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Why XAML makes System.Configuration and Enterprise Library Configuration obsolete
It may seem unrelated, but if you haven't read Fowler's article on DSLs ( from Google cache if it's down like now ), please do so now. It will help you understand why XAML goes far beyond WPF and presentation. Configuration is typically nothing more than...
How to cross post entries across blogs from Windows Live Writer
I think I'm not the first guy to end up in this situation: I created a lot of content (and loyal readers) on some blog hosting site (in my case http://weblogs.asp.net ) and now I want to move on, maybe with a self-hosted solution, maybe with Blogger and...
Reading XML document fragments in .NET
A document fragment is an XML file that doesn't have a root element: < E2ETraceEvent xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/E2ETraceEvent " > < System xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/windows/eventlog/system " > ... <...
QNames in attribute values considered useful
Quite some time ago (around XML raise as a universal data format), the W3C seemed to be in doubt of the value of QNames (prefix + local name) in attribute values. One very clean evidence of this inconsistency around the best practice on QNames on attribute...
Open source implementation of Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) is available now!
SSE is an XML micro-format and corresponding sync algorithm that can be embedded in RSS or Atom feeds to allow for two-way synchronization among peers. More important: the algorithm allows for mesh-style synchronization between nodes, with no concept...
Outlook 2007 and RSS Platform do not support authenticated feeds
Note : this entry has moved . Major bummer. Read more from Scott's blog: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IE7RC1CantUpdatePasswordProtectedFeeds.aspx
VS2005 XML Editor rocks! Navigating type definitions from instance documents!
Note : this entry has moved . Today, I was working on some GAX software factory stuff. I just couldn't remember if a particular element I had at hand in an instance document supported xs:anyAttribute or not in the corresponding schema. So I though "how...
XInclude breaks VS 2005 XML editor intellisense
Note : this entry has moved . A while back I've reported as a bug that VS XML editor breaks if you use XInclude elements in the document. You may ask: "who cares? .NET does not support XInclude anyway!". It just so happens that the recently released version...
Download full DVD set from PDC 2005
Of course you already knew that the PDC 2005 sessions are available online , right? (although not for much longer, I heard). But you just don't have the time to browse the list to find the interesting ones and download them one by one... Well, now you...
XQuery AND XSLT 2.0 WILL be available for .NET v2.0!!!
Note : this entry has moved . Altova announced a royaltee-free distribution of AltovaXML engine complete with .NET interfaces. It supports XQuery 1.0 and XSLT 2.0 (with or without schema support). Excelent news for .NET developers!!! Via TSS (thanks Paul...
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