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	<title>Ignacio Raffa</title>
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		<title>Windows Azure and the Lever long enough</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/11/02/windows-azure-lever-fulcrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week, I was reviewing my digital library, using my brand new <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&amp;catalogId=10551&amp;langId=-1&amp;productId=8198552921665921192" target="_blank">eBook reader </a> and I&#8217;ve found the classic Peter Senge&#8217;s book &#8220;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization/dp/0385517254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1288617739&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Fifth Discipline</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p>The book have a lot of interesting concepts and examples on how real-life systems works, including the famous System Archetypes. But one of the most significant parts of this book in my opinion, is the <strong>first chapter</strong>.</p>
<p>The title itself is a quote from Archimedes: <strong>Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal">Now we, as Developers, finally have access to that </span>lever <span style="font-weight: normal">and the </span>fulcrum<span style="font-weight: normal"> name is </span>Windows Azure<span style="font-weight: normal">.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/files/2010/11/WindowsAzureLever.png"></a><a href="http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/files/2010/11/WindowsAzureLever1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28" src="http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/files/2010/11/WindowsAzureLever1.png" alt="Azure Lever" width="621" height="257" /></a></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Moving the World with Windows Azure</h2>
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<p style="text-align: center">Ignacio Raffa</p>
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		<title>Software Architecture Course for Students &#8211; Index</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/07/06/software-architecture-for-students-index/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/07/06/software-architecture-for-students-index/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is the first chapter of this course, intended to explain the core concepts of Software Architecture to high-school/first years students.</p>
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<strong>Notice that the course will be 100% in Spanish Language.</strong>
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<p><strong>Part 1</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://cells.puertadeenlace.net/post/Curso-de-Arquitectura-para-Estudiantes-e28093-Primer-Entrega.aspx">http://cells.puertadeenlace.net/post/Curso-de-Arquitectura-para-Estudiantes-e28093-Primer-Entrega.aspx</a></p>
<p><strong>Part 2a</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://cells.puertadeenlace.net/post/Curso-de-Arquitectura-para-Estudiantes-e28093-Segunda-Entrega-(a).aspx">http://cells.puertadeenlace.net/post/Curso-de-Arquitectura-para-Estudiantes-e28093-Segunda-Entrega-(a).aspx</a></p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Ignacio Raffa</p>
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		<title>Software Architecture for Students (Spanish)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/06/30/software-architecture-for-students-spanish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the next weeks, I&#8217;ll be publishing  an small (introductory) course in the new Microsoft Student Cells website about Software Architecture.</p>
<p>The course will cover the basics of Software Architecture, and it can may be complemented with live meeting sessions (always in spanish language).</p>
<p>Microsoft Cells Site (<a href="http://cells.puertadeenlace.net/" target="_self">PuertaDeEnlace.Net</a>)</p>
<p>Arquitectos de Software de América Latina (<a href="http://www.as-la.org/" target="_blank">ASLA</a>)</p>
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		<title>The Real power of &#8220;var&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/05/30/the-real-power-of-var/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/05/30/the-real-power-of-var/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 03:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve just discovered the <em>real</em> power of the implicit type <strong>var.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left">ArrayList al = new ArrayList();</p>
<p style="text-align: left">string parameters = &#8220;a|b|c|d|f&#8221;;</p>
<p style="text-align: left">foreach (string data in parameters.Split(&#8216;|&#8217;))</p>
<p style="text-align: left">{</p>
<p style="text-align: left"><strong><em> var myCodelessClass = new { Name = data, Utility = &#8220;100%&#8221; };</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left">al.Add(myCodelessClass);</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">var dgvData = new DataGridView();</p>
<p style="text-align: left">dgvData.DataSource = al;</p>
<p style="text-align: left">dgvData.Columns.Add(new DataGridViewColumn() { DataPropertyName = &#8220;Name&#8221; });</p>
<p style="text-align: left"><!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align: left">If you want to learn more about <em>var</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/05/CSharp-var">http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/05/CSharp-var</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383973.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383973.aspx</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://dotnetperls.com/var-keyword">http://dotnetperls.com/var-keyword</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384061.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384061.aspx</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://strangelights.com/blog/archive/2005/10/10/1264.aspx">http://strangelights.com/blog/archive/2005/10/10/1264.aspx</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left">Regards!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">Ignacio Raffa @SW</p>
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		<title>The exception to the rule</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/05/07/the-exception-to-the-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt">Here are my lessons learned after this first week as a <em>Southie: </em><br />
</span></p>
<ol>
<li>It <strong>is possible</strong> to work with Agile Methods and be fully compliant with orthodox methods requirements (CMMI, ISO, Etc.).</li>
<li>The quality is a <strong>constant process</strong>, which drives to the Excellence.</li>
<li>Your daily work <strong>can be</strong> the most enjoyable task for you in the world <span style="font-family:Wingdings"></span>.</li>
<li>When a group of excellent professionals get together and play in team, the <strong><em>magic begins</em></strong>.</li>
<li><span style="color:#282828;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt"><em>The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts about reality</em><br />
<strong>- Franklin D. Roosevelt.</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt">I really appreciate the good willing of <strong>everyone</strong> in Southworks. I think that I&#8217;ve finally find my place in the professional world.<br />
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt">.Playing @ Major Leagues of Software Programming.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
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		<title>9 Hours Left!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.southworks.net/raffanacho/2010/05/02/9-hours-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 02:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raffanacho</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sunday&#8217;s night, about 9 hours to officially be a Southie!</p>
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