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The LINQ Equation

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is a new object querying paradigm that released with Microsoft's .Net Framework version 3.5.  It allows a programmer to write SQL-style code to access objects within lists or collections or arrays.  It is quite powerful but what about performance?  I will attempt...

Microsoft joins OMG – Muglia sees mainstream modeling

Microsoft Corp. said it will join the Object Management Group, the steward of UML and promoter of Model-Driven Architecture and other enterprise standards. Microsoft’ Bob Muglia made the disclosure as he...

Ballmer calls for push on Windows application development

By Andrew Horne In a leaked internal e-mail following the unexpected departure of executive Kevin Johnson, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlined company objectives for the year ahead: growth of Windows,...

I’m an Agilist and I’m Ok, right?

SearchSoftwareQuality.com survey on Agile processes is out. The Web site asked its readers a series of questions on team-oriented development issues.

The take-away: Requirements gathering is still hard; waterfall methods are still as prominent as Agile methods; and Use Cases are here to...

The JavaScript worm turns at USENIX 2008

The USENIX conference is a technical undertaking dedicated to all things UNIX and some things Linux. Actually, it is nothing less than the premier event for system programmers. Despite the UNIX-leanings, USENIX in recent years has featured some...

Sandcastle CodePlex download dissolves

Document generation is nobody's favorite task. Microsoft has had a pre-beta automatic document generator brewing for a number of years that would help take classes, code and the like, and create documentation, saving some onerous tasking. This long-running project took on an open-source tenor with...

How will Bill Gates be remembered?

The lights dim in the keynote hall, the music comes up, and Microsoft’s leader Bill Gates is announced to the developer legions at Tech Ed for the final time. That is the scene on the first week of June in Orlando as Bill Gates makes one last keynote before moving on, leaving his day job at...

Microsoft LiveMesh Cloud and Yahoo

Microsoft's recent discussion of mesh computing raises a few questions. For some details on what it is, go to the LiveMesh pages. The company has rattled about a lot of ‘Live" initatives, but this may be the first one...

Microsoft Opens to Eclipse?

Microsoft is working to make it easier for Eclipse developers write code for Windows apps. Microsoft will...

Anonymous Methods – Elegance or Kludge

According to Wikipedia, a kludge (or, alternatively, kluge) is a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem or difficulty. In engineering, a kludge is a