March 2009 Entries

IIS7 & WCF error

If you're getting: HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration.  If the page is a script, add a handler.  If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map. This is because IIS7 isn't setup to serve out WCF svc files by default.  Quick fix is this: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe -r -y Thank god for the internet and David Sandor.

Brownfield Application Development Training Course

Over the last few months people have been asking about training on the fundamental practices that I use when doing software development.  In combination with the soon to be pending (honest, it's almost done) release of the Brownfield book , I'm going to offer a four day training course on those practices and how they relate to development work in existing code bases.  Due to the levels of interest, I'm going to offering the course in Winnipeg from April 27th to the 30th.  More information about the course can be found at the registration site and by downloading this pdf. ...