February 2009
http://twitpic.com/1qw0r - The new standard in alt.net dress for success.
look on @JustinAngel’s face after @jeff_tucker b-day surprise.. oh so priceless #altnetseattle
#altdotseattle we are setting up now, so if near DigiPen and interested in helping; swing by :)
#altnetseattle is the official hash tag for tweets, pics & vids at Alt.Net Seattle Open Space
RT @kzu: RT @aaronjensen: ALT.NET UFC Championship coding brawl, Sat 7PM Digipen http://is.gd/l6ul (Please RT). #AltNetSeattle
T-1 (day) to an exciting weekend @ #AltDotNet #Seattle : great company, discussions & food. FTW
RT @shanselman: Seattle Alt.NET Nerd Dinner (02/27/2009): http://www.nerddinner.com/1 #AltNet #Seattle
interesting discovery: one can drag a browser Tab from FF3 to IE7 :) but not from IE7 to FF3 :(
food ordered for #altnetseattle Workshops tomorrown followed by a couple great OpenSapce days
<3 your host @amyrc @ #MIX09 Tweet Up ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
scarry stuff (don’t watch) .. 54 of @shanselman off-beat minutes: http://www.kyte.tv/shanselman
fluent L != fluent D RT @jamesshore: via @arielvalentin: The ‘Language’ in Domain-Specific Language Doesn’t Mean English http://bit.ly/q3Rl4
at first Seattle Cloud Computing user group
Kick-off meetup of Seattle Azure User Group TONIGHT in Bellevue, WA: [ http://is.gd/kHCw ]
RT @anthony808: @johnnystock glad to see @adkinn was already on this: The official unofficial MIX09 Tweetup http://ff.im/-1bEc0
Seattle Cloud G33ks.. it’s your week!! Kick-off of Azure User Group: [ http://is.gd/kHCw ] and CloudCamp at Amazon: [ http://is.gd/kHCQ ]
local .NET user group is looking for speaker for this coming Monday (last min. cancellation): anyone/ MVP interested in speaking DM me.
RT @unclebobmartin: It is SO important when doing TDD to see the Test FAIL before you make it succeed. Reminded EVERY DAY. (via @shanselman)
OH: business logic in db-procs is easier to maintain than oo-code.. me wonders what kind of source control & history tools they use for db?
dirty xaml no more .. thanks to Scrubber RT @SilverlightNews: MoXAML 2.4 Released - http://snurl.com/cihj3
Make it (IE6) STOP! http://www.StopLivingInThePast.com (via @shanselman)
more good stuff to check out: Silverlight Contrib 2009.1.0 Released! http://is.gd/kBXF (may backlog is growing by the tweet)
Code Contracts (.net 4) are interesting; but not as fluent and readable as I would like: http://is.gd/kBLm Perhaps ok for test oracles?
posted today, more on RT @ch9: Getting started with Code Contracts in Visual Studio 2008 http://tinyurl.com/cubdpy
RT @johnnystock: RT @adkinn: The official unofficial MIX09 Tweetup http://ff.im/-1bEc0
More guest speakers announced: from IdeaBlade, ASPSOFT, Ascentium join the MIX09 speaker line up http://tinyurl.com/d6cora
for Seattle area Devs: .NetDA.NET Event tonight: *Using the ASP .NET M-V-C Framework with VB* http://is.gd/kzKW
RT @cwoodruff: MVP Summit Geek Dinner Mar 4 Tap House Grille (Seattle) 6:00PM. Tickets here http://tinyurl.com/cnb3jo #mvpsummit2009 #mvp09
using Web 1 browser in a Web 2 world? Past the word; time to move off #IE6 FTW: IE6 is older than any iPod: http://tinyurl.com/dy8yun
Moq rocks! RT @kzu: #moq 3.0 RC is out http://moq.me/get ! Help out by giving it a try and giving feedback: http:// moq.uservoice.com
a love lost.. but, a good read. RT @hkarthik: Breakup letter to TFS. http://bit.ly/Us1qO
see Seattle waether going from week+ of sun to seasonal norms
happy now :)
Campaign to end IE6 usage is on! from Microsoft Norway http://tinyurl.com/b52r87 & from @smashingmag http://is.gd/k4JS please RT
when perception is anyone can do iT: RT @unclebobmartin: http://bit.ly/M8gBX Steve Freeman tells us why we don’t have a profession yet.
please stand by .. http://stackoverflow.com/ has gone offline for maintenance
nice tweet :) RT @darkxanthos: @brian_henderson ntil it breaks a hyperlink ;D
Refactoring UI & UX: can it be done? RT @uxagile: Can you grow usable UIs in Agile development with refactoring? http://tinyurl.com/63ln7v
RT @jongalloway: #Mix09 != WebPDC. It’s smaller, has more open vibe, cross-platform focus, designer content, & looks at whole web ecosystem.
Properties in .net are not a pure solution currently; they get messy and hard to read when validation & notify logic are required
Zzźzzžźzz..
.. Is the brand of paint, or the color more important? How can/do I know if X+Y will mix with A+B?
#sD2ig summary: Adobe, Msft, & Sun have some kewl stuff in the pipes; but what does it mean to me as a designer/developer/…
beddy time .. after much discussion & beers @sd2ig: get mix of designers & devs tonight
#sD2ig great discussions on were interactions R now (game & graphics) to were the future is (bus & tech)
#sD2ig many effect are supported; media api’s, codecs 4 mp3, video, etc
#sD2ig JavaFx uses a Stage with visual tree of elements added to a Scene
listeling to Brent Christian @sD2ig talk on JavaFx
#sD2ig seeing active <music playing> draged from browser onto desktop; browser closed andisic continues .. can still interact a/ player
#sD2ig ver 1.1 released on Feb 12, 2009
