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November 2008 - Posts

• Design Patterns: Learning the Singleton Pattern

  I am going through chapter 5 of Head First Design Patterns (can't recommend it enough). This one is all about the Singleton Pattern. I have updated my Programming Design Patterns accordingly. Update: Apparently there are several pitfalls you should be Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:35 PM by Tod Birdsall | 4 Comments Filed under: Design Patterns

• Book Review: SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

  We have finally migrated from Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to MS SQL Server 2005. This means that we can now take advantage of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS). I have played with SQL Server 20005 Reporting Services at a previous employers, but Read More... Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 7:28 AM by Tod Birdsall | 7 Comments Filed under: Book Review

• B.NUG: November 2008 Meeting Anouncement

  The next Bloomington .NET Users Group is going to be on Tuesday, November 11th. Register here. Here are some details: We will cover the .NET Robotics SDK and how to integrate .NET with robots such as the Lego Mindstorms NXT . Sean Devlin is a consultant Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:30 PM by Tod Birdsall | 6 Comments Filed under: BDNUG