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Before I had even graduated college, I was made an offer to join ProtoView, a small software company in Cranbury New Jersey. I was excited to say the least, and couldn’t wait to to take my last final exam so I could start collecting a pay check...
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As Microsoft put the final touches on Silverlight 3, the developers here at Infragistics were eagerly awaiting the golden bits, so they could begin lockdown themselves. After two weeks of tweaking and polishing, the bits are ready! So what’s included...
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For years, the biggest complaint about Microsoft was their slow release cycle. Software would take years to be updated, and by the time you got your hands on the RTM bits, you were already anticipating alphas of the v-next bits. Things were...
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When talking about Silverlight, it is only natural to compare it to standard web based applications (ASP.NET, PHP, JSF, etc.). Silverlight has some clear advantages when dealing with large quantities of data, or speed and performance in say grid operations...
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I’m not sure there’s ever been quite as much activity in the world of Web development as in the past couple of years. The browser ‘wars’ have been re-ignited, and technology is advancing at a frantic pace. It’s almost too much to keep up with...
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Developers are often cast into a group and stereotyped as "visual design challenged”. The fact is, a true Visual Designer picks colors and creates designs for applications that make my attempts look like grade school arts and crafts project...
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Working with WebControls and WebForms for the past 8 years has taught me a lot about web development. The one thing that I learned above everything is that the onus is on the developer to write good code. Now that may not sound like something...
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I hear a lot of overused and overloaded terms these days like “leaky abstraction” when talking about WebForms. As people repeat these items like robot drones, I wonder if they truly understand what it means, and more importantly how it affects a...
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I’ve never been a big fan of surveys or polls. Not because I don’t like them, but because I always disagree with their validity and the conclusions that are drawn from the results. Lets take a look at a couple of examples. Readers Choice...
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With the latest NetAdvantage Silverlight LOB CTP there are a few hidden gems. I just got done with an example showing how to do conditional formatting in the XamWebGrid, and it’s all thanks to the CellControlAttached event. An even may not sound...
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If you’ve been following me on Twitter ( igtony ), you’ve probably heard me grumbling about Visual Studio crashing, services not working, or various other gremlins I’ve been fighting with for the past few days. Well, I’ve finally...
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Update: Since Tony has moved on from Infragistics, please contact Craig Shoemaker at cshoemaker [at] infragistics.com for any details regarding the MVP program. I’m happy to announce that today marks the beginning of the formal Infragistics MVP...
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Over the weekend I hopped a train up to Waltham where I spoke at the New England Code Camp 11. As usual, there was a vibe in the air that made everything seem almost make believe – or maybe that was just the green tint on the projector.. Either...
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It’s a time of change here at Infragistics. We’re way past the half way point on our “Aikido” (Now officially just AJAX) framework, and with the 9.1 release many of the remaining classic Infragistics controls are being re-born as Web 2.0 loving...
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If you haven’t found us yet, Infragistics is on both Facebook and Twitter . If you use either of these networks, you can follow us and get all of the latest information in a single place. There are also a bunch of Infragistics employees up on twitter...
