From Francis Upton: Explore any ActiveX/COM object with the nogoop ActiveX/COM Inspector.
Make Automation programming easier by viewing or modifying properties,
and invoking methods on these ActiveX/COM objects. The Inspector
includes a graphical control design surface, a complete type library
browser, and can register and unregister type libraries. It
automatically converts type libraries/controls to .NET assemblies, and
allows you to browse and access .NET objects (it includes the complete
capabilities of the .NET Component Inspector). Requires the .NET
Framework runtime (CLR).
From Larry Kuperman: In recent weeks, several new applications have been released that use WindowBlinds technology to create an attractive user interface.
Several developers have praised DirectSkin, the development tool from Stardock that lets developers skin their applications GUI.
"MICROSOFT IN THE late-2003 timeframe plans to release the next version of the .Net Framework, code-named Whidbey, a company spokesman confirmed on Monday. The major release of the company's Web development framework is expected to feature rapid application design for Web services, based on work from the company's Global XML Web Services Architecture toolkit team, according to a Microsoft spokesman."
[DOTNET-CLR]
"Microsoft Corp. is mapping out the next major version of its .Net Framework, with features designed to make it easier for enterprise developers to deploy .Net applications and Web services."
[DOTNET-WINFORMS]
My friend Tim Ewald reorganizes the Web Services portion of the MSDN web site and my friends Don Box and Martin Gudgin contribute new material. Highly recommended (both the articles *and* the friends : ).
"The Visual Studio .NET Integration software development kit is available free of charge through Summit Software for enterprise customers with a Select Licensing or Enterprise Licensing Agreement. More information can be found by visiting http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/partners/."
[www.razorsoft.net/weblog]
"In a year, we have achieved plenty:
-94 contributors with CVS access (84 non-Ximian developers).
-A complete CLI implementation:
-A fast and performing x86 JIT engine (inlining, constant propagation).
-An interpreter for other systems (PPC, Sparc, StrongArm).
-A self-hosting C# compiler, which can compile its class libraries.
-37,140 file changes in CVS.
-92,000 lines of C code.
-437,000 lines of C# code (compiler, classes, tests)
-A working core for ASP.NET and ADO.NET.
-Major subsystems are functional: RegularExpressions, System.XML, XML.Schema, System.Data, System.Web.
-The Gtk# project, which is maturing rapidly."
[www.go-mono.com]
