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IronRuby and IronPython are NOT dead

The Twitter-sphere was burning up yesterday with the news that Microsoft is shelving its support for IronRuby and IronPython. You can read Jimmy Schementi's blog post here . Many in the Twitterverse say that Microsoft is "killing" IronRuby. I disagree...

Published Sat, Aug 07 2010 10:29 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: IronRuby, OSS, IronPython, Microsoft, .NET

PowerPoint and code samples from jQuery, Ajax and jSON in MVC talk at Devlink 2010

Thanks to those who attended. Attached are my code samples and slide deck. As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on Twitter: @johnvpetersen or via email: johnvpetersen at gmail dot com.

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 1:54 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: JSON, Ajax, jQuery, DevLink2010, MVC

PowerPoint from Legal Talk at DevLink 2010

A big thank you to those who attended my What's happening on the Legal Side of Technology talk today at DevLink 2010. Once again, DevLink ,along with it's fellow Tennesseean conference CodeStock, are proving to be shows that provide maximum value at a...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 3:18 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Legal, DevLink2010

Powerpoint and Code Demos from my MVCConf Presentation

Yesterday, I was fortunate to present at the first MVCConf . My topic was on how to extend your ASP MVC Applications with jQuery, Ajax and jSON. The attached zip contains my PowerPoint slide deck and example code. I hope MVCConf becomes a regular event...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 10:15 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: JSON, Ajax, jQuery, ASP MVC, MVCConf

I'm very excited to be speaking at IndieConf 2010

You can find the registration link here . You may be asking, what is IndieConf? It's a conference for independent web professionals. If you are an independent or thinking of going independent, you should definitely check the conference out. Michael Kimsal...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 11:51 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: IndieConf

Trademarks and URLs

The following is presented for information purposes only. It is not offered as legal advice. In any particular case, you should seek the advice of an attorney in your particular jurisdiction. It seems recently, I have been getting asked the question on...

Published Sun, Jul 11 2010 12:30 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Trademarks, URLs

A practical illustration of why the new C# 4.0 dynamic and optional parameter features are valuable

This post is an outgrowth of my previous Ruby post. Ruby as we all know, is a dynamic language – like Python, JavaScript and one of my former languages Visual FoxPro. Dynamic languages are a two edged sword. On one hand, you get lots of flexibility because...

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 12:49 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: C# 3, C# 4, Dynamic Programming

I probably should have titled the last post - Why I love programming and interacting with the community!

Great comments to my last post. Again, I want to stress that the purpose of the post was not about putting one language over another. In fact, the last version that uses C# 4.0 is pretty concise. The dynamic keyword ends up streamlining the code even...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 12:55 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Ruby, C#

Why I love Ruby

If you have not done so, you should check out the following sessions from the Norwegian Developers Conference (NDC) : Scott Bellware: Ruby for .NET developers Rob Conery: The Next Big Thing Or Cool-Kid Koolaid? Slicing Through The Rhetoric of MVC...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 7:57 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: NDC2010, Ruby, C#, Rails

Back from Codestock 2010 - it was all about community

Wow....what a great time! This was my first Codestock and already, I am looking forward to Codestock 2011. If I had to sum up Codestock in one word - it would be "Community". Not since the old FoxPro days have I seen community emphasized in the Microsoft...

Published Sun, Jun 27 2010 10:02 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Codestock

What are your 10 essentials? Here are mine...

I have been mulling over a list of my top 10 essentials. Some things may seem odd to be on a list like this. But hey...it's my list!! I would love to know what's on your top 10 list. In no particular order: Altoids : Whether they be peppermint or wintergreen...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 11:17 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Top 10 List

Heading to Codestock this week - 25th/26th Knoxville, TN

Really looking forward to going to my first Codestock . And best of all, I'll be driving down with my pal Miguel Castro in his sweet Mustang GT! Think a gender-bended Thelma and Louise! We are looking to roll in around 6:00 PM on Thursday. I was fortunate...

Published Mon, Jun 21 2010 12:32 PM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Codestock

Perhaps the best jQuery overview out there - compliments of Marc Grabanski

If you don't follow Marc Grabanski , you should - especially if you are interested in learning the ins and outs of jQuery. Marc just posted a new jQuery Essentials slide deck . Carve some time out and run through the deck. Whether you are a jQuery noob...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 10:03 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: Javascript, jQuery, Marc Grabanski

Checking out the 960 Grid System

While at RailsConf last week, as part of the conference materials, there was a write-up on the 960 grid system . I had heard of it before but had not checked it out. All I can say is WOW! There have been a bunch of things I have fumbled with recently...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 9:13 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: 960 Grid System, CSS

MongoDB – Initial Thoughts

As a somebody who has spent the better part of a 20 year software development career immersed in data, in an RDBMS in particular, I have been watching and listening to the SQL vs. NoSQL debate with interest, and a little amusement. The amusing part of...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 10:28 AM by John V. Petersen

Filed under: MongoDB, NoSQL

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