Weekly Link Post 134
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- The .NET Asynchronous I/O Design Pattern – "Asynchronous operations allow a program to perform time consuming tasks on a background thread while the main application continues to execute. However, managing multiple threads and cross-thread communication adds complexity to your code. Fortunately, the .NET Framework has a useful Design Pattern."
- Web Browser in C# – "A tabbed Web Browser in C# with favicons, History & Favorites, Links Bar, View Source, Search, and Print functionality."
- Senior Developer Assessment Revisited – Eric Smith continues his assessment of the characteristics of a Senior Developer.
- Java in the Eclipse IDE for Education – "…effort has been around making Eclipse just a little easier to use during those first few months of learning."
- Named and Optional Arguments – A beginner’s guide to the Named and Optional Arguments in C# 4.0
- How To Learn F# – explains some ways to learn the F# language
- Creating a simple game in clojure – "If a game consists of a thin layer of Clojure wrapped around a full-featured Java game engine, is it actually written in Clojure?"
- The Non-Programming Programmer – Good article on why "the vast majority of so-called programmers who apply for a programming job interview are unable to write the smallest of programs."
- Visual Studio Tips: Using CTRL + ALT + Dn Arrow to Open the File Menu Dropdown List | Using CTRL + ALT + B to Open the Breakpoints Window | Insert File As Text | Code Definition Window | Understanding Virtual Space
SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell
- SSIS: Make your output files dynamic part 2 – "The idea here was to make an ssis package, producing a text file output, that would cope with complete changes to the data source"
- Console input with Powershell – Nice Powershell script to build a batch-type menu.
- Are you interested in a virtual PowerShell brown-bag event? – I voted monthly…
- SELECT from a Stored Procedure – "Occasionally I find myself wanting to SELECT from a SPROC in SQL Server. Usually this is because I want to ORDER the results or filter them further with a WHERE clause"
- Free Database Sync Tools – Good list of free tools.
- Calculating number of workdays between 2 dates – Handy to know…
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
- Upcoming SQL Server Presentations – Brent Ozar informs of his upcoming events.
Internet, Software, Technology & Science
- Bing – It Does Way More Than You Think – Good information on Bing.
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Improved Productivity: A 12-Step Program – "It can be hard to prioritize, manage the workload and stay focused, but with a few simple steps and a good dose of discipline, you can be on your way to more control over your days."
- Stuck in Anger Mode? Use it to Fuel Your Drive for Change – "If we can utilize the energy of anger, riding its energy rather than it riding us, the possibilities for positive change are huge."
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Trace the Ecliptic Across the Sky – "The ecliptic is the path the sun, moon, and planets take across the sky as seen from Earth. It defines the plane of the Earth’s orbit around the sun."
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 02-22 | 02-23 | 02-26 | 02-27
- Movie Trailers: How to Train Your Dragon | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Clash of the Titans
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Great Link Blog Sources
- The Simple Dollar – Weekly Roundup
- Rick Minerich – F# Discoveries This Week
- John Clayton – Weekly Web Nuggets
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- Steve Pietrek – Links
- Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
- Mike Gunderloy – Double-Shot
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Sam Gentile – New and Notable
- Craig Bailey – On Microsoft
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
- Jonathan Gardner – Links
- Greg Duncan – A Feed You Should Read
- Johnathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
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