Exception Handling, Queuing, and UI Synchronization for WCF Services Using the CCR

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Programming | 2 Comments »

This weekend I wanted to throw together a nice sample illustrating some ideas that I was playing around with this summer. While I was out at Microsoft Research, I got ... Read more..

Using the Microsoft Charting Library from F#

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Programming | 2 Comments »

Since Microsoft released the charting controls used in SQL Server 2008 reporting as a standalone product, I decided to try them out from F#. This makes a lot of sense ... Read more..

F# Tip: Show a Form In Both Compiled and Interactive Mode

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Programming | 1 Comment »

Lately I've FINALLY been getting back into some F# after a brief hiatus.  I love the way that it keeps stretching my brain.  Things have changed quite a bit with ... Read more..

Microsoft Chart Controls Released

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Programming | 1 Comment »

Doing any kind of graph charting or data visualization in managed code has always required either expensive 3rd-party software (e.g. Dundas, etc) or feature-incomplete open source projects (ZedGraph and NPlot ... Read more..

Krypton Toolkit Controls

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Programming | No Comments »

Awhile back I was working on a mock-up of a simple WinForms application and wanted to "take it to the next level". You know, polish it up and look ... Read more..