The Wayward WebLog
Oh, what a tangled web
The Precious
When the light broke in from a crack in the bunker ceiling, I was not alarmed. I knew it would...
Date: 10/20/2011
Ominous Post
Something is coming.
Date: 10/18/2011
LINQ IQToolkit on CodePlex
The LINQ IQueryable Toolkit is now a CodePlex project. https://www.codeplex.com/IQToolkit Going...
Date: 11/21/2008
LINQ: Building an IQueryable provider series
Here's a list of all the posts in the building an IQueryable provider series. If you want to get the...
Date: 11/18/2008
LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part XI
This is the eleventh in a series of posts on how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If you have...
Date: 07/14/2008
Mocks Nix - An Extensible LINQ to SQL DataContext
I often get asked how LINQ to SQL is supposed to be used with Test Driven Design (TDD). Okay, not...
Date: 05/04/2008
Rico teases us with a LINQ to SQL performance quiz
Check it out and see if you know the answer. Rico's Performance Tidbits
Date: 01/14/2008
LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part IV
This post is the fourth in a series of posts covering how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If...
Date: 08/02/2007
LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part III
This post is the third in a series of posts covering how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If you...
Date: 08/01/2007
LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part II
This is the second post in a multi-post series on building LINQ providers using the IQueryable...
Date: 07/31/2007
LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part I
This is the first in a series of posts on how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. Each post builds...
Date: 07/30/2007
LINQ to SQL: Rico drops the other shoe
Rico has finally posted some numbers that show you the performance he's seeing with Beta 2 bits...
Date: 07/05/2007
LINQ to SQL: Go Rico Go!
Rico has his third installment on LINQ to SQL performance up on his site and he finally lets us in...
Date: 06/29/2007
LINQ to SQL: Under the Microscope
Rico continues his series on LINQ to SQL performance. In this post he takes a look at the breakdown...
Date: 06/25/2007
LINQ to SQL: Objects all the way down
There are a lot of different opinions on just what LINQ to SQL is or is not. Some of them are...
Date: 06/21/2007
The Blue Screen of Mort
It happened just the other day when I least expected it. No one would have expected it. Not me, not...
Date: 06/11/2007
LINQ to SQL: Ignorance is Bliss
Ian Cooper has written a great article talking about LINQ to SQL and persistence ignorance, and his...
Date: 06/10/2007
Luca Spaces Out
Luca has a blog post that says some kind words about me in regards to our work together on...
Date: 06/07/2007
LINQ to SQL: The Mapping Engine
The primary purpose of any ORM system is to map relational data onto objects in your programming...
Date: 06/06/2007
Reddit Randomnes and Wayward SPAM
A few days ago a link to one of my posts was placed on Reddit, a site like Slashdot that is...
Date: 06/06/2007
Rotten to the Multi-Core
Everyone’s trying to figure out the next big software gimmick that’s going to make utilizing your...
Date: 06/05/2007
Code Hurts
I use email a lot. I seem to be sending questions or replies to my co-workers constantly throughout...
Date: 05/08/2007
Titans of Transparency
There seems to be a lot of controversy over the degree or level of transparency shown by internet...
Date: 04/03/2007
Powerful Premonitions
Now that the end of the year is upon us and everyone is anxiously awaiting their return to the...
Date: 12/31/2006
Earth Renamed 'Hades'
Apparently Xena was not the only solar body renamed this week by the International Astronomical...
Date: 09/14/2006
Wayward's Replacement
I know I've not been attentive for a while. However, is that any reason to try and steal my crown?...
Date: 07/14/2006
Oops, we did it again
A new update to LINQ preview is available at MSDN site. What's the coolest new feature? IMHO, its...
Date: 05/10/2006
Beyond Dynamic Languages
Everywhere I turn, all I read about is dynamic languages. Apparently, there is a small yet growing...
Date: 04/28/2006
Beyond the Query
I have been working a long time to bring queries into a modern programming language. Seven years ago...
Date: 04/19/2006
Citizen Statistics
I was on my way to post that my site had not actually been blocked by a foreign government, aside...
Date: 02/01/2006
December Obligatory Post
It's December; time for the obligatory post. How are you? I am fine. Look at the family photo,...
Date: 12/05/2005
LINQ for Whidbey RTM!
A refresh of the LINQ preview that works with Whidbey (VS2005) RTM is available at the MSDN site....
Date: 10/27/2005