A few weeks ago, Scott Hanselman blogged about the challenges with working with JSON dates and the ASP.NET Web API. In the post he described how the current version of the Web API sends back dates in Epoch time. The conclusion of his post was that JSON.NET, which the Web API will use OOTB, will use ISO 8601 for JSON dates moving forward. This is all an ideal solution if you’re using the latest version of the ASP.NET Web API that uses JSON.NET. However, what if you’re in a situation where you are...
KnockoutJS is an awesome MVVM JavaScript data binding framework for building rich user experiences. As sites get more interactive and more presentation logic gets pushed to the client-side, it’s important to have rich frameworks which enable these scenarios. The next version of MVC is going to include the Knockout NuGet package in the box. Now is a perfect time to start learning Knockout. As I’ve been learning Knockout, I’ve been pleased to discover that, although it comes with a rich set of features...