Errant Architectures(ddj.com)

submitted by planoie(20) 4 years, 5 months ago

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. read more...

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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...

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Technology doesn't matter!(blog.bluecog.co.nz)

submitted by traskjd(3229) 4 years, 5 months ago

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. read more...

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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...

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Work smarter: MS AJAX’s JavaScript base type extensions(encosia.com)

submitted by gt1329a(7849) 4 years, 5 months ago

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

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Type casting – the difference between as and () operators(olegsych.spaces.live.com)

submitted by rpatterson(745) 4 years, 5 months ago

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 read more...

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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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Microsoft and Innovation(codeeleven.blogspot.com)

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

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

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