Here’s a nice summary of how the CC compiler/toolchain works. Here’s some info about the next release:

Work has already begun on the 4.4 release series, and its moving toward a general release. In version 4.4, you’ll find numerous bug fixes and more general optimizer improvements. Version 3.0 of the OpenMP specification has also been integrated for codeC/code, codeC++/code, and Fortran.

The compiler will also now allow you to define an optimization level at the
function level (instead of at the file level, which was the previous
default). This functionality is provided by the codeoptimize/code attribute,
which also allows you to specify the individual options for the optimizer.

Finally, processor support was added for the Picochip, which is a 16-bit
multi-core processor. What’s interesting about the Picochip is that each core
can be programmed independently, with communication provided in a mesh.

Sweet. The Obama campaign has an iPhone app for keeping up with the campaign, organizing volunteering, phone banks, etc. They just get the current times so much better then McCain and the Republican party.
I think he’s going to win by a huge margin. Did I mention this is the first campaign I’ve ever donated to? I’ve even convinced a few other people to donate.
From Obama 08: The Official iPhone and iPod Touch Application:

You’ll have instant access to Barack’s positions on important issues, as well as local and national campaign news as it happens. Photos and videos from the campaign trail are all here, too.”

I started reading “Working Effectively with Legacy Code”.  Here’s a great quote:

In poorly structured code the move from figuring things out to making changes feels like jumping off a cliff to avoid a tiger. You hesitate and hesitate. “Am I ready to do it? Well, I guess I have to.
Avoiding change has other bad consequences. When people don’t make changes often they get rusty at it. Breaking down a big class into pieces can be pretty involved work unless you do it a couple of times a week. When you do, it becomes routine. You get better at figuring out what can break and what can’t, and it is much easier to do. The last consequence of avoiding change is fear. Unfortunately, many teams live with incredible fear of change and it gets worse every day. Often they aren’t aware of how much fear they have until they learn better techniques and the fear starts to fade away.

Nice article on unhandled exception handling 🙂
CLR Inside Out: Unhandled Exception Processing In The CLR

In the case of Figure 3, if the CLR can’t find a managed exception handler in Main, the exception will reach the native frame within the CLR where the thread started. In this frame, the CLR has established an exception filter that will apply the policy to swallow (which is semantically equivalent to blindly catching) exceptions, if applicable. If the policy indicates not to swallow the exception (which is the default in the Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 and later), the filter triggers the CLR’s unhandled exception processing.

Good, short example of using jQuery to submit a form via Ajax