New programming job trend

MVC, Entity framework with WCF is in demand. HTML5 is expected to be launched by the end of year 2014 but it is buzzing more than others. Others in race are: CSS3,Entity Framework, jQuery, Cloud computing, KnockoutJs... [More]

The underlying connection was closed: The connection was closed unexpectedly

"The underlying connection was closed: The connection was closed unexpectedly." This exception can be avoided by checking- 1) The return type and make sure it is serializable. and 2) Make sure your Enum values are matched with the values stored inside tables. This is the very critical situation because you don't expect it. [More]

InvalidOperationException could not Find UpdatePanel with ID

"Sys.InvalidOperationException: Could not find UpdatePanel with ID ''. If it is being updated dynamically then it must be inside another UpdatePanel."
Generally this error comes when you are trying to update an UpdatePanel from code behind and that UpdatePanel is inside an element (parent) that has hidden visibility.
Some techies suggest you to use another UpdatePanel as a container of your this UpdatePanel. Keeping in mind that UpdatePanels are the region like PlaceHolders and not like asp.net Panel element. [More]