Check out an article from Red Canary on Agile Development Methodologies where I participated in a bit of a round table discussion with MVP James Kovacs, and Kent Alstad, CTO of Strangeloop.

TechWeb - The application converts videos to QuickTime and can be used to distribute AJAX and HTML Web sites or multimedia resumes directly on the iPhone.

Dustin Campbell has an interesting series on C# functions on his Did it with .NET blog.

1. Fibonacci Numbers, Caching and Closures
2. What's in a Closure?
3. Using Automatic Memoization
4. A Higher Calling
5. The Art of Currying
6. Building Functions from Functions, part 1: Partial Application
7. Building Functions from Functions, part 2: Function Composition

 

Some interesting stuff that ties together a number of C# 2.0 and 3.0 feature sets. Definitely worth a read. Thanks Dustin and keep them coming.

We just completed the .NET Framework 3.5 update to the Commonly Used Types and Namespaces poster. Here's a link to the PDF if you want to grab it now and be the first on your block to get it on your wall. We'll be using it at a variety of places, if you...(read more)

The “Request is not available in this context” exception is one of the more common errors you may receive on when moving ASP.NET applications to Integrated mode on IIS 7.0. This exception happens in your implementation of the Application_Start method in the global.asax file if you attempt to access the HttpContext of the request that started the application. Learn more about why this happens and how to work around it to start enjoying the benefits of ASP.NET Integrated mode for your application:...(read more)

Provdes cryptographic services including secure encoding and decoding of data, as well as hashing and random number generation, and new methods for JavaScript native objects.

We published another version of the .NET Framework common Namespaces and Types poster . It's an XPS format file which prints over 16 individual pages. This will allow you to put the poster on your wall, with the help of some tape and scissors....(read more)

With the release of ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 just around the corner, now is the time to discover the new features that will empower your Web development and make building great Web sites easier than ever.

My ex-partner of crime Mehfuz recently wrote an excellent article on how to develop a custom Linq Provider. In this article he shows how to interact with the popular photo sharing site Flickr with a custom Linq provider. Check it out.

A fun Silverlight implementation of the game Sokoban. Contrasting Silverlight 1.1 and WPF, while showcasing some new features of C# 3.0, Expression Design, Expression Blend, and Visual Studio 2008.

Since the MasterPage is derived fromUserControl and thus, does not support the method 'InitializeCulture()', a bit more coding is required in order to get the ASP.NET MasterPage running with Localization.

Setup a simple and cheap computer controlled watering system using VB.Net or C# and a parallel port relay controller.

You can now find the open-source projects on one Starter Kits and Community Projects page. Check out the newly listed DinnerNow.net and Umbraco CMS for examples of building a connected application and a fast, flexible content management system

An article on an Ajax style WPF ComboBox custom control. Controls make use of custom RoutedEvents. There is a section on RoutedEvents in VB.NET.

A while ago I wrote that I was in the market for a MacBook. Now don’t get me wrong, I still am. It is just that I decided to wait for the 12” or 13” LED-backlit MacBook Pro and the rumored ultra thin model. When is that thing hitting the store, anyway.

Then I met Chad Hower at the SDC in September, and Chad convinced me that I should consider getting a tablet PC instead. Since I’m doing less development work lately and find myself traveling a lot more than I thought I would, a tablet all of a sudden makes sense.

After some research I narrowed down my options to two models. The first model is the Lenovo ThinkPad X61. I used my company ThinkPad p40 quit a lot until the screen blacked out on me. For some reason I can’t be bothered to get it fixed, which says a lot about how I feel about this product. The second model is the Dell Latitude XT. This is Dell’s first attempt to enter the market with a tablet PC with an expected release in December. More likely it will be released early 2008 due to the slip of Vista SP1. This reminds me of the Lunachicks with luxury problem.

The "modeling edition" of Service Factory was released yesterday on the Codeplex site:

The Web Service Software Factory: Modeling Edition (also known as the Service Factory) is an integrated collection of resources designed to help you quickly and consistently build WCF and ASMX Web services that adhere to well-known architecture and design patterns. These resources consist of models with code generation in the form of tools integrated with Visual Studio 2005 and patterns and architecture topics in the form of written guidance.

patterns & practices: Web Service Software Factory - View Release

If you are looking for a way to build several WCF based enterprise services in a fast, consistent way but with great flexibility, you should look at this package which plugs into VS2005. A VS2008 version shouldn't be far away.

I've been using the previous version of Service Factory since for almost a year, and it's been working just fine. One thing I was missing was a good modeling tool for designing our services, and now it's here.

Check out Don Smith's video of an earlier version of Service Factory if you want to get a hunch of what it is all about.

ASP.NET Control for the Google Password Strength API

I'm in Barcelona this week for TechEd EMEA. The talk I gave today was about getting Windows Workflow Foundation hosted in ASP.NET. It was based on a quickstart sample that we built a couple of months ago and was recently updated to run on Visual Studio...(read more)

Wow! Check out the free Rich Text Editor control for ASP.NET on CodePlex. What a great contribution to the community. You can download the source code here ....(read more)