tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post8838609991213242449..comments2023-06-14T01:53:47.089-07:00Comments on ISWIX: How DTF is going to help me become a better .NET DeveloperChristopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-89554715673912779912008-05-26T07:59:00.000-07:002008-05-26T07:59:00.000-07:00Good general programming practice: Pragmatic Progr...Good general programming practice: Pragmatic Programmer - Andy Hunt et al.<br><br>OOPy goodness:<br>Head first design patterns<br><br>Thorough details on programming practice: Code Completext1http://www.blogger.com/profile/17820340908910554695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-46370368405288065082008-05-29T08:56:00.000-07:002008-05-29T08:56:00.000-07:00haha - it sounds like you need to use LINQ to MSI ...haha - it sounds like you need to use LINQ to MSI :)GXDATAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004759667680955537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-677719598405660162008-05-29T09:03:00.000-07:002008-05-29T09:03:00.000-07:00LINQ to MSI looks very promising except for 2 prob...LINQ to MSI looks very promising except for 2 problems:<br><br>Adding a dependency of 3.5 instead of 2.0. That's a big leap.<br><br>DTF LINQ to MSI isn't ready for prime time. <br><br>For the time being, I see it as probably a good thing to learn for tools and build automation, but install time code should probably stay away.Christopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-8950942592892280052008-07-08T10:29:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:29:00.000-07:00Chris,You aren't exactly a C# beginner, but th...Chris,<br>You aren't exactly a C# beginner, but this book covers a lot of OO concepts as well:<br>http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514822/<br><br>The review on Slashdot of this book was pretty favorable as well:<br>http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/07/1338206<br><br>...and you know how they can be with MSFT technologies.Aaron Shurtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538587727045104430noreply@blogger.com