Before a certification exam goes live it is released as beta. Beta exams are by invite only and there are limited number of places. These exams also run for a short period of time. Till now finding about beta exams has been a bit of a trick. Your best bets are forums or various blogs. [...]

C# as a language has matured over years. We have come a long way from the first version of C# to the current which incorporates LINQ. Here is an example I recently used in a training session. My objective was to show students how we can retrieve items from a collection based on a certain [...]

It is clear that when it comes to Web, Microsoft is not the leading player. That batch goes to a startup(when compared to Microsoft) named Google. At times I feel that in the process of introducing new products Microsoft at times forgets about their old products which could be widely in use. For example Hotmail. [...]

Few weeks ago Microsoft announced a new certification called Microsoft Certified Master. In an ever growing cluster of Microsoft certification this one allows you to specialise in a particular technology area. So what does this mean? Aren’t other certifications specialising as well? According to Microsoft, Master certification is intended towards candidates who spend most of [...]

Introduction
With .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft released Language Integrated Query aka LINQ. LINQ enables developers to query data sources using a query like syntax with both C# and VB.NET. These data sources can be collections, SQL Server databases, XML, DataSets etc. Other than what is supplied by Microsoft, LINQ is also extensible. This means that you [...]

I have been thinking about splitting my blogging adventures between personal and technical for some time. Due to legitimate reasons such as procrastination I have held back. Finally the day has come when the sun is shining, birds are chirping and most importantly domain of choice is available. Hence a journey starts.
I am planning to [...]