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Errant Architectures

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:01:49 GMT

Martin Fowler explains why "effortless" distribution solutions are bad and when you should and shouldn't distribute objects. He describes the use of fine-grained and course-grained interfaces in distributed architectures and how you should respect the distribution boundary.

Microsoft Volta - oh my oh my

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:31:04 GMT

Microsoft uses the "live labs" to release all sorts of test balloons. Sometimes we get really nifty stuff like Photosynth or SeaDragon. Unfortunately, sometimes we get not so bright ideas like Volta. here is why..

Technology doesn't matter!

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:46:02 GMT

Solving problems does. Often geeks get caught up with upgrading to the latest stuff only because it is the latest stuff. Often this can be a flawed approach but we tend to ignore that because of the pleasure we gain from new technology.

More Silk-style icons

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:46:05 GMT

Everybody's heard of the fantastic silky-smooth "Silk Icons" set from FamFamFam. This new set complements that original 1,000 png icon set with over 450 more of the same for use in Windows or Web applications.

Work smarter: MS AJAX's JavaScript base type extensions

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:31:08 GMT

Examples of using Array.contains, Date.format, String.format, and other base type extensions to accelerate ASP.NET AJAX client side development.

Type casting - the difference between as and () operators

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:16:02 GMT

In C#, you have two different ways to perform type casting (a.k.a. explicit type conversion) - as and () operators. The difference between the two operators is not limited to just syntax, they work differently. It is subtle enough to trap even experienced developers

What's Ailing ASP.NET Web Forms

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:31:03 GMT

Rick Strahl summarises the disadvantages of the current ASP.NET WebForms model, and how the new ASP.NET MVC framework might address some of these issues.

Microsoft and Innovation

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:46:02 GMT

Here, in no particular order, are just a few thing that the "evil empire" came up with first.