endpoint.tv Screencast - QueryString Parameters in RESTful WCF

Posted: Feb 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM

By: Ron Jacobs

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QueryString parameters are great but can cause problems in RESTful WCF if not used properly. In this screencast I'm going to show you how you can and should use Query Parameters and I'll give you a pointer to a nifty little class I wrote to help you out.

Hi Ron, in general I'm the sort of person who works in complete silence as I can't concentrate completely otherwise and the same is with learning something new - probably more so. Some of our designers work with their earphones blaring music all day but all the devs prefer a quite working environment, so I know I'm not alone. It's not that I don't like the music it's just that I think that the videos would be more effective without any background music/noise which I think is your primary goal here. There have actually been a couple of videos in the endpoint.tv series that I’ve stopped watching due to the background music – this was the first one I watched that I noticed the issue so was the only one I commented on.

BTW – the link to your blog in your profile is a dead link.

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dmcgiv

Feb 22, 2009 at 4:29 PM quote reply

I found this video helpful but the repetitive background music was annoying and stopped me giving 100% concentration on what you were saying.
rojacobs Ron Jacobs

Feb 23, 2009 at 2:20 PM quote reply

Sorry to hear you don't like the music. Do you think it would be better if it wasn't repetitive or would you rather have no music?
dmcgiv

Feb 26, 2009 at 2:02 AM quote reply

Hi Ron, in general I'm the sort of person who works in complete silence as I can't concentrate completely otherwise and the same is with learning something new - probably more so. Some of our designers work with their earphones blaring music all day but all the devs prefer a quite working environment, so I know I'm not alone. It's not that I don't like the music it's just that I think that the videos would be more effective without any background music/noise which I think is your primary goal here. There have actually been a couple of videos in the endpoint.tv series that I’ve stopped watching due to the background music – this was the first one I watched that I noticed the issue so was the only one I commented on.

BTW – the link to your blog in your profile is a dead link.
rojacobs Ron Jacobs

Mar 13, 2009 at 7:02 AM quote reply

Thanks for the feedback - I'm going to keep the background music to just the beginning and end for the next one.

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