Developers, Onward!

This month we are taking a look at the assortment of data access options available for .NET developers, ways to be a more efficient developer, some hidden talents of the .NET Framework, and a new WPF-based Twitter client. We are also excited to show off the second in a series of comic strips about the perils and joy of building software for a living. Enjoy!

All I Wanted Was My Data

Most .NET developers are going to need to access relational data at some point. Barry Gervin helps you understand the currently shipping mainstream technologies and how you can choose the one that is right for your particular needs.

Developers solve problems. Good developers solve problems efficiently. In this article, Derek Hatchard discusses improving your efficiency from three angles: finding answers to problems, keeping up with new technologies, and challenging your thinking.

Peter Jones introduces a set of three useful classes / namespaces from the .NET Framework that you might now know about (yet).

Our CodePlex Project of the Month for May 2009 is digiTweet. Listen to our interview with project member Mano Kulasingam.

NEWS FROM THE AUTHORS

Derek/Matt/Stephen Great article coming in April by @dimebrain: "On Strike at the Software Factory"

Derek/Matt/Stephen Philosophical programmers: wrt "misuse of a language": If code compiles, can it really be misuse of the language? /dh

Derek/Matt/Stephen Excited to interview Ted Neward this evening. /dh

Developers, Onward!

All I Wanted Was My Data

Efficiency Upgrade

Practical Programming: Hidden Talents

CodePlex Project of the Month: digiTweet

YOUR NEXT STEP

NEWS FROM THE AUTHORS

ARCHIVE

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