The Daily Grind 1013 by Mike Gunderloy Tuesday, November 14, 2006

A few interesting links this morning.

• InstallAware - This setup vendor is first out of the gate with .NET 3.0 support, at least as far as I've seen.
• {smartassembly} 2.0 - New version of this app for protecting and tuning your .NET executables features improved memory management, obfuscation, decompiler protection, new UI, and lots more. Trial download is here, pricing from $399.
• CliSecure 2.0 - Encryption-based alternative to obfuscators for securing your .NET code. Trial version is here.
• Web Development Helper and ASP.NET Ajax - Update to Nikhil Kothari's tool for working with Web dev.

• Sun open sources Java SE, ME, and Glassfish under GPLv2 - The news is all over, of course; InfoQ has a good roundup of links.
• Convert your scraps of script to reusable AJAX Control Extenders - Damian Mehers shows how to tie your own control JavaScript into Microsoft AJAX.

• Refactor It! The Weekly Book Giveaway - Everybody loves a contest.

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