The Daily Grind 1234

by Mike Gunderloy
Thursday, September 20, 2007

1234...somehow I find this very amusing.

DotNet IM Client based on XMPP - Talk to Google Talk with a pure .NET client. (via DotNetKicks)
Q2 2007 Released! - Of Telerik's various products, that is.
SandRibbon - DivElements is out with their Ribbon user interface product.
A Web Spider Library in C# - Remember, only use such things responsibly.

Owner-drawing a Windows.Forms TextBox - Specifically, by using SharpSpell to display the red squigglies.
Introducing ASP.NET Page Modules - Code modules that hook into the page life cycle.

Reviewing Ontario CompSci Schools: Who's Teaching Best Practices? - A look at the mismatch between the CS schools and real-world CS practice. I suspect the findings would hold true in most areas.
Can you Break The Code? - If you can, you can win some nice prizes from Red Gate.

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