My Rants and Raves

Congratulations Sara Ford!
Congratulations Sara Ford!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2008/12/...

The Forest Through the Trees
The Forest Through the Trees
December 27, 2024

Url: http://msdn.com/oslo

ADO.NET Data Services for Multiple Databases?
ADO.NET Data Services for Multiple Databases?
December 27, 2024

This all started with an innocent question by Bob Archer on Twitter. Bob wondered whether he could use ADO.NET Data Services in an application that was being touted as "Software as a Service" (SaaS). His concern was the apparent hard wiring of the Data Source in the DataService definition. This design might assume that you had to connect to a single database for all requests.

The Silverlight Tour is coming to Paris!
The Silverlight Tour is coming to Paris!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://silverlight-tour.com

Using Classifications in MGrammar's Intellipad
Using Classifications in MGrammar's Intellipad
December 27, 2024

Url: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/o...

Don't Forget the MSDN Developers Conference in Atlanta
Don't Forget the MSDN Developers Conference in Atlanta
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/Atlanta.aspx

Mad Dog Hangs 'em Up
Mad Dog Hangs 'em Up
December 27, 2024

Url: http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/stats/individ...

Humbling Post
Humbling Post
December 27, 2024

Url: http://arcanecode.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/step...

Congratulations Gerald Aden
Congratulations Gerald Aden
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.sparklingclient.com/win-a-spot-at-th...

Win a Seat at the Portland, OR Silverlight Tour!
Win a Seat at the Portland, OR Silverlight Tour!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.sparklingclient.com/win-a-spot-at-th...

Using "Clean Sources Plus" for Silverlight Projects
Using "Clean Sources Plus" for Silverlight Projects
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/00036...

Using Content in ControlTemplates
Using Content in ControlTemplates
December 27, 2024

I often get questions about how the ContentPresenter works in ControlTemplates. There are certainly oddities to how it works in practice, but this is some additional information that should help you make sense of it.

Silverlight in Florida
Silverlight in Florida
December 27, 2024

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/ineta_wpb_20081...

Speaking in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday
Speaking in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.fladotnet.com/Reg.aspx?EventID=334

DevReach Panel Discussion Now on .NET Rocks
DevReach Panel Discussion Now on .NET Rocks
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum...

Silverlight Tour en Español - New Cities!
Silverlight Tour en Español - New Cities!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://silverlight-tour.com

Speaking at MSDN DevCon in Atlanta
Speaking at MSDN DevCon in Atlanta
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/Atlanta.aspx

Updated My Silverlight 2/Astoria MSDN Article
Updated My Silverlight 2/Astoria MSDN Article
December 27, 2024

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc7942...

Coming to Florida!
Coming to Florida!
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.fladotnet.com/Reg.aspx?EventID=334

Controlling Service References in Silverlight 2
Controlling Service References in Silverlight 2
December 27, 2024

I get this question a lot when I teach the Silverlight Tour and when I do talks at conferences and user groups:

MSchema and Decorator Tables
MSchema and Decorator Tables
December 27, 2024

Url: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/o...

New Silverlight 2 ADO.NET Data Service Example
New Silverlight 2 ADO.NET Data Service Example
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.silverlightdata.com

Why Domain Specific Languages are Important to Everyday Developers
Why Domain Specific Languages are Important to Everyday Developers
December 27, 2024

Now that Oslo is in a public form, I've taken time (as you probably noticed in earlier blog posts) to look at Oslo. While the Model Driven Development part of the stack is important and potentially game changing, I wanted to stop and look at the Domain Specific Language part of the Oslo stack.

SilverlightData Examples - Coming Soon
SilverlightData Examples - Coming Soon
December 27, 2024

Url: http://www.silverlightdata.com