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Coding Cool with Fan!
10 August 09 11:18 AM | CSharpener | 1 comment(s)

The most exciting new programming language I have seen in quite some time is the new Fan language . I recommend reading Why Fan and taking the Tour to have get a quick grasp of what Fan offers. Then Download Fan and StartHere ! Why am I so enthusiastic...

Filed under: [.NET General], [Languages], [Software Architecture], [SoftDev], [JavaScript], [CLR], [Ruby], [Smalltalk], [.NET], [Fan]

SmallScript is dead! Long live SmallScript!
08 July 09 11:36 AM | CSharpener | 1 comment(s)

In a previous post, Before it becomes famous , I posted about S#, or SmallScript, a SmallTalk variant that was being designed that was supposed to have a version that might have worked on .NET. Now, it seems that project has pretty much died out. David...

Filed under: [.NET General], [Languages], [Tools], [WebDev], [SoftDev], [Smalltalk], [.NET]

[.NET][Articles] Single-Sign-On (SSO) for SharePoint 2007 (MOSS)
14 November 07 08:47 AM | CSharpener | 1 comment(s)

I recently discovered this very interesting article that covers the basics of configuring and using SSO with Microsoft SharePoint 2007, especially when creating views and forms on external SQL Server databases using Windows authentication. This is a very...

Filed under: [.NET General], [Software Architecture], [Database], [Articles], [SoftDev], [ASP.NET], [.NET]

[.NET C#] Unified C# 3.0 Specification
12 September 07 08:34 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

The C# team at csharp-online.net has a download link for a consolidated document presenting the Unified C# 3.0 Specification , which brings together all prior C# specs with the latest version. It weighs in at slightly over 500 pages, but looks to be the...

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Languages], [Reference], [SoftDev], [.NET]

[Database] Reporting Services Architecture
12 September 07 08:16 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

There is an excellent article on Reporting Services Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) at csharp-online.net . There is a great diagram on the first page. Reading the article from front to back is a little difficult, as...

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Software Architecture], [Database], [Articles], [SoftDev], [.NET]

[.NET General] O Happy Day!
20 April 06 10:25 PM | CSharpener | 1 comment(s)

This is just a "happy day" announcement that Microsoft has decided to make all of the Visual Studio .NET Express Editions permanently free ! Thank you!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Software Architecture], [Database], [Tools], [WebDev], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [WebServices], [GameDev]

[Laws] John Tobler's "Not About" Law
19 April 06 08:10 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

This law is very general but does have application to software development, as well: John Tobler's "Not About" Law .

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] New Rules!
18 April 06 09:22 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

Here are two new additions to John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules : John Tobler's Exemplary Emulation Rule John Tobler's Really Readit Rule Enjoy!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules
13 April 06 03:55 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

Now that I have three laws and a corollary under my belt, it's time to start my list: John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules Keep watching, I'm sure the list will grow!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Languages], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [Refactoring], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] John Tobler's "Three Strikes" Refactoring Rule
13 April 06 03:51 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

Another C# code review has just led me to state John Tobler's "Three Strikes" Refactoring Rule I hope you will find it useful; it summarizes a lifetime of ex-perience!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [Refactoring], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]