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Contagious Curiosity
Coming back to NORMA
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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As I study all things new in languages and modeling, I return to an improved old friend. I bought myself Terry Halpin's second edition of 'Information Modeling and Relational Databases' and am happily re-invigorating my knowledge of ORM. What...
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MSDN Unleashed: Silverlight 2.0 Hands on Lab
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over 4 years ago
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FREE - held at QuickStart in Irvine, CA from 6pm to 9pm on Jan 15. Proctors are working Silverlight 2.0 Developers and/or technical trainers. No lecture, no power point - just you and a machine that is set up so that you can get 'down-and...
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Trying out Code Contracts from Microsoft Research
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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There are two sections that get added to VS 2008 after you install the add-in from MSR to test Code Contracts . The first one is simply called 'Contracts'. The second tab is named 'Code Contracts'. The MSR team did a presentation at PDC08...
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Is Math more important than Dancing?
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over 4 years ago
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As I work to develop curriculum for next year's DigiGirlz camps, this talk seems particularly relevant. Ken Robinson questions educational priorities
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What's in your Visual Studio?
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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As I continue my current language-exploring mode, I've noticed that Visual Studio 2008 is becoming a candy store for me. Is it just me, or do we have an incredible amount of new stuff to play with? I can't really remember the last time I watched...
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Holiday Sprit
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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So, have you got any email like the one I got from a close friend last week? "Due to the current economic state of our household, we are not able to send gifts. I hope that you will not send anything as well. I made deals with all friends...
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Learning Face-Melting Functional Programming for .NET
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Also this which explains more... Chris Smith's completely unique view : Due out Next Year – Programming F# by Chris Smith
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Women who think
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Apparently there were some that came before me as well. If you get to Balboa Park in San Diego, this portrait is worth seeing. Timken Museum: John Singleton Copley
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Free Silverlight 2.0 training for developers and architects in SoCal - Jan 2009
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Free is good, right? We have two different events running in January. I'll be at both of them and will be looking forward to seeing you there. Here's the first one (I'll update this post with the registration link as soon as I get it): MSDN...
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CodeRush Xpress for C#
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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I'm all for free developer productivity tools. Check this one out. CodeRush Xpress for C#
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MDCAtlanta and WomenBuild
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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WomenBuild Serious Play with Legos is happening at every MDC event (11 total). It's fascinating to see what people (both men and women) who attend the event - build. #MDCAtlanta and WomenBuild - a set on Flickr
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TechZulu asks 'What does ScottGu do for fun?'
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Check out TechZulu's two interviews with Scott Gutherie at the PDC Underground party. In the second video (linked), Scott talks PDC announcements, enhancements to the ASP.NET stack and more. Scott Guthrie Talks about Microsofts Future Plans and what it...
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SlideShare Ribbon for PowerPoint
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Yup, if you deliver presentations, you'll want to grab this great, free download which adds a toolbar which facilitates simple interop between PowerPoint 2007 and SlideShare to PowerPoint. AND, the new toolbar includes reporting - how cool is that! ...
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It's all about the Cloud
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Microsoft’s Generation 4 Data Centers
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Spirographs
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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I was just noodling around and I came upon this image. I spent HOURS with a Spirograph when I was a girl... Barbies were so boring, card games were ok, but this cool thing, well, I loved it! What about you? What were your favorite...
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I tell Geoff everything (again!)
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Check out Geoffrey Emery's interview with me at PDC Underground. Language Specialist Meets BI Expert Held together by Girl Geek power this and more with Lynn Langit
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A Website Named Desire
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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A Website Named Desire
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Do you Boku?
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Boku is a visual programming language that is being developed by Microsoft Research. It was shown at PDC08. As I am again working on developing curriculum for Microsoft's DigiGirlz events, I am taking a closer look at Boku. There are...
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Distracted by 'M'
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Download the Oslo SDK and you get this new tool, called the Intellipad. Samples are included. Note the 'M Mode' on the menu - two options to explore 'Rich SQL Preview' or 'Reach SQL Preview'. Also note the interactive 'minibuffer...
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WomenBuild... inspiring career paths in technology
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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WomenBuild SeriousPlay with Legos kicked off at PDC. This is a diversity event with the goal of getting people (both men and women) together to creatively work on getting more people into careers in technology. We've got the designers...
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Microsoft Oslo | M language
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Here's something fun Microsoft Oslo | M language | Microsoft Application Modeling | MODELS remixed.
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SQL Data Services (SDS)
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Have you taken a look at the CTP yet? Whaddya' think? I'd be interested to know... SQL Data Services (SDS)
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Getting your REST
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over 4 years ago
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lynnlangit
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Did you even know this was here? Pretty useful stuff - check it out. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) REST Starter Kit
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