Links 2006.12.02

FormatString - smart string formatting
(sring formatting in C++ and .NET framework)
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MySQL Security Overview
(basic security information on MySQL)
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Web Applications Performance Rules
(great advices on .NET web applications performance)
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A Laptop for Those Who Can Least Afford It
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How many Microsofties does it take to implement the Off menu?
(ouch. Joel, Joel...)

Moishe Lettvin, who spent a year working on the menu I criticized yesterday: “So that nets us a conservative estimate of 24 people involved in this feature.”

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ATLAS "To Do List" sample (Microsoft Ajax implementation)
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Improving the design pattern of web applications with AJAX
(good article, with samples, on AJAX simple implementation)
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Drawing lines in Mozilla based browsers and the Internet Explorer
(cool, I need to try this one: draw lines with JS and CSS)
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When and How to Use Dispose and Finalize in C#
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ASP.NET: Post Data Programmatically with "Webscraping"
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Ubuntu Creator Urges Abandonment of OpenSuse
(Ubuntu - I love this Linux distribution. Its creator generated some fuzz recently.)
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Study: Sitting Up Straight Hurts Your Back
(huh? funny: I remember several friends of mine desperately trying to stay straight)
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French Parliament: Au Revoir Windows, Bonjour Linux
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CFCs for the common developer
(CFCs explained - ColdFusion related...)
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Developers Must Play by Vista's Rules
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Study: Developer Use of Visual Basic Plummets
(VB: for how long? Do we still need it? Why?)
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