Microsoft deprecating Oracle client in Dot Net 4(vistadb.net)

submitted by vistadb(879) 2 years, 11 months ago

Microsoft has announced through a blog that the ADO.NET 4 spec will mark the Oracle client as deprecated with plans for removal. They are also recommending that users go to a third party Oracle provider. Stop Helping the Competition? Wow, this will mark the first time an ADO.NET provider has been removed from the .Net framework. Is this a case of Microsoft trimming the fat, or pushing Oracle? I always thought it a bit of a free ride that Microsoft was helping Oracle by building their provider for them... read more...

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jQuery and Microsoft(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by mosessaur(5424) 3 years, 7 months ago

ScottGu announce that Microsoft will be shipping jQuery with Visual Studio going forward. We will distribute the jQuery JavaScript library as-is, and will not be forking or changing the source from the main jQuery branch. The files will continue to use and ship under the existing jQuery MIT license. read more...

1 comment |category: ASP.NET |Views: 380

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MySQL versus SQL Server (blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by Jemm(9604) 3 years, 10 months ago

"We were recently in a review where the ISV was using both SQL Server and MySQL. Of course working for Microsoft my first question was to ask why they had chosen to use MySQL." read more...

1 comment |category: Database |Views: 897

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55 Free High Quality Icon Sets(smashingmagazine.com)

submitted by drugarce(610) 3 years, 10 months ago

A lot of freebie icons. Another great article from Smashing Magazine read more...

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Microsoft cracking down on community extensions(lovethedot.blogspot.com)

submitted by Ragoczy(655) 3 years, 10 months ago

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...

5 comments |category: C# |Views: 503

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Using jQuery with ASP.NET MVC(chadmyers.com)

submitted by joejoejoejoe(1140) 4 years, 5 months ago

For the sake of this article, I'm going to assume you're already at least basically familiar with jQuery. My goal here is not to teach how to use jQuery, but rather how jQuery might be used against the new ASP.NET 3.5 MVC Extensions. For this post, I'm going to work with the Edit In Place tutorial by Jack Born. read more...

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Sorting for Humans : Natural Sort Order(codinghorror.com)

submitted by _Sam_(145) 4 years, 5 months ago

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. read more...

2 comments |category: Patterns |Views: 171

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XNA 2.0 has been Released(virtualrealm.com.au)

submitted by Mykre(830) 4 years, 5 months ago

Well it has been a late night, early Morning, or a nice evening for some... but the XNA Game Studio 2.0 has finally been released. read more...

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If you attended an InstallFest -- VS2008Offer.com site is online!(vs2008offer.com)

submitted by dengar007(3084) 4 years, 5 months ago

The registration site to take your Trial version of VS2008 to Professional is now online (for those that registered and attended an InstallFest event)! read more...

3 comments |category: Visual Studio |Views: 23

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Dependency Injection Objection(scruffylookingcatherder.com)

submitted by powerrush(3873) 4 years, 5 months ago

"The amount of heat I anticipate receiving is so disproportional to the probable light gained that it makes me hesitate." read more...

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Programming is a Noble Profession, Be Proud, Be Strong(chadmyers.com)

submitted by JanVanRyswyck(2724) 4 years, 5 months ago

"No one will ever take you seriously unless you're willing to risk something to prove you're right." This post from Chad Myers hits the nail right on the head! read more...

19 comments |category: Community |Views: 15

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Microsoft Volta - oh my oh my(rgoarchitects.com)

submitted by changer(110) 4 years, 5 months ago

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.. read more...

6 comments |category: Architecture |Views: 20

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More Silk-style icons(damieng.com)

submitted by DamienG(1405) 4 years, 5 months ago

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. read more...

1 comment |category: Other |Views: 270

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Extend your application by creating a Plugin System(codeeleven.blogspot.com)

submitted by FlySwat(485) 4 years, 5 months ago

A quick overview of a simple plug-in architecture to allow for future extensibility. read more...

4 comments |category: Tips & Tricks |Views: 40

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What's Ailing ASP.NET Web Forms(west-wind.com)

submitted by david(405) 4 years, 5 months ago

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. read more...

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Get a free copy Visual Studio 2008 Pro - REALLY!(hanselman.com)

submitted by whoisvaibhav(1000) 4 years, 5 months ago

Its not very straightforward and not everyone may be able to get it, but MS is going to give full Visual Studio 2008 Pro licenses to those who attend any of the events that it is organizing. Its that simple. read more...

14 comments |category: Visual Studio |Views: 859

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