If you haven't heard already, Microsoft has put together what you could call a mini conference. If you missed PDC, this will be a pretty good wrap up of what happened. For only 99 bucks, you can get the best of PDC in your own backyard (Atlanta) and hear all the news around Windows 7 and the Azure Services Platform as well as all the other great announcements that have been made over the last couple of months. Here is an excerpt from the conference site:
The MDC will give you a glimpse into the future of the Microsoft Application Platform. You will experience Microsoft’s vision for Cloud Computing, our Internet services platform that will enable you to extend existing solutions, creating applications that seamlessly bridge the gaps between PC, Web, and phone. Be among the first to see the full range of advances in Windows 7, the next major version of the Windows client operating system. Sessions include the latest developments in .NET, Silverlight, Live Mesh, and more.
Here is the link to the conference registration site. Hurry up as space is filling up fast! Hope to see you there!
http://www.msdndevcon.com/pages/start.aspx
Microsoft has finally announced the not so general availability the SPDisposeCheck tool. This tool, available internally for quite some time will help customers and their developers identify potential issues in their SharePoint code, namely due to the disposing of objects. A thorough understanding of the the SharePoint object model is really required before interpreting the results provided by the tool as the potential for false positives does exist and as such can and should only be done under Microsoft's guidance. Check out this post on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog for a more detailed explanation as well as some great links to other resources that will help you help yourself produce more stable SharePoint code.