Saw someone tweet this link. It gives a good and simple explanation of the much misunderstood relationship between HTML and XHTML.

Misunderstanding Markup: [Link]

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This is the patent that made Microsoft lost half a billion dollar to an Aussie bloke. A very interesting patent, it shows a very similar mechanism of software registration system as the one that Microsoft has in place for many of its software products.

System For Software Registration Patent. [Link]

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Saw @MarkHNeedham tweet this link. It contains many good principles that will help you write better quality code. You may already know many of them, but its good to have someone list and briefly summarize them.

Clean Code Cheat Sheet. [link]

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The link contains some information on the upcoming Visual Studio 2010. Some of the notable new features in it:

• New user interface built upon WPF technology of .NET framework 4.0
• Floating documents for multiple monitor support.
• New document outlining looks, now uses triangular shape.

A New Look For Visual Studio 2010: [Link]

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Very good representation of SOLID principles in motivational pictures. I hope they come up with better and higher resolution pictures. Im so gonna grab them. SOLID Development Principles – In Motivational Pictures

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Uncle Bob keynoting at Oredev in Malmo, Sweden.

Keynote: The Renaissance of Craftsmanship

What does it mean to be a professional software developer?  What rules do we follow?  What attitudes do we hold?  And how can we maintain our professionalism in the face of schedule pressure?  In this talk Robert C. Martin outlines the practices used by software craftsmen to maintain their professional ethics.  He resolves the dilemma of speed vs. quality, and mess vs schedule.  He provides a set of principles and simple Dos and Don’ts for teams who want to be counted as professional craftsmen. [Original Link]

Further resources: Post-event interview by .NetRocks Team. [link]

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Very good article on how to setup a web farm using network load balancing service in Windows Server 2003. http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/loadbalancing/networkloadbalancingwindows2003.asp

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I found wikipedia database schema, which is very darn cool. Wikipedia Database Schema.

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This blog post has a good summary of the new cool stuffs you can find in Windows 7 Beta 1. The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

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