Atomic Updates via SolrNet

As of today the SolrNet api doesn't offer atomic updates to be issued to a running Solr server. While the Solrnet api is supposed to offer this feature sometime in the future, the following alternative can be used in the interim.

1. Build a custom atomic update XML message:


(See: http://wiki.apache.org/solr/UpdateXmlMessages for more details)

2. Get hold of the connection object (via ServiceLocator):


3. Issue a call to Solr via the connection object:


Will be adding sample code snippets soon..

C# - A home away from home

For someone with years of experience in Java, the stint to code in C# seemed like a cake walk. The large scale port of popular Java frameworks into dot net such as NHibernate, Spring.net, NUnit, etc., make life all that much easier for anyone starting to bridge the gap.

There are however some bits that trouble us Java natives no end. Particularly anything & everything to with the web.config file. This one file has enough traps in it to confuse the hell out of any sane minded developer. The file has hints for the IDE (Visual studio), the framework (Asp.net), the web server (IIS), & everyone else connected to the runtime.

The other bit that seems bothersome is how dependencies, packages & Dll's get referenced. Particularly with frequently changing Dll's, & the tools optimized for caching, it gets difficult to know what version is really loaded & running.

Anyway, once you get past these issues, the ride ahead is through familiar grounds.