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DevTeach: Beth's Beer Demo
We're having lots of fun at DevTeach , and the mood was bubbly at Beth Massi 's presentation on the new features in VB 9.0. You see, the big boss of DevTeach, Jean-René Roy, opened the beer cooler for the whole crowd in mid-afternoon. You can imagine...
Is 'Thingy' Okay When Talking LINQ?
Hey gang, I need some support here. I'm in the author review phase of ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies . In a chapter on LINQ, an editor wants me to change 'Thingy' to "a more concrete noun". Here's an example heading: Narrowing the thingys with a Select...
Jim Fawcette and 1105 Media Keep Their Word
I've done a lot of articles and product reviews for Visual Studio Magazine over the years, mainly because I enjoy technical writing but also for some pocket change for new toys. When Fawcette Technical Publications ran into financial trouble a few...
Visual Basic 2005 for Progammers
The latest Deitel book (I reviewed a couple of chapters and got a freebie) arrived today. Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers, Second Edition runs nearly 1300 pages and boasts dozens of Microsoft, industry, and academic reviewers. I'm a person who learns...
What's Coming for VB, C#, and ASP.NET in the "Upcoming VS2005 Service Pack (SP1)"?
Interesting to see that Leslie Giblett, Release Manager on the Visual C++ team is offering specifics about " the upcoming VS2005 Service Pack (SP1) release ." As you see , that team lists the precise issues they're working on for the service pack release...
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