Entity Framework – David Smit https://smit.co.za Smit in South Africa - smit.co.za Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 https://smit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cropped-kite-stilbaai-32x32.jpg Entity Framework – David Smit https://smit.co.za 32 32 GoPaintball.co.za https://smit.co.za/gopaintball-co-za/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:55:13 +0000 http://smit.co.za/?p=103 Continue reading GoPaintball.co.za]]> Paintball has always been one of those activities that everyone likes, no matter if its for a bachelor party, a casual game with friends, or as a profession.

But how do you locate/discover a new paintball close to you? Google would have been great, but only the popular fields are returned.

But fear now more, I present to you www.GoPaintball.co.za: The paintball site listing all the paintball fields in South Africa!*

GoPaintball Home Page step8 Paintball Map South Africa Fields

Any paintball owner can register to submit his paintball field (email [email protected] for details), entering contact details, facilities available, gps locations, upcoming events etc.

Once listed on the site, users can rate the field, upload images, upload videos leave comments etc!

The map will make it easier for you to find a paintball field near you.

Logo GoPaintball

Skills used
ASP.net, MVC5, c#, razor views, syntax, mssql database, bootstrap css (responsive), Entity Framework (EF6), jquery, Google maps api, Google rich snippets, Oauth, Extensive Error Logging, Rapheal Maps on home page, Custom Routing, Visual Studio Online, SEO optimized, Lavish Bootstrap

This might seem spammy, but I notified every paintball field I could find via email to upload their details to GoPaintball.co.za, I did this by entering all emails in a CSV file, and sending a generic message to all with some help how to use the site. I created a c# console application I created to send the emails, with a proffesional looking email.

Credits to my girlfriend and brother who tested the site. And Ruan Steyn for uploading fields for Gauteng!

 

*I lied, not all paintball sites are listed yet, but our database is growing, so in theory we are getting there. White lies

 

]]> sarmie.co.za https://smit.co.za/sarmie-co-za/ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:41:07 +0000 http://smit.co.za/?p=70 Continue reading sarmie.co.za]]> Funny Pictures, who doesn’t like them!  But I was getting too many funny emails at work, which is better suited on a site like 9gag.com etc.  But what about funny South African pictures? The rest of the world wouldn’t get all our inside jokes,  so I created a more “localized funny image” site for all South-African’s to enjoy.

It is called sarmie

Jip that’s the best I could come up with :S  It’s slang for a sandwich in South Africa.  And If you say “Saam hier” quickly in Afrikaans (which means together) it sounds like sarmie.  That alone should bring a tear to your eye (of joy of-course, because sarmie is a humorous site)

sarmie funny images south africa screenshot

Users upload their uplifting and funny / creative images (it must be South Africa specific though) to sarmie.co.za, and from there the voting starts to try and get it onto the home page.

Users have to be logged in to upload or vote, but this can be done by registering or just signing in with a Facebook or Google account.

Technical Specs : This is my first personal ASP.NET MVC project (and loving it), Database created using Entity Framework – MSSQL

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