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Friday, February 27, 2004 1:09 PM

Yukon: CLR in the database

A book chapter is up for public review on TheServerSide.Net that describes the benefits of having the CLR in the database . W hen I first had this described to me at PDC I thought it was good, but I didn't think too much of it. I was talking to my friend
Posted by chrisgarty | 0 Comments
Friday, February 27, 2004 12:29 PM

Wanted: A plugin for Visual Studio to make TDD easier

I thought I'd put a post about this on my blog so that I could point people to this rather than having to describe this rather niche problem again and again. I like Test Driven Development (TDD), but I don't like the fragmented mental state I end up in
Posted by chrisgarty | 9 Comments
Friday, February 27, 2004 11:29 AM

A new version of Windows XP before Longhorn?

A new article on News.com has spoken of the possibility of an interim update to Windows XP before Longhorn . The interim version is referred to as 'Windows XP Reloaded'... let's just hope that it isn't as bad as a recent movie featuring a similar title
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:24 AM

My Valentines Day Gift

My girlfriend is so cool. She didn't get me flowers for Valentines day, she got me my URL - chrisgarty.com . I got a bunch of different reactions, but I tend to agree with the ones from friends like Shane Clauson who said that I 'get the coolest [valentines]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:36 AM

New ObjectSpaces article on MSDN

A number of people working with me at iP3 are learning ObjectSpaces at the moment. A new article by Dino Esposito for MSDN has a few interesting insights as he documents his first look at ObjectSpaces .
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:32 AM

Pre-beta Whidbey Builds On The Way

More news related to my post on the timing of the Whidbey beta : I just noticed a link from Scobleizer to another MS employee saying that the interim builds are not far away . Mark Cliggett is the GPM in charge of these community efforts, so have a read
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:09 PM

Choosing the best computer for you... Bill Gates from 1982

I just came across this little gem on Scott Hanselman's blog
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Friday, February 20, 2004 1:27 PM

Interesting news regarding BizTalk and Jupiter

ZDNet is announcing that the Jupiter idea is being binned and BizTalk is being released separately March 2. Further coverage is at TheServerSide.Net
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Friday, February 20, 2004 11:06 AM

Whidbey ASP.Net Security – Membership and Roles

The new security framework in ASP.Net for membership and role management improves developer productivity. I have provided a number of links in my earlier post, but here are some specific to this topic: MSDN article on Whidbey ASP.Net membership features
Posted by chrisgarty | 0 Comments
Monday, February 16, 2004 10:07 AM

Scott Guthrie explains the Whidbey release timing

After seeing a post about the timing of the Whidbey release on Benjamin's blog , I emailed Scott Guthrie to get some questions answered directly. Just like at the PDC, he was really responsive to direct questions and was nice enough to let me post his
Posted by chrisgarty | 42 Comments
Friday, February 13, 2004 9:26 AM

I Dream of Whidbey a.k.a. Adventures in .Net 2.0

The team here at iP3 have been using the Whidbey Alpha PDC bits on a new project. Yes, we know it isn’t due for a while but we enjoy blazing new territory, and we are sure our customers will appreciate all the new features we’ll be shipping
Posted by chrisgarty | 2 Comments
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:25 PM

How is that Mars rover doing?

I must be geek because this and this make me laugh...
Posted by chrisgarty | 2 Comments
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:49 PM

VTR Seminar tomorrow night - Introducing Agile .Net Tools

VTR Consulting are having another seminar tomorrow night. John Sullivan, .Net Practice Group Leader at ThoughtWorks Australia, will be giving an introduction to "Agile .Net Tools". I think this will be a popular event, so be sure to register and arrive
Posted by chrisgarty | 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:57 PM

iP3 Systems - the connected company

.Net connected and community connected
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Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:13 PM

MDNUG Status

Bill Chestnut and I help run the Melbourne .Net Users Group (MDNUG) . It has been quiet lately with the Christmas break and the unavailability of our usual meeting location (Microsoft Melbourne's level 9 theatre), but we had breakfast over the weekend
Posted by chrisgarty | 1 Comments
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 12:18 PM

My first link...

Frank Arrigo helped me get this blog up and running and has announced my arrival on his blog. Thanks Frank!
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Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:57 AM

First post...

It's alive!
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