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IoC libraries compared

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:01:06 GMT

A comparison of how to initialize various IoC libraries. Including AutoFac, Ninject, Spring.Net, StructureMap, Unity, and Windsor.

Thinking only of the Junior Developer

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:16:15 GMT

How do you treat Junior developers, what code do you give them, and do you let their presence change your architecture?

Junior Vs Senior Developers?

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:21:06 GMT

Discussion about software development titles. Are they earned, or just a product of time?

Elegant Code Cast 18 - Chris Tavares on EntLib, Unity, and More

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:18:55 GMT

David Starr and company talk with Chris Tavares about his work on the Microsoft Patterns and Practices team, as well as Unity, EntLib (Enterprise Library), and more stuff.

ALT.NET Seattle 2009 is Happening

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:02:17 GMT

If you attended ALT.NET Seattle least year, you might be wondering whether or not it's happening this year. I am excited to announce that we are actually going to host an ALT.NET Seattle conference this year. What: ALT.NET Seattle 2009. (The site is still being worked on. Thanks to Justin Bonozier and Shoshanah Bain for getting the site up). Where: Digipen (thanks to Jeff Tucker for lining up the space) When: Evening February 27th through March 1st. Registration: Opens this tuesday evening at 6PM. We're holding on registration to allow the word to spread. There will be a max of 150 attendees. Check the wiki on Tuesday for details.

NH Prof is in public beta

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:13:35 GMT

Ayende's NHibernate Profiler is in open beta now!

On Craftsmanship, Part 1

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:05:54 GMT

Excellent post on craftsmanship.

Crazy Talk: Reducing ORM Friction

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01:12 GMT

Let's get this out of the way: I know you're going to think I'm nuts as you read this. You may "pfft" to what you're about to read - know that I know you're "pfft"-ing me. All I ask is that you consider what I'm about to suggest...

Generic Variance in C# 4.0

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:46:12 GMT

A simple description of the new variance support for generics in the yet-to-be-released C# 4.0.

SubSonic MVC Addin

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:31:03 GMT

good work!

Minrosoft: Silverlight 2 is Live

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:16:10 GMT

Redmond, Wash. - Oct. 13, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Silverlight 2, one of the industry's most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery of applications and media experiences through a Web browser. Silverlight 2 delivers a wide range of new features and tools that enable designers and developers to better collaborate while creating more accessible, more discoverable and more secure user experiences.

Latest ASp.Net AJAX and jQuery links from Scott Gu

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:01:02 GMT

Latest ASp.Net AJAX and jQuery links from Scott Guthrie

ALT.NET Podcast 11: jQuery in ASP.NET

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:16:03 GMT

In this episode Chris Brandsma, Rick Strahl, Dave Ward, Bertrand Le Roy, Scott Koon, and Steven Harman discuss Microsoft's jQuery in ASP.NET announcement.

Three Simple Rhino Mocks Rules

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:46:13 GMT

Jimmy Bogard shows how he uses the new Rhino Mocks syntax, and three short rules for using it.

LINQ'ing the Future of Development with Jim Wooley

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:31:02 GMT

The latest version of the .Net Framework includes a technology called LINQ. Developers are digging their teeth into it and Deep Fried Bytes is here to help with them work out the KINQs in LINQ. Keith and Woody sit down with Jim Wooley and discuss the truths, gotchas and a few rusty washers about LINQ.

Introduction to NHibernate: Setting up your Mappings

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:31:02 GMT

A short screencast performing an Introduction to NHibernate: Setting up your Mappings

Introduction to NHibernate: What does NHibernate bring to the table

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:01:02 GMT

A short screencast introduction to NHibernate: In this episode we will talk about what does NHibernate bring to the table

Separate Assemblies != Loose Coupling

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:16:07 GMT

read and learn

Generic C# WinForms

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:39:59 GMT

An article discussing how to make a WinForm in C# display any user control through a generic class.

jQuery and Microsoft

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:01:02 GMT

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.

jQuery, Microsoft, and Nokia

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:16:03 GMT

news today: Both Microsoft and Nokia are taking the major step of adopting jQuery as part of their official application development platform. Not only will they be using it for their corporate development but they will be providing it as a core piece of their platform for developers to build with.

Request for Help: Need better guidance for beginners

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:01:02 GMT

A call to harms for helping beginners. This time from a pro that realizes the need.

101 Free Silverlight Controls

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:31:10 GMT

Awesome collection of FREE silverlight controls.

Are .net interfaces required

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:06:47 GMT

A discussing on the nature of Interfaces in a .Net TDD world.

ALT.NET podcast OOP in Ruby (IronRuby + C Sharp)

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:32:17 GMT

A discussion with Scott Belware about the power of IronRuby and what it brings to the .Net world.