Microsoft releases a sample pack includes all the Metro style app code examples developed for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The samples in this pack are available in in C#, C++, VB.NET, and JavaScript. http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples
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SQL Server 2012 Released!
SQL Server 2012 has been released to manufacturing today! SQL Server 2012 will provide Mission Critical Confidence with greater uptime, blazing-fast performance and enhanced security features for mission critical workloads; Breakthrough Insight with managed self-service data exploration and stunning interactive data visualizations capabilities; Cloud On Your Own Terms by enabling the creation and extension of … Continue reading SQL Server 2012 Released!
Visual Studio LightSwitch Technical White Paper Series
Below is a link to series of great whitepapers on Microsoft's LightSwitch: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2011/08/11/visual-studio-lightswitch-technical-white-paper-series.aspx
Microsoft LightSwitch Released to RTM
The new application development environment LightSwitch was released to manufacturing today. For more info go to: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2011/07/26/visual-studio-lightswitch-rtm-is-here.aspx
ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 – Update 1
ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 introduces two new features: The DbContext API is a simplified abstraction over ObjectContext and a number of other types that were included in previous releases of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. The DbContext API surface is optimized for common tasks and coding patterns. Code First is a new development pattern for the … Continue reading ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 – Update 1
Web Standards Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Web Standards Update provides the much wanted HTML5 & CSS3 support to Visual Studio 2010 SP1. It brings VS 2010 intellisense & validation as close to W3C specification as we could get via means of an extension. Download: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a15c3ce9-f58f-42b7-8668-53f6cdc2cd83
Validate your ODATA Service
If you you are writing an ODATA service, it's a good idea to validate that it's implemented correctly so other platforms like WP7 and iPhone can easily consume it. Here is a site from the ODATA team to do just that: http://services.odata.org/validation/
.NET Reflector Is No Longer Free
Redgate, who purchased .NET Reflector a number of years ago has announced the next version will not be free (BIG mistake). Check out this article on alternatives (free and commercial): http://www.adrianbanks.co.uk/?p=71
Announcing Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
The service pack for VS2010 has been released, to download go to: Download Service Pack 1 (MSDN Subscribers) Thursday's general availability download is here. For more info, go to: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2011/03/08/announcing-visual-studio-2010-service-pack-1.aspx?sf1160498=1
Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta Released
The Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta is now ready for download! Service Pack 1 Beta comes with a “go live” license which means you can start using the product for production related work (see the license agreement with the product for more details). Download Service Pack 1 Beta (MSDN Subscribers only) The link … Continue reading Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta Released
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