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Australian TechEd 2004
TechEd Australia will be on the 3rd of August in Canberra. Last week Frank Arrigo posted a schedule...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 06/03/2004
Generics in OJB.Net (a.k.a. Generics Type Madness)
At iP3 we are using OJB.Net for object relational persistence. It is really easy to use, but it was...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 06/02/2004
Safer C# Constructor-based Dependency Injection with readonly
Most people would have used the const keyword while doing C# development, but I had never heard of...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/31/2004
VS 2005 May CTP Installation Gremlins
When installing the Visual Studio 2005 May Community Technology Preview, there are three key things...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/28/2004
Visual Studio Community Technology Preview May 2004 - Installed!
I had some initial trouble installing the May Community Technology Preview (CTP), but after reading...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/28/2004
Visual Studio Team System in May CTP
My download of the May CTP is complete. The installation process includes an informative message...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/27/2004
ObjectSpaces delay discussions
Some people are taking the ObjectSpaces delay a little harder than others. I first met Robert McLaws...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/26/2004
Latest Visual Studio Community Tech Preview (May) is available
The latest Visual Studio (VS) Community Tech Preview (CTP) is available via MSDN subscriber...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/26/2004
Visual Studio Team System Announced
There are interviews on TheServerSide and a good collection of links on Chris Sells' blog. The unit...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/25/2004
ObjectSpaces and MBF both delayed till Longhorn
First we learned that MBF has been delayed till Longhorn (from Tim Brookins) and now ObjectSpaces is...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/24/2004
Ouch: MBF delayed till Longhorn wave
Tim Brookins, an architect on the MBF team, has reported that MBF is no longer in the Whidbey wave...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/11/2004
Visual Studio Community Preview - A retrospective
Mark Cliggett runs the team at Microsoft that is driving the Developer Division's community efforts...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 05/11/2004
I Dream Of Whidbey: Generics and Anonymous Methods
We (the team at iP3) are implementing an object model using Whidbey at the moment, and we have been...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/16/2004
What Linux can learn from Windows
I am a sucker for an attention grabbing title. In the 'what one operating system can learn from the...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/12/2004
Yukon, Whidbey to slip into 2005 -- Doh!
TheServerSide.Net has some sad news. The Microsoft spokesperson has said that the beta programs...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/12/2004
A new Microsoft community effort - MSDN Connection
The new MSDN Connection program is out... Frank Arrigo annouced it today. It has been a while since...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/02/2004
MDNUG: March 10 meeting cancelled
The MDNUG meeting that was planned for the 10th of March has been cancelled since the presenter we...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/01/2004
Found: A plugin for Visual Studio to make TDD easier
I mentioned earlier that I wanted a plugin for Visual Studio to make TDD easier and my search has...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 03/01/2004
Yukon: CLR in the database
A book chapter is up for public review on TheServerSide.Net that describes the benefits of having...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/27/2004
Wanted: A plugin for Visual Studio to make TDD easier
I thought I'd put a post about this on my blog so that I could point people to this rather than...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/27/2004
A new version of Windows XP before Longhorn?
A new article on News.com has spoken of the possibility of an interim update to Windows XP before...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/27/2004
My Valentines Day Gift
My girlfriend is so cool. She didn't get me flowers for Valentines day, she got me my URL -...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/25/2004
New ObjectSpaces article on MSDN
A number of people working with me at iP3 are learning ObjectSpaces at the moment. A new article by...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/25/2004
Pre-beta Whidbey Builds On The Way
More news related to my post on the timing of the Whidbey beta: I just noticed a link from...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/25/2004
Choosing the best computer for you... Bill Gates from 1982
I just came across this little gem on Scott Hanselman's blog
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/24/2004
Interesting news regarding BizTalk and Jupiter
ZDNet is announcing that the Jupiter idea is being binned and BizTalk is being released separately...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/20/2004
Whidbey ASP.Net Security – Membership and Roles
The new security framework in ASP.Net for membership and role management improves developer...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/20/2004
Scott Guthrie explains the Whidbey release timing
After seeing a post about the timing of the Whidbey release on Benjamin's blog, I emailed Scott...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/16/2004
I Dream of Whidbey a.k.a. Adventures in .Net 2.0
The team here at iP3 have been using the Whidbey Alpha PDC bits on a new project. Yes, we know it...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/13/2004
How is that Mars rover doing?
I must be geek because this and this make me laugh...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004
VTR Seminar tomorrow night - Introducing Agile .Net Tools
VTR Consulting are having another seminar tomorrow night. John Sullivan, .Net Practice Group Leader...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004
iP3 Systems - the connected company
.Net connected and community connected
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004
MDNUG Status
Bill Chestnut and I help run the Melbourne .Net Users Group (MDNUG). It has been quiet lately with...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004
My first link...
Frank Arrigo helped me get this blog up and running and has announced my arrival on his blog. Thanks...
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004
First post...
It's alive!
Author: Chris Garty Date: 02/11/2004