The Daily Grind 828

A quiet and windy morning here.

Software

• Windows "Monad" Shell Beta 3.1 (for .NET Framework 2.0 RTM) x86 - Looks like a refresh of the new shell beta. Also available for AMD64.

• Zonnon - New programming language descended from Pascal, Modula-2, and Oberon, and implemented for .NET. (via John Tobler)

• Anthill Pro - Software build management server that is aimed mostly at Java shops, but also supports Nant as a build tool. $2499 to purchase or free for open source projects.

• New CoolCommands for Visual Studio 2005 - New shortcut menu goodies to make working with VS2005 easier.

• WSCF 0.6 - New version of the Web Services Contract First add-in, this one for VS2005 and .NET 2.0 only.

Information

• WTF 2.0 - Russell Beattie has some cruel but necessary things to say to the people behind the new bubble.
• Continuous Integration on a Dollar a Day - James Shore proposes a manual alternative to using an integration server such as Cruise Control.

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Mike Gunderloy is the lead developer for Larkware and author of numerous books and articles on programming topics.

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