Archives
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Mono 1.2 Released
This a major release for the Mono project and includes many improvements:
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SharpOS
MS Research has been working on a ".NET-based" operating system for some time. Its a pretty exiting idea that could open up all kinds of new possiblities. Now, it looks like the open source community may be getting in on the act. The mono-develop mailing list has been buzzing with discussions of a CIL-based OS. William Lahti has already start something he calls Jeto. Jeto is an open source managed OS based on GNU/Linux. If you want to stay up on the discussion or contribute...look at the SharpOS web site.
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The Wiki is good, the Wiki is wise
For the past few years, I've been using Sharepoint for my development portal. However, it doesn't seem to be the best tool for building out documentation on our development projects. A Wiki seems like a much better choice. I've started using ScrewTurn Wiki. It is written in .NET 2.0 and is very nice. ScrewTurn is very lightweight, easy to use, looks great, and has no need for a database. The next major release will add plug-in support and a number of other features. Give it a try...I think you'll be impressed.
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Mono Meeting 2006
I wish I could have attended the Mono Meeting up in Cambridge, but it wasn't in the cards. It looks like it was a great meeting. These links aren't the same as being there, but they are pretty good.
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Gmail --; Hotmail ++;
Well, GMail is down for me tonight...and Hotmail is up. I'm glad to see Microsoft is doing something right. ;-) And look...Google wants me to cross my fingers and hope I get access to my email again.
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To postback or not to postback, that is the question
Implementing AJAX is definitely all the rage. Everyone has heard of Microsoft's Atlas Framework, and most have seen Ajax.net Professional, but have you checked out OutPost yet?
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The Principle of being Smart and Lazy
I recently ran across the article A Good Programmer is a Lazy Programmer and it reminded me of the my high school programming teacher's favorite quote: "Be Smart & Lazy". More on that in a minute, but first a brief detour down memory lane.
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.NET continues to be a furtile ground for language development
IronPython has been receiving lots of attention lately...as well it should! It showcases what a great platform .NET has become for languages for all kinds. But IronPython isn't the only language in town...take a look at my .NET languages page. It has grown to over 100 projects with nearly every language you can think of...and many you've probably never heard of. Thanks to everyone who has contributed links and corrections.
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Display recently updated documents in SharePoint
Well, it should be a lot eaiser than this, but Joel Ward figured out how to do it.
http://joelsef.blogspot.com/2006/05/recently-updated-documents-in.html -
Looking for a theme song?
I hope you enjoy this song as much as I did...
http://www.jonathancoulton.com.nyud.net:8080/mp3/Code%20Monkey.mp3 -
RSS Subversion Change Log
Recently I needed to put the change log from our subversion repository online. Luckily, Martin Pittenauer put together a great XSLT script that turns the XML produced by the SVN Log command into an RSS feed. It utilizes eXSLT so you'll need to use a compatible XSLT tranform tool.
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Taming the email beast
Is email taking over your life? It has mine!