Arno Nel 2.0

What is Architecture - Part 2

In this post i asked what Architecture is. Michael Platt, in this post, describes 3 Architect Roles, namely Enterprise, Solutions and Infrastructure.

Simon.says, calls these roles Architect Persona's in this post. There is an interesting discussion around this in his comments. What kind of Architect are you ?

The Evolution of Architecture with Martin Fowler

Great new podcast up on ARCast : "Change is happening all around us, new technologies, new methodologies, but how are these changes affecting the ways in which systems are architected and how do recent developments like patterns and refactoring cause us to think differently about architecture? These are the questions that I had in my mind as I sat down to chat with Martin Fowler and Ian Robinson of Thoughtworks on this episode."

Get it here

Interview with Digg.com founder

What is Architecture ?

What do you think about these statements:

• Architecture is 50% business, 50% Tech.
• The Architect doesnt decide wether or not to use DataGrids.
• The Architect doesnt care about coding standards
• The Architect doesnt care about reading UML
• The Architect doesnt care about Agile/RUP/MSF etc
• The Architect translates IT to Business
• "Microsoft believes that traveling the “arc of possibility” is the foundation of everything done by creative developers, IT professionals, and business people with a mission. Architecture transcends the individual and creates a community of ideas with a shared language of design. Architecture crosses the boundaries of systems to unite the components of business."

What do YOU think Architecture is, cause i certainly dont know.

South African Web Entrepreneur On Itweb

A article has been posted on ITWeb  featuring the South African Web Entrepreneur User Group .

Check it out here

Interview with Bid or Buy Founder

On the Web - Day 10

News

• The "Atlas" Control Toolkit Released
  • CascadingDropDown: Easily link drop downs, complete with asynchronous population and no postbacks!
  • CollaspiblePanel:  This extender allows panels on your page to collapse and expand with no code.
  • ConfirmButton: This extender adds a confirm dialog to any Button, LinkButton, or ImageButton control.
  • DragPanel: Makes any panel into an object that you can drag around the page.
  • HoverMenu: Allows UI to pop up next to a control when the user hovers over it. 
  • PopupControl: This extender turns any panel into a popup. 
  • ReorderList: This control is a full-featured data-bound control that allows its elements to be reordered on the client via drag and drop.
  • TextBoxWatermark:  This extender adds "watermark" prompt text to TextBoxes on the page.
  • ToggleButton:  This extender turns an ASP.NET CheckBox into an image checkbox.
• Six Design Patterns to Start With - jmiller does a great introduction on Design Patterns
• nice list of "tools” for web design
• Doubler : " is a code generator that makes unit testing easier. It is especially useful when working with legacy code. It is a Reflector add-in, a tool already woven into your workflow. It will help you cleave dependencies apart, create test doubles, and write unit tests with little effort and less coding."
• New CS 2.0 Mod "My Blogroll"

• Master Pages: Tips, Tricks, and Traps - Another Great article from OdeToCode
• ASP.NET Common Web Page Class Library - Part 1
• ASP.NET Common Web Page Class Library - Part 2
• ASP.NET Common Web Page Class Library - Part 3
• ASP.NET Common Web Page Class Library - Part 4
• Working with Web Resources in ASP.NET 2.0

Web 2.0

Fun Stuff

• Nerds Make Better Lovers

Play Quake in your Browser

Check it out here - you need Shockwave

PS: Just another reminder that we have created a new User Group for budding South African web Entrepreneurs. Please join here : South African Web Entrepreneur . As members you gain access to interviews with founders of popular sites like CodeProject, Kalahari.net, Bir or Buy, Ananzi etc.

We will also get Venture Capital Companies and Incubators to give you hints and tips on setting up your new Web Venture.

	South African Web Entrepreneur
	Browse Archives at groups.google.com

Calling all South African Developers

Are there any developers out there who would be interested in starting some web ventures together? This would initially be part-time, and equal partner ventures. See this post for more details.

South African Web Entrepreneur

Hi all, im taking invitations for a new user group for South African Web Entrepreneurs.

	South African Web Entrepreneur
	Browse Archives at groups.google.com

On the Web - Day 9

• Omea 2.2 (code name Frascati) EAP is open
• Windows RSS Platform Screensaver Sample - Complete source code for a screensaver that uses the Windows RSS Platform to display images from picture feeds. This sample requires Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview
• RSS Starter Kit - for anyone who doesnt know what it is
• Bill Gates and Tim O'Reilly - A conversation at MIX
• FxCop 1.35 RC1 online - Please download the RC from gotdotnet and let them know what you think of this RC on the forum
• IP Swap - IPswap is the new community which allows unparalleled collaboration between users and developers of software embedded products.
• MSDN Webcast: Design Patterns in .NET (Level 200)
• Pixrat - Pixrat is a social photo bookmarking tool

Web Development

• Resource Server Handler Class For Custom Controls
• VS 2005 Web Application Project Release Candidate Now Available - Thanks again to ScottGU . More Here : Introduction to Web Application Projects
• Understanding and Using Exceptions - an Article by Karl Seguin
• Color Tool 2.0.1 Alpha

Team Development

• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider - "Enables integrated use of Team Foundation Version Control with products that don't support Team Explorer integration."
• TeamPlain Web Access for Team System - TeamPlain Web Access is a web interface for Microsoft® Team Foundation Server that allows managing work items, shared documents, reports and source control repositories.
• MSDN Webcast: Visual Studio Team System Extensibility: Creating and Extending System Definition Models (Level 200)

Sharepoint

• MSDN TV: Introduction to Upcoming SharePoint Products and Technologies - Mike Fitzmaurice gives an overview of the technologies that will release within Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Friday Fun

• The IQ Challenge
• Top 20 Strangest Gagets of all time
• Finally - a "For Dummies" Cover Generator. My Submission below, what can you come up with ?

On the Web - Day 8

• del.icio.us A-to-Z by Functions : All 150+ hacks/links/tools

• SearchBox - Master the Art of Search with this Custom Control that Provides the Ability to Search Your Site, Other Sites, or the Entire Web
• Ajax Impact - "ajaximpact.com is designed with the purpose to deliver timely, unbiased ajax industry news, articles, tutorials and analysis, enabling you to stay on the leading edge of AJAX development without spending hours on searching the web."
• Beginners Guide to Rails, part 1
• Want this: ? Generate one at Ajax Load 
• Every Stock Photo Launched -  Every Stock Photo is a privately owned search engine for creative commons photos

Asp.net

• Upcoming ASP.NET Releases in April - VS 2005 Web Application Project, Atlas Refresh, Atlas Control Pack, CSS Control Adapters, Data Tutorials, How Do I” Videos, RSS Tool-Kit Update
• MSBuild Community Tasks Project releases new version - Thanks to ScottGu for pointing this out

Sharepoint

• Creating Site Definitions for Windows SharePoint Services - Patrick Tisseghem writes a great article to get you started on Site Definitions

Web 2.0

• Talkcrunch Episode 4 is up : Battle of the Online Feed Readers
• My Pick List - "MyPickList.com lets you share & recommend things you love with the whole world. Create your own personalized Pick List and email it to your friends, publish it to your Blog, or let anyone searching MyPickList.com find out the products & services you love"

Startups

• Startup Websites that work - 10 Good tips

Fun

• The Dashboard Spy - Who said Dashboards couldnt be fun