[.NET C#] Unified C# 3.0 Specification Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:34:00 GMT
The C# team at csharp-online.net has a download link for a consolidated document presenting the Unified C# 3.0 Specification, which brings together all prior C# specs with the latest version. It weighs in at slightly over 500 pages, but looks to be the most comprehensive documentation yet available for C#, and is an essential reference for any .NET developer working at the deeper levels. Permalink: http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/archive/2007/09/12/net-c-unified-c-3-0-specification.aspx
[Database] Reporting Services Architecture Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:16:00 GMT
There is an excellent article on Reporting Services Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) at csharp-online.net. There is a great diagram on the first page. Reading the article from front to back is a little difficult, as it is broken up in small pieces, but the navigation menu to the right of the text is helpful for moving around when tracking down references. The article presented here is an extract from a book by Michael Lisin and Jim Joseph. Permalink: http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/archive/2007/09/12/database-reporting-services-architecture.aspx
[TDD] TDD'ing Sudoku in Ruby Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:30:00 GMT
Ron Jeffries, of Extreme Programming fame, and some other folks on the Test Driven Development email list, have started several passes at creating a Sudoku solver by following the TDD approach. I really am enjoying following Ron's pursuit in his article, OK, Sudoku, and in the forum and list messages. Ron is doing a Ruby version, which is even more fun to follow. If you want to see TDD in action, watch as Ron goes about implementing something about which he knew basically nothing when he started. Great fun! Permalink: http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/archive/2006/07/14/457489.aspx
[Languages] Ruby is coming along on .NET Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:53:00 GMT
I have been checking out a couple of newer implementations of Ruby for .NET. Each offers something different and it is obvious that we are getting closer to having a really usable variant of Ruby on .NET in the near future. Here are my current favorite contenders:
Ruby.NET, by Gardens Point
RubyCLR Drop 4, by John Lam
IronRuby, by Wilco Bauwer
Each of these implementations has features worthy of notice and emulation. Congratulations to the people behind them for contributing such fine work! Permalink: http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/archive/2006/06/20/454080.aspx
[Languages] A Smalltalk Compiler for .NET - #Smalltalk Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:39:00 GMT
A fortuitous incident led me to review the .NET Languages website, which has a great list of .NET languages on its Resources page. There, I found out about a new-to-me compiler, #Smalltalk, that implements Smalltalk to run on .NET. The #Smalltalk system is offered under an Open Software License version 1.1 and the included class library is supposedly "mostly compatible with the ANSI Smalltalk standard." In its current version, #Smalltalk does not have support for GUI development but such is planned for a future release. Permalink: http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/archive/2006/06/20/454077.aspx