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VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta changes for LINQ to SQL, and more
The ADO.NET team details on its blog what has changed for LINQ to SQL with the release of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta : Across the LINQ to SQL we have made numerous bug fixes, better SQL translation for queries comparing nullable...
LINQ in Action Second Edition is being printed!
LINQ in Action is doing well. We're all happy with the sales and all the reviews , on Amazon (5 stars on average) or on blogs. In fact, the book is doing so well that the publisher has to print a second edition! We didn't expect that it would happen so...
Great fluent interface sample: the fluent repeater
I'm not that much a fan of fluent interfaces , but in some cases they are well fit. A great example is the fluent repeater created by Adrian Aisemberg. It's also a good example if you don't know what a fluent interface is. Here is sample code that uses...
To var or not to var
C# 3.0 and VB.NET 9.0 introduced implicit typing. When you use anonymous types, it's required. The rest of the time, it's mostly a judgment call to decide whether to use implicitly-typed local variables or not. An interesting discussion is going on about...
Google killed me
In March and April, Google made a big update to its search algorithm. This update, nicknamed "Dewey", hit many websites. The result for these websites being a drastic decrease in search results ranking. The rankings have even changed a lot over the last...
Université du SI Octo Technology
On July 2 and 3, Octo organises in Paris an event for "geeks and bosses" of information systems . Speakers will include no less than stars such as Neil Armstrong, Michel Serres, Eliyahu Goldratt, and Bjarne Stroustrup. With Frédéric Schafer , I will give...
MVP times 5
Microsoft has just recognized me as a MVP for a fifth year, for my contribution to the .NET community (mostly through SharpToolbox.com , Proagora.com , the LINQ in Action book , my posts on the forums, etc.). I'll be at the MVP Summit in two weeks with...
SharpToolbox and JavaToolbox newsletters and updates
I've just started a new wave of updates on SharpToolbox and JavaToolbox . You can see what the latest feature looks like on the following screenshot: I've also sent out new newsletters editions. You can read them online here and here . More features are...
My TechDays 2007 sessions available in video
The two sessions I co-presented during the Microsoft TechDays in February (and all the other sessions) were recorded, and the videos are now available. This is all in French, but I plan on recording soon an English version of my session about LINQ and...
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LINQ in Action reviews and quotes
Since our LINQ in Action book was published last month, we are lucky to receive a lot of nice feedback and comments. Steve, Jim, and I worked hard to make LINQ in Action a book that readers would enjoy. It's very encouraging to see what readers think...
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