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How to REST in a nutshell

If you hang out with the web 2.0 kids long enough you'll inevitably hear the word REST/RESTful. I've gotten this question enough from the CS students I work with to create a little knowledge nut right here: REST = Representational State Transfer In a
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So you wanna make a Zune Game?

While many have had the chance to play the N.A.M.E game, some creative seeds have been sewn.  I'm getting several questions coming through about how to create a Zune game. To build your own Zune game, there are several points of optimization unique
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N.A.M.E Zune Game Featured on GameGirl Blog!

Recently N.A.M.E hit the front page of the GameGirl Blog !  GameGirl is a HUGE gaming blog with an all female cast of contributors - providing a fresh take on the world of video gaming.  The article - written by Chastity (aka NuyoRiquena ) contains

On C++ and being a "real" programmer

One of my unnamed developer damsels linked me to a GREAT article from good ol Dr. Dobbs.  The article consists primarily of an interview with Bjarne Stoutstrap - engineering chair at Texas A&M regarding the applicability of C++ in education. 
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Rejected launch Marketing

Not every idea can be a winner...   This video is from The Code Trip - a bunch of developers hit the road in a tour bus, geek out, and journey across the land. It's a good good time.  For more check our their Travel Log .

Sooo....how do we get students interested in technology?

    The age old question of "how do we get more students interested in STEM (science tech engineering math) has come up one too many times.  It's time for me to write what I know (so here you go!):     A couple programs Microsoft

Texas

Last week I was hanging out in Texas doing some training on Silverlight/Evangelism training. I was staying in Irving - a huge tech center - more or less just like any other suburban tech city (Redmond/San Jose/Reston). But at some point, I had a sudden

Imagine Cup Student Blogs

As some of you know, Microsoft is hosting a HUGE student competition called the Imagine Cup - design software, travel the world, win some money: A team in New Jersey has started their blog about their experiance - very interesting - especially if you're

SQL Server Data Mining Addins for Excel

You can now use excel for advanced analysis and data mining! Now, in addition to being able to import data directly from SQL Server, Excel can access the mining and analysis tools in sql server. The Analyze Key Influencers is one of the coolest features
 
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