This week I get to hang out with lots of smart people. Monday through Thursday is the Microsoft MVP Global Summit, and the ALT.NET Open Spaces, Seattle runs from Friday through Sunday.
One aspect of these events that I really like is the lack of name-dropping. It's just plain dangerous with so many "elites" walking about. I can imagine that the potential for an embarrassing faux pas is pretty high.
Fanboy Geek: "I was talking to Martin Fowler the other day and he said..."
Martin: "Hi, I'm Martin Fowler. Who the heck are you?"
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If feel a bit behind and need to catch up on WPF, this is the book.
Great book on F# containing from Beginner to Advanced. It even has chapters on more arcane features of the language, such as Computation Expressions and Quotations.
Because this book provides source code in Standard ML, it's a fantastic resource for learning F#. One bit of warning: this book does not teach classic data structures. While structures such as binomial heaps and red-black trees are presented, it is assumed that the reader already knows and understands them.
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