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August 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group
13 August 10 07:16 AM | JackieG | with no comments
For our August 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group we will take a look at the “Iron” technologies – IronRuby and IronPython. Session #1: Introduction to IronRuby Speaker: Shay Friedman Ruby has been a home for some great innovative frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Cucumber and Rake. IronRuby has recently been released, unleashing the power of Ruby to the .NET world. In this session you will get familiar with the Ruby language and its amazing ecosystem and you will learn to take...
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April 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)
27 April 10 08:41 AM | JackieG | with no comments
Note the special date of this meeting - Thursday April 29, 2010 The April 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group will be held on Thursday April 29, 2010 .   This meeting will focus on parallel programming – in general and the support in VS 2010.  Our speaker will be Asaf Shelly, a recognized expert in parallel programming. Abstract : (1) Parallel Programming in Microsoft's Environments. The fundamentals of Windows have always been parallel. Starting with message...
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Lessons on Software Development – From Bruce Lee!
28 March 10 05:11 AM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
While we as software developers are used to learning lessons and adopting techniques from other disciplines, it is not often that we look to the martial arts for new ideas on development approaches.  However, this blog post does just that. The author end with the following thought: In the end, follow Bruce Lee’s advice: Examine what others have to offer, take what is useful, and adapt it if necessary. I’ll close with an old quote: “The style doesn’t make the fighter, the fighter makes the style...
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March 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)
15 March 10 09:24 AM | JackieG | 2 comment(s)
Note the special date of this meeting - Wednesday March 24, 2010 For our March 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group we have the opportunity for a special meeting with Brad Abrams from Microsoft Corp, who will in Israel for the Developer Academy 4 event. Our user group meeting will be held on Wednesday March 24, 2010 .   This meeting will focus on building Line of Business applications with Silverlight 4, RIA Services and VS2010. Abstract: Building Business Applications...
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Predictions for 2010 #2 – Three MS Technologies to Watch in 2010
05 February 10 03:34 AM | JackieG | 2 comment(s)
While we can expect a lot of excitement, attention, and noise around the April release of VS 2010 and .NET 4, there are a few other strategic (i.e. longer term) technologies that I think we need to be paying attention to as well: 1. Windows Azure – Scalable Cloud Computing is all the rage these days (for many good reasons). Microsoft’s platform is not only compelling, but has also evolved to address many “real-world” issues. The offering goes live this month. 2. Silverlight 4 – Silverlight has come...
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January 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)
17 January 10 02:20 PM | JackieG | with no comments
The January  meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group will be held on Wednesday January  20, 2010.   This meeting will focus on real-real issues and practices in developing unit tests, with a variety of tools.  Our speakers will be Dror Helper and Gil Zilberfeld from the company Typemock. Abstract : Unit tests increase the programmer’s confidence that individual units of source code are fit for use. Although most software developers have heard about unit testing...
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Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0 Released
21 October 09 09:44 AM | JackieG | 2 comment(s)
While the release of Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 is getting all of the attention this week, version 2.0 of the Microsoft Sync Framework was also released this week and can be downloaded from here . Cross Posted from http://weblogs.asp.net/jackieg/
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I’m a VB !
30 June 09 05:08 AM | JackieG | 5 comment(s)
Check out the growing set of video and text interviews with leading VB developers at the I’m A VB site.   You can find my interview at Jackie VB . Cross Posted from http://weblogs.asp.net/jackieg/
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Using Speech Recognition to Program in Microsoft Visual Studio
08 June 09 12:20 AM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
We have just posted a very cool video showing off some of the work we have been doing with Voice Recognition. At Renaissance, we try to allocate time for our developers to explore new tools and technologies that are not necessarily related to their current projects. This speech application is the result of one such project developed by Kim Major ( http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/kim ). The video ( http://www.renaissance.co.il/VSSpeech.aspx ) offers a glimpse of our thinking and early implementation...
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Renaissance April 2009 Newsletter now available
21 April 09 04:45 PM | JackieG | 7 comment(s)
The April 2009 edition of the Renaissance Computer Systems Ltd. newsletter is now available at  http://www.renaissance.co.il/newsletters/NewsApr09.pdf In this Newsletter: Renaissance sponsors Internet and Mobile Boot Camp Speaking of Startups… Tools, Technologies, and Techniques – Visual Studio Database Edition (“Data Dude”) On the Lighter Side - Everything's amazing, nobody's happy Cross Posted from http://weblogs.asp.net/jackieg/
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Free Scott Guthrie ASP.NET MVC chapter download
12 March 09 03:42 AM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
If you want an amazing hands-on look at the new ASP.NET MVC framework, you must download this free 184-page book chapter Scott's NerdDinner.com chapter . This chapter is written is Scott’s usual clear and graphic style – lots of screen shots and clear, organized explanations. Cross Posted from http://weblogs.asp.net/jackieg/
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March 2009 Meeting of Israel Visual Basic User Group
27 February 09 05:59 AM | JackieG | 359 comment(s)
This month we take a look at design and architecture, rather than specific technologies. Konstantin Triger, a Senior Consultant at Sela, will take a look at the deadly sins of performance, particularly from the design perspective.  It is important to remember that low-level implementation details are irrelevant if the high-end design accounts for 90% of the bottlenecks in the final product.  This session will help to make correct performance related decisions during design phase and will...
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Software Development Flight to Quality
24 February 09 04:28 AM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
Soon after yesterday’s post with a link to our new case studies, I came across a very informative report that I must share with you.  At the start of every year, the law firm Morrison & Foerster, which tracks the global outsourcing industry, conducts a survey regarding the current state of the world’s outsourcing market and emerging trends likely to shape that market over the next twelve months.  There are a lot of interesting ideas in the report, which can be found at http://www.mofo...
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MSDN Screencast Library
23 February 09 05:03 PM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
The MSDN team over in the UK has put together a huge collection (279 at the time of this post) of short screencasts for .NET developers.  Each video is only about 10-15 minutes long, but packs a lot of useful information.  Here is the full List of Screencasts . From the home page: Don't have the time to read a 10-page how-to article or watch a full length webcast? Try an MSDN screencast, a webcast that takes you step-by-step to discovering new functionality or exploring a hot developer...
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Renaissance Case Studies Now Available
23 February 09 04:03 PM | JackieG | 1 comment(s)
A few weeks ago, The Renaissance Computer Systems web site was updated with a set of case studies describing our roles in several recent projects.  Check out Renaissance Case Studies and let me know if you have any comments. Cross Posted from http://weblogs.asp.net/jackieg/
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