November 2008 - Posts

Domain Driven Design - in Swedish
29 November 08 06:21 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Oh why not?  I think Patrik is drinking a beer too! :) Intervju från Öredev: Patrik Löwendahl om Domän Driven Design | MSDNSweden | Channel 9 Read More...

Filed under: Fun, VS2010

Windows FireStarter | Dec 12th FREE Technical info for Developers and ITPros
25 November 08 01:00 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

My colleague, Mithun Dhar is running one of those great FireStarter events again.  This time it's all about Windows - FREE technical content for Developers and ITPros.  The coolest thing is that Mithun SIMULCASTS his Redmond-based events, so Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, Technical Conference

talking to a blonde - Drapes
24 November 08 06:29 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

makes me laugh... xkcd - A Webcomic - Drapes Read More...

Filed under: Fun

geekSpeak Channel9 developer-to-developer webcasts
22 November 08 04:36 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Now, that my BI book is nearly done (yes, you read it here first!), I am getting back into geekSpeak in a big way. We've got two great shows booked for December and we'll soon announce shows for EACH week in Jan/Feb/Mar. geekSpeak: Cloud Services 101 Read More...

Filed under: BI, geekSpeak, Cloud development

But Microsoft doesn't have anything for startups...oh, yes, we do - BizSpark
20 November 08 06:36 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Are you a startup?  Haven't heard about BizSpark yet?  Check it out...We also have a local MS guy who is here specifically to answer any questions you may have - our own, Woody Pewitt .  Feel free to contact me, or him if you have any questions. Read More...

Filed under: Helping

Screencasts on emerging .NET developers technologies
20 November 08 01:58 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Hey check out these cool screencasts from the braniacs over at Pluralsight .  They show you current and emerging technologies, such as AtomPub, Atom feed, implementing WCF, sequential workflows and much more.  My personal favorite is Jon Flanders Read More...

Filed under: PDC

Wieviel social communities braucht der Mensch?
19 November 08 05:52 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

That is, how many social networks does one need? (in case you don't speak German - you can use BabelFish to translate) The question is quite timely though. How much time do you spend tweating, linking-in, facebooking, etc...each day? What is this replacing? Read More...

Filed under: Fun

Mindshare / Enlightened Debauchery
18 November 08 04:08 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

I'll be there this Thursday, Nov 20, will you?    Mindshare / Enlightened Debauchery Read More...

Filed under: Fun

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP - Layering Diagrams
17 November 08 05:10 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Have you started to play with this yet?  I am just now getting some time to explore.  Tonight's find is the modeling project type and the modeling objects.  Being the big language geek that I am, I just love ORM-like abstraction layers.  Read More...

Filed under: VS2010

The Role Of A .Net Architect
14 November 08 08:30 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   

Here are Mike Vincent's slides from yesterday's TechDays Orange County.  The Role Of An Architect View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture .net ) The Role Of An Architect - SlideShare Our own Architect Evangelist, David Read More...

SQL Server 2008 for Developers
12 November 08 04:34 AM | llangit | 6 Comments   

Here's my deck from day 2 of Orange Country TechDays SQL Server 2008 for Developers View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: sql server ) SQL Server 2008 for Developers - SlideShare You can download a podcast of the presentation and get Read More...

Parallel Programming and F#
11 November 08 08:12 PM | llangit | 6 Comments   

Here's the deck from today's presentation - all links to resources are embedded in the deck. Parallel Programming and F# View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: parallel programming ) Parallel Programming and F# - SlideShare WPF slides Read More...

Yelling vs. Whispering - Do you have the chops?
11 November 08 06:27 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I love this guy, he's so right. gary vaynerchuk » Yelling vs. Whispering. Introvert or Extrovert. - my 2 minute take on life Read More...

Filed under: Fun

DevLabs Portal
11 November 08 01:21 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Have you seen this yet?  Check it out   DevLabs Portal Another great site is Coding4Fun .  Also we have CSharp for Sharp Kids .  And, of course, the Kid's Corner . Yes, for those of you who are regular readers, I am thinking about Read More...

Filed under: Fun, Helping

Free Developer Technical Event in SoCal (Orange County) - Nov 11-13
07 November 08 09:52 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Hey SoCal Developers, if you didn't have the time to go to the PDC but still want to hear about some of the new technology previewed there, then make sure you attend the TechDays event in Irvine. It's FREE!!! Register here : http://www.msdnevents.com/orangecounty/ Read More...

The Underground @ PDC - PDC2008 - party video
02 November 08 01:58 AM | llangit | 2 Comments   

  Yeah, we at Microsoft know how to throw a party for our local developer community (did I mention that Woody rocks?)  We invited about 400 of our geek friends to the Edison in LA last Wednesday to share PDC info, we even got ' theGu ' himself, Read More...

Filed under: Southern California, Technical Conference, Fun