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Windows Vista Controls for .NET version 1.3 released

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:31:02 GMT

The Windows Vista Controls for .NET 2.0 library is an open-source project which was started in January 2007 and has been released on CodePlex, undergoing several updates and changes. Its latest 1.3 release includes several native Vista common controls which can be included in any WinForms application and includes other features like DWM thumbnails, DWM glass and Task Dialogs.

Mono, a look forward

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:01:09 GMT

A brief look at where Mono is and where's it going.

GoDaddy Now offering IIS7

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:23:45 GMT

If you recently set up a new Windows shared hosting account you noticed the addition of support for IIS7. What does this mean to you?

To close or not to close, that is the question.

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:46:06 GMT

A discussion of the internal classes in the .net framework and how public should the framework apis should be.

Awesome ASP.NET 2.0 RSS Tool-Kit Released

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:51:54 GMT

RSS Tool-Kit Released

ASP.NET MVC Route Validation and SEO

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:54:01 GMT

I am trying to outline and SEO problem that I currently see with the currently release of the MVC framework, and head it off with some tips on how to get around it.

Generating XML - Do we really need another API?

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:44:57 GMT

There are many APIs for generating XML files. Some are generic like System.XML, and others dedicated to a specific format like ATOM/RSS However, XML is text, and it makes more sense to generate XML using text rendering techniques

Learning a new programming language

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:01:02 GMT

Some things I've found useful when learning a new programming language.

.NET 3.5 Brings BREAKING Changes to ThreadPool

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:31:02 GMT

Things get more interesting with the .NET 2.0 SP1 ThreadPool.

What I Learned About MVC On Day One

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:46:02 GMT

I am really blown back about how fast and easy MVC is to develop with. I know the guys at Microsoft do a good job with their .NET coding, but I am really impressed by the forethought they put in to MVC. It builds on top of the standard ASP.NET package, but does it in such a way that makes it lean on top of the already feature-rich (read bloated) ASP.NET Page object. It really doesn't feel like I have all that baggage anymore.