by Derek Du

We struggled with Windows Azure websites because we couldn’t write logs. Using Log4Net to write to log files as we usually do, does not work for Azure Websites because of the limited file permission. We had to resort to email notifications or Virtual Machine when we needed to debug Azure Websites, which was a big headache!

Fortunately, it is all over now. To write t...

by Derek Du

Windows Azure websites allow quick deployment of web applications, but troubleshooting it is quite limited. So, here is a quick reference for remote debugging Windows Azure applications.

1. First enable remote debugging on the Windows Azure website in Configure -> Site Diagnostics -> Remote Debugging. Set it to ON. Also, make sure you select the correct version of Visual Stu...

by Sheila Zhang
In a previous blog, I started explaining how to perform complex data transfers. When you need to manipulate the source data much to fit the destination -- such as the ETL process (extract – transform – load) -- you can use SSDT (SQL Server Data Tool) to develop a SSIS solution.
The development language of SSIS is different from other development languages that need you ...

by Jacky Xu
 
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by Sheila Zhang
Here are the most interesting articles I read this week:
Using SysInternal Controls Like a Pro
How to use sysinternals tools like a PRO. 
 
Using GIT with Visual Studio 2013 Jump Start

By Jacky Xu
Recently, we developed some projects through Entity Framework. The framework is great to create database structures and data-access layers. When you design a database for a system, you can create table structures in the database and create data-access layers through the framework. Or, you can create entity and data-access layers in Visual Studio and create a table structure through th...

By Derek Du
Yesterday I was wondering, what is the best practice to manage database changes in TFS? In the past we have been using CVS to do version controls. The way to manage database changes was just having a folder to store all the scripts from the day the project starts. So when it comes to TFS, the same idea can be applied – create a folder of database scripts in the solution.
However,...