Now this is certainly interesting . Not that i would expect any type of government outfit to use anything from microsoft, but i certainly wouldn't have guessed java to be behind the scenes on beagle. want to take it for a virtual spin ? it brings up an interesting point though, i remember reading (Wrox...
sadly i've been asked by Microsoft (the speaker in the X# video no less) to remove the link to the presentation on X# delivered by Chris Lovett . i could have sworn i snagged it from ms research , but i trust his word more than my cluttered brain. here is the email i received: How did you get this? Actually...
I came across this article moseying around the web, it brings up some great points as to the evolution of the corporate IT department and how it has evolved (opinionated of course). i'm not saying i agree or disagree, just something else to digest :-)
Dino Esposito posted this blog that reminded me of something that Shannon blogged about here . Dino received a great (albeit short) response that i 100% agree with. there is also another comment that brings up a great point: how to debug declarative code statements? it's a very valid point, and one that...
Now this is certainly an interesting article . I will refrain from commenting until i can formulate somewhat of an unbiased opinion.
i wrote this letter to the CEO of Lindows back when the idea was first incepted as a Windows desktop replacement (this letter is circa april of 2002). while i applauded what they were trying to accomplish at the time (completely erradicating MS from the desktop...or perhaps providing some true competition...
I am sure we all saw it coming ...Real has finally decided to take on uncle bill and the boys in redmond. while i may not agree with microsoft's alleged actions, history may bear repeating itself (ala netscape, sun, etc). i will be following this with a sharp eye.
Stumbled across this article this morning, perhaps they will find the gene for free will/autonomy next?
i wanted to touch on the age old debate between Java and .NET (and just Microsoft in general). java was originally devoloped as an applet language for the web, and for small compact devices that needed to run small applications in a minimal footprint (such as cable boxes, cell phones, etc). this was...
as i'm sure everyone has seen, the next version of C# will include compile time support for super late binding...also known in the OO world as Generics. since even the early VB days, in order to achieve this type of functionality (albeit at run-time), we would use variant types, or in the .NET world...