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O/R redux
One of the big conversations that has been going on for some time in the Java world is how...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/28/2004
Back in the Saddle
It has been a while since I blogged, almost three months. So what have I been up to – well actually...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/29/2004
1984
Just picked up Van Halen's 1984 album off iTunes on what is roughly the 20th anniversary of the...
Author: aconrad Date: 06/23/2004
Comment on a good comment
Got a very observant comment on my ObjectSpaces and WinFS Part 2 entry:My big scare is that merging...
Author: aconrad Date: 06/23/2004
Dodgeball: A True underdog story - comes out tomorrow
See here. I am wondering what the other four best picture nominees are going to be this year.
Author: aconrad Date: 06/17/2004
Solving the Riemann hypothesis
Check it out. ... and I was so close with my proof by contrapostive.
Author: aconrad Date: 06/09/2004
Everyone's problem
David - you're dangerous.
Author: aconrad Date: 06/01/2004
Updated alias for ObjectSpaces delay and general O/R feedback
Sorry... but it appears I have been giving out the wrong alias in my blog and at the O/R BOF as...
Author: aconrad Date: 05/26/2004
You've lost that lovin' feeling
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the bar where several scenes from Top Gun were filmed is...
Author: aconrad Date: 05/25/2004
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I will be posting more about the changes to the ObjectSpaces release plans in the near future- but...
Author: aconrad Date: 05/25/2004
Ramblings about POCO*, transparency and delayed load.
As someone pointed out, I have been referring to ObjectSpaces as supporting true POCO – which...
Author: aconrad Date: 04/30/2004
O/R BOF talk
Scott Bellware has proposed a Object/ Relational birds-of-a-feather talk for TechEd 2004. If you are...
Author: aconrad Date: 04/26/2004
Talk ideas and dinner?
I am giving a talk at TechEd 2004 which we have never given before called: DAT380 Building...
Author: aconrad Date: 04/19/2004
Doug Kenney
A (long) interesting article about Doug Kenney, the creator and co- writer of one of the greatest...
Author: aconrad Date: 04/19/2004
Richard Feynman - part II
Todd Lefor, a fellow Microsoftie and a proud North Dakotan, has alerted me to a movie all about...
Author: aconrad Date: 04/06/2004
Michael's book part II
Michael Brundage’s (one of my co-workers from SqlXml days) new book on XQuery has sky rocketed...
Author: aconrad Date: 03/02/2004
POCO
Encarta definition - a little or slightly (used in musical directions) ObjectSpaces definition -...
Author: aconrad Date: 03/02/2004
being irrational
Starsky and Hutch comes out Friday. For better or worse, in my opinion this film is going to be a...
Author: aconrad Date: 03/02/2004
Dino on ObjectSpaces
Dino Esposito has a nice introduction to ObjectSpaces on MSDN. Not particularly in depth, but is an...
Author: aconrad Date: 02/24/2004
Bare Bones Sql versus OR (?)
I have to say I disagree with Ingo’s comments about preferring “bare bones Sql”...
Author: aconrad Date: 02/20/2004
Death, Taxes and Relation Databases, The Sequel
The ExtremeXml article has finally been completed and posted. According to the article summary, this...
Author: aconrad Date: 02/19/2004
Cold
Last week I was visiting Fargo to do some work with the Microsoft Business Frameworks team. In the...
Author: aconrad Date: 02/13/2004
Fast Chicken
Nic Wise (of Fast Chicken fame) has written a nice little introduction to ObjectSpaces.
Author: aconrad Date: 01/06/2004
The "a ha" moment.
Don Box is looking for an “a ha” moment on why he should use SqlXml. Unfortunately, he...
Author: aconrad Date: 01/06/2004
checking out a comet
Is there really any doubt what NASA is going to find in that comet?
Author: aconrad Date: 01/02/2004
2004
I started working on the outline for a book I am planning to write about ObjectSpaces. My goal was...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/31/2003
anyone got a couple of million?
I have always wanted an aircraft carrier. Incidentally, I have updated my links to include Mark...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/30/2003
Don Box interview
Interesting interview of Don Box by Mary Jo Foley (of Microsoft Watch fame). I think his comments on...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/20/2003
ObjectSpaces in an SOA world
There have been several internal email threads here at Microsoft about how ObjectSpaces will fit...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/12/2003
the million dollar question
Paul Wilson has asked me what seems to be by far the most common question about ObjectSpaces:...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/11/2003
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya...
Hello All - since this is my first post on https://weblogs.asp.net since moving from the gotdotnet...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/11/2003
My blog is moving
Like everyone else on https://www.gotdotnet.com my blog is moving. Here is the new link. ...
Author: aconrad Date: 12/09/2003
Luca's PDC presentation
Luca's PDC presentation on ObjectSpaces is now available. So is the sample code.
Author: aconrad Date: 12/09/2003
Michael Lewis homepage
In an item of interest only to myself and a couple of other Michael Lewis apologists I work...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/17/2003
PDC 2003 samples and mapper utility posted
The bits are now available for download via the GotDotNet samples page. This is the same...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/15/2003
ObjectSpaces' performance requirements
From a comment on my “ObjectSpaces Myths” post: “However it's NOT a myth that...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/06/2003
Michael's book
Michael Brundage ’s book on XQuery is now posted on Amazon. He tells me it is “done”. I...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/04/2003
ObjectSpaces Myths
From the Post-PDC 2003, feedback there seems to be a number of fallacies circulating about...
Author: aconrad Date: 11/03/2003
100 worst movies of all time
I came upon the the IMDB bottom 100 film list while reconciling a lunch time wager pertaining to...
Author: aconrad Date: 10/12/2003
ROX
There seems to be a lot of noise lately about "ROX". Relations, Objects, and XML. ...
Author: aconrad Date: 10/12/2003
RSS Bandit
I am quite impressed with the newest version (1.1.0.36) of RSS Bandit. I highly recommend it...
Author: aconrad Date: 10/11/2003
SqlXml WR3 sp2 ... finally!
SqlXml WR3 sp2 RTM has been released. Actually, it was released late last week - but I have...
Author: aconrad Date: 10/07/2003
I got the SqlXml managed provider blues.
I am really tired of writing the following code every time I use the SqlXml managed provider: ...
Author: aconrad Date: 09/24/2003
Mr. SqlXml
Mr. SqlXml (Bryant Likes) now has his own blog. He knows more about SqlXml then even the...
Author: aconrad Date: 09/23/2003
I've decided to become a Oakland A's fan.
I just finished "reading" an incredible book – Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game. ...
Author: aconrad Date: 09/12/2003