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Archives / 2003 / August
  • Dialog Hell

    ASP.NET is a great tool, but it definately has its limitations. One of those limitations is the fact that it has no built in support for any kind of UI that uses dialogs. I assume that if you have been using ASP.NET for a decent amount of time, you have run into this problem more than once.

  • SCO Code?

    For those who don't get news from outside their aggregator anymore...

  • Money Grubbing Bastards

    Charting components are way too expensive. You basically have one of two options: purchase a half-baked, lousy component that produces charts designed by your local elementry school's brightest, or shell out an endless revenue stream to the money grubbing bastards at Software FX or Dundas. Well, of course, this is only if you are creating an ASP.NET app. If you are creating a Windows Forms app, our friends at Software FX will give you a license to redistribute the code on a royalty free basis. But this doesn't apply to web apps for some strange reason... you need to dish out cash every time you sell your product. This is utter nonsense (especially considering that each license costs $1500 before any OEM deals)...

  • Working for Microsoft

    This is the latest post in the “how can I get a job at MS” speculation series. He isn't the first person to comment about this (heck, Sells was talking about it for years before he finally got the guts to go get an interview). Personally, I fail to see what is so scary about getting a job at MS, or why people plan out how they are going to get in for 10 years before finally getting an interview. Microsoft is hiring like crazy right now, there is no gaurentee that will be happening even 5 years from now, so anyone interested in working for them should stop scheming, suck it up, and set up an interview this week. If you don't get hired, big deal. Brush up your skills and get another interview for a different position (or, interview at another company... MS isn't the only cool software company out there).

  • ObjectSpaces

    Interesting post and discussion from our Java friends over at TheServerSide: