SQL Server 2008 SP1 Released to the world

justink — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:21:32 GMT

The SQL Server 2008 SP1 has gone RTM

A few notable things in this release are:

Report Builder 2.0 is now in the SP1 and has click once capability
Slipstreaming of the installer to include SP1
You can rollback the SP1 without reinstalling the entire instance

Download the SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19

There’s also a new version of the Feature Pack for SQL Server 2008 April, available from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B33D2C78-1059-4CE2-B80D-2343C099BCB4&displaylang=en

Code Camp 2009: 6 Design Patterns every developer should know

justink — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:43:00 GMT

In a couple of weeks I will be presenting at Code Camp Wagga Wagga on "Six Design Patterns every developer should know"

The actual patterns may vary as I changed a few after feedback when I did this at the recent Sydney .NET Users group and Canberra .NET Users group.

Here is the tentative list:

Singleton pattern: restrict instantiation of a class to one object
Factory method pattern: centralize creation of an object of a specific type choosing one of several implementations
Adapter pattern: 'adapts' one interface for a class into one that a client expects
Decorator pattern: add additional functionality to a class at runtime where subclassing would result in an exponential rise of new classes
Command pattern: Command objects encapsulate an action and its parameters
~~State pattern: A clean way for an object to partially change its type at runtime~~ Update: Ended up doing Strategy Pattern instead
Strategy pattern: Algorithms can be selected on the fly

I'm building a sample application called the Patternator 1000 that I will post up here after the event which will include various different samples of each of the 'Gang of Four' to try to give real world examples in an application you can pull apart and play with.

Sign up and see you at Code Camp on the weekend of the 4th/5th of April 2009! Looking forward to catch up with my fellow Tweeters for a great weekend of sessions and networking.

It's free and a great community event put together by Mitch Denny Update:Thanks for all the work Mitch you are a legend.

Justin King

SQL Server 2008 SP1 Released to the world

Code Camp 2009: 6 Design Patterns every developer should know