October, 2008 Articles

Why Microsoft Should Introduce Compiler Extensibility But May Not

Tore Vestues discusses the possible benefits of introducing compiler extensibility that would allow developers to get into the .Net code

Larry Lessig, on Why America Needs A Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Larry Lessig, the Stanford Law Profressor and Creator of the Creative Commons License, talks about the need for a Chief Techology Officer for America.

Fix For Error: The Requested FTP Command Is Not Supported When Using HTTP Proxy

Fix for the Error “System.InvalidOperationException: The requested FTP command is not supported when using HTTP proxy.”

Yahoo to Layoff Over 1400 Workers In the 4th Quarter Of 2008

Yahoo Inc today announced today that it will be laying off 1400 workers, roughly 10% of its staff in the fourth quarter of this year – 2008.

Casting Syntax Vs AS Operator – Which Approach Is Better And Why ?

The two most popular approaches to casting – converting data types and objects  – in C#  are Using the cast

Emailing Under Influence ? Mail Googles Is Your Savior !

Gmail’s new feature ‘Mail Googles’ that prevents keeps ‘Emailing Under Influence’ in check.