Author Archives: JohnHowell

Krzysztof has a great blog about Silverlight and his experiences with it.  Well worth your time!

"Ladies and Gentlemen!  In this corner we have Architecture, heavy weight champion!  Look at his size and strength!  Massive! His swing may be a little slow, but he rarely misses his target.  And in the other corner we have Performance.  Don’t let … Continue reading →

Most of you who have been reading this blog knows that I’m obsessed with the advancement of technology and it’s application.  So naturally, I’m completely over the top about Silverlight.  And Microsoft is in complete agreement and is generating documentation … Continue reading →

Recently there has been some discussion among some of my peers about the software design process.  Particularly in and around Agile and if/where Architecture fits in.  One argument is that with Agile, the Architecture is dictated by the Stories as … Continue reading →

  OK, I know the flames will come, but let me preface this with the words "this is my experience and opinion".  The debate that has raged between the camps of C# and VB.Net has been at times vicious and … Continue reading →

  I know many of you, like I did, used the Google Groups search to search then MSN forums and postings.  The old MSN forums UI and search was slow and clunky at best.  Well, MS listened and has updated … Continue reading →

  We’ve been waiting quite a while for this version.  But some of the features we had been wanted have been moved to a later version.  Still, .Net 3.0, powershell, AD enhancements and more make this release one to watch.

  Finally the wait is almost over!  XAML for the web!  We finally have something that can unseat HTML and give us a real way to delivery great user experiences across the web!  Check it out!

Microsoft has given a go-to-market name for its cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for delivering the next generation of user experiences and rich Internet applications for the Web. The technology formerly known as WPF/E is now known as Silverlight. Finally we’ll have … Continue reading →

This means it getting closer.   Here’s a quick news flash and here are some tidbits of what’s changed.  Not to mention C# 3.0!