Keith Barrows

• JOURNAL - Microsoft Architect's Journal - a platform where authoritative software architects from all corners of Microsoft's architect community will discuss the connection between opportunities once out of reach and the solutions that now make them possible.
• Metadata-Driven Application Design and Development - Presents an overview of using a metadata-driven approach to designing applications. If the use of software frameworks can be defined by patterns, then metadata is the language used to describe those patterns. (19 printed pages)

Scott Mitchell of 4GuysFromRolla.com has a great article on MSDN.

http://www.mindmodel.com

I now have a personal blog space as well as my passion - space research - running on .Text - thank you Scott for a great app!

One of the things we are looking at in the new CSK for Whidbey application (CSK 2.0, CSK 2004, whatever else you want to call it) is being able to select from more than one option for storing User and Role information.  This article outlines the basics of getting Active Directory information.

As developers of .NET apps we all know that ASP.NET and Domain Controllers don't mix well (though you can get them to somewhat work).  However, we still have a need to develop against AD (Active Directory).  The following link will allow you to download many goodies for Win2003 including ADAM:

By Jay Wrolstad
Enterprise Linux IT
April 6, 2004 12:05PM

"The report talks about TCO, but the issue is really migration, not the cost of running either Linux or Windows," says OSDN director Jeff Bates. The technical merits of Linux do not yet match those of Solaris, say, "But the rate of growth is there. The commitment by Novell and IBM demonstrates strong support for Linux."

Steve Smith has blogged some on changes in the Whidbey platform.  In particular, he is talking about the new member provider.