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The Future Of Web Programming: From Artisan To Assembly Line

Sent to me via e-mail from Billy, a frequent commenter on this blog (that is, for as infrequently as the blog gets comments, Billy is often one of those commenting):
I was wondering if I could get a small interview, just one question, for a term paper. I have 15 bibliography cards to do and I [...]

Dynamically Adding JavaScript To Your ASP.NET Master Page From A Child Page

A common challenge when working with ASP.NET master pages is how to dynamically add JavaScript that is relevant to a specific child page.
In other words, maybe your site has 10 child pages that share one master page / template. One of them is, let’s say, a contact us / directions page, and on that page, [...]

Blog Changes: New Themes, New Syntax Plugin, Several Plugins Deactivated

Since I’m reviving the blog, I decided to give it a good going-over, in terms of theme, plugins and other aesthetics / tools I’m using.
The most notable change: I’ve switched from Fluid Blue to F2, both by SriniG. I really like the straightforward, clean appearance of Srini’s templates; when it comes to Web design, [...]

Hacking WP-PluginsUsed To Remove Plugin Version Numbers

One of the greatest contributors to the WordPress plugins repository is Lester “GaMerZ” Chan.
It’s testament to the value of his contributions that his work has not only been duplicated, borrowed and built upon by hundreds of other plugin developers — just search “gamerz” in the WordPress plugins repository to see how many times his [...]

Grouping Your WordPress Blog Comments By Type: Comments, Trackbacks And Pingbacks

First, my apologies for the extended period of time off I took from this blog. There’s no great scandal behind the break I took; my health and humor are just fine. As Technorati notes, somewhere around 95 percent of blogs haven’t been updated in three months; I just kind of fell into that groove. But [...]

MSDN Northeast Roadshow: Sept. 24 in Augusta, ME

The MSDN Roadshow returns to Augusta, ME and the Central Maine Commerce Center’s Florian Auditorium on Sept. 24, from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. (That’s a later start than recent roadshows, because directly before it, there’s a TechNet event about Windows 7 and Remote Desktop.)
MSDN Roadshows are a chance for Microsoft evangelists — namely, Chris [...]