Links 2006.12.16

Decoding Microsoft's New Document Formats

Microsoft has provided us with some new file formats. As an application programmer, you may have a need to read and write files of these formats. In this article, Jeff Cogswell describes the new formats and shows you where to find information for programming with them.

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Microsoft Unveils Expression Studio Design Tools Suite, 'Flash Killer'
(I know I mentioned this before, but this article has some more details and screenshots)
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.NET Framework 3.0 Buffet
(brief description of .NET 3.0 framework)
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Full-featured Editable GridView Control
(.NET, web grid with pagination, add/edit/delete...)
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.NET 3.0 WPF Tools && Examples
(again about .NET 3.0, his time with samples and tools)
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Complete Data Integration Through XQuery
(XQuery = "XQuery is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard XML query language, designed for both XML processing and data integration.")
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ADO.NET vNext Part 2: Using the Object Services Layer
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Getting Rid of the Back Button Problem
(ah.. this is something I looked for several times. glad I found it detailed here.)

A web browser's back button is essential for users to navigate across different web sites and web pages. However, for certain data sensitive web applications, using a web browser's back button can have unexpected and undesirable results. With poor planning, it could even crash a web site.

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.NET Tip: Comparing Strings Safely
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Managing Exceptions in .NET

Learn about the techniques and guidelines you can use to make your application stable and less prone to errors hande errors in a graceful manner, and avoid crashing.

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