Microsoft cracking down on community extensions

lovethedot.blogspot.com — Microsoft released a tool called Microsoft Source Analyzer, or StyleCop. It analyzes source code for standards violations. It's a 1.0 release, so it doesn't do some things ... like have a published API for custom rules or MSBuild integration. So the community dug in and figured out how to do these things and now MS is firing off license-violation emails. Don't they get it? The community wants to use the product, but it's too limited ... these extensions help make it better. read more...

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10 reasons why SQL Server 2008 is going to rock

published 26 days ago, submitted by crpietschmann 27 days, 21 hours ago

angryhacker.com — Just like its predecessor, SQL Server 2008 is taking its sweet time to actually ship. However, unlike its predecessor, it won't just be a "worthwhile upgrade". It will kick ass. Here are the top 10 reasons why. read more...

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Foundations of Programming Ebook

codebetter.com — Covering the basics of good programming. read more...

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Web developers. You suck.

objectreference.net — Well, JavaScript developers, specifically. In order to aid in development of my own websites, I enabled JavaScript debugging in Internet Explorer a few weeks back. To my horror, I have quickly experienced what seems to be complete disregard for serving syntactically correct JavaScript on the open internet. No, I’m not just talking about a few niche websites, run by amateur programmers. I am talking about industry-leading nerd-friendly powerhouse websites that should know better. read more...

4 comments | category: AJAX | Views: 611

ASP.NET Performance Tips

weblogs.asp.net — The article lists few of some of the many performance tweaks that can be implement to boost up ASP.NET performance. read more...

3 comments | category: ASP.NET | Views: 496

The 5 types of poor software architects

buunguyen.net — The types of software architects you never want to meet in your career read more...

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ASP.NET Hacks

wiki.lessthandot.com — At LessThanDot, we've decided to release a series of articles, tips and tricks which will be known as the "Hacks" series. The first instalment was the popular SQL Server Programming Hacks and this week sees the release of the ASP.NET Hacks. These hacks have been split up into the following categories: 1 Applications 2 Caching 3 Controls 4 Database 5 Dates 6 Debugging 7 Email 8 Encryption 9 Files 10 Images 11 Javascript 12 Objects and Classes 13 Pages 14 Sessions 15 Strings 16 Validation 17 Visual Studio 18 Web We've decided to release these in the wiki so that anyone can contribute to them, so feel free to add anything else that you find useful. read more...

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IE Sends Mozilla a New Cake for Firefox 3

published 1 month ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 month, 1 day ago

arcanology.com — Sean from Microsoft came by just a few minutes ago to drop off a cake for the Internet Explorer team. As people may recall, the IE team sent Mozilla a cake after Firefox 2 shipped and it seems that they wanted to continue the tradition. read more...

2 comments | category: Open Source | Views: 525