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Visual Studio 11 Beta in Context (source: Scott Hanselman)
From ASP.NET to Web API and beyond, here's what you'll find in the beta.
"I wanted to not only point you to a bunch of Visual Studio 11 resources, but more generally answer the obvious questions: What's changed, and why should I care?"
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One slight problem. It has refused to install on three diffent machines now, so could not judge it if I wanted too. Typical Microsoft rubbish. I am a long term .net dev, and frankly I am just completely fed up with MS and and their whole strategy. Windows 8 - pants, Visual Studio 11 - jeez, what is that UI all about, and isn't time you fixed those memory leak issues instead of giving us yet another UI change to learn. Developing metro in Javascript. Complete and utter nonsense. I think I am gonna chuck it in all in and clean toilets for a living!
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Pimp my Visual Studio 2010 (source: Ariel's Remote Data Center)
Bring on the bling.
"People often asks me which customizations do I use in my Visual Studio. I think it’s fitting that on the day Visual Studio 11 Beta is out I will be sharing my experience with VS2010."
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To GMT or not to GMT (source: Derick Rethans)
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of DateTimeZone();
"When you're dealing with time zones in PHP, it turns out that all the options default to UTC. Here's how it works."
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You Have a Hive Mind (source: Scientific American)
There is a deep connection between the way your brain and a swarm of bees arrives at a decision.
"Every decision you make is essentially a committee act. The committee, of course, is the densely knit society of neurons in your head."
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How Not To Sell Software in 2012 (source: Alex Payne)
If it isn’t easy to get started with your product, I’m going to find another vendor.
"If a given software package or service isn’t free/open, it should be as easy as humanly possible to try it, pay for it, and start using it in production."
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Impatient Web Users Flee Slow-Loading Sites (source: NYTimes.com)
Four out of five online users will click away if a site stalls while loading.
"Google and other tech companies are on a new quest for speed because data-hungry smartphones and tablets are creating frustrating digital traffic jams."
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Windows 8 for keyboard users (source: Tim Heuer)
Reach out and touch-type the beta.
"As an avid keyboard user (and one without a touch device currently) I rely on the ‘desktop’ use of my Windows 8 installation. Here’s a list of some helpful keyboard shortcuts if you're testing the beta."
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try
{
Font fontDummy = new Font(...);
}
finally
{
}
Sincerely Yours,
Brian Hart
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Hey Brian, sorry wrong forum;
"The Insider is for breaking IT and Software development news. Post your news, your alerts and your inside scoops. This is an IT news-only forum"
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A Coder Interview With John D. Cook (source: The Code Project)
The man behind The Endeavour.
"We talk to Code Project MVP, “math professor, programmer, consultant, manager, and statistician” John D. Cook."
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Terrence,
I really enjoy these 'Coder Interview' articles. However the questions are a little mudane and a little repetitive. I would suggest that you guys put a little more variety into the weekly interview. I have been very impressed with some of the mathematical insights of John D. Cook and I actually follow his personal blog. I was really excited when I saw the interview and then disappointmented when I read the content. Unfortunately there is nothing in the interview about his math background. It would be great if the interview questions were less generic.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Overcoming the New Visual Studio UI (source: Telerik)
A good Metro implementation focuses on content.
"Personally I love the new UI. Sure, its not perfect, but it is a huge improvement over where Visual Studio has been for the past ten years. But is the new UI really that bad?"
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It's not just limited to Visual Studio. We have been talking about this for years. The human factors experts are to blame! HMI's (Human Machine Interface) have been going 'Cool Grey' (as it is often referred) for a while now.
It has even leaked into this forum message from your original post!
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This is worse, isn't it?
I AM A CONSOLE!!!
Attempting to load signature...
A NullSignatureException was unhandled.
Message: "No signature exists"
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Completely disagree with the post.
Terrence Dorsey wrote: But is the new UI really that bad?
Yes!
Kevin
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How to install Windows 8 from a USB drive (source: HEXUS.net)
All Tomorrow's Partitions.
"For many enthusiasts there's nothing quite like getting your hands on a shiny new release of Microsoft's Windows operating system. Here's an easy way to run Windows 8 without alongside your existing systems."
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Alternatively, don't bother installing this rubbish OS. Seriously, on a desktop, what is the point!
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Which One: Responsive Design, Device Experiences, or RESS? (source: LukeW)
Coder's creed: Leave no man - or device - behind.
"As more organizations realize they need to invest heavily in multi-device Web designs, the inevitable question of “how” comes up. Responsive Web design, separate sites, or something in between?"
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What I do matters. Yours is bull****. (source: Karen McGrane)
Making great digital products takes people. Lots of talented people.
"Recognizing the various skills and roles that go into our work is a sign of respect. It is inherently harmful to think you can point at a job title, a profession, a whole class of people, and claim that their work isn’t valid."
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"Director of Content Development". Let's be honest. You just sit around all day at work on your iPad watching Netflix, right?
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I wish. Actually, I don't even bother going in to work. 
Director of Content Development, The Code Project
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