Category: Geek

Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009 Conference Summary

There are only a few conferences for web developers worth attending and these are the followings: The Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. The Mix Web Design and Development in Las Vegas. And the Microsoft TechEd conference, held in multiple regions (you can attend the one closer to your location): North America India Africa … Continue reading Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009 Conference Summary →

Oracle Client on Windows 7?

While setting up a 64-bit machine running on Windows 7, I’ve encountered a problem with the installation of the Oracle Client. Starting the setup with “Run as Administrator” or with Program Compatibility Mode, the startup screen flashes and then disappears. Nothing happens after that. My second attempt was running the setup executable from the command … Continue reading Oracle Client on Windows 7? →

Microsoft Teched EMEA 2008 Developers Summary – High Performance with JavaScript

What are the top five things that can cause your code to run slowly in the browser? With the right optimization, JavaScript can run quickly and efficiently in the browser environment. Optimizing Symbol Resolution is the process of identifying the value associated with a name or symbol, namely the process by which JavaScript identifies a … Continue reading Microsoft Teched EMEA 2008 Developers Summary – High Performance with JavaScript →

Microsoft Teched EMEA 2008 Developers Summary – ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks

In the following I will write about several hot topics covered in this referenced session presented by Stephen Walther, describing how to take advantage of the latest features of the ASP.NET AJAX framework introduced with .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1. Browser History Anyone who works with AJAX applications, knows that as soon as an asynchronous … Continue reading Microsoft Teched EMEA 2008 Developers Summary – ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks →