Mix ‘11

• MIX11 (Future of the Web) Day One Keynote
• Windows Azure News from MIX11, Windows Azure Team

Other

• Red Hat's top secret Java Killer/Successor: The Ceylon Project, Marc Richards
• Stratified B-trees and versioning dictionaries - future FSs will kick ass, Cornell University
• The seven deadly sins for the developer (* some restrictions apply), Ayende Rahien
• WCF Extensibility – IOperationBehavior, Carlos Figueira
• Lock-free algorithms: The try/commit/(try again) pattern, Raymond Chen

Code to look at

• Csharpsharp - A collection of classes and extension methods that improve C#, code.google.com

Web

• ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update released with Entity Framework 4.1, Phil Haack

Silverlight

• A Silverlight Sample Built with Self-Tracking Entities and WCF Services - Part 4, Code Project

Mobile

• Building a Windows Phone 7 application from start to finish, Rachel Collier

Database

• The power of T-SQL's APPLY operator, Rob Farley
• Using T4 Templates with Visual Studio 2010 Database Projects, psirr

Security

• RawCap - A Windows network sniffer that does not require Winpcap, NetreseC
• Microsoft Unleashes Record Breaking Patch Tuesday – April 2011, Darknet

Agile

• Agile Inception Illustrated, Glenn Bernsohn

Architecture

• Scaling the Messages Application Back End, Prashant Malik
• My post on Scaling Lessons Learned from About.me, true ventures

Cloud Computing

• Expert Tips on VM Role Deployment with Windows Azure SDK 1.4, Avkash C
• Windows Azure AppFabric Release of Caching, Single Sign-on for Access Control Service, Bruce Kyle
• Daily Cloud Feed - Apr 12, 2011
• Webcast: Windows Azure Storage Architecture, David Pallmann
• Windows Azure Benefits for MSDN: New and improved, Jim ONeil
• Windows Azure Traffic Manager CTP is live, Frogs69
• Announcing the commercial release of Windows Azure AppFabric Caching and Access Control, AppFabric Team

Career

• #mixTips: Confidence is everyting[...], mixtips
• The Programmer Salary Taboo, Derek Thurn
• Seven Tips For Entrepreneurs Who Are Lone Rangers, Marty Zwilling
• Thoughts for my younger self, George Sealy
• What Are The 2 Most Important Traits in An Entrepreneur?, Elad Gil
• How to Finish, Leo Babauta

Business

• Launching a web app is like opening a restaurant, roostermade
• The 7 questions that will clarify your startup idea, Sebastien Gignoux
• Founder recounts the first 30 days of Seed Hatchery, a startup accelerator, workforpie’s posterous
• Seven Tips for Building Customer Loyalty, entrepreneur.com
• 10 Personality Traits That Kill Entrepreneurship, Alana Horowitz

Innovation

• Innovation versus the Devil that you Know, Rocco Tarasi
• The Cycle of Innovation (Step 3 - Strategic Processes), Paul Williams

Other link blogs

• The Morning Brew #833, Chris Alcock
• Dew Drop – April 12, 2011, Alvin Ashcraft
• Weekly Link Post 189, Rhonda Tipton