tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95047282018-11-15T11:32:51.821+02:00Cristi Potlog's WeblogThis blog stores links to my favorite web resources.Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-84542950335828408222014-08-14T10:35:00.000+03:002014-08-14T10:35:02.956+03:00Getting Started with the Linked Data Platform<p><a href="http://semanticweb.com/webinar-getting-started-linked-data-platform-ldp_b43987">Here</a>'s a great introduction to the new <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/ldp/">Linked Data Platform</a> specification from W3C.</p>
<p>This specification describes the use of HTTP for accessing, updating, creating and deleting resources from servers that expose their resources as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked_data">Linked Data</a>.</p>
<p>Basically Linked Data Platform (LDP) brings <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer">REST</a> to <a href="http://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/data">Linked Data</a>, defining a standard way to access, create, and update <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-rdf-primer-20040210/">RDF</a> resources over HTTP.</p>
<ul><li>Link: <a href="http://semanticweb.com/webinar-getting-started-linked-data-platform-ldp_b43987">http://semanticweb.com/webinar-getting-started-linked-data-platform-ldp_b43987</a></li></ul>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-30946003325279101402014-07-24T10:19:00.003+03:002014-08-14T10:35:34.208+03:00Upcoming Features Of C#<p>Microsoft has published an update on the planned changes to the C# Language (code name: <em>"<a href="https://roslyn.codeplex.com/">Roslyn</a>"</em>).</p>
<p>Here's a quick outline:
<ol>
<li>Auto property enhancements</li>
<li>Primary constructors</li>
<li>Expression bodied function members</li>
<li>Initializers in structs</li>
<li>Using static</li>
<li>Exception filters</li>
<li>Declaration expressions</li>
<li>Null-condition operators</li>
<li>Index initializers</li>
<li>Wait in catch and finally blocks</li>
<li>Binary literal and digit seperators</li>
<li>Extension Add methods in collection initializers</li>
<li>Improved overload resolution</li>
</ol>
<p>For more details you can read the spec "<a href="https://www.codeplex.com/Download?ProjectName=roslyn&DownloadId=881333">Upcoming Features In C#</a>" from <a href="https://roslyn.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Language%20feature%20status">CodePlex</a>.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-36284399876096160082014-03-17T09:16:00.000+02:002014-03-17T09:18:54.618+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top Links for Mar. 17, 2014<p>Here's previous two weeks in review:</p>
<ol>
<li>Problably the top news from last week is the launch (not without <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/after-connection-glitches-at-launch-ea-issues-titanfall-patch-overnight/">glithes</a> or <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/11/5498690/xbox-live-goes-down-crippling-the-launch-of-titanfall">outages</a>) of <a href="http://www.titanfall.com/">Titanfall</a>, <a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/03/16/titanfall-fps-non-gamers/">the game that will ruin all other shooters and win over customers for the Xbox One</a>. Here's <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/titanfall-review-call-of-duty-robot-warfare/">a thorough review from Ars</a>.</li>
<li>On the real life: <a href="http://thenextweb.com/eu/2014/03/13/europe-end-nightmare-non-standardized-phone-chargers/">Europe pushes ahead with plans to make all phone chargers the same</a>.</li>
<li>And also, <a href="http://www.inc.com/jim-edwards/elon-musk-heaviest-rocket-in-existence.html">Elon Musk is About to Launch the Heaviest Rocket in Existence</a>.</li>
<li>Also noteworthy: <a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/science/aids-cure">The AIDS Cure</a> and <a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/science/gravitational-waves-einstein-was-right-again-maybe">Gravitational Waves: Einstein Was Right, Again, Maybe</a>.</li>
<li>Here come the tuts: <a href="http://elegantcode.com/2014/03/15/infinite-scrolling-uicollectionview-with-asyncronously-loading/">Infinite Scrolling UICollectionView with Asyncronously Loading</a>.</li>
<li>In design: <a href="http://www.inc.com/neil-blumenthal/how-to-create-an-open-source-office.html">How to Create an Open-Source Office</a>.</li>
<li>And the final part of <a href="http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2014/03/10/4-ways-build-mobile-application-part4-appcelerator-titanium/">Four Ways To Build A Mobile Application, Part 4: Appcelerator Titanium</a>.</li>
<li>Want to earn your living online? Here's how: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/this-guy-makes-millions-playing-video-games-on-youtube/284402/">This Guy Makes Millions Playing Video Games on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Or you don't want to leave the campus: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/03/harvards-looking-for-a-wikipedian-in-residence/284373/">Harvard's Looking for a "Wikipedian in Residence"</a>.</li>
<li>While <a href="http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/why-your-brain-cant-multitask.html">This Video Explains Why Your Brain Isn't Cut Out for Multitasking</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.8</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-59572796093910437252014-03-03T09:35:00.000+02:002014-03-03T10:44:20.747+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top Links for Mar. 3, 2014<p>Here's last week in review:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/02/nokia-launches-a-trio-of-android-platform-phones/">Nokia launches a trio of Android platform phones</a>, accompanied by a <a href="http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/02/24/hands-nokia-x-android-based-smartphone/">hands-on review</a> and a <a href="http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2014/03/01/nokia-x-already-hacked-run-google-apps/">hacking guide</a> (already).</li>
<li>Here's a fresh idea: <a href="http://blog.codinghorror.com/complaint-driven-development/">Complaint-Driven Development</a>.</li>
<li>Followed by this one that promises <a href="http://www.inc.com/doug-cantor/how-a-new-computer-language-will-transform-business.html">The Biggest Thing for Software Startups Since, Well, Software</a>.</li>
<li>If you didn't know... <a href="http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/02/27/web-2-0-languages-david-hasselhoff-common/">Java and .NET may not be ‘cool’ anymore, but they’re here to stay</a>.</li>
<li>You could learn <a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2014/02/how-to-create-horizontal-scrolling-using-display-table-cell/">How to create horizontal scrolling using <em>display:table-cell</em></a>.</li>
<li>... or learn <a href="http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2014/02/27/some-basic-azure-table-storage-abstractions.aspx">Some Basic Azure Table Storage Abstractions</a>.</li>
<li>Here's a list of <a href="http://dzineblog.com/2014/03/28-powerful-open-source-css-frameworks-libraries.html">28 Powerful Open Source CSS Frameworks & Libraries</a>.</li>
<li>And a list of <a href="http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/8-signs-its-time-to-move-on.html">8 Signs It's Time to Take Your Skills Elsewhere</a>.</li>
<li>Boost your conversion rate with <a href="http://www.quicksprout.com/2014/02/26/the-definitive-guide-to-landing-page-optimization/">The Definitive Guide to Landing Page Optimization</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.7</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-73608960104175486222014-02-24T19:24:00.000+02:002014-02-25T01:34:55.359+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top Links for Feb. 24, 2014Previous week did't had many interesting news & tuts, except:<br />
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.molleindustria.org/blog/videogames-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism/">Videogames and the Spirit of Capitalism</a>, which naturally leads to <a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/02/how-to-effectively-use-civ-iv-in-higher-education/">How to effectively use Civ IV in higher education</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/quantum-microscope-uses-spooky-entangled-photons-see-better">WhatsApp and the Erosion of the Network Effect</a> - why build more networks when everyone is already on the telephone network?</li>
<li><a href="http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/using-parallax-scrolling-without-overdoing-it/">Using Parallax Scrolling without Overdoing It</a>, if this may be of any use to you.</li>
<li>Or else, you could be <a href="http://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2014/Feb/22/Using-CSS-Transitions-to-SlideUp-and-SlideDown">Using CSS Transitions to SlideUp and SlideDown</a>.</li>
<li>You may also like to <a href="http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2014/02/20/kickstart-your-project-with-init-and-grunt/">Kickstart Your Project With INIT And Grunt</a>.</li>
<li>Which begs the question: <a href="http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2014/02/19/responsive-design-frameworks-just-because-you-can-should-you/">Responsive Design Frameworks: Just Because You Can, Should You?</a>.</li>
<li>Last, but not least, <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2014/02/21/why-c.aspx">Why C++?</a>. Alegedly... because <em>"it's fun!"</em> :-), according to a survey report.</li>
</ol>
<em>No.6</em>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-5345472596074382572014-02-17T09:07:00.001+02:002014-02-18T08:29:35.266+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top 10 Links for Feb. 17, 2014<p>Not quite a top 10 for last week:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/01/brief-history-of-black-holes/">A Brief History of Mind-Bending Ideas About Black Holes</a>, while <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a> claims that <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140127-black-hole-stephen-hawking-firewall-space-astronomy/">black holes do not exist</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/quantum-microscope-uses-spooky-entangled-photons-see-better">Quantum Microscope Uses Spooky Entangled Photons To See Better</a>, you know, for those moments when unentangled photons just aren't enough.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/you-gotta-fight-for-your-right-to-repair-your-car/283791/">You Gotta Fight For Your Right to Repair Your Car</a> in an time when <a href="http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1026505_modern-luxury-vehicles-claimed-to-feature-more-software-than-a-fighter-jet">modern cars have more code in them than fighter jets</a>.</li>
<li>Following <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-story/">last week's demise</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird">Flappy Bird</a>, here's more proof than gamming is bad for your health: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/02/norwegian-shooter-threatens-hunger-strike-to-get-a-ps3-in-prison/">Norwegian shooter threatens hunger strike to get a PS3 in prison</a>.</li>
<li>And also <a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/02/12/heres-conan-obriens-vision-turning-microsoft-around-named-ceo/">here’s Conan O’Brien’s vision for turning Microsoft around if he were named CEO</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2014/2/10/the-internet-map.html">The Internet Map</a>, an interactive view from <a href="http://www.coolinfographics.com/">Cool Infographics</a>.</li>
<li>A tutorial on <a href="http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2014/02/10/building-a-simple-file-server-with-owin-and-katana.aspx">Building A Simple File Server With OWIN and Katana</a> in 17 lines of code.</li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.5</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-74117136715181822382014-02-11T15:07:00.000+02:002014-02-17T09:23:14.436+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top 10 Links for Feb. 11, 2014<p>Here we go again... The links for previous week(s) are:</p>
<ol>
<li>On the news: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/microsoft-names-insider-as-new-ceo-gates-steps-down-from-chair/">Microsoft names Nadella new CEO, Gates steps down as board chairman</a> to replace Ballmer, while <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/back-to-the-future-dusting-off-bill-gates-the-road-ahead/">Gates returns to help</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/dread-pirate-roberts-2-0-an-interview-with-silk-roads-new-boss/">Dread Pirate Roberts 2.0: An interview with Silk Road’s new boss</a></li>
<li>A new code obfuscation method: <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/cryptography-breakthrough/">Cryptography Breakthrough Could Make Software Unhackable</a>, unless we prefer <a href="http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/learn-to-pick-locks-with-the-mit-guide-to-lock-picking-1991.html">the old fashioned way</a>.</li>
<li>Task automation: <a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/let-robot-write-employee-farewell-letter-you">Let This Robot Write An Employee Farewell Letter For You</a></li>
<li>A nice review of <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/the-squalid-grace-of-flappy-bird/283526/">The Squalid Grace of Flappy Bird</a> and the grotesque nature of games.</li>
<li>More on consoles: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/reports-microsoft-plans-cheaper-disc-free-white-xbox-ones-in-2014/">Microsoft plans cheaper, disc-free, white Xbox Ones in 2014</a>, plus plenty more semi-reliable rumors regarding Microsoft's plans.</li>
<li>Nice tip from code-project: <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/715891/Compiling-Csharp-Code-at-Runtime">Compiling C# Code at Runtime</a>, but is this usefull when having generics and lambdas?</li>
<li>For newbies: <a href="http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2014/02/03/azure-blobs-with-node-js-and-express.aspx">Azure Blobs with Node.js and Express</a>, plus a <a href="http://nodejs.org/">Node.js</a> tutorial in <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/lp/demos/summary/j-jnodejs.html">Getting started with Node.js</a></li>
<li>A tutorial on <a href="http://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2014/Jan/29/Using-NET-HttpClient-to-capture-partial-Responses">Using .NET HttpClient to capture partial Responses</a> if you want to control bandwidth.</li>
<li>Offbeat: <a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/now-japan-giant-cyborg-cockroaches">Now In Japan: Giant Cyborg Cockroaches</a></li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.4</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-19142375910409459312013-12-16T08:35:00.001+02:002014-02-17T09:23:23.733+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top 10 Links for Dec. 16, 2013<p>What do you know... late again :-) I skipped 2 weeks, being busy at work.<br />
Back to the subject, here are the links for previous week(s):</p>
<ol>
<li>Some <a href="http://www.keacher.com/">guy</a> posted this: <a href="http://www.keacher.com/1216/how-i-introduced-a-27-year-old-computer-to-the-web/">How I introduced a 27-year-old computer to the Web</a> (amazing)</li>
<li>Also, <a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/microsoft-joins-fido-group-hoping-to-replace-passwords-with-public-key-cryptography/">Microsoft joins FIDO group hoping to replace passwords with public key cryptography</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/12/valve-first-version-of-steamos-to-be-released-to-the-masses-on-friday/">Valve: First version of SteamOS to be released to the masses on Friday</a> (promising)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/608871/Programming-Vs-Software-Development">Programming Vs. Software Development</a>, if you think they're different</li>
<li>Introducind a neat phone accesory: <a href="http://www.studioneat.com/products/glif">The Glif</a></li>
<li><a href="http://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2013/Dec/13/Accepting-Raw-Request-Body-Content-with-ASPNET-Web-API">Accepting Raw Request Body Content with ASP.NET Web API</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.andrei.rinea.ro/2013/12/04/overriding-and-overloading-in-java-and-dot-net-differences-changes-and-gotchas/">Overriding and overloading in Java and .NET – differences, changes and gotchas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/12/in-defence-of-skeuomorphism/">In defense of skeuomorphism</a>, if you don't like flat design</li>
<li><a href="http://wesnerm.blogs.com/net_undocumented/2013/12/mads-on-c-60.html">Mads on the Future of C# (6.0)</a>, with some nice proposed language features</li>
<li>And finally, some brand new trailers <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/must-watch-wachowskis-new-sci-fi-jupiter-ascending-first-trailer/">Wachowskis' <quote>Jupiter Ascending</quote></a>, <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/must-watch-first-teaser-trailer-for-gareth-edwards-godzilla-movie/">Gareth Edwards' <quote>Godzilla</quote></a>, <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/first-trailer-for-scifi-edge-of-tomorrow-with-tom-cruise/"><quote>Edge of Tomorrow</quote> with Tom Cruise</a> and <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/teaser-trailer-for-nolans-interstellar-starring-matthew-mcconaughey/">Nolan's <quote>Interstellar</quote></a></li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.3</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-75137268146377014302013-11-25T08:18:00.002+02:002014-02-17T09:24:12.295+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top 10 Links for Nov. 25, 2013<p>Here are the links for previous week <em>(already late... I know :-)</em>, a week under the sign on <strong>Xbox One</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://news.xbox.com/2013/11/xbox-one-biggest-launch-in-xbox-history">Xbox One is Biggest Launch in Xbox History: More Than One Million Consoles Sold in less than 24 hours</a> - in par with <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/17/5113704/sony-playstation-4-1-million-sales">PS4</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/head-to-head-everything-you-need-to-know-in-the-ps4-vs-xbox-one-battle/">Head-to-head: Everything you need to know in the PS4 vs. Xbox One battle</a> plus <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/22/review-xbox-one/">some</a> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/xbox-one-review-more-than-a-game-console-less-than-a-living-room-revolution/">reviews</a> and <a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20131120/xbox-one-impressions-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/">impressions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/ifixit-disassembles-the-xbox-one-and-finds-mystery-nand-high-repairability/">iFixit disassembles the Xbox One and finds NAND, high repairability</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/microsoft-brings-rich-node-js-support-to-visual-studio/">Microsoft brings rich node.js support to Visual Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/11/foundation-5-available-now/">Foundation 5, available now</a> as responsive as ever</li>
<li>A quick one: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/how-many-stars-are-there-in-the-sky/281641/">How Many Stars Are There in the Sky?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/11/20/microsoft-store-selling-keep-calm-google-steals-data-mug/">Microsoft Store is selling ‘Keep Calm While Google Steals Your Data’ mugs, shirts, and hats</a> - buyers are mostly Google employees</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/20/end-era-popular-media-player-winamp-closing-december-20/">End of an era: Once-popular media player Winamp closing down on December 20</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/id-software-co-founder-john-carmack-leaves-company/">id Software cofounder John Carmack leaves company</a> focusing on other things</li>
<li>Offbeat: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/new-at-the-nursery-tomato-potato-tomtato/281651/">New at the Nursery: Tomato + Potato = TomTato</a></li>
</ol>
<p><em>No.2</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-22093127822808806082013-11-15T18:31:00.000+02:002014-02-17T09:24:21.156+02:00Weekly Roundup - Top 10 Links for Nov. 15, 2013<p>I’m rebooting my blog today with a new thread of posts, a weekly roundup of the most interesting links I’ve come to in the last few days. I’m calling it weekly, because I hope to do it on a regular basis (<em>so bare with me</em>).</p>
<p>Interesting things happen this week: PS4 launch event, VS2013 launch event, to name a few.<br />
So, behold to the links:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://events.visualstudio.com/eng/launch-2013-event/">Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Launch Event</a> - <a href="http://events.visualstudio.com/eng/sessions/details?SessionProfile=3864&TrackProfile=3853">the keynote</a> and more (did you know Microsoft had hired <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Gamma">Erich Gamma</a>? - of GoF fame)</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/microsoft-takes-development-into-the-cloud-with-visual-studio-online/">Microsoft takes development into the cloud with Visual Studio Online</a> - a cloud-hosted IDE version</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-on-ps4-launch-we-re-very-very-confident/1100-6416138/">Sony on PS4 launch</a> - "We're very, very confident"</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/11/playstation-4-vs-xbox-one-the-controllers">PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One: The Controllers</a> - check also <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/09/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4-the-console-specs">The Specs</a> and <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/06/playstation-4-vs-xbox-one-the-games">The Games</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/11/christof-koch-panpsychism-consciousness/">A Neuroscientist’s Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/the-dark-art-of-bots-how-to-make-2-million-online-without-a-human-audience/281425/">The Dark Art of Bots: How to Make $2 Million Online Without a Human Audience</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/13/google-play-education-shipping-tablets-today-k-12-students-us/">Google Play for Education is shipping on the Nexus 7</a> - nice one from Google</li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/p/135d424002cc">Why Founders Don’t Sell</a> - on Snapchat’s rejection of <em>3bn</em>(!) takeover from Facebook</li>
<li><a href="http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2013/11/12/simple-logging-middleware-katana-part-4.aspx">Simple Logging Middleware (Katana Part 4)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.leanagiletraining.com/blog/better-agile/impediment-list-montreal-class/">Impediment List – Montreal Class</a> - some scrummy stuff</li>
</ol>
<p>You can also follow me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/+CristiPotlog/plusones">Google+</a> for live links shares.</p>
<p><em>No.1</em></p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-31892884946846630162013-03-01T15:50:00.002+02:002014-02-17T09:10:46.159+02:00Closing the Circle<p>I've just returned from a trip to Hannover, Germany. It's an important moment for me, as I had the chance to see Hannover about 10 years ago, and missed it over a stupid incident, involving losing all of my ID's at once.</p><p>Now I seized the opportunity and had the trip. It was colder than I expected, for this part of the year, as it rained and snowed most of the days. I got though to discover some local restaurants: <a href="http://www.staev-hannover.de/">Ständige Vertretung</a>, <a href="http://www.joachimstern.de/">Altes Jagdhaus</a>, <a href="http://www.brauhaus.net/hannover/restaurant-ausschank.html">Brauhaus Ernst August</a>, and I need to say that they changed my mind on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cuisine">German cuisine</a>.</p><p>I took some <a href="http://photos.cristipotlog.com/2013/03/hannover-2013.html">interesting pictures</a> with my phone, so excuse the quality.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-23483512846637349362011-11-02T10:43:00.001+02:002011-11-02T11:06:21.746+02:00Google Reader's New Look<p>Finally the new minimalist look of Google's sites has come to <a href="https://www.google.com/reader/view/">Reader</a>.</p><p><a class="image" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xuJ-NZRKL6U/TrD-VvARXHI/AAAAAAAAA-0/TehwnHpXFzw/s1600/G%252BReader.png" imageanchor="1" style="float:left;margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="245" width="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xuJ-NZRKL6U/TrD-VvARXHI/AAAAAAAAA-0/TehwnHpXFzw/s320/G%252BReader.png" /></a><br />
But besides the new design, which mimics the likes of GMail or Google's main page, comes the integration with G+, the sharing service from Google. At first you may miss the stream of RSS posts shared by your peers that was built in Reader, but I found the new <em>Share on Google+</em> button, and all posts go straight on your G+ stream, where you find also the shares of others.</p><p>It's a nice piece of functionality, that finally seems to have found it's way. With the demise of Buzz, and this new integration I found more reasons to check my G+ stream.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-74347752395145869182010-07-12T20:16:00.003+03:002010-07-12T20:46:51.318+03:00RONUA.RO Launches Visual Studio 2010 in Romania<p><a href="http://ronua.ro/cs/">RONUA.RO</a> launches <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us">Visual Studio 2010</a> in Romania at its annual <a href="http://newsletter.ronua.ro/VS2010/social.php">Summer Codecamp Tour</a></p>
<p>Highlights:</p>
<ul>
<li>What's new in Visual Studio 2010 and has improved since the 2008 version!</li>
<li>.Net has hit 4.0 version mark with ASP.NET 4.0, Entity Framework 4.0, ASP.NET 4.0, MVC 2.0! No marketing - Just technoly!</li>
<li>Silverlight 4, Windows Phone 7, Expression Studio 4, SketchFlow, TFS 2010 - evaluated and inside out!</li>
<li>BONUS: You can talk with other developers from the community, make new friends, and find new opportunities!</li>
</ul>
<p>More on <a href="http://newsletter.ronua.ro/tsp/?src=000090871361788">RONUA.RO's site</a> (romanian only)</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-18763357225794950872010-03-26T17:06:00.006+02:002010-03-26T18:01:40.455+02:00Should You Use Open Source Software or Stick to Microsoft Proprietary Tools?<p>I am working on a new project using <a href="http://nhforge.org/Default.aspx">NHibernate</a>, <a href="http://www.springframework.net/">Spring.NET</a> and even trying to port <a href="http://www.jboss.org/envers/">Envers</a> from <a href="http://www.java.net/">Java</a> to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/NET/">.NET</a>. We are using <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.aspx">Visual Studio 2010 (RC)</a> UML Modeling Tools to desing our class model and to generate C# code annotated with NHibernate mappings attributes.</p>
<p>The short story is that I got stocked when trying to apply custom defined stereotypes on UML relationships' MemberEnds as I described in <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2433970/how-to-apply-stereotypes-on-uml-relationships-memberends">this post on Stack Overflow</a>. Sadly, no answer there.</p>
<p>I went then to <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/camerons/">Cameron Skinner's Blog</a>, who is product unit manager on the Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) team, overseeing the Visual Studio Architecture product line, and I received this answer to <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/camerons/archive/2010/01/08/uml-profiles-and-visual-studio-2010-ultimate-part-one.aspx#9977592">my question</a>:</p>
<blockquote><em>Unfortunately, this is a bug in our code. We need to fix this one, but until then, I don't have a good story for you. :( </em></blockquote>
<p>The even sadder part is that I contacted the man offline as he suggested and all I could get from him was that this bug will be fixed as soon as SP1 (meaning a 6-9 months time span). Needless to say that I wasn't happy with the answer.</p>
<p>We got a workaround for this and I'm not going to comment any further on the particular issue. I just want to say that since delving into open-source software I came to enjoy the bug fixing speed of the open-source communities. There are bugs in open-source software too, even some nasty ones, but at least you can hope for a quick fix, and if nobody helps and time is not pressing you can contribute yourself.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-44858670051452480882010-01-08T15:57:00.005+02:002010-01-08T16:28:43.641+02:00Something to blog about<p>Thinking to put more time into blogging. I neglected this blog for quite a while. It was a pretty intense year, the last one. Most importantly, I expanded my family with a little boy, and this is an accomplishment enough for me.</p>
<p>So my personal life was evolving rather great last year, taking more time for itself than previously. This not being a bad thing after all. My son is now almost 3 months old, so the hard part has passed. Now I'm eagerly expecting him to grow up. My little daughter and wife also complete my life, and I am just happy in that way.</p>
<p>At work it was a tough year, struggling with old projects in maintenance that were getting nowhere and hoping to start new ones. But the crisis hit the economy and new projects were hard to find, if not impossible.</p>
<p>As for blogging, last year I dedicated more time reading other blogs than writing on this one. I realized that simply echoing tech news from established blogs was not enough to build an audience. In fact I didn't had much to say, but I hope that I will be able to improve in this area. I'm not saying I have a dull life, with nothing to say, but just that I don't easily find the right words to put it into text, nor I make time for writing.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://photos.cristipotlog.com/">other blog</a> I started last year was not gaining any traction either. Even though I thought that simply posting photos captured with my phone would be less time consuming, after some posts I lost interest.</p>
<p>This year started rather slow, giving me time to gather some momentum, so I am restarting this blog on a new ground, hoping that I will fill this space with more personal stuff and let the others talk about the news. I am hoping to start some new projects this year. Maybe they would be interesting enough to blog about them. That's what the <a href="http://projects.cristipotlog.com/">new blog</a> will be all about.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-65389076409491111922009-09-30T23:16:00.003+03:002009-09-30T23:40:47.132+03:00Google Wave is coming soon to a browser near you<p>Since first unveiling the project back in May, <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> has remained quiet about <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Wave</a>.</p>
<p>Today, September 30 Google announced ot will be sending out more than 100,000 invitations to preview Google Wave to:
<ul><li>Developers who have been active in the developer preview we started back in June</li>
<li>The first users who signed up and offered to give feedback on wave.google.com</li>
<li>Select customers of Google Apps</li></ul></p>
<p>I'm not yet among those few, but I'll get back with first impressions when my chance will come.</p>
<p>Google has been kept developers in touch with it's plans hoping to build an apps ecosystem around Wave. The ongoing <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/wave/">developer preview</a> has enabled developers to extend and embed Wave. Even more, Google has started an open-source project called <a href="http://www.waveprotocol.org/">Google Wave Federation Protocol</a> that aims to enable developers to build their own Wave clients.</p>
<p> To get a taste of what developers have been working on, you can check the <a href="http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-happened-in-wave-sandbox.html">Wave's developers blog</a>.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-52718459632599819062009-09-24T12:20:00.004+03:002009-09-24T12:39:39.718+03:00Google has launched Chrome Frame<p>A few days ago <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> has launched <a href="http://code.google.com/intl/ro-RO/chrome/chromeframe/">Google Chrome Frame</a>, an open source plug-in that brings <a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html">HTML5</a> and other open web technologies to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer</a>.</p>
<p>The intended purpose of this plug-in to help web developers deliver faster, richer applications like <a href="http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-wave-in-internet-explorer.html">Google Wave</a>. Using Google Chrome Frame, developers will be able to take advantage of the latest open web technologies, even in Internet Explorer. Developers may choose to use it, but the success of builing an app with features like HTML5's offline capabilities and <canvas> or modern CSS/Layout handling will depend on whether users that have IE will have this plug-in installed too.</p>
<p>I think though this starts a new trend for <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>, by <em>helping</em> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a> to be more standards compliant instead of waiting for Microsoft to make up its mind. This will also help the addoption of Google's new apps, such as <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave</a>, developed based on new <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/">HTML5 standards</a>.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-15918225651480714632009-05-29T12:22:00.020+03:002009-06-02T10:11:58.915+03:00Photoblog?<p>Everybody I know is starting photoblogs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://photoblog.e-nabled.ro/">photoblog.e-nabled.ro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ciprianpripoae.blogspot.com/">ciprianpripoae.blogspot.com</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Maybe this is the winning trend. Maybe is something I should consider for myself.</p>
<p>Here are some shots I took with my mobile phone:</p>
<ul class="photos">
<li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rLEcwdxI/AAAAAAAAAfg/HctFbFgrAEI/s1600-h/DSC00117.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rLEcwdxI/AAAAAAAAAfg/HctFbFgrAEI/s200/DSC00117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341175889745966866" /></a></li>
<li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rjbnaF0I/AAAAAAAAAfw/AQcoBpt9V80/s1600-h/DSC00103.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rjbnaF0I/AAAAAAAAAfw/AQcoBpt9V80/s200/DSC00103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341176308281513794" /></a></li>
<li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rcIaPEKI/AAAAAAAAAfo/rF3pDafwVCk/s1600-h/DSC00068.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jU1glHvBMHs/Sh-rcIaPEKI/AAAAAAAAAfo/rF3pDafwVCk/s200/DSC00068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341176182866907298" /></a></li>
</ul>
<p>What do you think? Am I worthy?</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> after some consideration and a long weekend I decided to <a href="http://photos.cristipotlog.com/2009/06/first-shot.html">start</a> a <a href="http://photos.cristipotlog.com/">photoblog</a>.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-37123833668322649952009-04-30T14:35:00.009+03:002009-04-30T15:13:45.725+03:00Glimmer: New Tool from Microsoft Labs<p>Microsoft has released <a href="http://visitmix.com/lab/glimmer">Glimmer</a>, a tool that allows you to easily create interactive elements on your web pages by harnessing the power of the <a href="http://jquery.com/">jQuery</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript">JavaScript</a> library.</p>
<p>Without having to hand-craft your JavaScript code, you can use Glimmer’s wizards to generate jQuery scripts for common interactive scenarios. Glimmer also has an advanced mode, providing a design surface for creating jQuery effects based on your existing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML">HTML</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS">CSS</a>.</p>
<p>You cand download it for free (as in open source) <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=149665">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you like to see what the tool is capable of, please review the <a href="http://mschannel9.vo.msecnd.net/o9/mix/labs/glimmer/glimmersamples.zip" alt="download all samples">samples</a>:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/freestyle.html">Multiple/"Freestyle" Animations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/sequence.html">Image Sequence / Rotating Banner</a></li>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/tooltip.html">Custom Tooltip</a></li>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/dropdown.html">Dropdown Navigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/fade.html">Click to fade item or multiple items</a></li>
<li><a href="http://visitmix.com/labs/glimmer/samples/paraFade.html">Click to fade paragraphs</a></li>
</ol>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-37312113744997419102009-03-19T20:12:00.002+02:002009-03-19T20:15:59.341+02:00Internet Explorer 8<p>Here it is: <a href="http://microsoft.com/ie">http://microsoft.com/ie</a></p>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windows/images/productdropdown/logo_ie8.gif" />Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-27564495927293630202009-03-19T12:22:00.002+02:002009-03-19T12:32:41.650+02:00Microsoft has released ASP.NET MVC 1.0<p><a href="www.asp.net/mvc/">ASP.NET MVC 1.0</a> has been released today at <a href="http://live.visitmix.com/">MIX09</a>!</p>
<p>Here's the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=53289097-73ce-43bf-b6a6-35e00103cb4b">download link</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://haacked.com/">Phil Haack</a> explains on <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Continuum/ASPNET-MVC-1-with-Phil-Haack/">Channel 9</a> what makes this version 1.0 of the MVC Framework for ASP.NET and spends a little time explaining the MVC pattern. Phil then demos the scaffolding functionality which allows you to quickly build a functional website based on your existing data services.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-64861490430096266092009-03-11T10:51:00.002+02:002009-03-11T11:27:17.418+02:00Free ASP.NET MVC eBook<p>After the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee4b2e97-8a72-449a-82d2-2f720d421031">second release candidate</a> of <a href="http://www.asp.net/mvc/">ASP.NET MVC</a>, <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/">Scott Guthrie</a> is publishing a step-by-step tutorial on the theory and approach for using this new technology that enables you to build <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_Controller">Model View Controller</a> (MVC) applications by using the <a href="http://www.asp.net/">ASP.NET framework</a>.</p>
<p>Well, actually, the free eBook is a single chapter of 185 pages, filled with screen-shots from <a href="http://nerddinner.com/">NerdDinner.com</a> a complete ASP.NET MVC reference application. It begins by using the File->New Project menu command within Visual Studio to create a new ASP.NET MVC Application. And then incrementally adds functionality and features. Along the way it covers how to create a database, build a model layer with business rule validations, implement listing/details data browsing, provide CRUD (Create, Update, Delete) data form entry support, implement efficient data paging, reuse UI using master pages and partials, secure the application using authentication and authorization, use AJAX to deliver dynamic updates and interactive map support, and implement automated unit testing.</p>
<p>This is an unedited draft, the rest of the book being still in production. The free chapter is licensed under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 3.0 license</a>.</p>
<p>You can download a copy from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/aspnetmvc">http://tinyurl.com/aspnetmvc</a>, or you can use this <a href="http://aspnetmvcbook.s3.amazonaws.com/aspnetmvc-nerdinner_v1.pdf">direct link</a>.</p>
<p>You can also <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/nerddinner">download</a> NerdDinner.com application from CodePlex.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-56313481257730412142009-03-06T11:33:00.002+02:002009-03-06T11:59:34.542+02:00Social Software Patterns<p><a href="http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html">Here</a>'s a great talk about Social Software, the <em>many-to-many two-way</em> communication pattern and group psychology.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-47160845773780074892009-01-30T20:57:00.002+02:002009-01-30T21:03:24.494+02:00I'm an MCP Now<p>In case anybody cares, I just passed my first <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-536.aspx">Microsoft Certification Exam</a> today. I hope it will not be the last, as I plan to gain a full <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcpd/default.mspx">MCPD Certification</a> (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer), hopefully by the end of this year.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504728.post-29354158883089403312008-12-09T10:13:00.004+02:002008-12-09T10:25:02.275+02:00Microsoft launches open-source CMS<p>Microsoft has developed and released via <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/">CodePlex</a> an alpha version of a new open-source content-management system, codenamed “<a href="http://www.codeplex.com/oxite">Oxite</a>.”</p>
<p>This is a simple blog engine written using <a href="www.asp.net/mvc/">ASP.NET MVC</a>, and is designed with two main goals:</p>
<ol>
<li>To provide a sample of “core blog functionality” in a reusable fashion. Blogs are simple and well understood by many developers, but the set of basic functions that a blog needs to implement (trackbacks, rss, comments, etc.) are fairly complex.</li>
<li>To provide a real-world sample written using ASP.NET MVC.</li>
</ol>
<p>The <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/oxite">Oxite</a> content-management platform is built to take full advantage of ASP.NET MVC but broken into assemblies so that even ASP.NET WebForm developers can use the data backend and utility code, supports use of Visual Studio Team Suite (DB Pro, Test, etc.), and Background Services Architecture (sending trackbacks, emails, etc. all done as a background process to prevent delays on the web site itself).</p>
<p>I should give it a try and come back with more details in the following days.</p>
<p>Microsoft's <a href="http://www.visitmix.com/">MIX Online</a> site is run on <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/oxite">Oxite</a>. This is the first real-life implementation of the CMS system.</p>Cristi Potloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955654869506942239noreply@blogger.com0