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Link to Everything: A List of LINQ Providers

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:01:03 GMT

I've recently updated the list of LINQ Providers found on my Links to LINQ page, accessible from the News section on the left of my blog. I'm sure there are other providers available. Feel free to write me or append a comment if you want to add to this list.

Online Flex Compiler with ASP.NET Web Service

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:38:30 GMT

Two things I like about .NET is reflection and runtime compilation. So I thought I would see how far I could take Flex in that direction, using the new Flex 3 beta 3. I created an "online Flex compiler" - that is, a Flex application that allows the user to input some source code and have it compiled and executed directly.

User-Friendly Software Registration Keys

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:04:56 GMT

Good tips for creating user-friendly software registration keys. Very helpful if you sell off-the-shelf mass-market applications.

Amazon SimpleDB

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:16:05 GMT

Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time.

Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:09:25 GMT

Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3 are now available and include some great logging and debugging tools.

Sorting for Humans : Natural Sort Order

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:16:02 GMT

This is a good article on the importance of human-oriented sorting and difficulty in implementing such a routine succinctly it in .NET and LINQ.

Free software projects need a pitch

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:01:03 GMT

Open source and free software projects still have much to learn from commercial software, the number one in my book being "the pitch"...

Visual Studio 2008 Professional 90-day Trial is now available

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:52:59 GMT

The Visual Studio 2008 Professional 90-day Trial is now available to the masses. It says on the site that the published date is 11/26, but it didn't appear in any searches until today!

Why throw; is not allways the best way to rethrow exceptions

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:01:02 GMT

This blog post explains why the standard throw; approach of rethrowing exceptions is not the best in case you care of the full stack trace information

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:31:02 GMT

MSSQL SERVER 2008 New Features for Developers