Developer Perspectives
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Filling a Green Field
Today's green field is tomorrow's green swamp. Although rewriting code from scratch might seem easier, learn why you should do it in only rare cases.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
.NET Now Positioned to Replace COM
When Microsoft introduced its .NET technology, there were many discussions about whether this was a sign of the end of COM. At the time, most people concluded that it wasn't the end for COM. However, the mind-set is changing.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Snapshot Isolation vs. NoLock
In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced Snapshot Isolation, which is supposed to be an alternative to using NoLock. However, Snapshot Isolation has a few problems.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Coming Attraction
There hasn't been much discussion about the contents of Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1. Here's a sneak peak into two features that this service pack will include.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Software Sector Is Seeing Another Paradigm Shift
Every so often, the business software industry's focus goes through a paradigm shift. We're on the verge of another shift, but it's not the one you might think.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Three Non-TechEd Announcements That Are Important to Developers
Learn about the CTP release of the Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals, an interesting blog about the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, and Project Glidepath.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Scrum Isn't Just for Agile Processes
You can improve your software development process by leveraging Team Foundation System's (TFS's) built-in process-documentation features when you create a new TFS project. TFS ships with two processes: CMMI and Agile.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Daily Builds and Scrum
Today, developers have to build reliable applications and build them fast. Team Foundation Build, (a Team Foundation Server add-on) and Scrum (an agile process) can help in this endeavor.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Source Control Basics: Shelving, Branching, and Merging
Team Foundation Server provides three features for managing source code: shelving (which is a new and much needed feature), branching (which is helpful in specific situations), and merging (which should almost never be used).
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Write Code Without Having to Type It
Visual Studio 2005's new IntelliSense Code Snippet feature lets you include code without typing it.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Finding a Rosetta Stone
Microsoft is developing a Rosetta stone that lists all the keywords for several Microsoft-supported languages. This important Rosetta stone will provide developers with a better understanding of the keywords in the various OOP languages.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
We All Need to Speak a Common Tongue
Visual Basic (VB), Visual C#, Visual C++, and Visual J# all follow an OO paradigm. However, some of VB’s terms differ from those used by the other .NET languages. Here's a look at how object keywords differ.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
VSTO and SharePoint--A Winning and Possibly Profitable Combination
Working with VSTO, Windows SharePoint Services, and other Office system tools to develop collaboration, messaging, and other information-management solutions might help your company net part of a $148 billion market.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Back to Basics
If you’re just getting started with .NET, here’s a look at some basic .NET learning tools as well as links to resources in which you can get more information.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Build Lab in a Box
Not sure if you should migrate to Team Foundation Server (TFS)? Team Foundation Build might just give you a reason to migrate.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
A Ripple Has Become a Wave
Just as Developer .NET UPDATE is going through a transition, hopefully
you're looking at your own transition to .NET if you haven't already done so.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Will .NET Survive?
Take a moment to review where .NET has been and where it’s going, because like everything else, change is coming.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Even the Orange County Choppers Are Talking Up SQL Server 2005's Features
Bill Sheldon wraps up the year with an update about SQL Server 2005 documentation and a look at some more of the new and enhanced features in SQL Server 2005.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Exciting Changes Integrated Into Reporting Services 2005
Many of the exciting changes in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services are associated with integration. Here’s a look at some of those changes.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
Leverage Reporting Services 2005 Independent of Your Database
SQL Server Reporting Services is standalone set of components that leverage data stored in SQL Server 2005. It’s to your advantage to upgrade this set of components when you upgrade to SQL Server 2005.
SQL Server Magazine
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William Sheldon
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