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 Expert's Corner
Happy Holidays
Davin Mickelson — Intertech Instructor
Get ready to be blitzed by Vista. Or, if you want to be the one doing the blitzing, keep reading… With Vista available now to volume license customers and to consumers on January 30, 2007, there’s a series of new capabilities with Microsoft’s .NET 3.0 extensions. These extensions bring new Foundations for application development:
- The Windows Presentation Foundation lets developers leverage Vista’s 3-D capabilities and animations
- The Windows Communication Foundation gives architects and developers a platform for building web service applications in a unified programming model with managed code
- The Windows Workflow Foundation delivers a built-in rich workflow programming model
To help developers ramp up on the all-new Vista developer features fast, Intertech is teaming up with Microsoft and hosting a DevBlitz on March 19, 2006. The DevBlitz is an 11-hour hands-on conference that gets you into .NET 3.0 fast. For now, save the date and stay tuned.
For my Java friends, check out fellow instructor, Jim White’s, article on JUnit testing for ME. Also, if you’re a Java person and are not signed up for the Twin Cities Java User Group, register today.
Happy (early) Holidays,
Davin Mickelson
Intertech Instructor
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Career Expertise
When Santa Visits the Office:
Six Rules on Gift-Giving at Work
Kristen Gerencher — The Wall Street Journal Online
As the holidays approach, the season of potential gift-giving at the office can range from pleasantly surprising to painfully awkward.
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Architecture Expertise
Thinking Outside the SOA Box
Jason Bloomberg, ZapThink — ZapThink.com
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is finally off the ground. Yet, much work remains, standards are incomplete, tools are immature, and companies continue to struggle with the political, cultural, and technical challenges that architectural change presents.
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Software Development Training
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Project Expertise
Getting to done:
How to manage projects successfully
Tom Salonek, Intertech CEO — Upsize Magazine
A badly planned project will take three times longer than expected; a well planned project only twice as long as expected. Don’t laugh. In too many cases, its true!
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Coding Expertise
Java ME JUnit Framework Testing
Jim White, Intertech Partner and Instructor — DevX.comWriter, Publication
Just because Java Micro Edition lacks reflective capabilities doesn't mean Java Micro Edition developers miss out on the advantages of JUnit styled testing. JUnit-styled frameworks and tools can still improve ME application quality.
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Management Expertise
Daily Adrenaline Meeting
Verne Harnish, Gazelles CEO — Gazelles.com
There is one indispensable routine; one absolute essential habit more important than any other; one discipline that is non-negotiable – and that is an effective daily meeting rhythm.
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