MCPD: Web Developer

Last month I completed the final exam in the .NET Framework 2.0 Web Developer series to achieve the MCPD. Check my About page to see a list of my current certifications.

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MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

This week I completed the second of two exams to achieve the MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications certification. This is just one step toward the MCPD: EA certification. Check my About page to see a list of my current certifications.

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SharePoint Guidance: Released

Microsoft patterns & practices SharePoint Guidance has been released to MSDN!
http://www.microsoft.com/spg
Updated: SharePoint Guidance 1.0 – Nov 2008
Here are a few of the topics you will find inside:

Architectural decisions about patterns, feature factoring, and packaging
Design tradeoffs for decisions many developers encounter, such as whether to use SharePoint lists or a database to store information
Implementation examples that [...]

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SQL Server: Interesting Function and Stored Procedure Behavior

The other day out at Microsoft I ran into some interesting behavior in SQL Server regarding the difference between running a query in a table-valued function versus running it in a stored procedure.
This particular query I was trying to run selects columns from an existing view that is part a database of the Microsoft product [...]

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Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott

“A weekly look at all things Microsoft including Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Xbox from the foremost Windows expert in the world, Paul Thurrott of the Super Site for Windows.”
“Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte“
This podcast along with many other quality TWiT podcasts can be found on iTunes or on the TWiT Netcast Network website here: http://twit.tv
I have [...]

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