XslLink vs. <xsl:import> in Data View Web Parts (DVWPs)

With a title like that, should I even pretend that this blog is about anything other than SharePoint? I had a nice Skypversation with Jeremy Thake (@jthake) earlier today.  (Yes, today’s posts do have a certain @jthake skew.) Jeremy was having a problem with SharePoint Designer, and was hoping that I could help. What Jeremy was…

"Why Out-of-the-Box Makes No Sense in SharePoint" – A Rebuttal

One of the great things about open-minded, intelligent people is that they can disagree and still enjoy each other’s opinions. (Yes, you guessed it, I’m saying that so that Bjørn doesn’t just dismiss me right off. He knows me well enough that I don’t think he will, but still…) Bjørn posted a well-thought-out set of…

The Middle Tier Manifesto: An Alternative Approach to Development with Microsoft SharePoint – An Early Response

My white paper, The Middle Tier Manifesto: An Alternative Approach to Development with Microsoft SharePoint (see my prior post) has been garnering a decent amount of attention over the last few days, as I hoped it would.  I’m enjoying the discussions it is provoking, as the discussions were the whole point in the first place. I felt…

Guest Post from Matt Bramer: HTML5 is changing more than the web

The other day, Matt Bramer (@iOnline247) and I were discussing the Microsoft /web distribution of applications on the LAMP stack. Much of what he was saying was out of my realm, so I offered to have him do a guest post here.  Without further ado, Matt’s thoughts! (You can also read this post on Matt’s blog.)…