Here is the same content in en-us.New Technologies and a New MagazineHey, remember the Web? Back around 1996 it was big news. People suddenly realized that with just a telephone line and Internet Explorer, they could go shopping without ever leaving the comfort of their home! Over the Web you could buy furniture, art, books, [...]
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Editor’s Note: Best Practices
Posted by james on October 13, 2011
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Editor’s Note: I Am The Business
Posted by james on October 12, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us. I’m writing this month’s editor’s note while at an open spaces conference in Austin, Texas. You may remember the same conference last year that kicked off a firestorm in the blogosphere. Many of the participants from that conference, which was called ALT .NET, have returned to Austin this [...]
Editor’s Note: Why Go to Extremes?
Posted by james on October 2, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us. “Is your system secure?” This question, along with its cousin, “How secure is your system?,” seems to be one of the funnier questions we are typically asked by business and IT stakeholders alike. The question is funny, not because security isn’t important—to the contrary, in this day and [...]
Editor’s Note: Quick Guide to Getting Published
Posted by james on September 24, 2011
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If there’s one question I get asked more than any other at conferences, it’s this: “Hey, I have a great idea for an MSDN Magazine article. How do I get it published?” It’s a good question. After all, writing a magazine article isn’t like writing code; forgetting the semicolon I just placed (after “code”) is [...]
Editor’s Note: The Complexity of Complexity
Posted by james on September 20, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us. As developers, it seems as though we are under ever increasing pressure to manage new dimensions of complexity. We are asked to author and maintain systems that support progressively more complicated business rules and processes. We are asked to create dynamic, interactive, and integrated user experiences over a [...]
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note
Posted by james on September 20, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us. I recently had the opportunity to author the editor’s note for TechNet Magazine. I have to say that, being a developer, addressing an audience of IT professionals was a bit daunting. Both disciplines are vital to any business, but many times their paths only cross when something is [...]
Editor’s Note: Under the Covers and Through the Words
Posted by james on September 18, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us.Under the Covers and Through the Words There are some people who have little curiosity about the world around them. They drive to work without asking why their airbag light is on. They work all day, never once wondering why their computer goes through periods where it’s slow as [...]
Editor’s Note: I Want to Believe
Posted by james on September 17, 2011
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Here is the same content in en-us. When I was in college, one of my favorite television shows was “The X-Files.” One of the show’s visual landmarks was a poster hanging behind the desk of agent Fox Mulder. It featured a rendering of an alien spacecraft accompanied by the text “I Want to Believe.” This [...]
Editor’s Note: Cancel This!
Posted by james on September 15, 2011
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Do you develop Web sites that actively push users away? “Of course not!” you respond. “What kind of addlepated fool would do that?” Maybe, uh, you—if you do one or more of these things, either at the behest of your boss(es), or because you think it will help drive sales. The thing that drove me [...]