The Wayward WebLog

Oh, what a tangled web

The Precious

When the light broke in from a crack in the bunker ceiling, I was not alarmed. I knew it would...

Date: 10/20/2011

Ominous Post

Something is coming.

Date: 10/18/2011

LINQ IQToolkit on CodePlex

The LINQ IQueryable Toolkit is now a CodePlex project. https://www.codeplex.com/IQToolkit Going...

Date: 11/21/2008

LINQ: Building an IQueryable provider series

Here's a list of all the posts in the building an IQueryable provider series. If you want to get the...

Date: 11/18/2008

LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part XI

This is the eleventh in a series of posts on how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If you have...

Date: 07/14/2008

Mocks Nix - An Extensible LINQ to SQL DataContext

I often get asked how LINQ to SQL is supposed to be used with Test Driven Design (TDD). Okay, not...

Date: 05/04/2008

Rico teases us with a LINQ to SQL performance quiz

Check it out and see if you know the answer. Rico's Performance Tidbits

Date: 01/14/2008

LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part IV

This post is the fourth in a series of posts covering how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If...

Date: 08/02/2007

LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part III

This post is the third in a series of posts covering how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. If you...

Date: 08/01/2007

LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part II

This is the second post in a multi-post series on building LINQ providers using the IQueryable...

Date: 07/31/2007

LINQ: Building an IQueryable Provider - Part I

This is the first in a series of posts on how to build a LINQ IQueryable provider. Each post builds...

Date: 07/30/2007

LINQ to SQL: Rico drops the other shoe

Rico has finally posted some numbers that show you the performance he's seeing with Beta 2 bits...

Date: 07/05/2007

LINQ to SQL: Go Rico Go!

Rico has his third installment on LINQ to SQL performance up on his site and he finally lets us in...

Date: 06/29/2007

LINQ to SQL: Under the Microscope

Rico continues his series on LINQ to SQL performance. In this post he takes a look at the breakdown...

Date: 06/25/2007

LINQ to SQL: Objects all the way down

There are a lot of different opinions on just what LINQ to SQL is or is not. Some of them are...

Date: 06/21/2007

The Blue Screen of Mort

It happened just the other day when I least expected it. No one would have expected it. Not me, not...

Date: 06/11/2007

LINQ to SQL: Ignorance is Bliss

Ian Cooper has written a great article talking about LINQ to SQL and persistence ignorance, and his...

Date: 06/10/2007

Luca Spaces Out

Luca has a blog post that says some kind words about me in regards to our work together on...

Date: 06/07/2007

LINQ to SQL: The Mapping Engine

The primary purpose of any ORM system is to map relational data onto objects in your programming...

Date: 06/06/2007

Reddit Randomnes and Wayward SPAM

A few days ago a link to one of my posts was placed on Reddit, a site like Slashdot that is...

Date: 06/06/2007

Rotten to the Multi-Core

Everyone’s trying to figure out the next big software gimmick that’s going to make utilizing your...

Date: 06/05/2007

Code Hurts

I use email a lot. I seem to be sending questions or replies to my co-workers constantly throughout...

Date: 05/08/2007

Titans of Transparency

There seems to be a lot of controversy over the degree or level of transparency shown by internet...

Date: 04/03/2007

Powerful Premonitions

Now that the end of the year is upon us and everyone is anxiously awaiting their return to the...

Date: 12/31/2006

Earth Renamed 'Hades'

Apparently Xena was not the only solar body renamed this week by the International Astronomical...

Date: 09/14/2006

Wayward's Replacement

I know I've not been attentive for a while. However, is that any reason to try and steal my crown?...

Date: 07/14/2006

Oops, we did it again

A new update to LINQ preview is available at MSDN site. What's the coolest new feature? IMHO, its...

Date: 05/10/2006

Beyond Dynamic Languages

Everywhere I turn, all I read about is dynamic languages. Apparently, there is a small yet growing...

Date: 04/28/2006

Beyond the Query

I have been working a long time to bring queries into a modern programming language. Seven years ago...

Date: 04/19/2006

Citizen Statistics

I was on my way to post that my site had not actually been blocked by a foreign government, aside...

Date: 02/01/2006

December Obligatory Post

It's December; time for the obligatory post. How are you? I am fine. Look at the family photo,...

Date: 12/05/2005

LINQ for Whidbey RTM!

A refresh of the LINQ preview that works with Whidbey (VS2005) RTM is available at the MSDN site....

Date: 10/27/2005

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