SharePoint for Developers: 2. Development Environment- September 17, 2008 Before going to deep dive let&39;s put up development environment. In this blog entry I will tell you how to put everything up and what tools we are using for which tasks. Well, if you read further then you have something to do for couple of evenings. Let&39;s start! I will give you not very short overview about what one must do to get development environment up&39;n&39;go. There are many good guides about SharePoint development environment installation and I will give you links to these...http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2008/09/17/sharepoint-for-developers-2-develo... I am speaking at redev- September 17, 2008 This year I&39;ll be skipping an awesome visit to Barcelona to head on and be with friends in Malmo, Sweden at the next redev. " src="http:codebetter.comblogsglenn.blockWindowsLiveWriterIamspeakingatredev_AC71clip_image001%5B8%5D_thumb.jpg" width="476" border="0" > I&39;ll be speaking on the usual suspects and some new ones Building maintainable enterprise WPF applications using Composite Application Guidance Opening up your application with the Managed...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CodeBetter/~3/395481247/i-am-speaking-at-216-redev.aspx Internet Explorer 8 - Evaluators' Guide and IE8 Demo Site- September 17, 2008 I found a nice document at Microsoft Download showing all the new features in Internet Explorer 8 which is currently in beta: Speed and Efficiency. Internet Explorer 8 is faster to start up, creates new tabs in a snap, and loads and runs Web sites much more quickly (especially sites based on JavaScript), making the entire Web experience feel more immediate. Improvements to the Address Bar, Search, Tabs, and Favorites Bar are just a few other ways that Internet Explorer 8 helps people surf the...http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/archive/2008/09/17/internet-explorer-8-evaluators-guide-an... Fun With Virtual Help - Asking a Computer For a Date- September 17, 2008 Chris Sutton recently posted his chat with Sarah , Paypal&39;s new automated help assistant.&160; Curious about the service I checked it out and actually found Sarah quit attractive (that&39;s her on the right).&160; Even though we just had met I thought I would take that oh-so-frightful first step and see if she was interested in dinner with me.&160; With sweaty hands and a nervous spirit I had the following conversation with Sarah. Here is the transcript, I think you&39;ll find Sarah is...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/395438623/fun-with-virtual-help-asking-a-comp... Codebehind Files in ASP.NET MVC are Evil- September 17, 2008 With the current versions of ASP.NET MVC ( Preview 5 ) that have shipped, the default MVC template sites all include codebehind files for the ASP.NET views. For example, here&39;s a screenshot of what a new project looks like the one at right. Further, adding a new ASP.NET MVC View Page will also include a .aspx.cs and a .aspx.designer.cs file by default. The question is, why is that codebehind file there, and what are the consequences of having it there by default If you watch a few...http://stevesmithblog.com/blog/codebehind-files-in-asp-net-mvc-are-evil/ Enterprise 2.0 and the Evolution of the Intranet- September 17, 2008 Today we officially launched Community Server Evolution , or as we like to call it, Evolution. You can read the full press release here . Evolution, as its name so aptly describes, is about progressive change and improvements. In this case the evolution of the intranet and bringing the power of Enterprise 2.0 behind the firewall. Enterprise 2.0 is characterized, primarily, by the use of collaborative and social technologies to improve a business process or service, or to bring increased...http://weblogs.asp.net/rhoward/archive/2008/09/17/enterprise-2-0-and-the-evolution-of-the-... VibrantInk for tired eyes- September 17, 2008 I&39;ve been using a black color scheme in VS ever since Rob released his VibrantInk scheme . Lately however I&39;ve been suffering with tired eyes after hours of looking at the screen and decided that I need to make some changes. Beyond the screen flicker rate I also adjusted the scheme as follows Changed font size to 13pt Changed plain text background to RBG (454545) and foreground to RGB (235235235) My aim here was to tone down any glare in the colors to something of a softer tone. The...http://weblogs.asp.net/astopford/archive/2008/09/17/vibrantink-for-tired-eyes.aspx Silverlight Business Application Part 6: IEditableobject and Add new time (Take 3!)- September 17, 2008 This is part six of Building Business Application with Silverlight series that showcases the basic building blocks of a data centric application.&160;&160; Series Link: Part 0 , Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 We have seen how to add new items, delete items and how to validate data using various mechanisms. Now we will tackle some of the essentials features. IEditableObject When a validation error occurs in a cell, user can back out of changes using Escape key. However if user has...http://weblogs.asp.net/manishdalal/archive/2008/09/17/silverlight-business-application-par... How to participate in the "Team System Users Group - Virtual Edition"- September 17, 2008 After asking fellow MVPs to help us drive visibility to the new Team System User Group (Virtual Edition), we ran across some hosting issues.&160; Last night we had a router issue and this morning we&39;ve had a cable cut.&160; The provider has an 8-hour response time so hopefully we&39;ll be back soon.&160; But in the mean time, http:www.tsug-ve.com is down!&160; Please be patient and check-back.&160; We hope to see many of you at our inaugural meeting tomorrow! The TSUG website has...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmckinstry/archive/2008/09/17/how-to-participate-in-the-quot-team-s... Pablo's Days of TDD- September 17, 2008 As Chad announced this week , the Los Techies guys are putting on a free developer event called "Pablo&39;s Days of TDD." The goal is to do a series of workshops and labs at the novice and intermediate levels. I&39;ll be there leading some discussions and doing some little presentations on advanced topics like design issues and mocking best practices. If you&39;re anywhere near central Texas, give it a look and we&39;ll see you there. The sign up instructions are on Chad&39;s blog at..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CodeBetter/~3/395248781/pablo-s-days-of-tdd.aspx |