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Article: Beyond Foundations of F#
Since Robert Pickering published Foundations of F# in May, the language has grown significantly. Besides adding a host of new features, it is being moved from a research project to a fully supported, production-grade release. We asked Robert to discuss some of the new features in F#.
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Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs have their Life Extended
The initial release of the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs downloaded prior to October 29, 2007 are set to expire on November 1, 2007 which is earlier than previously anticipated.
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Microsoft Releases JavaScript Compatibility Study for IE, Firefox, Opera, and Safari
Historically JavaScript compatibility has been a major problem for web developers. Variations between the official spec, the de-facto standard, and the various implementations have kept many a developer up all night. To address this, Microsoft has released a document detailing these incompatibilities in the four most popular browsers.
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JNBridge releases two new JMS Adapters for Microsoft .NET and BizTalk Server
Today JNBridge, one of the leading suppliers of Java/.NET interoperability tools for software developers, announced the release of two new Java Messaging Services (JMS) Adapters for the Microsoft .NET platform.
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Oslo: Microsoft Takes Composite Applications to the Mainstream
Microsoft unveiled this morning a vision and roadmap to simplify SOA, bridge software + services and take composite applications to the mainstream. The code name of this effort is “Oslo”.
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New Code Analysis Tool FxCop Beta: 200 bug fixes, anonymous methods support
With over 200 bug fixes and performance improvements, this beta is what many FxCop users have been clamoring for. FXCop checks .NET managed code assemblies for conformance to the Microsoft .NET Framework Design Guidelines. Beyond basic library design and naming convention checks, FxCop is especially valuable in pointing out globalization, interoperability, and security issues.
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Lisp on the .NET Runtime
Continuing our coverage of Lisp, we present some of the efforts underway to port the venerable language to the .NET runtime. Variants we look at include IronLisp, LispSharp, and Common Larceny.
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MinWin Core: 25MB on Disk and 100 Files
The Microsoft MinWin core is 25MB in size on disk and contains 100 files total. This appears to be a major overhaul of Windows when contrasted with a minimal install of Windows Vista at 4GB on disk and 5000 files in size.
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Rhino Mocks 3.3 is Ready
The latest version of the very popular mocking framework, Rhino Mocks version 3.3 is complete and ready to be used by your tests. This release provides many new features including Remoting Proxies and more.
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Presentation: Prototype and Script.aculo.us: spending weekends at home again
Script.aculo.us creator Thomas Fuchs gives an overview about the concepts and functionality of both Prototype and the script.aculo.us libraries, provides advice on what and what not to expect and gives pointers and hints on how to get started.
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Microsoft: Hypercall API extended to Open Specification Promise
Today Microsoft announced its hypercall API will now be included under the Open Specification Promise. Microsoft co-announced with Citrix and Novell.
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Mono JIT Enhancements: Trampolines and Code Sharing
Curious about how just-in-time compilers work? Two recent posts from the Mono JIT team shed light on how trampolines and code sharing work by illustrating the work they are doing in those areas.
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Visual Studio and Installer Classes
Visual Studio has rich support for installation-time actions. However, there is much documentation explaining just what you can do with it. That is why we are delighted to bring your attention to Arnaldo Sandoval's DevCity article on Installer Class and Custom Actions.
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Microsoft announces MSDN Tester Center
Today Microsoft launched a new site on MSDN focused on the testing community and tester professionals at large. The site is meant to promote testing within the greater Microsoft developer ecosystem.
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Visual Basic 9 Specification Released
Microsoft has released the specifications for Visual Basic 9. This implies that the language is hardening and probably will not change much between now and the release date, expected to be later this year.