“Why does C# use UTF-16 for strings?” and other Tweeted Links…

Why does C# use UTF-16 for strings? http://blog.coverity.com/2014/04/09/why-utf-16/#.U17eifldVJF

So excited to be speaking at @MonkeySpaceConf in June 9-11! Schedule is at http://monkeyspace.org/, you can find me on days 1 and 2!

Blogged: C# 6 - First Reactions; http://bit.ly/1i8I4Jn

The top 10 mistakes C# developers make http://bit.ly/1rEdzlF

Easily the funniest talk on Distributed Computing I've ever seen, by @MarkovMickens Stop now and watch it: http://vimeo.com/95066828

Apple's tech support solution: Go back to 10.9.2.

Introducing Common #XAML UI http://bit.ly/1hDUXPc

.@RockyLhotka tells the story about change to licensing cost ($100 one time fee) http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/Windows8SideLoadingImprovements.aspx

.NET Native performance http://bit.ly/1tJZbdF

I'm very impressed by the quality of the HTML5/CSS3 templates at http://html5up.net/ #webdev

This morning we shipped a massive collection of new Microsoft Azure services + features. Details here: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2014/05/12/azure-vm-security-extensions-expressroute-ga-reserved-ips-internal-load-balancing-multi-site-to-site-vpns-storage-import-export-ga-new-smb-file-service-api-management-hybrid-connection-service-redis-cache-remote-apps-and-more.aspx

Stack Overflow: What's the most open and standards compliant format for a json news feed? http://bit.ly/RUXJqo

Creating responsive Web typography. @vlh’s article shows how; Readable, Fluid Type With Basic CSS Smarts. http://typecast.com/blog/readable-fluid-type-with-basic-css-smarts

Microsoft really needs to fix the Microsoft online store being completely separate from the physical ones. That's a total fail.

FluentConf: jQuery-free #JavaScript Video http://ow.ly/wk5sb

The Right #Colors Make #Data Easier To Read - @HarvardBiz http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/04/the-right-colors-make-data-easier-to-read/ #dataViz #ddj

Wow, this is cool: @AngularJS and #Durandal converge http://bit.ly/RiLFPp #angularJS (take note, #Caliburn fans)

AngularJS isn't MVC, it's SDC — nathan leclaire | writings on technology and business http://buff.ly/1hK2VXI

A good read from @stripe on using CSS animations to establish context when transitioning into different states — https://medium.com/bridge-collection/improve-the-payment-experience-with-animations-3d1b0a9b810e?

http://asp.net/ Identity 2.0: Setting Up Account Validation and Two-Factor Authorization by John Atten http://ift.tt/1h30vmc

The "stack" that we use today was started in the late 1960s. http://bit.ly/Q3VhfM

Why I quit writing internet standards by @hellovidya http://gigaom.com/2014/04/12/why-i-quit-writing-internet-standards/ via @gigaom

A Beginner's Tutorial for Understanding and Implementing Caching in http://asp.net/ MVC by Rahul Raj... http://ift.tt/1k2RNFA

The irony is, I actually think TypeScript is a pretty useful language, but the JS community has decided it’s a punchline so it’ll go nowhere

A visualization of the most famous sorting algorithms http://sorting.at/ #dataviz #algorithm via @littleark

CSS Layout Techniques http://heydesigner.net/0yebq

Minimal Form Interface http://bit.ly/1okzsbm

A new grid system (to me) based on the flex display property. http://flexboxgrid.com/

What is the use of c# “Yield” keyword ? by Shivprasad koirala http://ift.tt/10X4cQV

Robert Haas: Why The Clock is Ticking for MongoDB http://shawnw.me/1hYNkVc

Thanks to you, the picture element is coming to browsers this year. @wilto explains how: http://bit.ly/1hWLRcP

Titanfall launched three weeks ago, but how's the state of service? Here's Joystiq's report: http://engt.co/1on9wMd

Blogged » Microsoft acquires #nancyfx IP, with @TheCodeJunkie and @Grumpydev joining the http://asp.net/ team http://nancyfx.org/announcement.html

A nice guide to #HTML and #CSS, from a design pov http://learn.shayhowe.com/ via @favrebulle

A wonderful article about designing out of content, with grids, by @nathan_ford on lovely @ALA: http://alistapart.com/article/content-out-layout

Reactive Programming in JavaScript: http://engineering.silk.co/post/80056130804/reactive-programming-in-javascript

News: MEF'ing with Windows Phone 8 http://slshow.net/NzYWAg #windowsphone #wpdev #wp8dev

So MS says that, since Hotmail is theirs, a court order to search an account would be like searching themselves, so no need for one. wtf??

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