Going Lazy with System.Lazy

Published July 13th, 2010 Under Coding | Leave a Comment

In this episode we are going to take a look at the how to use the System.Lazy namespace. One of the pretty cool new nuggets inside the .Net 4.0 framework is System.Lazy. What System.Lazy brings to the table is a way to create objects which may need to perform intensive operations and defer the execution of the operation until it is 100% absolutely needed.

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M Programming Language with Paul Vick

Published July 13th, 2010 Under Coding, Database | Leave a Comment

Paul Vick describes the purpose and concepts of the M Programming Language. The Microsoft code name “M” language is a declarative language for working with data and building domain models. “M” lets users write down how they want to structure and query their data using a textual syntax that is convenient to both author and reader. “M” does not mandate how data is stored or accessed, nor does it mandate a specific implementation technology. Rather, “M” is designed to allow users to write down what they want from their data without having to specify how those requirements are met by a specific technology or platform.

Spring Roo: An Introduction

Published July 13th, 2010 Under Coding, Open Source Tools | 1 Comment

Spring Roo is an exciting new rapid application development framework. It slices and dices and packs all the punches of frameworks like Rails and Grails but the end result is pure Java. In this presentation, we will be discussing what Spring Roo is and demonstrate it’s how it can be used to trim your development time and make your code more readable.

Video Producer: Oklahoma City Java Users Group