I finally got a chance to start looking at the blog posts that have been piling up in my Newsgator for a few months now, and I was pleasantly surprised by probably the best thoughts on SOA I've seen in a long time.  I'm really glad that Rocky's fighting the good fight on this one, and he's been consistent, too.  Another, more thorough commentary on the subject is provided by a good friend of mine, Tom…

I was just reminded by our local Dev Evangelist, Peter Laudati, that we've got our third NJ CodeCamp coming up this weekend.  Code camps are a fun way to get to know other local devs, learn some cool stuff, and generally get at least a free lunch!  So you should go!

So Infragistics had a pretty cool release today, if I do say so myself.  We've released a beta patch for our NetAdvantage for ASP.NET product that supports Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX Beta 1 and Beta 2. 

Support Details

• Our controls will register themselves with the UpdatePanel to ensure proper operation within it.
• Our Javascript Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) continues to work alongside the Microsoft AJAX Library…

One of the features of the new Infragistics.com web site is the "control help center."  To get an idea of what this is, take a look at the WebGrid Help Center.  If you're looking for help for a specific control, its help center is a great place to start as it links to the developer's guide for the control, the most closely-related forum, and KB articles.  We've also got links from there to request developer…

I've been quiet for some time because I've been trying to get the new web site out the door.  Now that it's been released, I can take some time to just kick back, relax, and take a break.  NOT!  One thing I love about this place is that we're always on the move; we don't rest on our laurels, etc. :)  So I'm on to new things, and one of those things is the chance to blog a bit here and there. 

My first…