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*sshole Driven Development

I cam across this couple of days ago, but didn't give it a read until today.. check it out

SilverKey hit again with Demo Day 2

Folks with in Egypt shouldn't miss this opportunity to access these great minds at SilverKey.

SilverKey Demo Day 2 is now open for registration my good friend Mohamed Hossam who got lots of street credit have posted about this here

so go ahead get your seat registered before the limited space runs out.

I didn't have the opportunity to attend the first one but with couple of my friends presenting this will never miss it.

aside from my friendship with the presenters here is why you should never miss this event (Check the agenda) or have the quick version below.

Opening Session

Dynamic Data using Microsoft Jasper

This session presents Jasper, a currently-in-development dynamic data technology based from the incoming Microsoft Entity Framework. It allows a Rapid Application Development approach to data access and enables developers to produce software faster.

Iron Python and C# 3.0, a dialog

This session introduces Python and contrast its approach to solving programming problems with C# 3.0.

Silverlight Fundamentals

This session introduces the audiences to Silverlight development and cover both Silverlight 1.0 Beta and Silverlight 1.1 technologies. By the end of this session, the audience will have a comprehensive understanding about the way of Silverlight and how to start.

CLR by XAML

This is an in-depth session about XAML, the fundamental building block of the next generation next generation of Microsoft visual technologies from WPF to Silverlight to Microsoft Surface.

Service Oriented Architecture by WCF

This session answers to the question of 'What is SOA and how can I implement it' by using facilities available in WCF.

3D Game programming in Windows Environment

This is an introduction session to 3D game programming for the windows environment using Torque Game Engine.

In-depth BLOCKED SCRIPT A master class

This session presents an in-depth exploration of JavaScript language beyond the normal use for AJAX. This session also introduces Managed Jscript for ASP.Net futures.

Business Automation using WF

This session shows the practical ways of using WF in your business application and how it changes the way a developer should think about Business Logic and Rules.

LINQ for XML

This session shows the power of LINQ for XML in cutting down the time to develop XML applications.

Open Source and Free Software Testing

This session introduces the freely available tools and techniques to properly test your application using Unit Testing, Test Coverage, Dependency, Static Analysis and Error Reporting.

Programmer's approach to Search Engine Optimization

This session introduces the audience to the fundamental of SEO and the variety of ways to increase their SEO rating in their ASP.Net web application.

Demo Day Open Mic (Unconference session)

This is an open mic session where we open up topics for discussion with the audience. The topics will range from dynamic language vs static languages, the future of the web, technology choices to software development craft in general.

Closing Session

 

this event will be held next July on 07/07/07 in Conference Center قاعة المؤتمرات, Mankaure Hall, قاعة منقرع the event is FREE of charge, see you there

Mac stuff, Just work!!!

Check out this funny page about what stuff PC users CAN do and Mac users CAN'T

Source: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant

Note: The material published on that page doesn't reflect my own opinion

Windows 3.11 is living in Vista

Check this out

Are you reading blog comments?

I don't know if this is the case for most of you guys but I tend to ignore the comments on blog posts I'm interested in and don't try reading them for the most case, but I've realized that by doing that I'm always half behind the truth.

for the most part of you stick with some blogger and follow his work if you respect him enough you may end up adopting his thought - even they may be miss leading - what I have learned today is never ignore comments specially for posts like this

at this specific post Jeff Atwood from CodingHorror discuss very interesting subject and I was about 80% agreeing with him until I start reading the comments I don't say I never do it but this time I realize how it's important.

not saying Jeff posts are miss leading but no one knows it all, no one all his thoughts counts.

so Are you reading blog comments?

I'm a Fortran guy

That was weird, I've never used Fortran before.. but according to this test. but it seems like that I'll be good at it

Go here see which programming language you ARE ?

Acropolis is all over, .NET is the second greatest thing Microsoft done!

Okay it's been all over, i'm like frekin busy these days but couldn't resist Acropolis which is the next Microsoft hit on the WPF space, and the support for Windows Forms wil be awesome.

In my soul opinion .NET was one of the best project Microsoft have done, as it's behid the great stream of ideas came out from Microsoft lately.

 Check it out now ... http://windowsclient.net and here http://blog.donburnett.com/2007/06/enterprise-wpf-applications-come-of.html .