I'm on a role today with posts, but I liked this article: How not to lead geeks.
http://positivesharing.com/2006/03/how-not-to-lead-geeks/
I would say I agree with almost everything.
May 25, 2006
Script#
This is a new set of bits that just came out from a guy at Microsoft named Nikhil Kothari.
It is a C# to JavaScript compiler. As such it doesn't take full advantage of either language, but it does allow entrenched C# developers like myself to create some JavaScript a bit faster.
That said, I'm still not completely on board with this type of idea. Using a language to write another language. Optimization seems like it would be a constant problem. It would be a nice way to get the basic functionality you want done, so you can optimize it after the compile, but that also seems wrong. If you want to generate your code, then generate your code, but dont modify what you generated. But if optimization doesn't matter as much, I'm all for it.
Sigh, how many languages are we supposed to know now anyway? C#, VB.NET, Java, Delphi, C++, VB, JavaScript, VBScript, Ruby, PHP, Perl, SQL, MDX, HTML, CSS, XSL, .... "Jack of all trades, master of none." Unfortunatly, this is the world we live in to be productive -- expecially in web development.
It is a C# to JavaScript compiler. As such it doesn't take full advantage of either language, but it does allow entrenched C# developers like myself to create some JavaScript a bit faster.
That said, I'm still not completely on board with this type of idea. Using a language to write another language. Optimization seems like it would be a constant problem. It would be a nice way to get the basic functionality you want done, so you can optimize it after the compile, but that also seems wrong. If you want to generate your code, then generate your code, but dont modify what you generated. But if optimization doesn't matter as much, I'm all for it.
Sigh, how many languages are we supposed to know now anyway? C#, VB.NET, Java, Delphi, C++, VB, JavaScript, VBScript, Ruby, PHP, Perl, SQL, MDX, HTML, CSS, XSL, .... "Jack of all trades, master of none." Unfortunatly, this is the world we live in to be productive -- expecially in web development.
May 12, 2006
Da Vinci Delusion Event
I would feel remiss if I did not mention this. On Wednesday, May 17 from 7:00 pm to 8:30, there will be a screening of Da Vinci Delusion at the Cloverdale United Reformed church.
This is a good event for people who are wondering about the Da Vinci Code, what is actually true and what is false.
This event is being sponsored by the Idaho Values Alliance.
This is a good event for people who are wondering about the Da Vinci Code, what is actually true and what is false.
This event is being sponsored by the Idaho Values Alliance.
May 10, 2006
VS 2005 Web Application Project V1.0 Released
I've only seen this posted in one place, but VS 2005 Web Application Project V1.0 Released.
The biggest, baddest, must havest, we needs it feature added: Edit and Continue for ASP.NET 2.0.
What they have done is added a ASP.NET 1.1 style project to VS 2005. So if you create a project using that project type, you get edit and continue.
Other nice feature/side effect, this will make upgrading from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 much simpler.
Read more at ScottGu's Blog:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/05/08/445742.aspx
The biggest, baddest, must havest, we needs it feature added: Edit and Continue for ASP.NET 2.0.
What they have done is added a ASP.NET 1.1 style project to VS 2005. So if you create a project using that project type, you get edit and continue.
Other nice feature/side effect, this will make upgrading from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 much simpler.
Read more at ScottGu's Blog:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/05/08/445742.aspx
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