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Whenever I find a great technical book I really like to discuss it.
It is so rare when a technical book really does a great job of what Jeff Prosise called "Telling the story of technology".
I read a bit of the old version of this new WCF book, years ago, but WCF went through a lot of changes and this new version has just been released (digitally the hardcopy isn't even available yet).
Programming WCF Services: Design and Build Maintainable Service-Oriented Systems - Amazon link[^]
Well, I just completed the first chapter and it is fantastic introduction to WCF.
WCF technology is very broad and amazing and it is also overwhelming but this author has done a great job in this book to explain the over-all architecture and solutions that WCF helps you build while still providing very specific details of how to implement the actual code of WCF.
Has anyone else started reading the book? It's fantastic.
Architectural Thinking
The reason I like the book so much is because it provides such a great overview of all these technologies that are a bigger view of how Enterprise Applications should really be created. And thet reading is so smooth. Really great stuff. It takes a great author to be able to do that.
Even the stuff directly from Microsoft doesn't pull it all together the way this book does.
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I hope it's better than his book "Programming WCF Services". I bought that when it first came out because I wanted to really master the WCF internals. It was dreadful. One of the worst programming books I've ever read, and I've read Wrox press books so that shows how bad it is.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: and I've read Wrox press books so that shows how bad it is
You got an actual LOL from me on that one.
This new WCF book is really great though. Check out the excerpt at amazon. I think you'll like it.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: One of the worst programming books I've ever read, and I've read Wrox press books so that shows how bad it is
Damn it.
I've read a lot of Wrox Press books too, but I always thought it was me.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I've read Wrox press books so that shows how bad it is
Agree! I've only ever bought one Wrox book, 'ASP.NET 2.0', and only got through the first few chapters before getting bored with it after building a horrible looking website from the tutorial!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Hear! Hear!
Wrox seems to be "here's how to do exactly what Microsoft wants you to do and nothing more; stay within the nice little box and you'll be safe".
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But the Microsoft WCF book I have from 2007 can't be outdated yet! 
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: can't be outdated yet!
Certainly not. I mean as long as you're still running XP, you're fine. You are still running XP, right?
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Maaaybe? 
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Mrs. lady wife is away in the UK at the moment, but before she left, she stocked up the freezer for me.
Therein I found a 250gm pack of BACON, well frozen. Now, any fule kno that you cannot re-freeze a pork product once it has been thawed.
Oh, decisions, decisions!
In the end, I eat the lot for lunch as being the only rational outcome of the dilemma. All 18 rashers!
I trust I did the right thing.
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I thnik you did the right thing, but then I'm the one who consistently ate 300gm packs of Haribo candies because I could not bring them home (overbearing parents first, missus then).
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
"just eat it, eat it"."They're out to mold, better eat while you can" -- HobbyProggy
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I would have cooked it and had some cold in sandwiches with lettuce and tomato.
Or better, frozen it in three-rasher bunches, just right for a single sandwich.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Sensible on your part naming vegetables undervoice, to not scare many people 
Your food related posts amaze me because you have a very Italian approach to food, tastes and cooking, basically you describe dishes that are pretty commonplace here!
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
"just eat it, eat it"."They're out to mold, better eat while you can" -- HobbyProggy
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den2k88 wrote: Your food related posts amaze me because you have a very Italian approach to food, tastes and cooking, basically you describe dishes that are pretty commonplace here!
I assumed BLTs were commonplace everywhere... 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Well, I am now somewhat regretting not keeping back a few rashers for a spaghetti alla carbonara this evening.
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I can't see any problem - no-bacon, no-problem...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Well, quite. There is certainly an noticeable lack of bacon now.
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Sir, I salute you..
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Why would you freeze bacon in the first place? The whole point of the curing process is to give it long life. Returning the extra to a fridge or even just a cool cupboard would have been more than sufficient care to keep some in reserve for another day. There is no justification for consuming the lot other than hedonism. Not that I have a problem with that. Just be man enough to admit it!!!
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This was supermarket bacon, made from local pig farms. I have little confidence in its ability to survive after being frozen. The smoking is pretty minimal. However, when Mrs. lady wife returns from the UK, she is bringing some of the real stuff with her.
As to hedonism, I'm all for it!
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A couple of weeks ago I bought a cheesecake for after dinner.
Nobody else wanted any.
Then I noticed the use by was that very day.
What was a man to do?
It wasn't easy, but waste is bad.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: It wasn't easy, but waste waist is bad.
FIFY
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Chris C-B wrote: All 18 rashers!
Chris C-B wrote: 250gm pack of BACON
Good lord, can you read the paper through those things? To me, a package of bacon is 454 gms and about 15 rashers. Since that's almost exactly 2 servings, refreezing is never an issue. In any case, you made the right decision. By the way, there is absolutely no reason not to refreeze pork. From a health standpoint, food kept below 42°F is safe indefinitely. Above that, a total exposure of 4 hours is acceptable, in terms of bacterial growth rates and human risk. If you thaw it, peel off what you plan to use, then refreeze it in under an hour or so, you risk absolutely nothing. Of course, as you've determined independently, a 250gm pack is a single serving, and the discussion is moot. Enjoy!
Will Rogers never met me.
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I was at my local Tesco's store buying a large bag of My Dog dog food for my loyal pet and was in the checkout queue when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
What did she think I had an elephant? So, since I was bored and had little else to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Dog Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn’t, because I ended up in hospital last time, but I'd lost 10 kilograms before I woke up in intensive care with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pockets with My Dog nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in queue was now enthralled with my story.)
Horrified, she asked me if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off the kerb to sniff an Irish Setter's arse and a car hit me.
veni bibi saltavi
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Strangely enough, I'm still not entirely sure if this is a true story or not... 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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