Jeff's JunkThe sillynonsense and .NET musings of Jeff PutzThe book that started it all- July 11, 2008 In order to make some room for my own, more current books, and try to free up more space for Diana, I've been going through my old books and making a stack to ditch or give away. Computer books get so hopelessly useless over time. I came across one book, though, that I've decided to keep, just for nostalgia... This is arguably the book that started it all. I got it in 1999, when I was ready to up the game for Guide to The Point (now PointBuzz). I wanted to write my own forum app and do some...http://weblogs.asp.net/jeff/archive/2008/07/11/the-book-that-started-it-all.aspx Any bets on whether or not JavaScriptSerializer will really be obsolete- July 9, 2008 Anyone who does a bit AJAXy goodness knows that it's nice and easy to transport simple objects and arrays back and forth to your server as JSON pieces. And hey, if you're doing it right, trying not to be uber chatty and keep it all zippy, you probably aren't doing anything that complex in terms of the objects you're shuttling around.So why, oh why, would Microsoft mark JavaScriptSerializer as obsolete The suggested "replacement" is a lot more convoluted: DataContractJsonSerializer. It doesn't...http://weblogs.asp.net/jeff/archive/2008/07/09/any-bets-on-whether-or-not-javascriptserial... When Apple fanboy developers attack!- July 8, 2008 Yikes, check out the comments following Jesse Ezell's post about tinkering with the iPhone SDK. That's a little tough to read. I'm happy to admit I'm an Apple fan, with a Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, two iPods, an iPhone and an AppleTV. They've got me. Heck, my two-year-old MBP is randomly shutting off and I find myself apologizing for Apple.But what is with these asshole zealots I didn't find anything particularly lazy or wrong with Jesse's post at all. I'm a .NET dev too, and have been since the...http://weblogs.asp.net/jeff/archive/2008/07/08/when-apple-fanboy-developers-attack.aspx The .NET Developer Job and the stack of Wired magazines- July 1, 2008 As of today, I'm officially not employed. The last two and a half years have been an interesting time for me in terms of my professional development, and it's a very appropriate time to close that chapter.I know that I've told the story before, but here's a recap. Back in 2005, I was having a very strange year in terms of my personal life. My ASP.NET book was released, I was doing consulting work, coaching high school volleyball, and feeling as though I was hitting a plateau in terms of my own..http://weblogs.asp.net/jeff/archive/2008/07/01/the-net-developer-job-and-the-stack-of-wire... |