Tobler.SoftwareArchitecture()
John Tobler's somewhat ordered collection of thoughts and resources mostly related to software architecture and software engineering.
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SmallScript is dead! Long live SmallScript!
In a previous post, Before it becomes famous, I posted about S#, or SmallScript, a SmallTalk variant that was being designed that was supposed to have a version that might have worked on .NET. Now, it seems that project has pretty much died out. David Simmons, the main figure behind S#, now works for Microsoft. His role there does not seem to allow much priority for S#. Here is S# - Smalltalk :: The Next Generation, an interview with him that explains his current assignment. In that article, he projected a date for the next release of S# as "out in the fall," but that was in 2006.
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Hot off the press! Google will develop a new operating system!
I can feel the trembling from Redmond from here in Southern California!
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New platform grows up! Google Apps is out of Beta!
On The Official Google Blog, Google has announced that Google Apps is now out of beta. One important observation for software developers is that Google Apps will now cost you. No more free ride! While you can try it for free, it costs $50 per user per year after your trial period ends.
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[Tools] New version of UMLet available (9.1)
A newer version of UMLet is available. This free UML editor, UMLet, is my "UML as sketch" tool of choice! You can read *about* a very interesting article on the rationale behind UMLet here (note, however, that the article's authors require payment for the full article). UMLet is very capable ... and free, too!
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Your Company's Next Senior Software Architect???
I would *love* to join a new and exciting software development team that has a single-minded focus on delivering high-quality software products to great customers. Perhaps that team is working in your company! Please have a look at my resume (http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/articles/48839.aspx) to find out if my skills match your customers' needs! If interested, contact me by email so I can get to work with you as quickly as possible! I currently live in San Diego, CA, but would consider relocating to Las Vegas, NV, or the Miami Ft. Lauderdale area, FL, to join the right company with the right challenge!
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[Tools] New version of UMLet available (9.03)
Get your fresh new copy here: Umlet 9.03.
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Time to get busy again!
Well! I've let this blog sit too long without taking care of it. I'm very busy, these days, on a number of different levels. But lately, I've started doing some work and research on Open Source GIS systems and on SharePoint development, so you should start seeing some posts here again.
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New Office 2007 Data Mining Add-ins!
Here is a cool article on The SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007, some great new business intelligence tools for Excel 2007.
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[Tools] New Version of UMLet is out (UMLet 8)!
UMLet 8 is out! UMLet is a light-weight UML diagramming tool for those who need something for UML as sketch drawing. This is not a heavy duty code-generating MDA tool. UMLet is wonderful for sketching out your ideas without feeling so darned formal! It is one of my favorite architectural sketching tools and I can strongly recommend it.
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[.NET][Articles] Single-Sign-On (SSO) for SharePoint 2007 (MOSS)
I recently discovered this very interesting article that covers the basics of configuring and using SSO with Microsoft SharePoint 2007, especially when creating views and forms on external SQL Server databases using Windows authentication. This is a very worthwhile read for SharePoint developers and integrators.