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Thursday, Jul 25, 2002, 10:48 AM in .NET
Wonders of Windows Forms: You Can Take It with You
Here. "Guest columnist Jim Wilson shows you how the .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device Extensions enable you to develop rich Windows Forms applications for mobile devices."
Wednesday, Jul 24, 2002, 10:39 AM in .NET
ASP.NET - It's not just for IIS anymore....
Here. From Rick Childress: Microsoft will soon be announcing a deal with Covalent to bring ASP.NET to Apache.
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2002, 1:12 PM in .NET
J2EE versus .NET Part I
Here. From Keith Wedinger: Rumble in the jungle: J2EE versus .Net, Part 1 from JavaWorld.com. Heard a lot about .Net versus J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition)? Wondering what that conflict means for you? Well, we wondered the same thing. So, drawing on our combined experiences from both sides of the fence, we put together an unbiased explanation as to how J2EE and .Net match up. Make no mistake, finding unbiased opinions is difficult—both camps' marketing hype has kicked into overdrive. This two-part series will help you better understand how the two technologies differ and how they are alike, all in the context of building a Web application from design right through to deployment.
Friday, Jul 19, 2002, 12:06 AM in .NET
.NET Compact Framework Reference Site
Here. "The .NET CF Resource Site is a joint venture between Developmentor and JW Hedgehog, Inc. We've been working fevereshly to bring things online. We are very proud of our Compact Framework Reference Page, which is the most complete reference of .NET CF supported classes and methods we know of."
Thursday, Jul 18, 2002, 2:14 AM
nogoop ActiveX/COM Inspector
Here. From Francis Upton: Explore any ActiveX/COM object with the nogoop ActiveX/COM Inspector. Make Automation programming easier by viewing or modifying properties, and invoking methods on these ActiveX/COM objects. The Inspector includes a graphical control design surface, a complete type library browser, and can register and unregister type libraries. It automatically converts type libraries/controls to .NET assemblies, and allows you to browse and access .NET objects (it includes the complete capabilities of the .NET Component Inspector). Requires the .NET Framework runtime (CLR).
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2002, 11:48 AM
DirectSkin Draws Raves From Developers
Here. From Larry Kuperman: In recent weeks, several new applications have been released that use WindowBlinds technology to create an attractive user interface. Several developers have praised DirectSkin, the development tool from Stardock that lets developers skin their applications GUI.
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2002, 11:30 AM in .NET
Microsoft improving .Net Framework
Here. "MICROSOFT IN THE late-2003 timeframe plans to release the next version of the .Net Framework, code-named Whidbey, a company spokesman confirmed on Monday. The major release of the company's Web development framework is expected to feature rapid application design for Web services, based on work from the company's Global XML Web Services Architecture toolkit team, according to a Microsoft spokesman." [DOTNET-CLR]
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2002, 11:28 AM in .NET
Microsoft Maps Out Next .Net Framework
Here. "Microsoft Corp. is mapping out the next major version of its .Net Framework, with features designed to make it easier for enterprise developers to deploy .Net applications and Web services." [DOTNET-WINFORMS]
Saturday, Jul 13, 2002, 1:24 PM
New XML Web Services Developer Center
Here. My friend Tim Ewald reorganizes the Web Services portion of the MSDN web site and my friends Don Box and Martin Gudgin contribute new material. Highly recommended (both the articles *and* the friends : ).
Friday, Jul 12, 2002, 9:31 AM
Enterprise VSIP Licenses For Free
Here. "The Visual Studio .NET Integration software development kit is available free of charge through Summit Software for enterprise customers with a Select Licensing or Enterprise Licensing Agreement. More information can be found by visiting http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/partners/." [www.razorsoft.net/weblog]
Friday, Jul 12, 2002, 9:28 AM
blogChalking
Here. Google! DayPop! This is my blogchalk: English, United States, Beaverton, Deer Park, Chris, Male, 31-35! [www.razorsoft.net/weblog]
Friday, Jul 12, 2002, 6:36 AM
Happy Birthday, Mono!
Here. "In a year, we have achieved plenty: -94 contributors with CVS access (84 non-Ximian developers). -A complete CLI implementation: -A fast and performing x86 JIT engine (inlining, constant propagation). -An interpreter for other systems (PPC, Sparc, StrongArm). -A self-hosting C# compiler, which can compile its class libraries. -37,140 file changes in CVS. -92,000 lines of C code. -437,000 lines of C# code (compiler, classes, tests) -A working core for ASP.NET and ADO.NET. -Major subsystems are functional: RegularExpressions, System.XML, XML.Schema, System.Data, System.Web. -The Gtk# project, which is maturing rapidly." [www.go-mono.com]
Friday, Jul 12, 2002, 6:23 AM
Microsoft Readying 'Avalon' Framework for Longhorn
Here. "Avalon is the key to the new 'inductive' user interface that will debut in Longhorn, sources say. The new UI will allow users to organize and share information more intuitively, most likely using some kind of 'dock,' a la Microsoft Office XP, sources say." [www.activewin.com]
Friday, Jul 12, 2002, 6:21 AM
Microsoft Delivers Updated SOAP Toolkit
Here. "Microsoft Wednesday released a new version of its Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) toolkit, an add-on that helps developers build Web services using its Visual Studio development tool. Microsoft's SOAP toolkit 3.0 includes support for DIME (Direct Internet Message Encapsulation) and WS-Attachments, both of which define how to package binary data up with SOAP messages." [www.activewin.com]
Thursday, Jul 11, 2002, 2:21 PM
The Last Advertising Frontier
Here. My friend and fellow DevelopMentor instructor, Craig Andera, is not only enormously dedicated, but is very interested in pushing the envelope on post-dot-bomb advertising space. When he heard that he could make money on each "hit," Craig started spending a lot of time in bars and other seedy areas around town.