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October 26, 2003 .net

Off Topic .NET Development Tools

Here. Chris Burrows compiled a list of recommended .NET development tools from the Windows Development Off Topic list's thread on that subject. Some very cool stuff on this list that I'd never heard of.
October 24, 2003 .net

Case Study: Porting SourceOffsite from Java to C#

Here. "When SourceGear needed to move its SourceOffSite product away from the Microsoft® Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM), which Microsoft is no longer able to fully support as a result of a legal agreement with Sun Microsystems, SourceGear turned to C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework."
October 24, 2003 .net

The .NET Show: Managed DirectX

Here. I love the idea that I can marry fast performing graphics with managed code. Don't know if it actually works well enough to build Doom, but I imagine I'll know after watching this episode of The .NET Show.
October 23, 2003 .net

Why Showing Longhorn at the PDC Isn’t Too Early

Here. Robert lays out why it's important that MS show off our current Longhorn thinking ASAP: so that we can incorporate as much of your feedback as humanly possible. Unfortunately, Robert frames his post in terms of hatred for MS, which is a bit more negative then necessary, I think. Still, given his current status as the I-hate-MS-lightning-rod, I'm not surprised that he covers his head on his way outdoors... : )
October 22, 2003 .net

Chris Anderson Sets Up Longhorn-ish Wiki

Here. "This Wiki is hosted by ChrisAnderson. The topics for this Wiki will be anything that we all want - mostly Longhorn, Windows, Microsoft, .NET, and other technology.."
October 15, 2003 .net

Scott Guthrie’s ASP.NET Whidbey Demo

Here. ScottGu describes his ASP.NET Whidbey demo at the ASP.NET Connections conference. I'm no ASP.NET programmer, but that *is* one tasty dish...
October 14, 2003 .net

Use VS.NET to install .NET w/ your app

Here. The VS.NET teams has placed a "preview" version of their VS.NET .NET Framework Bootstrapper Plug-In up on GotDotNet. [weblogs.asp.net/duncanma]
October 7, 2003 .net

More on Generics in the CLR

Here. Jason Clark digs further into C# generics, including the niftiness of constraints and why they're so important (nicely told, Jason!).