SilverlightShow for May 23-29, 2011

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Here are the top 5 news on SilverlightShow for last week:

Entity Framework 4.1 Code First, Silverlight, and Shared Models with REST+JSON
A Simple Physics Game using Silverlight and Farseer Engine
Windows Phone 7 Mango - Sockets
Using IIS Express to Secure Silverlight and WCF Applications
Windows Phone 7 Mango - Silverlight and XNA integration

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Get the Size of a Directory in Linux the Easy Way

du -sh for the quick answer, ncdu for the cleanup, df for the disk itself: every command for checking directory size in Linux, plus why du and df never agree.

Vim Search and Replace: The Ultimate Guide

One :%s command replaces every match in a file before a find dialog would even open. The Vim substitute patterns worth the muscle memory: flags, ranges, capture groups, and multi-file edits.

Because of AI, You Need a New Development Team

Your existing team is buried in the complexity of your existing product. AI rewards the team with a blank slate. Most companies don't have one.