Wowser!
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"Version 1.0 of the downloable code was..." I hope he didn't do the web page :) Thanks for the link, Roger...I'll check it out. I had one of his 'Undocumented Windows' books back in the Windows 3.1 days...he's pretty good.
Petzold did the standard books on basic Windows programming for each version as it came out during the 90s. One couldn't talk about Windows programming without mentioning his name. Yeah, he's pretty good :laugh:
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"Version 1.0 of the downloable code was..." I hope he didn't do the web page :) Thanks for the link, Roger...I'll check it out. I had one of his 'Undocumented Windows' books back in the Windows 3.1 days...he's pretty good.
At least it's free. :) Aside: The Indigo Girl's "Learning WCF" book (O'Reilly) has several grammatical errors in the first few pages ("principle" "principal" used instead of "principal" "principle"), but is nevertheless an excellent read. /ravi
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At least it's free. :) Aside: The Indigo Girl's "Learning WCF" book (O'Reilly) has several grammatical errors in the first few pages ("principle" "principal" used instead of "principal" "principle"), but is nevertheless an excellent read. /ravi
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Yeah, can't beat free :) I've only just started digging into WCF, though I'll probably stick with what I can find online. If I do break down and get a book, I'll look for that one.
If you're happy with what's online (there's a lot of good stuff on WCF), you may want to instead invest in Programming WCF Services[^] by Juval Lowy. It kicks it up a notch and is worthwhile reference. You don't need to read it cover-to-cover, just the parts that interest you. /ravi
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If you're happy with what's online (there's a lot of good stuff on WCF), you may want to instead invest in Programming WCF Services[^] by Juval Lowy. It kicks it up a notch and is worthwhile reference. You don't need to read it cover-to-cover, just the parts that interest you. /ravi
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I floundered around with it for a few days before I got my very first service to work under IIS, but I got there. It's kind've like the more you think about it, the worse you screw it up :) If I do get a book, I'd rather have an intermediate/advanced one that I can keep using for a long time rather than a beginner one that's only good for a couple of weeks. That one looks pretty good...thanks for the recommedation :beer:
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At least it's free. :) Aside: The Indigo Girl's "Learning WCF" book (O'Reilly) has several grammatical errors in the first few pages ("principle" "principal" used instead of "principal" "principle"), but is nevertheless an excellent read. /ravi
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Heh, this is why you won't be writing any computer books too soon ;) Principle is used correctly... You are right though! It is an excellent read!
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Heh, this is why you won't be writing any computer books too soon ;) Principle is used correctly... You are right though! It is an excellent read!
c0ward wrote:
Principle is used correctly...
No it's not. I made a mistake in my original post (corrected). See the 2nd sentence of the 2nd para on page 2 and tell me if "principal" (and its plural) is used correctly.
c0ward wrote:
Heh, this is why you won't be writing any computer books too soon
You're right - I won't. But I doubt it'll be because of poor grammar. :) /ravi
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c0ward wrote:
Principle is used correctly...
No it's not. I made a mistake in my original post (corrected). See the 2nd sentence of the 2nd para on page 2 and tell me if "principal" (and its plural) is used correctly.
c0ward wrote:
Heh, this is why you won't be writing any computer books too soon
You're right - I won't. But I doubt it'll be because of poor grammar. :) /ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
No it's not. I made a mistake in my original post (corrected). See the 2nd sentence of the 2nd para on page 2 and tell me if "principal" (and its plural) is used correctly.
Heh, yup - it is used absolutely correctly :) Maybe you Canadians (flame on!) are a little odd. Haha! Nah - but it could be a language quirk - it wouldn't surprise me any if you guys in the far north used Principal *cough* incorrectly *cough* :doh: At least you put a 'u' in colour :P
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
You're right - I won't. But I doubt it'll be because of poor grammar.
Sounds like the exact same reason I never will!
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c0ward wrote:
Principle is used correctly...
No it's not. I made a mistake in my original post (corrected). See the 2nd sentence of the 2nd para on page 2 and tell me if "principal" (and its plural) is used correctly.
c0ward wrote:
Heh, this is why you won't be writing any computer books too soon
You're right - I won't. But I doubt it'll be because of poor grammar. :) /ravi
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Haha I just had another look, and the version I was looking at correctly uses 'principle' :P Obviously she saw the problem and sorted it, so yes, your corrected first post is indeed correct and I shall no longer mock Canadians ;)
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Yeah, can't beat free :) I've only just started digging into WCF, though I'll probably stick with what I can find online. If I do break down and get a book, I'll look for that one.
David Lockwood wrote:
I'll probably stick with what I can find online
The first chapter of Learning WCF is online and is very good (Google "Hello Indigo"). You can also download her samples in either VS 2005 or VS 2008 format and work though the labs just for that chapter. It's surprising how much you learn just from that. I have the Programming WCF Services and it's more advanced but much less readable. Incidentally, despite the title, Learning WCF is not equivalent to Beginning WCF and is pretty in-depth.
Kevin
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David Lockwood wrote:
I'll probably stick with what I can find online
The first chapter of Learning WCF is online and is very good (Google "Hello Indigo"). You can also download her samples in either VS 2005 or VS 2008 format and work though the labs just for that chapter. It's surprising how much you learn just from that. I have the Programming WCF Services and it's more advanced but much less readable. Incidentally, despite the title, Learning WCF is not equivalent to Beginning WCF and is pretty in-depth.
Kevin