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C# Programming Language Future Features

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-21 .NET 31 Comments

The Microsoft Corporation is in the process of developing the next major version of the C# language. This article contains information regarding four key new features, including generics, iterators, anonymous methods, and partial types.

Speculation About Microsoft’s Mysterious X#

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-11 .NET 21 Comments

It's worth watching for, as indications are that X# would be used to treat XML as a first-class citizen in the .Net programming arena. Read the article at TechUpdate.

.NET Framework SDK v1.1 and Visual J# .NET v1.1 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-09 .NET 27 Comments

The Microsoft .NET Framework SDK version 1.1 includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 1.1 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK. The Microsoft Visual J# .NET version 1.1 Redistributable Package includes everything you need to run your Visual J# .NET applications on a computer that already has the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 installed.

Microsoft to Score new C# Standard

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-03 .NET 11 Comments

Microsoft on Tuesday said that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in April will certify Microsoft's programming language C# (pronounced C sharp) and the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which is underlying software "plumbing" that can run applications written in different programming languages.

Microsoft Invests In Mobility

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-24 .NET 29 Comments

Microsoft aims to entice solution providers to develop applications for Pocket PCs and Smartphones using its .Net Compact Framework, said Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates last week. "The sky is the limit," Gates said in his keynote address at the first U.S. Microsoft Mobility Developer conference, held here in tandem with the CTIA expo.

.Net Patent Could Stifle Standards Effort

Submitted by Michael Slater 2003-02-11 .NET 50 Comments

"Microsoft is in the process of applying for a wide-ranging patent that covers a variety of functions related to its .Net initiative. If approved as is, the patent would cover APIs that allow actions related to accessing the network, handling XML, and managing data from multiple sources. APIs are the hooks in software that allow applications to work with another system." Read the article at news.com.

What’s .Net Got for the Mobile Developer?

Eugenia Loli 2003-01-29 .NET 10 Comments

Microsoft recently announced the release of a scaled-down version of the .Net runtime meant for mobile devices. What will you find in the .Net Compact Framework though?

Borland, Microsoft Tie .Net Knot

Eugenia Loli 2003-01-28 .NET 13 Comments

Borland Software has licensed a key piece of Microsoft's .Net software and will build a new line of programming tools for .Net later this year, the companies announced Monday.

Creating a .NET Client that Uses DB2 DADX Web Services

Guest post by Kevin Adams 2002-12-26 .NET 20 Comments

Shell writers: "IBM recently shipped an enhancement to the DB2 Web services object runtime framework (WORF) to enable interoperability with .NET. This article showns you how to create a .NET C# client to consume a DB2 DADX Web service. The latest WORF improves the interoperability between DB2 DADX Web services and the Microsoft .NET platform."

Is .NET the Right Bet?

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-18 .NET 23 Comments

In the server OS market, Microsoft is dominant, and it wants to stay that way. With the coming release of Microsoft Windows .NET Server 2003, an upgrade from Windows 2000 Server, the company feels it can keep the competition comfortably behind. Read the article at PCMagazine.

The Dirty Dozen ASP.NET 1.0 Issues; Will they be Addressed in 2.0?

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-28 .NET 10 Comments

"The first version of ASP.NET, along with its integration into Visual Studio .NET, is fantastic on almost all counts. Indeed, when compared to most other version 1 products that hit the market (especially from Microsoft), ASP.NET shines bright. A few things were left out,though, or don't work as well as they should. As the self-appointed pain in Microsoft's ass, it's my job to point some of them out. Here is a list of twelve issues that Microsoft needs to address for ASP.NET 2.0" Read the article at AngryCoder.

Bill’s Bet on .NET Fails to Impress

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-20 .NET 30 Comments

"Mounting anger over Microsoft's business tactics could hamper uptake of its .NET application development platform. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates claims to have "bet the company" on .NET, which is both an over-arching business strategy and a software development platform to rival Sun Microsystems' Java technology. But Gartner research shows resentment of Microsoft's licensing practices and fear of relinquishing control is feeding scepticism of .NET among IT executives." Read the report at News.com.au.

Shared Source CLI 1.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-06 .NET 77 Comments

The Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) is the ECMA standard that describes the core of the .NET Framework world. The Shared Source CLI is a compressed archive of the source code to a working implementation of the ECMA CLI and the ECMA C# language specification. This implementation builds and runs on Windows XP, the FreeBSD operating system, and Mac OS X 10.2. It is released under a shared source initiative.

Source Code for a FreeBSD Implementation of .NET

Submitted by Ian Smith 2002-10-28 .NET 7 Comments

"With over 9,000 files, and including some 1300 public classes to pore through, the Shared Source CLI can teach you quite a bit about the internal workings of the CLR. But the sheer amount of source code included can make just starting your exploration a monumental task. This article discusses some of the things you can learn from the source code facsimile of the CLR, like how JIT compilation works. It will also help you understand how to control execution along with debugging and loading classes. A walk through the steps involved in setting up the runtime will let you become familiar with the process." Read the article at MSDN, a reprint from June's NetMagazine printed article.

Sun-Microsoft: Missed Opportunities

Eugenia Loli 2002-10-15 .NET 19 Comments

"Microsoft's rejection of Sun Microsystems' Java is nearly complete. Save for the occasional nod towards Java's popularity in enterprise development, Java does not enter into any of the development plans at Microsoft." Read the editorial at ZDNews. Also at ZDNews, you will find another related editorial, "will C# benefit Microsoft, or the industry"?

C# Standardization Moves Ahead

Eugenia Loli 2002-10-11 .NET 26 Comments

Microsoft and its allies have quietly expanded an effort to gain acceptance for C#, the software giant's competitor to Java and a foundation for its next-generation Internet services. Read the report at CNet.

Microsoft Refreshes the .NET Downloads

Eugenia Loli 2002-10-04 .NET 17 Comments

Microsoft released new beta versions of their programming .NET tools, including the .NET Framework and SDK 1.1 Beta and Visual J# Redistributable Package 1.1 Beta.

Why Microsoft Needs .NET

Eugenia Loli 2002-10-03 .NET 25 Comments

" I think you can see where I'm going with this - by moving software to .NET, Microsoft frees themselves from the x86 pit. They need to compile the .NET framework for each platform they want to support, and they need to write the final compiler stage that converts the IL to machine code, and bingo your code runs on the new platform!" Read the article at Kuro5hin.

Time to Ditch Java for .Net? Not Yet

Eugenia Loli 2002-09-30 .NET 36 Comments

"Much has been written about the virtues of .Net. But as Builder.com's Lamont Adams pointed out in a recent article, "I'm confused...What is '.Net' anyway?," the developer world is a long way from adopting .Net as the de facto standard for development tools." Read the editorial at ZDNews. Another related .Net article is to be found at ZDNews: "Why .NET will benefit other platforms".

Why .NET Will Conquer the World

Eugenia Loli 2002-09-23 .NET 38 Comments

".NET clearly bears a strong resemblance to Java. It offers many of the same features, while adding interesting additions of its own (code metadata, versioned assemblies, etc). Microsoft, however, is better positioned to create a cross-market software unification framework than Sun Microsystems ever was (or is). This will result in a rapid expansion in .NET's popularity which eats into Java's market share as it grows to take over the development world." Read the editorial at ZDNet.

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