FW: Regular Expressions, .NET Remoting, and Database Design

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We have a lot of good information this week, so enjoy the smorgasboard. First, we hit Regular Expressions. Intoxication around REs is understandable. They're great for eliminating the tedium of common situations when dealing with erratically formatted data. There are times, however, when they do too much or too little. Cameron Laird looks at when <http://www.informit.com/content/index.asp?product_id=%7B2437D939-85D1-4A0E-BF7D-4D443214E898%7D&121403> to use Regular Expressions, and when there are better choices.

A few weeks ago, our Director of Development told me we should publish something on .NET Remoting - it was difficult to understand and there was little good information on the subject. Well Andy, here you go. Paul Kimmel offers a chapter from his book, Visual <http://www.informit.com/content/index.asp?product_id=%7B92EDEB14-D699-47D6-873D-9B66ED60EC51%7D&121403> Basic .NET Power Coding, that covers some practical <http://www.informit.com/content/index.asp?product_id=%7BEE57D910-FE41-4E6B-BCDA-214DCC86E736%7D&121403> guidance on .NET Remoting.

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