Code rant

VS 2005 has a new template feature that allows you to easily create item and project templates that you can add to the 'new item' an...

I've recently had to get up to speed on some new buzzwords: 'Domain Specific Language' ( DSL ), ' Software Factories ' a...

I had an interesting problem today, how do you find out if an object is a subclass of a generic type? If you've simply got an instance o...

Do you manually code test harnesses for your web services? It's a real pain, and because every web service is defined by its wsdl you sh...

I've just read a really good blog on functional programming by defmacro.org (I couldn't find his/her name on the blog anywhere). I ...

Web service gurus will always tell you to write web services "contract first". This means defining the schema for your service typ...

I've been having fun playing with HTTP.SYS and the HttpListener (NET 2.0) class in System.Net. HTTP.SYS is the new kernel mode http list...

I've just become aware of a new term: REST . It stands for Representational State Transfer. It's kinda like a 'back to basics...

I've been playing with windows powershell (aka monad, aka MSH) recently. It's got some really great functional programming construct...

Ted Neward has written a great post on one of my favorite subjects: the object relational problem. He calls it ' The Vietnam of Computer...