I’ve been asked recently about some books to learn/get updated on/figure out this new found JavaScript craze, so here’s my first three suggestions… 🙂 JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford I started reading JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford a few months back. I’ve been slowly making my way through the book and... Continue reading →

Before even getting to the point of writing a document, there are very distinct user experiences (UX). I have my own preferences, but I am very curious what others think. When somebody decides to create a new Microsoft Word Document in the Windows Live Site on their Skydrive they’re presented with this interface. Windows Live... Continue reading →

It has been a long while since I’ve used a Linux + GUI. Ubuntu, I understand probably isn’t the most bleeding edge, but just out of the box it has all the candy of Windows 7 plus lots of 3rd party enhancements and drivers or OS-X with the same. I’m honestly amazed that the OS... Continue reading →

Just two quick links I found interesting lately. First is CQRS on Windows Azure. This is a great write up about how to setup a CQRS Architecture using Windows Azure. The article covers topics ranging from idempotency to command ordering, overall, good stuff. The second link is the Timeglider for jQuery Plugin. This is just... Continue reading →

If you’re in the .NET Dev space you might have heard about the release of NuGet. This is an absolutely great tool for pulling in dependencies within a Visual Studio 2010 Project. (It can also help a lot in Visual Studio 2008, and maybe even earlier versions) Instead of writing up another tutorial I decided... Continue reading →