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SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0 RC1 Ready for Download
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0 RC1. The Report Builder has full support for SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services including: various report layouts, data visualizations and formatted text.
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John Resig on TraceMonkey and the future of JavaScript-based RIAs
The newly announced TraceMonkey is a trace-based JIT compiler that will be featured in the next release of Firefox and pushes the envelope on JavaScript performance. InfoQ has a Q&A with Mozilla JavaScript Evangelist and jQuery creator John Resig about this exiting development and what it signifies for the future of JavaScript-based RIAs.
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F# Update: MonoDevelop, a New Book, and a New CTP
Though still officially just a research project, the excitement over F# continues unabated. In today's roundup, we take a brief look at what's new for F#.
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Near C Performance for RIAs with Next Generation Mozilla JavaScript Engine
The Mozilla Foundation has developed TraceMonkey a trace-based JIT compiler that pushes the envelope on JavaScript performance. With plans to be incorporated it in the 3.1 release of Firefox, it delivers near C performance and promises to ‘leap frog’ RIA development to a new level.
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AnkhSVN 2.0 Source Code Control Package (SCC) for Visual Studio
AnkhSVN started as a Visual Studio add-in, which allowed to work on a Subversion (SVN) version-controlled project from within Visual Studio. Release 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the core engine, which is delivered as a free Source Code Control Package (SCC) for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.
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Using jQuery with ASP.NET MVC
The Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework has been getting talked about more and more lately. The power and flexibility of ASP.NET MVC allows for developers to use libraries other than those include in the box. The popular JavaScript framework, jQuery, is no exception.
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IE8 Beta 2 Released for the Consumer
Microsoft has just released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. While Beta 1 was aimed to the developers, Beta 2 is for the consumers. Some of the top features of the browser are: Web Slices, Search Suggestions, Accelerators, Compatibility View, SmartScreen Filter.
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SQL Server 2008 Express Series Is Available
Microsoft has made available three versions of SQL Server 2008 Express. Express editions are free versions of SQL Server intended for learning or building small server applications, or for ISV redistribution. The Tools edition contains the Management Studio, while the Advanced Services edition has full-text search and Reporting Services.
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Table-Valued Parameters in SQL Server
Table-valued parameters are a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2008. They provide a built-in way to send multiple rows of data from a client application to SQL Server in a single parameterized SQL statement.
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Second Life is Deploying Mono-based Servers
The popular virtual world Second Life relies heavily on user-created scripts. These scripts are written in a proprietary language called LSL and run on their servers. In order to improve performance they are deploying the Mono runtime in Second Life's 1.24 servers.
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Sparse Columns, Filtered Indexes, and Column Sets
Sparse Columns, Filtered Indexes, and Column Sets are new features for SQL Server 2008. While they allow you to break the 1024 limit on columns and save significant disk space, if not used correctly they can be a disaster.
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Introducing Boo Lang Studio
The first alpha release of Boo Lang Studio is available on CodePlex. This Visual Studio add-on strives to offer first class IDE support for Boo, a relatively new .NET language that while inspired by Python, is statically typed.
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NHibernate 2.0 has Arrived
NHibernate 2.0 was made official with the announcement of its general availability by Ayende Rahien. The announcement follows months of alphas and release candidates and now matches the features of Hibernate 3.2.
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Newly Minted Bugs for .NET 3.5 SP1
Though less than a month old, the bug reports against .NET 3.5 SP 1 are starting to pile up. As Microsoft seems to have no sensible plan for notifying the public or delivering hot fixes, the best we can offer is a bug list gleamed from Microsoft Connect.
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Interview: Neal Ford On Programming Languages and Platforms
In this interview made by Sadek Drobi during QCon San Francisco 2007, Neal Ford talks about the tendency of having multiple languages running on one of the two major platforms existing today: Java and .NET. He also presents the advantages offered by Ruby compared to static languages like Java or C#.