The Technology Post for May 15th
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Edition: #14
Daily Quote – “Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.” by Donald E. Knuth (Posted by Elijah Manor)
.NET Languages – C# and Visual Basic
- Null Is Not Empty – Eric Lippert (Suggested by Keyvan Nayyeri)
Architecture, Design Patterns, and Testing
- autotestnet (Suggested by Scott Hanselman)
- Commercial Suicide – Integration at the Database Level (Suggested by Michael C. Neel)
- Kona 3: Learning Behavior Driven Development (BDD) – Rob Conery
ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC
- Linq to SQL on Mono Update: NerdDinner on Mono (Suggested by Scott Hanselman)
- Twitter from ASP.NET – Simple GUI – Dave Bush (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
Books
- Free Microsoft Press E-Book Offer – Microsoft Press (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step – Microsoft Press
Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Explained – David Robbins (Suggested by Cloudmeme)
- Windows Azure Management Tool (MMC) [Repost] (Suggested by Wally McClure)
Desktop and Server Technology
- SQLCop, FxCop For SQL Server, Would You Be Interested in This? (Suggested by Denis Gobo)
- Visual Hierarchy in Web Design – Jarel Remick (Suggested by Nettuts)
- Windows 7 Sound: Stream Switching in the Real World – Keith Elder
Web Design and Layout
- 56 CSS Tabs & Navigation Menu Scripts and Examples (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- Optimizing Conversion Rates: It’s All About Usability
JavaScript and JavaScript Libraries
- 7 impressive navigation systems in jQuery – David Costales (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- 120+ Javascript, Ajax, jQuery Mega Toolbox
- Ajax Frameworks Decision Center (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- jQuery Edge: Better Support for other Windows and Documents – Brandon Aaron (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- jYouTube – jQuery YouTube Thumbnail plugin. Gets any YouTube video’s image/thumbnail – jQuery HowTo (Suggested by Elijah Manor)
- setInterval is (moderately) evil – Bertrand Le Roy
- The Definitive Guide to Creating a Practical jQuery Plugin – Dan Wellman (Suggested by Nettuts)
Podcasts and Videos
- Episode 6 – Coding QA (Suggested by Developer Fusion)
- Get Connected with the Connected Show Podcast (Suggested by Peter Laudati)
Silverlight, WPF, and RIA
- Creating a 3D tagcloud in Silverlight (part 1) – Peter Gerritsen (Suggested by Silverlight News)
- Creating a 3D tagcloud in Silverlight (part 2) – Peter Gerritsen (Suggested by Silverlight News)
- Silverlight: Handling Cross-Domain Images and Gifs – Peter Bromberg
- TechSmackDown: Silverlight vs. Flash – The Battle of the Titans (Suggested by Miguel Carrasco)
Social Networking
- Starting a Corporate Social Network? Don’t – Stephen Baker (Suggested by George Dearing)
Technology Announcements and News
- A Q&A with Refcard Co-Author Eric Falsken – Kirk Knoernschild (Suggested by Alvin Ashcraft)
- Google and JanRain Release Support for the OpenID User Interface Extension (Suggested by Kevin Dente)
- Microsoft xYz Combines Zune and Xbox?
- The future of Internet Searching?
Technology Deals
- 20% off refurb Dell 1125 Multifunction Laser printer at https://jasong.us/30XojEr when u enter code at checkout: 41Q8?QQ82N8NV8 (Dell Outlet)
- 20% off any refurb Dell UltraSharp 1909W 19” Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor at https://jasong.us/2P5IXMT – enter code R6DHG6FVCQJW41 at checkout (Dell Outlet)
Visual Studio and Other IDEs
Other Resources
Call For Speakers (Sorted by Date)
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Upcoming Technology Events (Sorted by State) – Want something listed? Post your comments.
- Phoenix, Az – Free WPF Training Event – June 5th-6th, 2009
- Phoenix, Az – BarCamp Phoenix – August 29th, 2009
- Hartford, CT – 2nd CTDOTNET Code Camp (.NET) – June 13th, 2009
- Dallas, TX – Dallas TechFest – June 19, 2009
- Des Moines, IA – Iowa Code Camp – November 7th, 2009
- Chicago, IL – Chicago Code Camp – May 30th, 2009
- Downers Grove, IL – MSDN Events Unleashed – May 20th, 2009
- Boston, MA – SPTechCon: SharePoint Technology Conference – June 22nd-24th, 2009
- New York, NY – Web2NewYork – May, 19th 2009
- Portland, OR – Open Source Bridge – June 17th-19th, 2009
- Philadelphia, PA – Higher Education Web Symposium – July 14, 2009
- Scranton, PA – WinForms to WPF/Silverlight – May 21st, 2009
- Franklin, TN – Microsoft ArcReady – June 12th, 2009
- Knoxville, TN – CodeStock 2009 – June 26th-27th, 2009
- Nashville, TN – devLINK – August 13th-15th, 2009
- Reston, VA – Silverlight FireStarter DC - June 6, 2009