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CodeGuru Newsletter
July 17, 2007
http://www.CodeGuru.com
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TOPICS:
–> Editorial –
–> Recently Published Books
–> New on CodeGuru:
==> Smart
Client
– Smart Client: Composite UI Application
Block
==>
Speech
– Talking Web Clients with JavaScript and the Speech
API
==>
System
– A First Look at Batch
Files
==>
Video
– A WebCam Class in Visual
Basic
==>
Visual C++
2008
– A Quick Look at Visual C++
Orcas
==>
XML
– [Updated] XML Data Binding
–> Discussion Groups — HOT
Threads
– Migrate
from .Net 2.0 to .Net
3.0
–
CompareTo questions (Java)
– C++ object memory layout (C++)
–> Highlighted new articles on
Developer.com
1.
Drawing grids, Bizier Curves and Elliptical Arcs Using Java and
SVG
2. Resource
Utilization and Provisioning Within
Virtualization
3.
Spring 2.1 Grows New Features and Evolutionary Enhancements
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Comments
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A while back we made a hard decision at Codeguru. The decision was that we
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Until next week,
Brad!
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Bradley L.
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www.CodeGuru.com
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Recently
Published Books
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For those of you keeping up by reading books. The following are just a few of
the new books that have been recently released. If you’ve read any of these,
feel free to write a review to be posted on CodeGuru. See the submission
guidelines at:
https://www.codeguru.com/review-guidelines.php
–> Embedded Programming with the Microsoft .NET Micro
Framework
By Donald Thompson and Rob
S. Miles for Microsoft Press
280 pages for
$44.99
http://books.internet.com/books/0735623651
I met Rob Miles at Tech Ed this summer. The .NET Micro Framework is a smaller
framework than the .NET Compact Framework. It used for embedded systems such as
Windows SideShow and SPOT watches.
–> The Enterprise and Scrum
Best Practices
By Ken Schwaber for
Microsoft Press
160 pages with CD for
$39.99
http://books.internet.com/books/0735623376
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New
& Updated Articles on
CodeGuru
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Following are short descriptions of new articles on CodeGuru. If you are
interested in submitting your own article for inclusion on the site, then you
will find guidelines located at
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,fka1,909i,jorm,i5r0
This week’s CodeGuru posts:
==> Smart Client
– Smart Client: Composite UI Application
Block
By Mark Strawmyer
Learn about the CAB at
a very high level. With it you can create Windows Forms-based applications that
have sophisticated capability without being as sophisticated to
create.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,axbp,6u2a,jorm,i5r0
==> Speech
– Talking Web Clients with JavaScript and the Speech
API
By Paul Kimmel
See how to make your web
clients read or play content to its users. You will experiment with JavaScript
from the command line, learn a JavaScript debugging technique that might be
useful, and see how to load the Speech API and ask it to read the ALT (text)
attribute of HTML controls.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,1j85,elbt,jorm,i5r0
==> System
– A First Look at Batch Files
By
Bradley Jones
Flashback to the 80s — Batch files ruled! Even though the 80s
are gone, you still can play around with and use batch files!
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,luqk,iac9,jorm,i5r0
==> Video
– A WebCam Class in Visual Basic
By
Liam Bateman
Discover a simple class to control the settings in your Web
Cam.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,2geh,1n7l,jorm,i5r0
==> Visual C++ 2008
– A Quick Look at Visual C++ Orcas
By
Nick Wienholt
Take a quick look at the upcoming release of the new Visual C++
release slated for release in late 2008 — Visual C++ Orcas. The Orcas release
builds on the heritage of C++, offering great new features for achieving deep
integrating with Windows Vista and better support for interoperating with
managed code.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,jne,jfcp,jorm,i5r0
==> XML
– [Updated] XML Data Binding
By Simon
Sprott
XML Data Binding allows you to manipulate an XML document via a set of
simple objects. Learn about the generation of these objects, and see a summary
of the existing products on the market.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,lnze,fl04,jorm,i5r0
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Discussion
Groups
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Check out the CodeGuru discussion forums at:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,bcr8,cx5j,jorm,i5r0
Forums include Visual C++, General C++, Visual Basic, Java, General
Technology, C#, ASP.NET, XML, Help Wanted, and much, much, more!
… HOT THREADS …
Some of the current threads with the most activity are:
==> Migrate from .Net 2.0 to .Net 3.0
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,878k,g530,jorm,i5r0
==> CompareTo questions
(Java)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,bgxg,l6pa,jorm,i5r0
==> C++ object memory layout
(C++)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,hjy1,cdr2,jorm,i5r0
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New
Articles on
Developer.com
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Below are some of the new articles that have been posted to Developer.com (http://www.developer.com).
1. Drawing grids, Bizier Curves and Elliptical Arcs Using Java and
SVG
By Richard G. Baldwin –
Learn how to
write Java code that uses an SVG graphics library and the SVG/XML path element
to efficiently draw grid lines, geometric shapes, cubic Bezier curves, quadratic
Bezier curves, and elliptical arcs.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,7dfw,bipr,jorm,i5r0
2. Resource Utilization and Provisioning Within
Virtualization
By Art Sedighi –
Delve into
some of the details of resource provisioning and utilization by looking at
Adaptive Scheduling, Types of Resources, and Basic Analysis. You will see that
decisions must be made that valuate the pros and cons of each action.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,8m2f,awqb,jorm,i5r0
3. Spring 2.1 Grows New Features and Evolutionary
Enhancements
By Vlad Kofman –
Learn about the
new features of Spring framework 2.0 and 2.1 and what they can do for you.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3baq,1,6n3k,jf4x,jorm,i5r0
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