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Introduction to MapReduce for .NET Developers

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:59:15 GMT

An introduction to MapReduce and a naive implementation in C#.

ASP.NET MVC DeveloperZen Feed Action Result

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:30:16 GMT

Describes an easy way to expose RSS feeds as a controller's action result in ASP,NET MVC.

99 Ways to Become a Better Developer

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:52:27 GMT

I encountered this post on my weekend reading. 91 Surefire Ways to Become an Event Greater Developer contain a comprehensive guide linking to all sort of blog posts providing insights on improving your skills as a developer. While the list is very long and sometimes debatable it does have some interesting pointers. If you do nothing else, delve into item #8: Learn Programming by Not Programming referring to the following post by Jeff Atwood...

Microsoft Next Killer OS is. SharePoint?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:48:21 GMT

Could Microsoft's next killer OS be SharePoint? Its been continuously baking SharePoint reliance into more and more of its products and requiring users to buy pricey client-access licenses (CALs) in order to use Microsoft's servers. With "Oslo" it could be much more...

The Dark Side of LINQ

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:46:03 GMT

I've been having mixed feeling for quite some time now regarding LINQ. Sure it can make working with data sources a lot easier and it can definately save a lot of code but it also has the potential of creating cryptic complex code...

Migrating from dasBlog to Wordpress

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:28:17 GMT

A guide on how to migrate all dasBlog posts to WordPress and ensure that your old dasBlog sitere directs all calls to the right address on the new blog so that you don't loose search engine links\ranking and confuse your readers.

Are You Designing for Bigfoot?

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:02:08 GMT

Change your team's terminology and work in terms of personas and goals. Rather than thinking of users as an abstract, difficult-to-describe, amorphous group of people, personas instruct us to talk about specific users who have names, personalities, needs, and goals. Understanding exactly who the users are and what they do with the software is essential to determine if a certain feature is actually required.

dasBlog 2.1 Released!

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:16:02 GMT

dasBlog 2.1 has been released from its new home at CodePlex.

Developing a Robust Data Driven UI Using WPF - Stock DataModel Sample

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:06:27 GMT

A concrete example for a DataModel as discussed in the previoud posts in the series....

Developing a Robust Data Driven UI Using WPF - The DataModel

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:31:05 GMT

In the first post in the series I gave an overview of the pattern we'll be using. This post will go deeper into the DataModel, as defined in the previous post: The DataModel is defined exactly as the Model in MVC; it is the data or business logic that stores the state and does processing of the problem domain. The DataModel abstracts expensive operations such as data fetching without blocking the UI thread. It can keep data "alive" fetching it periodically from source (example: stock ticket), merge information from several sources etc. The DataModel is completely UI independent and pretty much straightforward to unit test. The DataModel exposes data in a way that makes it easily consumable by IBF.

A Set of Useful Extension Methods for DateTime

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:16:02 GMT

Presenting 11 time-saving (oh, the pun!) extension methods for the DateTime class.

Developing a Robust Data-Driven UI Using WPF - Introduction.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:31:02 GMT

First post in a series. Discusses patterns for data-driven UI development in WPF.

WPF Screen Saver Template for Visual Studio 2008

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:30:42 GMT

A WPF screen saver project template for Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5

Deep Zoom version of Silverlight 2 Developer Reference Poster

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:01:02 GMT

"I took a reasonable resolution version of the Silverlight 2 Developer Reference Poster and crossed that with the Deep Zoom Composer, added a JS mouse wheel library and in about 5 minutes had a Deep Zoom version of the poster running in Silverlight." Source available, too!

Windows Communication Foundation - 65 Links to make you an expert!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:31:02 GMT

Windows Communication Foundation - 65 Links to make you an expert!

Sexy Enterprise Software?

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:31:57 GMT

Robert Scoble started a debate over the weekend when he wrote that enterprise software isn't sexy. I guess Scoble struck a nerve as his post caused a frenzy in the enterprise blogsphere, and on a Sunday...

Duet: An Enterprise S+S Offering From Microsoft And SAP

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:31:14 GMT

The Strategic Architect Forum (SAF) conference was hosted at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond over three days during November 2007. All the keynotes and informational sessions are available for download at the SAF recorded sessions site. Be sure to check out the Duet: An Enterprise S+S Offering From Microsoft And SAP session"...

Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2008

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:31:06 GMT

Here are the instructions to follow before you install Visual Studio 2008 RTM.

Introduction to LINQ

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:27:05 GMT

An Introduction to LINQ presentation

What's wrong with this code? #2

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:43:06 GMT

Second code snippet in the series...

Duet Behind the Scenes: Bounded Items

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:43:37 GMT

Binding to Outlook item (Mail, Task, Contact, etc.) is one of the main features that differentiates Duet's user experience from other OBA products such as Snap-Ins, Extensio etc. What exactly are bounded items? and how is binding implemented?

19 Eponymous Laws Of Software Development

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:31:02 GMT

My favourite - Hofstadter's Law: "A task always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law."

What's wrong with this code? #1 - Discussion

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:46:01 GMT

Discussion over the thread-safe singleton snippet presented in "What's wrong with this code? #1"

Duet Behind the Scenes: Metadata Driven Solutions

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:34:35 GMT

The Duet applications are built using metadata definitions that are interpreted during runtime and drive the different application's workflow and UI. How is Duet's metadata defined and used? What are the advantages of this model? This is the first article in a series on the Technology behind Duet's Office business applications.

What's wrong with this code?

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:31:01 GMT

First post in a series of "What's wrong with this code" snippets...