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Rob Howard and Frans Bouma still are. And I guess, I am now too. Let's summarize a few of the facts from these counter points: Any form of pre-compilation or cached query plan arguments are moot betweem SQL and Procs. Rob has some outdated information and Frans corrects that in his post. Stored Procedures can offer the perf benefits if ...

I'm going to be heading out in a couple of weeks to DevTeach in Montreal. In addition to my regular session talk on Datasets, I'll also be participating in an architecture panel discussion as part of Groupe d’usagers Visual Studio Montréal, Software Architecture Special Interest Group's Special Software Architecture Meeting. The meeting is open to ...

Use the following voucher number MSAU113E1020. Good until August 31, 2005.

Be a sport and click on this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5552696499 Then make a generous bid. If you'll win, you'll get an hour (or more) of help from a .NET guru/celebrity (or possibly me). But more, you'll also be helping Tsunami relief efforts. The top bid gets to pick their consultant. Then next, and so on and ...

I'm co-chairing two tracks of DevCan coming up in Setp/Oct in Vancover/Toronto (exact dates to follow) - see www.devcan.com for more. I'm doing the architect track and web track. If you have ideas for content you'd like to see, or have a topic you'd like to present in either of those categories, send them to me. You don't have to be canadian, but ...

The site doesn't yet contain everything but things are trickling in. http://microsoft.sitestream.com/TechEd2004/

No need to have a TechEd commnet password. You can download ALL the pdf's for the plethora of topics. Some good stuff to see how the newly announced stuff (Team System, etc.) works. Business Productivity Solutions (Office) Data Management (SQL Server) Developer Tools and Technologies E-Business Management Messaging Microsoft ...

Why is that you can't plug a fridge into your house until it's been CSA or FCC approved, and that you have to have a licensed electrician install or at least review any modifications to the wiring in your house plugged into the grid - but any yahoo can build a piece of software and install it on their home computer connected to the internet for ...