Archives
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When to use ASMX, ES or Remoting
I am a very believer that engineering, and life, is about tradeoffs. It is rare indeed when there is an “alway true” right answer. Ask anyone who has taken any of my training courses - the answer to almost any question, expecially if if begins with “Which way is better...”, is “it depends” ! The answer to all other questions is “XML” ! :-)
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Overview of the new XML Tools in Visual Studio 2005
Here is an excellent overview to the new XML and XSL editing and debugging tools in VS 2005. The blog post includes links to addtional information, including a more detailed white paper on MSDN.
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SQL Server 2005 ("Yukon") Beta 2 and SQL Server 2005 Express Beta 2 now available
If you are an MSDN Subscriber, SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 is now available for you to download on the MSDN Subscriber Downloads site.
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How SQL Express XCopy Deployment Works
Here is a link to a posting on how SQL Express Xcopy Deployment works.
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The Visual Studio 2005 Express products are cool - SQL Server 2005 Express is really cool
You have probably heard already about the Visual Studio 2005 Express family of products that were publicly revealed at TechEd Europe. This is a set of 6 products (VB, C#, J#, C++, Web Developer, SQL Server) that will be available for very low cost. More important, however, is the fact that each of these versions goes out of its way to make it easier for the inexperienced .NET developer to quickly be productive. It starts with the fact that the download size is significantly smaller, setup time is fast, and the IDE is designed to make the first experience(s) as smooth as possible. Another cool feature are the Starter Kits that are included. The VS team is taking a page out of the ASP.NET playbook and providing their own starter kits. These are fully functional sample applications that come with tutorials, along with the source code. The Beta 1 version of VB Express already comes with the My Movie Collection starter kit. Of course, the idea is not only to learn from the starter kit, but also to take it further and extend/modify it to meet your own needs.
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TechEd Amsterdam 2004
Although this year's annual TechEd Europe event is a few weeks behind us now, I am just now finally catching up from it. While other speakers also felt that this year was unusually hectic and pressured, I know that for me it particularly so. This was mainly due to the fact that my schedule was REALLY packed. First of all, I was giving 5 different sessions - 2 of them at 8:30 in the morning ! It was a nice mix of 2 "regular" presentations, 2 Birds Of a Feather sessions, and 1 Chalk & Talk.
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"Hello, It's Me" (Apologies to Todd Rundgren)
Well, it is long, long overdue - I am finally writing my first blog entry. I have a feeling that my relationship to my blog will be similar to that with my cell phone: I was not an early adopter, but within a very short period of time, I was unable to imagine life without it !