Friday, June 18, 2010

Known Issue: Control Design-Time Assemblies File Locking When Using WPF and Silverlight Designer

Known Issue: Control Design-Time Assemblies File Locking When Using WPF and Silverlight Designer

Known Issue: Control Design-Time Assemblies File Locking When Using WPF and Silverlight Designer

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:09 PM PDT

File Locking Issues when using WPF and Silverlight Designer When creating and testing a registered assembly (e.g. an assembly registered via TCI), it is possible to run into a file locking issue that causes compilation to fail.  While there are a...( read more )...(read more)

Boss Launch 2: Zombie Attack for WP7

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Here is a sneak peak of another little project I'm working on for Windows Phone 7, in addition to DroppyPop : This is the much-awaited sequel to Boss Launch , titled " Boss Launch 2: Zombie Attack " - in which you use your (normally useless) boss to take...( read more )...(read more)

Tune In to MSDN Radio

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

MSDN Radio is a weekly developer talk show that helps answer your questions about the latest Microsoft technologies and solutions. We dive into the challenges of deciphering today's technology stack. Attendees can dial in during the live show to talk with the experts on the air and ask them the hard questions. Missed the live show? Listen to the podcast! To register for upcoming shows, visit MSDNRadio.com.

Show Us Your App and get Windows 7 Free

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Get a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit by showcasing a cool Windows 7 app that you created. To get started, just submit a short video highlighting your application. The first 250 developers to upload a qualified video will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.

Pete at Microsoft: WCF RIA Services Team Interview

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

While on campus in May, I met with the WCF RIA Services team at Microsoft. We discussed both the awesome parts and the difficult parts of the recent product release. Microsoft WCF RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing...( read more )...(read more)

Pete at Microsoft: WCF RIA Services Team Interview

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

While on campus in May, I met with the WCF RIA Services team at Microsoft. We discussed both the awesome parts and the difficult parts of the recent product release. Microsoft WCF RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing...( read more )...(read more)

Pete at Microsoft: WCF RIA Services Team Interview

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

While on campus in May, I met with the WCF RIA Services team at Microsoft. We discussed both the awesome parts and the difficult parts of the recent product release. Microsoft WCF RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes, and custom operations. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication, and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier. Join Pete, Jeff, Dinesh, and Deepesh for a fun talk about this awesome product. [note, the audio...(read more)

ComboBox Sample for RIA Services

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:18 AM PDT

I've been intending to write a sample using the ComboBox for a while. The more familiar you get with Silverlight, the more you realize the ComboBox causes all sorts of problems. I have mixed feelings about the proliferation of posts I've seen on this Read More......(read more)

VS2010 Visualization and Modeling Feature Pack

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Recently we announced the availability of Visualization and Modeling Feature Pack for MSDN subscribers which complements the Architecture tools in VS2010. There is great C/C++ code visualization support in there. Read a blog post by Somasegar here: http...(read more)

Modal dialogs in cross-platform WPF/Silverlight applications

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 03:45 AM PDT

This blog post looks at the problem of showing modal dialog windows in applications that target both the Silverlight and WPF platforms. A solution is provided which allows modal dialogs to be written that work well for both technologies. Silverlight is...( read more )...(read more)

Parameterization vs. Web.Config Transformation

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 12:35 AM PDT

I was recently asked about being able to change values of different variables like ConnectionStrings, Installation physical directory, app Settings etc during install time rather than build time, so I thought it might be worth while to de-mystify the concepts around Web.Config Transforms and Parameterization… Web.Config Transformation Geeks say Web.Config Transformation is a great feature of Web Deploy (aka MsDeploy), well the first part about being a great feature is true :-) but it is important to note that Web.Config Transformation is not a Web Deploy feature but it instead is a VS 2010 only feature.  Web.Config Transformation is connected with Build configuration of MSBuild/VS/Team Build etc…  Its XML transformation engine is wrapped...(read more)

The Weekly Source Code 52 - You get using that LINQ, I dunna think it means what you think it means.

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Remember good developers don't just write source code, they also READ it. You don't just become a great poet by writing lots of poems. Read and absorb as well. Do check out the Source Code category of my blog here , there's (as of today) 15 pages of posts on Source Code you can check out. Recently my friend Jonathan Carter (OData Dude, my name for him) was working with a partner on some really weird stuff that was happening with a LINQ to SQL query. Remember that every abstraction sometimes leaks and that the whole port of an abstraction is "raise the level" so you don't have to worry about something. Plumbing is great because it abstracts away water delivery. For all I know, there's a dude with a bucket who runs...(read more)

The Weekly Source Code 52 - You keep using that LINQ, I dunna think it means what you think it means.

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Remember good developers don't just write source code, they also READ it. You don't just become a great poet by writing lots of poems. Read and absorb as well. Do check out the Source Code category of my blog here , there's (as of today) 15 pages of posts on Source Code you can check out. Recently my friend Jonathan Carter (OData Dude, my name for him) was working with a partner on some really weird stuff that was happening with a LINQ to SQL query. Remember that every abstraction sometimes leaks and that the whole port of an abstraction is "raise the level" so you don't have to worry about something. Plumbing is great because it abstracts away water delivery. For all I know, there's a dude with a bucket who runs...(read more)

VS2010 Visualization and Modeling Feature Pack

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:40 PM PDT

Recently we announced the availability of Visualization and Modeling Feature Pack for MSDN subscribers which complements the Architecture tools in VS2010. There is great C/C++ code visualization support in there. Read a blog post by Somasegar here: http...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for June 17, 2010 -- #885

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:49 PM PDT

In this Issue: Zoltan Arvai , Antoni Dol , Jeff Prosise , David Anson , and John Papa . Shoutouts: Rob Davis has a World Cup Football Stadium tour in Silverlight, Azure, and Bing Maps up: The World Cup Map ... cruise around this... tons of features. The...( read more )...(read more)

Best Practices for Using Strings in the .NET Framework

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:05 PM PDT

Examines the string sorting, comparison, and casing methods in the .NET Framework version 4.
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