WK11 - Free tools available for ASP.NET.

MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop is an open source GNOME IDE primarily designed for C# and other .NET languages.

It runs on Linux, Mac OS X and latest version is 0.13/22 Feb 2007.

Feature: 1) class management; 2) Built-in Help; 3) Code Completion; 4) GUI Designer; 5) Project Support.

Reference:

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop website – http://www.monodevelop.com

SharpDevelop

It is a free and open source IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo programming languages. There is a port for MonoDevelop which runs on other operating systems. Latest version is 2.1.0.2429/Mar 7, 2007.

Feature: 1) Windows Forms designer for C#, VB.NET and Boo; 2) Code Completion; 3) integrated debugger; 4) Declaration tooltips; 5) Code AutoInsert; 6) Subversion integration; 7) XML documentation preview; 8) Intelligent braces; 9) Easily extensible with add-ins and external tools; 10) Rich project options; 11) Syntax highlighting for C#, HTML, ASP, ASP.NET, VBScript, VB.NET, XML;

Reference:

SharpDevelop - http://www.sharpdevelop.com/OpenSource/SD/

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharpDevelop

Microsoft Visual Studio Express

It is a set of free charge of integrated development environments developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The idea of express editions, according to Microsoft, is to provide a streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for less serious users, such as hobbyists and students.

It consists of 6 separate products: Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, Visual J# 2005 Express Edition, Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.

Reference:

Microsoft Visual Studio Express Official Website - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Web_Developer_2005_Express_Edition

WK10 - Web 2.0 Reading Plan

Here is my web 2.0 reading plan for the Easter Holiday.

• O'Reilly -- What Is Web 2.0 : Tim O'Reilly attempts to clarify just what is meant by Web 2.0, the term first coined at a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly Media and MediaLive International, which also spawned the Web 2.0 Conference.
  http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

• Web 2.0 Explorer ZDNet.com http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/

• How do you get people to use Web 2.0 technology? Web 2.0 Explorer ZDNet.com http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=342
  

• Web 2.0? It doesn’t exist IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband ZDNet.com http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=805

• New York Press - ADARIO STRANGE - Media Threat http://www.nypress.com/19/50/news&columns/feature.cfm

• Programmable Web: Mashups and the Web as Platform : Authoritative source for Web 2.0 Mashups and APIs. News, analysis, and more. Because the world is your programmable oyster. http://www.programmableweb.com/

• Programmable Web: Web 2.0 Reference Center http://www.programmableweb.com/reference

• Relax, Everything Is Deeply Intertwingled: Web 2.0 http://ifindkarma.typepad.com/relax/2004/10/web_20.html

• Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: The amorality of Web 2.0 http://roughtype.com/archives/2005/10/the_amorality_o.php

• The Best of Web 2.0 - Guides by Digital Trends：The Best of Web 2.0 - We gather the best Web 2.0 sites that we could find and show you why they make a difference. - Digital Trends is your final destination for unbiased guides and product information. At Digital Trends we promise to provide professional http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/guide46.html

• The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 (Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog) http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm

• The Logos of Web 2.0 The FontFeed at FontShop http://www.fontshop.com/fontfeed/archives/web-20-logos.cfm

• The new web rewards and risks for business http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/45dcb02d0a01040800cd2bfc8c6a6d79/pg1.htm

• The online viral advertising era has arrived : It was the year of web 2.0 technology in 2006 and an era of social networking, which spawned interactive communities of cyber-congregators seeking to share common interests and passions. http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/452b385a0a01040800cd2bfc389926d6/pg1.htm

• Tim Berners-Lee on Web 2.0: "nobody even knows what it means" http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060901-7650.html

• Web 2.0 http://www.paulgraham.com/web20.html http://www.somethingawful.com/d/hogosphere/web-20.php

• Web 2.0 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
  

• Web 2.0 doesn't live up to its name. - By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine http://www.slate.com/id/2138951/

• Web 2.0 Sites http://web2.ajaxprojects.com/

• Web 2.0 Workgroup - A network of Web 2.0 resources http://web20workgroup.com/

• Wired 12.10: The Long Tail http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html

• Wired 13.08: We Are the Web http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.08/tech_pr.html

• YouTube - Web 2.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa5ZTRJQ5w

• The Long Tail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Tail

• YouTube - Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjobster%2Eblogs%2Ecom%2F

• Andy's Bookmarks - all my bookmarks are belong to you http://www.cs.cityu.edu.hk/~hwchun/Courses/links/AndyBookmarks.html#%5B%5BWeb%202.0%5D%5D

• Introduction to Web 2.0 http://www.squidoo.com/introtoweb20/
  

• adaptive path » experience attributes: crucial dna of web 2.0 http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000547.php

• Digital Web Magazine - Web 2.0 for Designer http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_2_for_designers

• Web 2.0: The Power Behind the Hype http://www.uie.com/articles/web_2_power/

• Web 2.0 Mistaking the forest for the trees http://www.gotomedia.com/gotoreport/january2006/news_0106_forest.html