Tutorials & Articles
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JSP for .NET developers
by Sing LiIt can be difficult to appreciate alien technology even if it's doing exactly the same job as something familiar and well understood. Sing Li makes it easy for .NET enthusiasts to comprehend JSP by comparing it with ASP.NET.
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LINQ-ing to XML
by Mike JamesXML, which is all about tree structures, and LINQ, which is all about querying collections, might not seem to fit together, but Mike James explains that they work together just fine.
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Patterns as design vocabulary
by Kevlin HenneyWhile patterns are intended to give you the bigger picture, they often fail and become bogged down in minutiae. Kevlin Henney considers the wider use of patterns as a common vocabulary.
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Architecting systems using Windows Workflow Foundation
by Richard BlewettPuzzled by WF? Wonder what it's all for? Richard Blewett takes the mystery out of Windows Workflow.
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ActiveRecord for Ruby and Rails
by Kevin JonesKevin Jones explains how ActiveRecord works in Rails, and in a standalone Ruby application.
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Object Oriented JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot clarifies the confusion surrounding objects in JavaScript.
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Prototypes in JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot reveals another gem in the JavaScript collection, and how to use its prototype feature
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Introducing Python for .NET - IronPython
by Mike JamesIs it a dead parrot or does it fly? Mike James looks at IronPython and asks if it really is something completely different.
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Top 5 Visual Studio 2010 Features
by Scott MitchellVisual Studio 2010 offers a variety of new features and functionality. Discover are five new Visual Studio 2010 features that will help make you a more productive developer.
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Mythbusting SharePoint 2010
by David McMahonWhen someone mentions SharePoint to you, what do you do? For many people SharePoint is still somewhat of a mystery, they've heard of it, but don't really know what it is. For others it is a painful memory from a few years ago, when the promise of easy web development was not fulfilled. Dave looks at what SharePoint really is, and where it's at with the release of SharePoint 2010
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ADO.NET: an extensible framework for data access
by Cary JensenHow is ADO.NET affected by the .NET data provider interface, and how can extending its classes improve your projects?
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Take Exception to everything
by Mike JamesMike James delves deep into the topic of exception handling.
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Flash programming
by David ConradDavid Conrad looks at the Flash development environment to see how it compares to Silverlight and .NET.
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Flush and Clear: O/R Mapping Anti-Patterns
by Mirko Novakovic Alois ReitbauerFive Hibernate and JPA anti-patterns, plus tips on how to prevent problems with O/R mappers.
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Smarten up your UI with Task Dialogs, the Message Box 2.0
by Kevin GriffinPut your message boxes on steroids. Take advantage of the new-look dialogs in Windows Vista and Windows 7 in your applications and smarten up your UI.
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Tap into the power of the Windows 7 Taskbar
by Paul FosterThe task bar has some of the most visible improvements in Windows 7 - find out how to hugely increase the usability of your application by tapping into the taskbar functionality
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Getting started with Silverlight 4
by David ConradWith Silverlight 4's convergence with .NET becoming a reality, the scope for powerful development is broadened.
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Enhancing your applications for Windows 7
by Kevin GriffinWindows 7 brings new salvation for .NET developers, and it comes in the form of the Windows 7 API Code Pack for the.NET Framework.
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Engineering in the cloud: an Engineering Software + Services architecture forged in turbulent times
by Peter Williams Simon CoxThis article describes both the architectural challenges that are inherent in implementing “Engineering in the Cloud” and an architecture that we call “Engineering Software + Services”.
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IronRuby - portrait of a dynamic language
by Mike JamesRuby and IronRuby are fashionable at the moment, which raises the question of what makes them so interesting. Mike James paints a picture of the essential Ruby.