So, I keep thinking of things I would like to blog about...Doesn't happen!
I have been very busy at work trying to build up steam on the complete rewrite of the original Access based system that we run the company off of. I am moving it to VB.Net with DevExpress controls. I am using the Xpress Persitent Objects (XPO) as the basis of the new programming model for our systems. WOW! Majorly cool stuff. XPO is a business object model tool that allows you to create the business object that you are dealing with including associations (one to many, many to many, etc.). You define what database you want to use and it creates and manages the schema for you. No more creating tables, creating a datalayer, creating stored procedures, etc., etc. So far I am very impressed and am loving it. I am also using thier controls for all of my Win Forms. Their grids are amazing and I was extremely excited when I saw the Vertical Grid. It is a huge time saver for me.
I am hoping to start using thier ASP.Net controls sometime in the near future. Been thinking of writing an interface to my domain registration system that I use. Since I am big on DotNetNuke (DNN), I figured I would write it as a DNN Module.
My problem is time. I have work all day and then come home and want to spend time with the family. By the time I can sit down to the computer, I really don't have a lot of time to get too heavy into something. Plus, I am tired and ready to go to bed. I guess I need to start small and work my way up. Any chance I can get I need to set some plans in place and get started.
Looks like it is that time...Of to bed.