My newest DevSource article is live. It is about how to write Windows Live Messenger Addins with .NET. Check it out
I am one of the authors of the upcoming Microsoft MCST Training Kit (Exam 70-536) book from Microsoft Press. If you are planning to take the test, this book should help you get ready for it:
Part 2 of the my Avalon WPF DataBinding Article has gone live on MSDN. If you missed part 1, its here.
My new Avalon WPF DataBinding Article has gone live on MSDN. Take a look. Part 2 will be published next week.
I've talked with lots off prospective authors the last few years since my first book came out. I've tried to do what Chris Sells did for me, scare them... I've explained that it is long hours, lots of dedication and can get in the way of family time. I sure don't take my own advice very well. I've agreed to write another book, "Prescriptive Data Architectures" for Addison-Wesley. Unlike the first book (pre-blog craziness), I plan on using this blog to discuss my experience writing the book as well as a sounding board for my ideas that will be used in the book.
So, why am I writing the book? In my user-group talks and work with customers, I get a lot of questions about what data architecture is right for them. If you read my first book, you might assume that I think that DataSets are right for every project. I do not. I have found that answering the 'right architecture' question is a complex one that involves business, functional and techinical requirements. My goal with the book is to help readers understand their projects. Armed with that knowledge, they can make informed decisions about which data architecture makes the most sense for their project. This is something I have a passion for. That's why I am writing the book.
The book will be in the same Addison-Wesley checkerboard series that my first book was in and is expected to ship in January 2007.
TheServerSide.NET has finally put up the source code to my article. If you need a searchable Profile Provider for ASP.NET 2.0...check it out.
My first article for The Server Side .NET. It covers how to write your own Profile provider and includes a sample provider that allows simple searching. Hope you enjoy!
For the past few years, I have been the editor of O'Reilly's .NET site (ONDotnet.com). It has been a great few years and I have meet some great authors and have had a great time working with O'Reilly's production staff. Doing a website that has new editorial content weekly was a challenge at times, but on the whole is was a spectactular experience.
O'Reilly has decided to merge their Windows DevCenter and .NET websites together which does not leave room for me. It's a great decision on their side and it does free up some of my time to get back to writing instead of editing. I leave O'Reilly with only good memories and wish them the best of luck with all their properties.
I was surprised to learn that someone just finished a review of my ADO.NET 1.x book. Wow. If you interested, follow the link!
Check out the first part (of 2) where I discuss the basics of writing managed code inside of
SQL Server 2005.
