Here. "Chris talks with Carl and Mark about COM and .NET components, finalizers, disposing, Smart Client Windows Forms Applications (we still don't know what to call these things), how to navigate sellsbrothers.com, interview weed-out questions, and why he calls it Sells Brothers. Also, Chris finally clears up the age-old question of why C++ programmers feel so superior to mere humans."

Here. A new episode of The .NET Show shipped today on the Compact Framework. More and more I want to use WinForms for smaller and smaller devices. I am looking forward to programming CF apps on my cell phone!

Here. "C# Refactory is a revolutionary new tool which enhances Microsoft's Visual Studio.NET IDE. It performs a number of complex refactorings automatically, allowing you to shape and re-shape your code as needs arise. It also helps you identify code which needs attention by calculating metrics, from 'lines of code' all the way up to 'cyclomatic complexity'. It is fully integrated with the IDE - no external tools means that refactorings are always ready at your fingertips." As I'm writing a bunch of book code just now, I'm not a good beta tester for this tool, but the descriptions of what it does look yummy. I would especially love Extract Method and Rename Type.

Here. From Hun Boon Teo: From MSDN library: Summary: This guide presents a practical, scenario driven approach to designing and building secure ASP.NET applications for Windows 2000 and version 1.0 of the .NET Framework. It focuses on the key elements of authentication, authorization, and secure communication within and across the tiers of distributed .NET Web applications. (This roadmap: 6 printed pages; the entire guide: 608 printed pages)

Here. From Andrew Webb: It's in stock at the PC Bookshop.

Here. "Be the first to try Visual Studio .NET 2003, which is currently in Final Beta and available for download from MSDN® Subscriber Downloads." "With integrated support for the .NET Compact Framework, Visual Studio .NET 2003 brings mobile and embedded devices such as the Pocket PC, as well as other devices powered by the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, to .NET. Now, developers can use the same programming model, development tools, and skills to build applications that span from small devices to the largest data center." The final beta of Visual Studio .NET 2003, aka the Everett version of VS.NET, is available for download by MSDN subscribers. Wahoo!

Here. A little essay on the WinForms Validating event.

Here. That cool auto-scaling that WinForms does when moving between system font settings baffled me 'til I sat down to really understand it.