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Presentation: Windows as a Web Platform
Eric Nelson provides an architectural deep dive into the internals of IIS and the .NET Framework 3.5 with a goal of reducing the lines of code in web applications.
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Windows Will Soon Enter Into the EC2 Cloud
After years of offering its Cloud Computing Services to run Linux or Solaris, and after receiving support for running Java EE applications, Amazon is promising its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) will support Microsoft Windows later this fall.
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Microsoft Announces the Next Generation of Visual Studio
Microsoft has unveiled Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0.
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ReCAPTCHA ASP.NET Library
The reCAPTCHA ASP.NET Library provides a straightforward way to place a CAPTCHA on your ASP.NET website, helping you stop bots from abusing your website. The library wraps the reCAPTCHA API. You can use the library from any .NET language including C# and Visual Basic .NET.
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WCF and Information Disclosure Threats
Anil John writes about Information Disclosure Threats and Web Services. In his article he delves into the details of how potential attackers use to prepare their attacks and how some common web service practices ‘support’ these threats.
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Book Spotlight: Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed
Mike Snell and Lars Powers tackle developer productivity with their recent book "Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed" by Sams Publishing. Included is a sample chapter for download, Chapter 10 on Debugging.
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Interview: Simon Peyton Jones on Programming Languages and Research Work
In this QCon London 2008 interview, computer scientist and researcher Simon Peyton Jones discusses properties of functional programming languages, and particularly Haskell, that have inspired some features in mainstream languages. He gives his opinion on the issues of syntax and language complexity and talks about some research work on subjects such as data parallelism and transactional memory.
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New Windows Essential Business Server Targeted to Midsize Businesses
Microsoft has created a new server, called Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS), which combines management, messaging and security features into one integrated multi-server solution. The new server is targeted to midsize businesses with reduced IT staff personnel of 1 to 3 persons.
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ASP.NET MVC and Codebehind Files
The ASP.NET MVC community discusses, if codebehind files are still needed when using the WebFormsViewEngine and whether they are a benefit or a disadvantage or even a problem.
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Windows HPC Server 2008 Has Been Launched
Microsoft has just sent the Windows High-Performance Computing (HPC) Server 2008 to manufacturing. The server is the successor of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 and represents Microsoft's current solution for high-performance computing.
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Article: Joshua Bloch: Bumper-Sticker API Design
In this article, Joshua Bloch, Chief Java Architect at Google and former Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, presents a list of maxims intended to be a concise summary of good API design guidelines. The maxims represent the abstract written by Joshua for his session "How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters" held during JavaPolis 2006.
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In Case You Missed It: JIT Enhancements in .NET 3.5 SP1
The recently released service pack for .NET 3.5 includes some new performance enhancements. Here we look at method inlining and the JIT compiler.
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CodePlex Adds Support for TortoiseSVN
CodePlex has recently announced that it is supporting SVN clients, like TortoiseSVN, to connect to its code repository in order to synchronize source code and resources. In the past, SVN users had to run SvnBridge every time they wanted to synchronize with CodePlex, but now it can be done only by using the correct URL in SVN client's settings.
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.NET Chain of Responsibility Library
Chain.NET (a.k.a. NChain) is an implementation of Chain Of Responsibility design pattern for .NET and Mono platforms. Version 0.1 combines standard CoR design pattern with Command design pattern with the goal of bringing increased convenience and flexibility in command processing solutions.
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Remote Linux Debugging in Visual Studio
One of the biggest selling points for Visual Studio is its debugging experience. Even some of the most ardent critics of Microsoft's development tools reluctantly acknowledge its capabilities. Recently Miguel de Icaza's announced that the Mono team intends to leverage this power to improve debugging Mono applications running on Linux.