Learning F# to catch up with PDC09

PDC 2008 was bold and beautiful with deep technical talks. I missed few things to catch when it came to changes in C# in support for functional and DSL (domain specific language) programming  or Language Oriented Programming. Cloud computing reamined a lesson to learn however I kept updated for parallel programming changes.

Before the PDC 2009 starts, I decided to teach myself to understand F# language.
What if you get set of problem to not only brain-teasers but also to test your programming skills. I started solving Euler’s  problem however I have a slow start.

Hop over Chris Smith’s blog  or Don Dyme’s blog (Both worked for F# language and wrote book on F#) and blue eyed links here-there to land proper F# resources. (http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/default.aspx)

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Reading: The Greatest Show on Earth

I wanted to read something different from regular story, technology, self-motivation or management kind of book and picked this latest book to read on. Will update once I am thru but liking it at present.

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence of Evolution – Richard Dawkins

Here is a recent article titled: The Great Advances in Evolution, which is related to theme of my reading.

Microsoft releasing Windows7 today

Just to keep this date in this blog as a time-trace to past when I open this blog in future.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

A Place to learn Haskell

Just to remind myself about functional programming and haskell as one language to learn from.

http://www.haskell.org/onlinereport/intro.html#sect1

Waiting for PDC 2009 live videos this time too…

PDC 2009 is starting on November 17-19,2009.

It was true delight attending PDC 2008 virtually by downloading videos almost the same day. Hope the guys there will upload the live streaming this time too, in case MS delayed it.

VHD support in Windows 7

Links for tracing and testing VHD:

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/05/14/native-vhd-support-in-windows-7.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd440865%28WS.10%29.aspx (FAQ)
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LessVirtualMoreMachineWindows7AndTheMagicOfBootToVHD.aspx (aka Hanselman)

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Swine Flu symptoms self-assessment

Swine Flu virus is at rise and adding to its panic is current monsoon season. Normal flu or runny nose makes family tense. (mayoclinic/swine-flu)
Get yourself assessed and follow the First-Aid at home or prevention. Mayoclinic offers this and seems good to me to follow.
- Fever of 100.4F
- Blocked or runny nose
- Sore throat
- Dry cough
- severe widespread muscle aches
- Extreme fatigue or exhaustion
Check these symptoms and then status of flu if any.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/flu-symptoms/FU00013

Tell you what, its each of us has responsibility to be careful.Amen!!

Windows7 Upgrade matrix

Its been long that i have posted anything. This post is to keep me notified about W7 matrix

That’s not that bad. Actually it is. I am learning to create VHD for Windows7 and give a try.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd440865%28WS.10%29.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/knom/archive/2009/04/07/windows-7-vhd-boot-setup-guideline.aspx
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/StepByStepTurningAWindows7DVDOrISOIntoABootableVHDVirtualMachine.aspx

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I am Getting Married

Yes, its one of the most important thing of life that should not be overlooked. Its one of the lesson in life that must be practiced. Finally I am all set to marry next month. I got engaged in the end of the February this year with the lovely lady chosen by my family. I see that from there on my post on the blog has been almost silent. No change happen without other change and change is what remains permanent. No change is bad. Its all depends on the person’s attitude about the change.

With this change, there has been a sudden rise in my telephone bill. I was never that talkative before, I never was that much patience to listen so much. Things are getting changed. I am setting house; cleaning, getting basic family needy things and on her nature setting the ambiance. Will be buying a car and bike will be in garage for the time. Hah!! I have spent a long bachelor life and enjoyed to its full. I am looking forward to enjoy the other part of this life by embracing the change to come.This is a brief post, I will update the things related to my marriage stuff.
 
Dear wanderers to this blog, I invite you to be part of this ceremony.

Mix 09 Quick Video Links that I pinned

Coolthingoftheday just like the pdc2008 has all the video links for Mix09.

Mix 09 Quick Video Link List

Videos at Vistmix.com

[what I am doing; no twittering]
I am on an assignment to understand the Vista security enhancement feature and similarity to Windows7 security feature that will make me to discuss the plan for application migration from Windows XP to the next OS platform.That said, I am looking after options to port both legacy and new managed applications either to Vista or to design migration path to Windows7. There are huge amount of information is available on the net, and I am badly challenged when I look after the fleet of mix kind of applications to port. 

There is a PDC-2008 talk on the same topic that I am interested to ear.

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/pdc08/WMV-HQ/PC51.wmv