System.ServiceModel.Web: be aware of differences in element names when using BodyStyle Bare vs. Wrapped I’ve been doing a lot of digging around System.ServiceModel.Web lately and have come across a subtle difference in the way the XML is produced for POX endpoints when switching between BodyStyle.Bare and BodyStyle.Wrapped[Response]. The quick and dirty explanation, if you’re using Bare and you return a DataContract with Name=”Foo”, the name of root element returned […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
System.ServiceModel.Web limitations I have been playing with this System.ServiceModel.Web for about a week now trying to get real world prototypes together and, in addition to having a hard time understanding some of their design choices with regards to how/where they plug into WCF, I have come across at least two major limitations. I’ll start with brief descriptions […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Microsoft to make source code for .NET libraries available to the masses Wow, this is a pretty major announcement. They’re going to be making the source code available for a significant portion of the BCL, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WinForms and WPF from day one. Eventually WCF, WWF and LINQ will be available too. Wow. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Mimeo CEO talks shop on Forbes Adam Slutsky, our CEO, was interviewed on Forbes recently and gives the low down on what Mimeo is all about and what we’re doing to continue growing at an awesome pace. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Vote on ASP.NET AJAX Web Service Exception Handling Bug I’ve reported a bug over on connect with the full details, but basically what it boils down to is that there’s no way to raise exception detail from ScriptMethods when ASP.NET custom error handling is enabled. What happens is that the RestHandler for ScriptMethods detects the custom error handling is enabled and literally throws out […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Adobe to remove Kinkos integration from Acrobat The print industry really didn’t like the move by Adobe to integrate Kinkos into Adobe Reader. The backlash was swift and severe, so now Adobe has decided to drop the integration to keep the printers happy. Good call on their part since, after all, the print industry’s support is what keeps Adobe at the forefront […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
What’s new in WPF in .NET 3.5? This is the first list I’ve seen that covers the new features being added to WPF in .NET 3.5. Top three things that stand out to me: Binding support for LINQ based data sources UIElement3D – adds support for input and focus events to 3D elements (finally, no more hand crafting!) Viewport2DVisual3D – enables you […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Ian Griffiths brings some clarity to Silverlight’s object model Ian just put an entry up on his blog called Silverlight Controls and Objects which aims to bring some clarity to the way the Silverlight control hooks into the HTML DOM and exposes its own features. A definite must read for anyone doing Silverlight development. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Microsoft extends XBox 360 Warranty to 3-years After having just being bit by the red-ring-of-death a few weeks back myself, I wrote about how annoyed I was that I had to pay $140 to get the thing fixed. Well, according to this press release I should be expecting a nice little refund from MS. Kudos to MS on this move, that’s how to […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
I never knew our customers loved us *this* much… Heheh, Mimeo always throws the best promotions at these trade shows. Kudos to our marketing team for getting these people to do shameless promotion on our behalf. 😉 Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
