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Thom Robbins

Not a lot of attention has focused yet on something brewing known as .NET 3.5. That is probably not a bad thing. The hyperbole surrounding .NET 3.0 was extensive but, in the view of many, misplaced. Like .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5 is evolutionary. Microsoft's Thom Robbins says new technology to highlight in NET 3.5 includes AJAX, LINQ for both C# and VB, as well as tooling enhancements intended to ease the task of building WPF, WF and WCF apps.
AJAX - whether in .NET environments or elsewhere - is no silver bullet. In fact, it is possible fodder for performance bottlenecks or runaway server calls. In "AJAX, Agility and .NET 'Gotchas'" Venkat Subramaniam discusses this and more. Subramaniam is deeply steeped in Agile Methodology. But he is intimately versed in the practical problems in AJAX
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Brad Abrams

TSS.NET's Jack Vaughan spoke recently with Microsoft's Brad Abrams to find out what he is seeing in the field and what the chefs in Redmond are cooking...
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Podcast Mailbag

Our intrepid podcast news readers go through the mailbag to see what you have to say about developer partisanship in software development. There is much to be said. The .NET/Java War continues.. although we think the .NET crew is a bit more practical, and less likely to shoot from the hip.
While Java developers sort through a slew of possible frameworks for AJAX, the members of the .NET developers are more likely to get started by implementing ASP.NET Extensions for AJAX. Brad Abrams discusses server-side controls, JavaScript, object models lurking in the AJAX arena.
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Title Author Date
AJAXVenkat SubramaniamJune 13, 2007
AJAXBrad AbramsFebruary 26, 2007
CAB and Agile development at MicrosoftPeterProvostApril 17, 2006
Software factories and DSLsJack GreenfieldMarch 15, 2005
Developing for SQL ServerKimberly TrippJune 22, 2005
CLR Performance and MultithreadingJeffrey RichterSept 8, 2005
Biztalk Server 2004 and 2006Scott WoodgateAug 25, 2005
Visual Studio Tools for OfficeB.J. HlotgreweJul 27, 2005
The Indigo Programming ModelSteve SwartzJul 14, 2005
Developing for SQL ServerKimberly TrippJun 22, 2005
Visual Studio Team Foundation ServerEric LeeJun 8, 2005
Avalon and XAMLIan Griffithsjun 2, 2005
Visual Studio 2005 Designers and WizardsSteve LaskerMay 16, 2005
The Design of Enterprise LibraryEd Jezierski and Tom HollanderMay 5, 2005
ASP.NET DesignRob HowardApr 10, 2005
ASP.NETFritz OnionMar 23, 2005
AvalonChris AndersonMar 9, 2005
Creating Delphi.NETDanny ThorpeFeb 22, 2005
The Patterns and Practices GroupRon JacobsJan 20, 2005
SQL Server Reporting ServicesJason CarlsonJan 14, 2005
Creating the C# LanguageAnders HejlsbergJan 4, 2005
The Patterns MovementWard CunninghamDec 1, 2004
Business Application DevelopmentRocky LhotkaNov 4, 2004
J# and JCLABrian KellerOct 5, 2004
VSS, the CLR, and Team FoundationBrian HarrySept 21, 2004
Web Services and WSEKeith BallingerSept 9, 2004
Smart Clients and VBBilly HollisAug 9, 2004
MDA & UML/CASE toolsKeith ShortJuly 29, 2004
IndigoDoug Purdy and Don BoxJuly 20, 2004
the .NET PlatformJim MillerJune 29, 2004
Software Architecture and SOAHarry PiersonJune 17, 2004
.NET Team SystemLori LamkinMay 24, 2004
.NET Team Developer and Team TesterChris LucasMay 24, 2004
Web services and InteroperabilitySimon GuestMar 10, 2004
Distributed Computing ArchitecturesPat HellandFeb 6, 2004
IndigoDon BoxJan 13, 2004
ASP.NET WhidbeyScott GuthrieJan 13, 2004
.NET & J2EE InteroperabilityVijay NatarajanJan 13, 2004