News about the recently previewed Model-View-Controller framework for ASP.Net is that a first look Community Technology Preview is due out in a few weeks.
It will form part of the ASP.Net Futures release, which is a product I had a quick look at recently, and includes some wonderful stuff on Dynamic Forms.
For an overview of what [...]
Most XSLT processors contain methods to call custom methods (known as extension methods) written in your favourite programming language. Java XSLT processors allow you to write them in Java, and the old MSXML processor allowed you to write the in VBScript or Javascript.
The new .Net Framework classes XslTransform (or more recently XslCompiledTransform) allows you to [...]
After trying to catch up on the .Net Rocks shows (great shows for .Net deveopers - you learn things you didn’t even know you needed to know, and some things you didn’t need to know) I couldn’t believe it when the winner of their latest competition was from Tyne & Wear. Only problem is they [...]
Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries - ScottGu's Blog
I think that says it all really. Wow.
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After much deliberation I've finally decided to move the development of the Flickr Screensaver over to the Codeplex web site. This means that if you're really sad you can now see the source code for the screensaver.
Also, if you have any problems with it that's the best place to post a bug report or feature [...]
The latest version of the Flickr.Net API library has been released. Its finally got full support for the Compact Framework in the source code (.Net Framework 2.0 SP 1 and later).
As usual, let me know (hopefully via the Codeplex web site) if you've got any problems.
FlickrNet API Library
Title says it all really, the Flickr.Net API Library has been used to produce a very nice styling and templating demo for the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Its called 'PhotoStore'.
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Excellent news for 'us' MSDN subscription users - Microsoft Expression products will be made available via the MSDN subscription service (at a certain level anyway).See Scott's web site for all the juicy details.ScottGu's Blog : Expression Products Added to MSDN
Discovered a copy of my Flickr.Net beginners article in spanish portuguese on the Brasil microsoft web site today. How cool is that.
Execução de Flickr com .NET: Sam Judson BT
Edit: OK, so Brazilians speak portuguese, but it is available in Spanish as well here.
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Thanks to Nick (heatxsink) the Flickr.Net source code in now included in the latest Mono source code. That means anyone using the latest version of mono will be able to use the Flickr.Net library to interogate Flickr. Wow, its a bit like being included in the .Net Framework - feels weird.In Mono its known as [...]
Beginning Flickr Mashups, the book I worked on as Technical Editor last year is finally available for publishing. It covers a wide variety of Flickr Mashups including mixing Flickr with RSS, Technorati and Google Maps. Most of the code uses PHP and HTML/Javascript with a bit of Perl for command line tools. I've not got [...]
I keep my eye on http://blogs.msn.com every so often, and one of the blogs (who has long ago been added to my blogroll) that has continually produced posts of immediate relevance to me (as a .Net developer) is Irena Kennedy's blog, "AppDev: Something You Should Know" or "SYSK" for short :) She's done it again [...]
How times change - the following is taken from some installation notes dating only back to around 2000:"Depending on the features installed on your host server, the e-Work web update could be as large as 20 MB in size. Please consider the time required to perform this download, and the impact on available bandwidth within [...]
OK, I've written a Flickr Uploader using the .Net Compact Framework 2.0 (SP1).
http://www.wackylabs.net/download.php?file=FlickrUploadCF.CAB
I don't actually have a pocket PC or similar device so if you have any success, or problems then let me know.
You can download the redistributable for the CF here.
Copy the Cab file to your mobile device and then double click it in [...]
For some unknown reason I'm connecting to a Oracle 10g database via ODBC (from .Net! don't ask). I was adding some new code to a existing project which I'd manage to get to use IDataReader and such so that if one day I decided to switch from ODBC it would be easy. However all the old code uses [...]