In this article I take a look at Object Initializers not from a pure syntax point of view, but from a patterns and practices perspective and how I think they can be used properly

I've gotten this error message using Visual Studio 2008 on virtually every single installation. Thankfully, there's a quick fix

While it is fantastic that you can bind ASP.NET controls to LINQ to SQL data, a lot of the time you might want to be exposing that data via web services, or better yet, raw XML web services (POX) with no SOAP. In this post I cover this task.

Typically when encountering a new technology, immediately after deciding if said new technology has business value, I ask the ever-important question: "Can I game with this?"

If you haven't downloaded this thing yet - DONT. Wait for upcoming updates!

I've been using Orcas beta 2 now nonstop since it was made available... and I want my money back!

LINQ is one of the huge new features coming out of the .NET Framework 3.5, but it can be improved upon. One such ways is by using language extensions to create dynamic, "live" views from LINQ queries

Microsoft has just unloaded the July 2007 CTP of Acropolis, their new composite application development framework that sits on top of WPF in the .NET Framework 3.5 "Orcas" .. are they headed in the right direction?

I just got my hands on the Acropolis CTP for Orcas and followed the RSS Reader tutorial

This blog entry summarizes my experience creating a Silverlight application that consumes data from a POX service written using Orcas Beta 1

This blog post is a discussion of the new managed PNRP stack that is available in Orcas, as well as how it integrates with WCF. It is an underrated feature of Orcas that should be getting a LOT more attention.

Microsoft has unleashed two more codenames on the unsuspecting public - Jasper and Astoria. Are they worth paying attention to?

Microsoft has released a patch that fixes the missing "ADO.NET Entity Model" template from Orcas Beta 1

I've been re-reading blog entries, including some as early as 10-15 days ago, and they confirm the worst - EDM designer will NOT ship with Orcas RTM.

While Orcas Beta 1 is the best "Orcas" yet, writing an Entity Framework application is actually more difficult than it used to be

Orcas Beta 1 was just released and I decided to install it on VMware instead of Virtual PC. The results were smooth as butter.

Orcas Beta 1 is released. Should I be happy or excited?

I found this screencast showing off the EDM designer that the Entity Framework so sorely needs. The problem? It won't ship with Orcas!

I've been following the development of C# 3.5 (or whatever-the-heck it will be called) as well as the Entity Framework for a while now. It looks as though this CTP finally integrates all the useful bits.

Being a fan of all things new, I've had some experience with the "Orcas" version of C#. It includes a new feature called language extension that is actually the core of how LINQ is able to be implemented. This post compares against ObjC categories