February 2005 - Posts

Reliving my study, algorithm-talk
Tue, Feb 22 2005 10:20 AM
During my study Technical Computer Science, one of my favorite classes was the class where we studied how to build your own OS. It was so much fun because it was full with algorithm-talk. Like how to build a solid lock, but also how to build a heap. And that's where I also learnt about structuring memory with linked list, binary trees and others. I just thought about because I read an extensive examination of how to do this in .NET 2.0. Beware, because if you like algorithms, this six-part article will be worth an hour to read.  
by Carlo Poli | with no comments
You might like MOF if you like MSF
Tue, Feb 22 2005 8:13 AM
After reading some about MSF, I remembered that I also wanted to read something about the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF). MOF is to application support what MSF is to application development. It covers the entire range of activities needed to support an application. MOF is supposed to build on top of ITIL and targets Microsoft oriented solutions.
 
One of the more interesting parts are the Service Management Functions (SMF). SMF is a collection of over 20 guides of operational aspects. 
by Carlo Poli | with no comments
MSF for Agile Development
Tue, Feb 22 2005 7:15 AM
After Dennis' kind words about MSF for Agile Development I just had to have a look at it. I did about 3 years of development following the MSF methodology, followed by 3 years of development using RUP. I did like both, although it took me more time to understand the basics of RUP.
 
I find the MSF documentation more readable then the RUP documentation, but peeking through for 10 minutes isn't a fair comparison. Anyone knows about an opportunity to test drive it?
by Carlo Poli | with no comments
Indigo and BizTalk roadmap
Wed, Feb 9 2005 9:05 AM
One of the interesting questions that raises with the release of Indigo coming is how Indigo and BizTalk will relate now and in the future. A roadmap was presented about that during the VSLive keynote.
 
Surprisingly nothing was announced for BizTalk 2004. BizTalk 2006 will have an indigo adapter, so connectivity is arranged through that, which is a very natural way. The version of BizTalk after 2006 will be build natively on Indigo, with both sounds great and a very long time from now. Nothing earthshaking if you ask me.
by Carlo Poli | 1 comment(s)
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Good Indigo news coming from the VSLive conference
Wed, Feb 9 2005 8:17 AM
Looks like Indigo is getting there. I'm not the first on blogging about it but there is good news on Indigo coming from the VSLive conference. A CTP can be expected in March (by the end of it I guess ;-). The programming model has changed dramatically since the PDC03-bits. Two links I found really interesting:
 
by Carlo Poli | with no comments