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Advanced WCF Code Camp Slides and Code
12 January 08 08:07 PM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)
Thank you Code Campers! I had 120 out of 400 of you (ASP.NET MVC was at same time) and you were a great group. I had a great time with a new talk. Remember - just say no to RPC and Request/Reply - embrace the diversity of Asynchronous Messaging and Event...
SOA: It's An And Not an OR
01 January 08 05:54 PM | Sam Gentile | 2 comment(s)
Arnon responds to my response about his definition of SOA by doing a NOT operation on business being a part of an SOA definition :) I am sorry Sam, but I beg to differ, not about the importance of business drive behind implementing SOA, but about what...
SOA is About Business
27 December 07 12:16 PM | Sam Gentile | 8 comment(s)
Arnon is but one of the latest attempting to define SOA in a more formal sense, stating that SOA is an Architectural style derived from four architectural styles. He presents the first here with Client/Server . That's all well and true, but any definition...
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21 October 07 12:11 PM | Sam Gentile | 2 comment(s)
So many things to do, so little time, this is what we call a catch-up post SOA Nick starts a new series on Integration with SOA and the CISR Operating Models and adds SOA in the Coordination Models Nick also on a Tale of Two Visions Both Arnon and Nick...
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09 October 07 08:29 AM | Sam Gentile | 2 comment(s)
WCF/BizTalk Services Brian talks about the new CodeRush 2.5.4 WCF Templates which take the drudgery out of the boilerplate stuff. I have gone personally to a combination of Resharper + CodeRush. I use Resharper for all the Refactoring plus the code analysis...
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19 September 07 09:48 AM | Sam Gentile | 2 comment(s)
Thank God for coffee.... Astoria/Orcas/Data Services The Astoria September 2007 CTP is now available for download and it works with Orcas Beta 2. [via ADO.NET team blog ] SOA Nick Mallik details the things you need before SOA reuse starts to become feasable...
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03 November 06 01:45 PM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)
Wow, four days in a row, gol darn, I might just be getting predictable and dependable with these posts-). Agile/Extreme Programming The Halloween/Nov Carnival of Agilis ts is up! There is a great section called "What Makes a method Agile" and...
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02 November 06 12:53 PM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)
Windows Vista The big news, according to News.com , Steve Ballmer will ring in availability of Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Exchange 2007 at the New York Stock Exchange on November 30th [via Robert ]. This should mean the proper release of WinFX .NET...
Two Types of Service Architects?
02 November 06 01:25 AM | Sam Gentile | with no comments
I was going to respond to Harry's responses made to Tomas and mine, but Tomas already responded and said everything I would have said: I agree with Tomas that I consider Service Broker a good match for applications with code only in the database,...
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01 November 06 02:36 PM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)
Angus, the bulldog has so taken over the house. At least, it's made us more popular with the neighbors. Agile/Extreme Programming I always appreciate the care Jeremy Miller takes in articulating his points and his latest is no exception. In stating...
New and Notable 118
30 October 06 11:15 PM | Sam Gentile | 3 comment(s)
We have a new addition to our house - a 60 pound 2-year old English Bulldog! Agile/TDD The big news of the day is my good friend Jamie Cansdale's TestDriven.Net - Check here for download . To say this product is indispensable is an understatement...
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26 October 06 04:29 PM | Sam Gentile | 4 comment(s)
I am still reeling from seeing the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Mars Volta 2 nights ago in Philly at the Wachovia Center. The Peppers were beyond grea t with Frusciante taking a very active lead role. Many of the songs contained a full-out Hendrix-type...
My INETA Winter Dates
25 October 06 12:31 PM | Sam Gentile | 6 comment(s)
I have a bunch of upcoming winter INETA dates: 12/05/06 San Diego .NET Developer's Group - Service-Oriented Architecture with the WCF 12/11/06 Cedar Rapids INETA - Introduction to Windows Workflow (WF) NEW Talk!! 12/12/06 Cleveland .NET Special Interest...
Re-Hosting the Windows Workflow Designer
19 October 06 06:52 PM | Sam Gentile | 6 comment(s)
I mentioned a couple of days back that we are depending on Windows Workflow as well as WCF. We did a form of proprietary workflow years ago in the legacy version of our Financial application that works somewhat well for the banks that use it. In the new...
New and Notable 116
19 October 06 12:06 PM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)
Now that I got my Feed Demon back, I actually have some stuff in the queue that is not so "new" but perhaps still "notable." Architecture/CAB/Smart Client Oldie but goodie: Eugenio has compiled a list of CAB and Smart Client Software...
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