Monthly Archives: August 2009

In Response To DNR 476

Dot Net Rocks is certainly one of the most influential and valuable podcasts for .NET developers and their recent show (#476) was a compelling discussion about whether software development has become too complex. Recorded at DevLink in Nashville, the panel … Continue reading

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Pie Chart Easy AS….

I wanted to add an animated pie chart to my previous post.  The samples from the Toolkit are terrific, but sometimes it is difficult to find the easiest, most cookbook like process; so for those of you who might want … Continue reading

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OK, So Now Where’s Jesse??

Like many other developers before me, I’ve been hit with a pretty bad case of Carpal Tunnel.  Expected recovery is 7-10 days (we hope, we hope), so I won’t be blogging a lot or creating many videos until the end … Continue reading

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3 New Podcasts on Silverlight 3

  This month I had the opportunity to be on Sparkling Client three times to talk about Silverlight 3 features Easing – August 13 Element to Element Binding – August 20 Validation – August 26

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Hey! Where’s Jesse?

I will be on vacation starting today, and returning on Monday, August 24. During that time I will be in Maine but I will be writing Programming Silverlight 4, studying RIA Services in depth and otherwise having a geek vacation. … Continue reading

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Linq For Silverlight Developers

     Turing Project Page: [Novice: 7]    FAQ    Table of Contents   What is this and where do I start? Special Note: This posting introduces a new element in the series: definitions for terms that may not be familiar. Clicking … Continue reading

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From DB to DataGrid – So Many Choices!

 Turing Project Page: [Novice: 6, Advanced: 4]    FAQ    Table of Contents   What is this and where do I start? In the previous entry, we created the design for the database. Over the next few postings, we’ll be working with … Continue reading

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DataBase Design & Creation

(click on the image to see other Mini-tutorials) [Novice: Page 5, Advanced: Page 3]  FAQ  Table of Contents         This project will explore, among other things, getting data into and out of a SQL Database. In fact, … Continue reading

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Quick Bit on Turing Project

“I can’t stop smiling. This approach is great.” Happy quote of the day.   New entry today in Quick Bits about the Turing Project.

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Creating A Form – Level 100

(click on the image to see other Mini-tutorials)   Turing Page [Novice: 4]  FAQ  Table of Contents         In Novice Page 3 we were about to create a form.  Here is  the form we’ll create: Layout Is … Continue reading

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Project Turing – Data Entry (a mini-tutorial)

(click on the image to see other Mini-tutorials)      Turing Entry: [Novice: 3]      FAQ     Table of Contents     The Turing Project design calls for a four component system: Data Entry Data Storage Data Service Data Display Eventually Data … Continue reading

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