Scott Hanselman

The Five Biggest Myths About Web Services

Myth No. 1: Web services is brand new.
Myth No. 2: Web services has so many shortcomings, such as security, that it will prove to be a disruptive element in an organization's IT efforts.
Myth No. 3: Interoperability will never happen. We've all got to have the same operating system to make Web services work best.
Myth No. 4: Getting Web services means getting rid of all your current software and developing new programming languages to handle the Tower of Babel you're going to face.
Myth No. 5: Web services is the endgame--the goal we're aiming toward.

Great list of the 5 biggest myths about Web Services...up at PatrickWeb's list of the 5 Next Big Things.

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Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author.

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Good Books [Joel on Software]:

A few months ago I read The Goal, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, mainly because it has become extremely popular at business schools, and it looked fun. It was interesting, and fun. I didn't understand how the book's theory, called the Theory of Constraints, could possibly be applied to software development, but it was still interesting enough, and I figured if I ever found myself running a factory again, it would be helpful.

Last week I discovered his newer book, Critical Chain. This book applies the Theory of Constraints, introduced in The Goal, to project management, and it seems to really make sense.

I first read The Goal more than 10 years ago when it was recommended to me as a must read by my boss at the time. I was working in the design department of a factory and it seemed to have much more relevance to me then than now. I read it again a few months ago and was astonished at how much more I got out of it. I think a lot went over my head all those years ago. I also read the sequel, It's Not Luck where Goldratt expands upon his theory and applies it more to everyday life. It's the kind of book you read over and over squeezing out a little more understanding each time. Heartily recommended. I think I'll have to get hold of Critical Chain - this sounds good too.
[Adrian Bateman (VisionTech)]

I'm in the middle of the Goal also...one of the many great books recommended to my by my boss.

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ILLINK Microsoft (R) .NET Framework IL Linker

The ILLINK utility is intended for linking multiple managed modules or assemblies into a single module or assembly...  [Adrian Bateman (VisionTech)]

Nice little tool from Serge Lidin.  It works by running ILDASM, doing some string grinding, and then running ILDASM on the result.  The program is about 500 lines of raw C++ - it would be interesting to rewrite it in C# or VB.NET. Even cooler - write it using Jim Miller's PEWriter libraries and dispense with ILASM / ILDASM altogether...
[Managed Space]

Hm!  This is clever...

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Great article on on MSDNMag by Yasser Shahoud on building your Web Services around Message Structures

SUMMARY: Web Services are all about exchanging data in the form of XML messages. If you were about to design a database schema, you probably wouldn't let your tool do it for you. You'd hand-tool it yourself to ensure maximum efficiency. In this article, the author maintains that designing a Web Service should be no different. You should know what kind of data will be returned by Web Service requests and use the structure of that data to design the most efficient message format. Here you'll learn how to make that determination and how to build your Web Service around the message structure.

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Internet spammer Can't Take What He Dishes Out. Alan Ralsky is one of the biggest, if not biggest spammers in the world. He has recently purchased a $740,000 house with his proceeds from spamming. His street address was posted in this Slashdot thread along with this overhead picture, courtesy of Microsoft's TerraServer. Don't pay any attention to the push-pin. TerraServer gets close, but never spot-on. It is one of those houses though. :lol: :lol: :lol: "It's all the result of a well-organized campaign by the anti-spam community, and Ralsky doesn't find it funny. "They've signed me up for every advertising campaign and mailing list there is," he told me. "These people are out of their minds. They're harassing me." That they are. Gleefully. Boo hoo Mr. Ralsky. [Pocket PC Thoughts]

Hee hee!

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