It’s a known assertion that software applications (desktop or distributed) are not truly platform agnostic. Even if a software application is developed as a cross-platform solution, it is very difficult to make it look and work identically across all platforms (operating systems). Hence, lately I’ve been thinking about…
With PDC 2008 [http://www.microsoftpdc.com/] coming up, Microsoft’s .NET Framework [http://www.microsoft.com/NET/] gets a refreshing new logo [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PDC2008NewNETLogo.aspx]. Yesterday, Seth Godin also wrote [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/10/your-brand-is-n.html] about the importance of a…
Today, most of what we use the Web for on a daily basis aren’t just web pages, they are “applications”. These applications, which run inside our Web browsers, are increasingly becoming more advanced in their functionality and more interactive in their usability. The Web browser acts as the core…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything related to the Mono project [http://www.mono-project.com/], the open source (and cross-platform) implementation of Microsoft’s .NET. But something really interesting came up today. Mono has been ported to the iPhone [http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Mar-10.…
As I’ve been using C# 3.0 with VS.NET 2008 at work on a production project, I thought it would make sense to mention the great tutorials [http://michaelsync.net/2008/02/29/c-30-tutorials-with-visual-studio-2008-for-beginners] posted by Michael Sync on the subject. One of the most appealing aspects of…
The project I’m working on at work is gaining momentum, and we are nearly starting with the proof-of-concept architecture solution. While I’ve used ORM [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping]‘s for data objects and domain persistence in the past, we have been playing with NHibernate [http:…
Microsoft has released [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/140319/microsoft_offers_volta_for_web_apps_development.html] a technology preview of its Volta Web developer toolset [http://labs.live.com/volta/], which is intended to make it easier to build multi-tier Web applications, including applications useful in SaaS [http:…
Microsoft has released to manufacturing (RTM) its Visual Studio 2008 software development platform and the accompanying .Net Framework 3.5, meaning these technologies are available for download on MSDN to subscribers today. Among other things, Visual Studio 2008 is Microsoft’s development platform geared to building Windows Vista applications. More…