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- Java,
- .NET,
- Architecture,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Platforms,
- Language
Neal Ford talks about the tendency of having multiple languages running on one of the two major platforms existing today: Java and .NET. He also presents the advantages offered by Ruby compared to static languages like Java or C#.
By Neal Ford on Aug 24, 2008,
News about .NET
- .NET
- Topics
- .NET Framework,
- IDE
AnkhSVN started as a Visual Studio add-in, which allowed to work on a Subversion (SVN) version-controlled project from within Visual Studio. Release 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the core engine, which is delivered as a free Source Code Control Package (SCC) for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.
By Hartmut Wilms on Aug 29, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Javascript,
- .NET Framework
The Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework has been getting talked about more and more lately. The power and flexibility of ASP.NET MVC allows for developers to use libraries other than those include in the box. The popular JavaScript framework, jQuery, is no exception.
By Robert Bazinet on Aug 29, 2008,
Articles about .NET

- Architecture,
- .NET,
- Java
- Topics
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Java plus .NET Integration,
- Silverlight,
- .NET Framework
Robert Bell, Microsoft, introduces interoperability scenarios for using Silverlight from Java and provides architectural guidance using sample code snippets.
By Robert Bell on Aug 05, 2008,
- Java,
- .NET,
- Architecture,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Performance & Scalability
Join our industry-heavyweight (eBay, Betfair, FiveRuns and Twitter) panel as they explore the cost of making their sites as scalable as possible, whilst tuning to get the most performance they possibly can. They explore the pros-and-cons of making their apps as awesome as possible - all the while under the pressure of their business requirements.
By James Cox on Jul 22, 2008,
Interviews about .NET

- .NET
- Topics
- Programming,
- .NET Framework
Greg Young sat down with Rustan Leino and Mike Barnett of Microsoft Research to discuss Spec#. Spec# is a superset of C# and allows developers to impose contracts on their own code and verify it. This benefits developers by allowing them to find their own errors sooner saving time and resources.
By Rustan Leino & Mike Barnett on Aug 21, 2008,

- .NET,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Dynamic Languages
In this interview, John Lam, Program Manager on the Dynamic Language Runtime team at Microsoft, talks about IronRuby, what it means to .NET supporters and how it has been received by the Ruby community.
By John Lam on Aug 06, 2008,
Presentations about .NET

- .NET,
- SOA
- Topics
- REST,
- .NET Framework
WCF is not just for SOAP based services and can be used with popular protocols like RSS, REST and JSON. Rob Windsor covers URI templates, the importance of HTTP GET in the programmable web, how to expose service operations via HTTP GET, how to control the format of data exposed by service operations, and finally how to use the WebOperationContext to access the specifics of HTTP.
By Rob Windsor on Jul 18, 2008,

- .NET
- Topics
- Rich Internet Apps,
- Silverlight
In this presentation filmed at QCon, Mark Smith walks through Silverlight 2.0 capabilities. At the time, Microsoft was referring to this version of Silverlight as 1.1 which has been recently revived up to 2.0. Mark discusses migration to version 2.0, the C# code-behind capabilities, support for threads and how to consume web services.
By Mark Smith on Jun 19, 2008,
Books about .NET

- .NET
- Topics
- Artifacts & Tools,
- Programming
Visual Studio .NET Tips and Tricks is a book explaining how to use VS.NET efficiently. Organized into short and easy-to-grasp sections, and containing tips and tricks on everything from editing and compiling to debugging and navigating within the VS.NET IDE, this book is a must-read for all .NET developers, regardless of expertise and whether they program in C#, VB.NET, or any other .NET language. This book covers the Visual Studio .NET 2002, 2003, and 2005 Beta 1 releases.
By Minh T. Nguyen on Jun 08, 2006,