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Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 3
In the previous part of my series about learning Ruby using C# we discussed constructors, instance methods, parameters, and then touched on blocks a bit at the end. Well, in this post we are going to delve a bit further into classes by talking about static methods (class methods in Ruby) , a bit more info about parameters, and then finish it up with some tidbits about conditionals and loops.
25 Resources for Tuning Your .NET Application Performance
A great list of resources, including MSDN links, guides and .NET blogs, about improving .NET performance.Five Business Lessons from Bill Gates
Bill Gates has left a legacy of business know-how that we can all use as part of our business knowledge base. Despite some of its shortcomings, Microsoft has grown from a small group of geeky entrepreneurs to a major international corporation that is at the heart of business around the world. This article features five lessons Bill Gates, together with Microsoft, has left for us to apply in our everyday business-oriented lives.Silverlight A Flash Competitor Not AIR Says Kevin Lynch
So here you have it, another misconception finally cleared. According to Kevin Lynch, Adobe’s CTO, Microsoft Silverlight is more a competitor of Flash than AIR, Adobe’s desktop runtime for web applications.5 Things I Like Better about Visual Studio then NetBeans
I have been using Visual Studio since it first came out and have been big fan of it for quite a few years. Until just recently it had no real competition but with the NetBeans (and Eclipse) getting better every release I cannot say definitively that Visual Studio is the best editor anymore. Having said that there are still many features that Visual Studio has that I miss every time I use NetBeans.Flex 3 vs. Silverlight and Javafx - is Adobe listening?
Adobe's Flex 3 technology is popular now because it's new. But that popularity will fade soon as developers start realizing that they want free IDE to go with their open source technology.A New Competitor to LCD
A pixel that uses a pair of mirrors to block or transmit light could lead to displays that are faster, brighter, and more power efficient than liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Researchers at Microsoft Research who published their novel pixel design in Nature Photonics say that their design is also simpler and easier to fabricate, which should make it cheaper.The life expectancy of IE6
An analysis of IE6 usage statistics from three different sites, and an attempt to determine from current trends when IE6 will become irrelevantCode by Charles Petzold
Charles Petzold has been one of the most incredible programmers to ever work at Microsoft. His book "Code" is a must read for all aspiring programmers and techies.
Code takes the reader back to the essential truths of Information Technology.OMG - What has Yahoo Done ?
Yacrosoft or Michoo – too Icahnish?
When America was once prosperous, not too long ago and most U.S. industries had at least a bright near-term economic future, the greedy class of American could enrich themselves privately, away from the media and general public – but, those times have changed. This recent statement in The Washington Post article says it all - “Icahn, who owns a 5 percent stake in Yahoo, emphasized he still believes a sale of all or part of Yahoo may still be the best way for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company to lift its sagging stock price.”
No mention whatsoever has been discussed publicly of what to fix that people don’t like about Yahoo that may be causing the lack of financial windfall that Carl Icahn believes he should benefit from by investing in Yahoo, the well liked consumer based Internet icon stock.DNS Vulnerability Now in the Wild
Dan Kaminsky's upcoming Black Hat preso on the recently discovered DNS cache posioning vulnerability has just been upstaged by its release into the wild.Detecting Windows Safe Mode (C#)
Microsoft Windows can start in a special mode known as "Safe Mode". In this mode, certain drivers are disabled and networking may not be available. If your software requires this missing functionality, problems may occur.Power of Unix on Windows
Unix Utilities are a great friend on windows. Microsoft seems to have realized what power users want and they have come up with PowerShell. Much more in the blog.Sneak peeks into the new F# project system, part one
We're getting closer to the next major release of F#: our first CTP release out of Developer Division. As a result, now is a good time for me to start talking about some of what I've been working on for the past few months: the F# project system. Over the coming weeks I'll describe some of the new-to-F# project system features we'll deliver in the CTP, providing a "sneak peek" at what's coming.Using Generics and Anonymous Methods to your advantage - a recursive alternative
Awhile ago, I was conversing with someone about the features of the newer .Net Framework versions. One of the features mentioned was generics. My friend mentioned that he really liked the concept and recently started using them, but that he still couldn't quite see how generic collections could really be put to work. Ok... so that's the lead in for today's post - generics, collections, and 1 more "new" feature called anonymous methods.Would you put cartoons on your software startup's website?
We have strong opinions against stock photography for a corporate website, and went with an unconventional strategy for a software development firm. We've just revamped our website home page and wanted to invite you to visit it and let us know what you think.4 Features for C# 4.0
Plenty of powerful new language features have fairly recently become mainstream with the launch of VS 2008 in Nov 2007 that supports C# 3.0, amongst which:
* Implicitly Typed Local Variables
* Extension Methods
* Lambda Expressions
* Object and Collection Initializers
* Anonymous Types
* Query Expressions
* Automatically Implemented PropertiesIronRuby With ASP.NET MVC Working Prototype
In June, John Lam wrote about a demo he gave at Tech-Ed 2008 where he showed IronRuby running on ASP.NET MVC. He posted the code for the demo online, but it relied on an unreleased version of MVC, so the code didn’t actually work. Now that Preview 4 is out, I revisited the prototype and got it working again. I use the term working loosely here. Yeah, it works, but it is really rough around the edges. As in, get a bunch of splinters rough. At least it looks better as I did take a moment to use a CSS layout from Free CSS Templates slightly tweaked by me.The death of IE6 will revolutionize web design
Internet Explorer 6 and lower do not support the alpha-channel transparency built into the PNG format. Although there are plenty of javascript and css fixes for older browsers for IE6 they will not be needed soon. Here lies the key to revolutionary web design. A future where designers can actually fullfill their artistic dreams on the web.Will Microsoft ever learn? (Windows 7 buzz)
Microsoft is already working on Windows 7, formerly known as Blackcomb or Vienna, and is scheduled to release early 2010.The Microsoft VMware Smack Down: Perspectives behind the Headlines
A collection of blog posts from Archimedius about the smack down between VMware and Microsoft as analysts prepare for VMware's upcoming earnings announcement Tuesday July 22.Google will Unleash the Cannibals on Microsoft
The coming battle between Google and Microsoft promises to transform the world of computing.The Future of ASP.NET AJAX
Bertrand LeRoy recently published a 13 page document on CodePlex, describing the ASP.NET Team’s goals for the future of ASP.NET AJAX. It’s been available for two weeks now, but there has been little reaction to it online and less than 8,000 people have downloaded it. I’m surprised, considering its importance.Getting IronRuby Up and Running
I wanted to have a little walk-through on getting IronRuby up and running. I am normally a C# guy and this is usually a C# blog, but I think that exposure to dynamic languages is very important. Since .net is starting to get a bit dynamic (with IronPython, Boo (kinda), IronPython, and VB.net 10 (kinda)), I think that developers are going to start seeing this stuff more and more. Because of this I have created this little walk-through, but this month if you are in the Richmond VA area we are going to have our Meet and Code dinner (on the 31st of July 2008) on dynamic languages.Microsoft Unleashes the Cannibals Again
Strategic implications of the battle between Microsoft, VMware, Google that are not discussed in the headlines, including the ultimate impact of cloud computing on hte software industry.ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 Release (Part 1)
The ASP.NET MVC team is in the final stages of finishing up a new "Preview 4" release that they hope to ship later this week. The Preview 3 release focused on finishing up a lot of the underlying core APIs and extensibility points in ASP.NET MVC. Starting with Preview 4 this week you'll start to see more and more higher level features begin to appear that build on top of the core foundation and add nice productivity.My First Microsoft Interview
I'm happy in my present situation, but working at Microsoft has always been in the back of my mind. So, when a recruiter for the Business Solutions division tracked me down, I was certainly going to find out more. The project sounded interesting enough, so when he asked if he could take it to the next level and ask some technical questions I said, "why not?" The questions he asked basically ranged from basic stuff everyone should know to basic stuff anyone who got a CS degree should knowSilverlight control samples for Beta 2
Shawn has updates the Silverlight Control tutorial for Beta 2. Not only is this a good thing because of some of the changes in the Silverlight platform, but there was a big addition that greatly simplifies creating controls, Visual State Manager (VSM).Introduction to Port-Based Asynchronous Messaging
Learn about the terminology and philosophy behind building and coordinating massively concurrent software. Based on Microsoft's Concurrency and Coordination Runtime. Covers messages, queues, ports, arbiters, dispatchers, tasks, and more.Development Tools for SharePoint
Development tools to use when cutting code for SharePoint.Free utility from Microsoft, to help you manage your Shared Computers
Windows® SteadyState™ 2.5 is now available on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet café, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
Windows SteadyState runs on genuine copies of Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, and Windows Vista Starter. And, Windows SteadyState is offered free of charge to Windows Genuine Advantage customers!Reasons to write bad code.
Why would somebody write bad code ? Ahh!! now we all know the reason.Will Cloud Computing Rain on Microsoft
Virtualization and cloud computing are disruptive technologies that threaten Microsoft and open up opportunities for Google, VMware, Apple and others.How to Videos: Windows Presentation Foundation
I am starting to research Windows Presentation Foundation for a demonstration that I am working on and one of the resources that I was pointed to was the 3 videos that I am linking to below. In addition to that, there are some Virtual Labs, provided by Microsoft, that look promising. After I’ve gone through them, I will post the ones that I think are descent (from my perspective). In the meantime, check out these videos, when you have some time, especially the first one, if you are a beginner on the subject like I am.Differences between SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0) and Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007)
Differences between SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0) and Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007)
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