I was very happy to discover that our database product was mentioned in the list from Jon Davis of things Microsoft should be ashamed of (that they didn't do it first). I happen to agree with Jon on a number of issues, but I also take things a few steps further when it comes to managed code. See the...

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Yes, you read that correctly. Microsoft is going to work with Novell's Mono Project on their Silverlight clone called Moonlight. With the release to the Web of Silverlight 1.0, the cool new cross-browser, cross-platform technology for developing rich media experiences and interactive applications, Microsoft...

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I got a lot of responses about the previous Silverlight blog, so I wanted to expand it a little here from follow up talks with Microsoft and answer a few questions I saw over and over. What is it? Silverlight is a new technology that runs in your browser as a plugin. But it does NOT just have to be IE...

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