john spurlock 2008

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do not miss the expression tree (visual studio) visualizertalentgrouplabs.comtalentgrouplabs.com

ruby-like symbols in c# 3.0 (brilliant!)unfold: Symbols in C# 3.0themechanicalbride.blogspot.com

.net 3.5 expression trees are fantastic - currently investigating remoting the tree itself for client-server call proxying

are you a programmer and have an 'operating systems' section on your resume? what exactly does that mean?

continuations in the (java) vm404 Not Foundblogs.oracle.com

expression trees are the most powerful concept introduced in the linq hairball Using LINQ Expressions to Generate Dynamic Methods II – meekblogs.msdn.microsoft.com just scratching the surface

prepare for an onslaught of cocoa+silverlight frankenapps - see nytimes readerTimes Reader coming to the Macengadget.com

wish visual studio had eclipse's ctrl+click = hyperlink to definition

back to appengine hacking. dev_appserver.py (local sdk) is very simplistic right now, even non-http compliantIssue 209 - googleappengine - Dev_appserver output has incorrect line-endings - Google App Engine - Google Project Hostingcode.google.com

mstest: finding new ways to demonstrate how truly horrific a bad testing framework can be (today's gem = test view locking up vs2005)

worth reiterating my two big gripes with python: significant whitespace, and the "bolted-on" nature of oo (working with appengine)

started a new googlecode project, set up appengine sdk with eclipse/pydev (w/ debugging!) ready to rock and roll

embarcadero acquires/merges with codegear(delphi)Delphi Jumps Ship: Welcome Embarcaderoblog.marcocantu.com

it is may 8th, 2008 - and firebug is still fantastic

dudes. the .net gc never calls idisposable.dispose() - a common misconception

installed ubuntu hardy as the 3rd os on the macbook - smooth install and looks great as usual. mono 1.2.6 is now the "supported" version

released spaceblock 0.0.1.11 (amazon s3 front end): server-side file renames thanks to new s3 copy!CodePlex.SpaceBlock - Homespaceblock.codeplex.com

amazon s3 releases server-side copy functionality! (beta)AWS Developer Forums: Copy Support - Beta ...forums.aws.amazon.com

just checked out the blackberry 8120 at tmobile. not really impressed - no black option = wait for iphone announcement...

pownce!

looking at google appengine. did not realize you could try out the sdk locally without an account - doh

rest : http :: oop : java (and architectural styles can be tunneled through implementations of other styles - a blog post in the works)

application/octet-stream really does make sense if you think about it

ip addresses in decimal notation! e.g. 1276349464 apparently useful for spammers

dudes. live mesh != cloud computing

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There is one, very simple reason that software engineering will never be a real Engineering discipline in all or even most cases:

* People will not pay for bridges that fall down.
* People will pay for software that crashes.