Guy Barrette
Microsoft Regional Director, Montreal, Canada
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Book review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A couple of weeks ago, I recorded a podcast with Eric Mignot and Raphaël Pierquin from Pyxis around the concepts found in a book called The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Haven’t read the book prior to the recording, I ordered it the day after because I loved what I heard from Eric and Raphaël.
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How to get VSTS, VS and Expression at a discount (Canada)
Tough times? Here’s how to get some dev software at a discount in Canada:
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Code Camp Montreal – Registration is now open
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Visual Studio Talk Show #96 is now online (French)
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@itch Inside
As seen in the Angrignon Metro parking in Montreal.
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SQL Server 2008 SP1 now available
SQL Server SP1 is now available. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19 -
Microsoft data center vision video
While searching for something else, I found this 3D animation video from Microsoft explaining their data center vision.
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SQL Server documenter script
I had to document a database recently. Nothing fancy, just a list of the objects (tables, indexes, stored procs). There are tools available to do that but the SQL server was very secured (and I applaud that) and all I could do was to run a script locally. A quick search lead me to this CodeProject article by Nitinpatel:
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Laptop hunters ads hit a nerve
Have you watched the latest Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” ads? They feature people shopping for new laptops and of course, comparing Windows and Apple laptops.
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Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
Microsoft recently released the MVC Framework under the MS-PL. Oh sure, another software license…just what we need you might say. I’m no lawyer but it surely looks like a simple, easy to understand licence to me.