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Some Thoughts on Oslo

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:26:02 GMT

The concept of modelling software in an abstract manner to ease the process of creating the real thing has been around for a while. And in all that time it's never really taken off in the mainstream. So it's pretty exciting to hear Microsoft has decided to give it a go - Microsoft have always been clever when it comes to examining the landscape, taking out the best bits, and building something that stands out from the rest. Let's hope they learn the lessons of others and produce something that's really different.

Place a StackOverflow badge on your website

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:28:01 GMT

I was thinking it would be cool if you could place a StackOverflow "badge" on your website or blog showing your current Reputation score with a link to your profile. So I look into it, and it actually wasn't that difficult to "scrape" the information off the StackOverflow.com website. Here's a simple ASP.NET User Control that does the job.

Cricket Liu: We've Entered a New Era of DNS

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:19:54 GMT

The Kaminsky exploit discovery has signaled a new era in DNS.

The World's Longest Second

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:13:34 GMT

Why must every Microsoft tool take 20 minutes to uninstall the when only one second remains? Grrrrrrrr...

Webslices or Webchunks?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:45:13 GMT

Firefox 3 now has an extension for supporting Webslices!!!

Building the Microsoft Social Platform

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:45:32 GMT

Interview with John Martin about the new MSDN and TechNet social applications, like bookmarking.

Which Open Source License to select -"With Comparison Chart!"

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:06:55 GMT

A simple comparison of different open source licenses. Lets you have an idea on thier features and have preview for selection of a license for your open source project.

Google's Pie in the Sky

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:12:29 GMT

Can Google really threaten Microsoft with hte cloud?

Community Coding Contest Voting Has Begun! Go Cast Your Vote Now!

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:28:03 GMT

The voting for the winners of the Community Coding Contest has begun. Go Vote Now! To vote, just go the the poll on the right hand side of the Community Coding Contest website and cast your vote. You can also view a list of all contest entries here: http://communitycodingcontest.org/AllEntries.aspx

Weblogs.asp.net and www.asp.net Under New Management

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:54:50 GMT

I just learned that our favourite Microsoft community sites (www.asp.net, www.iis.net, www.silverlight.net, and www.windowsclient.net) are under new management. The fabulous people at Telligent are "changing direction to focus more on building and servicing our flagship product: Community Server". So, welcome to Jay Esguerra and the folks at Neudesic who have officially taken over managing the sites today. I'm a bit nostalgic to see the management change hands at www.asp.net. I remember the early years when the site and code were Rob Howard's personal responsibility. I was in charge of the ASP.NET Control Gallery back then and dealt directly with Rob to get tweaks made to the pages. At that time, Rob's original code was downloadable from the late GotDotNet site.

Stealing Someone Else's Work

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:03:31 GMT

"[A blogger] has clearly taken the Microdesk.Utility.UnitTest.dll and torn it open using Reflector or some other similar MSIL decompiler tool and then posted the actual source code on his blog (interestingly, after of course removing the Microdesk from the class namespace designations in the code he's posted so it looks as though its his own effort). " And the Douchebag of the Year award goes to....

The effect of stackoverflow.com on programmer habits

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:53:02 GMT

It is easy to run to the experts to get answers to programming problems. Will programming QA sites like stackoverflow.com where there is a group of above average developers answering questions make us programmers lazy? Will we just post questions and wait for answers instead of digging a little deeper and spend a little extra time to figure out the solutions ourselves?

How To Have a Successful .NET Developer Interview

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:45:39 GMT

I have been through a number of interviews now in my career and I have fared pretty well in many of them. While going through the interviews, I have created a mental list of what has worked well and what made a good impression on those conducting the interview. I have also made note of what impresses me (or turns me off) when I am the one conducting an interview. Here are my top tips for success during your .NET developer interview.

Cloud Computing will require Infrastructure 2.0

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:38:23 GMT

Cloud computing will either become a victim of technology over-extension or enable new revenue shifts between network hardware and software players.

1 Day Left to Enter the Community Coding Contest!

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:56:52 GMT

Want to win a FREE MSDN Premium Subscription with Visual Studion 2008 Team Suite?!?? There is only 1 day left to submit your entries for the Community Coding Contest!! There are currently only 5 entries submitted, so your chances are pretty good if you submit an entry today! The deadline to submit entries is 12AM EST October 1st, 2008, that's less than 36 hours away. And, then voting begins.

THE FIRST LOS ANGELES CODE CAMP!

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:30:59 GMT

pixels2soundBytes Show #05

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:16:02 GMT

A podcast of audio renderings of blog posts. This episode brings you 3 excellent blog posts from Jay Fields. Test reflect code quality, Is being a niche language developer good for your career and Great developers are hard to find.

Measuring Programmers By Extra Hours

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:01:04 GMT

I am writing this article as a sequel to the Measuring Programming Progress By Lines Of Code article. Let me please talk about another common metric - measuring the amount of extra hours a software developer has done.

More Microsoft PDC 2008 News

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:02:51 GMT

More Microsoft PDC 2008 News including pre-beta copies of Windows 7, new sessions, new keynotes, portable hard drives, Software + Services, etc

Code Review - Workflow Communication using MVP-like Pattern

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:01:33 GMT

Pulling property values from a workflow using an MVP like pattern. Review the code and leave your opinion.

One does not have to be a good developer to make a lot of money

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:32:27 GMT

You want to make nice money with little development effort, do not you? Here are the options. You can concentrate on some specific solution like accounting software. Alternatively you can start leveraging some "Build your enterprise app in 30 minutes" toolkit to mass-product and sell such software to your customers. This has proven to bring money. But it also has some cost...

What is your strategy for becoming a better developer?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:31:19 GMT

Let me know what your best habits, tricks, info sources, etc.... that you have which make you a better developer. And the top three are going to get a copy of "The Pragmatic Programmer" in order to make themselves a better developer.

Philly .NET Code Camp 2008.3 - Registration Is Now Open

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:00:40 GMT

You can now register for Philly .NET Code Camp 2008.3 which will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008. Get all the details and register here. I will be there, presenting a beginner session on TDD as part of the ALT.NET track.

When to use rentacoder or elance for outsourcing a software project ?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:18:45 GMT

This is a brief guide outlining when it may be best to chose outsourcing for one of your software projects.

Cricket Liu: DNS is Creaking after 25 Years

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:04:31 GMT

Cricket Liu celebrates the recent 25 year birthday of DNS by talking about how this core network service has far exceeeded its anticipated role and the challenges posed by new demands.