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  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!

Welcome to the new ".Net Code Space" blog formerly of http:\jmarkhowell.blogspot.com.  I’ll do my best to catch up on all the wild things that have been going on in the .Net and Windows world as well as continue with the … Continue reading →

Unit tests can be a touchy subject for some developers.  For some, they dispise doing them at all, while others go completely overboard with them.  I’m in the middle.  I don’t believe that they’re a cure-all for bad code, but … Continue reading →

 I was around when Java first came out and lived through the sometimes nightmarish stability problems in the early releases.  Java was out before .Net was even alphaware and it brought a great deal to the table.  But something went wrong or … Continue reading →

As most of you have seen, I’ve been OOF from blogging lately.  The deal is that the transition from AL to WA and everything that it has entailed has been, shall we way, overwhelming.  I’ll share some of the tribulations … Continue reading →

OK, I’ll admit, I might be the only one to get excited over this, but: Orcas for Vista RC1 Available