What are you trying to prove? Kyle Burns, January 1, 0001 I'm a big believer in the benefits of having automated tests live with your code. I'm not an aspirant to Red-Green-Refactor Nirvana, but I believe there is a huge value to be gained by taking the code ... What are you trying to prove? 0 0 0
Out of Cycle Microsoft Updates TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Microsoft have just released two out of cycle updates. I suggest you use Windows update to get the latest updates. Out of cycle updates are usually critical ones.Link to the updates: http://support.microsoft.co... ... Out of Cycle Microsoft Updates 0 0 0
Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework December Sample Updates Jialiang, January 1, 0001 Wishing a very happy and blessed New Year to you in advance! A new release of Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is available on December 29th. We expect that its 11 new code samples covering typical ... Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework December Sample Updates 0 0 0
C# soon to dethrone C++ as the third most popular language in the... MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 Every now and then I go to Tiobe to see their ratings on the popularity of programming languages. Usually there is nothing exciting out there, just a few small moves of languages so I was interested to ... C# soon to dethrone C++ as the third most popular language in the... 0 0 6
Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 Valter Minute, January 1, 0001 Yesterday I received my copy of “Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7” by Avi Kcholi. http://www.apress.com/97814... It’s a great book for people that have some experience and knowledge Windows Embedded ... Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 0 0 0
Boxing Day 2011–Good Times, Great Friends, and Crazy People... D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 The holidays have become a time rich with traditions for me. Family wise, its a time to get together and celebrate the people that love and support us throughout the year. Turkeys are cooked, gifts are ... Boxing Day 2011–Good Times, Great Friends, and Crazy People... 0 0 1
Geekswithblogs.net Admin Editor Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 Over the past few months we have been tweaking the usability of the Geekswithblogs.net Admin Tool for editing posts. We definitely suggest using Windows Live Writer for publishing you blogs due to the ... Geekswithblogs.net Admin Editor 0 0 0
Geekswithblogs.net – Small Update to Skins and Share Link Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 Over the past few weeks we have been cleaning up the skins to support most modern browsers and monitor resolutions. This will cause your content area to have more space and support larger images. If you ... Geekswithblogs.net – Small Update to Skins and Share Link 0 0 2
One Month in... and things change... Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 One month in... Well, it's been a month on the new site now. I guess at first I thought everyone would just start following the new feed and the traffic would magically appear at WDN, but I still saw a ... One Month in... and things change... 0 0 2
Windows Dev News for December 26, 2011 - 2 - #0017 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 26, 2011 - 2 - #0017 0 0 0
Windows Dev News for December 26, 2011 - #0016 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 26, 2011 - #0016 0 0 0
Quick travel tip: charging USB devices from the Samsung Slate 7 Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 For those of you who have the Samsung Slate 7 that Microsoft gave at Build (or that you purchase yourself!), and who are travelling: I hate to take chargers for all my gadgets, especially since my Windows ... Quick travel tip: charging USB devices from the Samsung Slate 7 0 0 0
TFS API–Release Notes From TFS Builds Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Agile taught us to release early and release often, Agile also taught us to get the end user involved more frequently and directly. Goes without saying that release notes are an important part of any release. ... TFS API–Release Notes From TFS Builds 0 0 1
Windows Dev News for December 24, 2011 - #0015 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 24, 2011 - #0015 0 0 0
Bug Or Feature PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 Bug or Feature? © 2012 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved. I was born in a time and place where avant-garde accountants used a handle-powered adding machines, old-fashioned ones still used pencil and ... Bug Or Feature 0 0 1
Get into the flow with Spinning Ralf Westphal, January 1, 0001 Spinning as described in my previous article is all about flow. Its premise is: flow can emerge when work is partitioned in small, evenly sized chunks processed in a smooth manner. There is a constant ... Get into the flow with Spinning 0 0 6
SilverlightShow Top 5 for December 12 - 18, 2011 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 Check out the Top Five most popular news at SilverlightShow for December 12 - 18 , 2011 SilverlightShow Top 5 for December 12 - 18, 2011 0 0 0
Replacing the Team Foundation Server 2010 Data Tier – Unsuc... Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 We needed to swap out the DB box. Our DB box runs SQL Server, SSRS and SSAS. The AT is on its own box and SharePoint is on its own box.NOTE: I will update the blog post per resolution of the issue :) The ... Replacing the Team Foundation Server 2010 Data Tier – Unsuc... 0 0 0
InRule Basics MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 I have been looking into InRule, a business rule management system (BRMS) from InRule Technology, recently and thought I would do an intro blog on it. I have worked with business rule engines before and ... InRule Basics 0 0 1
A real world example of how not to develop software and how InRul... MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 A friend of mine works for a large bank… about a year and a half ago they needed a new system developed for their division. They went through the normal process of using one of the recommended service ... A real world example of how not to develop software and how InRul... 0 0 0
Spinning – Getting Agile at the Core Ralf Westphal, January 1, 0001 Agility needs to get onto the next level – that´s what I tried to explain in my previous articles. After a reality check – what´s missing from Agile practice? –, and some general musings about how a next ... Spinning – Getting Agile at the Core 0 0 2
APress Deal of the Day - 22/Dec/2011 - Windows Mobile Game Develo... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Todays's $10 Deal of the Day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is Windows Mobile Game Development"This book will provide you with a comprehensive guide to developing games for both the ... APress Deal of the Day - 22/Dec/2011 - Windows Mobile Game Develo... 0 0 0
Windows Dev News for December 21, 2011 - #0014 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 21, 2011 - #0014 0 0 0
New WP7 App: Little League Coach Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 My first Windows Phone app, Little League Coach, has just been released into the marketplace. If you have ever helped coach a team where every player bats every inning this app should help keep your sanity. ... New WP7 App: Little League Coach 0 0 0
Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone Kit Ong, January 1, 0001 Previously I blogged about Lync for mobile for the Windows Phone, this software is now available for the iPhone as well. Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone http://itunes.apple.com/us/... ... Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone 0 0 4
Ways To Pass Time On Window Phone – TouchDevelop Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 A co-worker was showing me an in phone scripting environment on the iPhone and I knew I had seen one mentioned for the Windows Phone before. TouchDevelop is an app from Microsoft Research that allows you ... Ways To Pass Time On Window Phone – TouchDevelop 0 0 0
Alex Groß’s visit to Uganda Malisa L. Ncube, January 1, 0001 In November Alex Groß (http://therightstuff.de/) was in Uganda for holidays and we hijacked him to speak to us on some .NET geek stuff. In the image above you see Allan Rwakatungu, Jude Opima, Myself and ... Alex Groß’s visit to Uganda 0 0 0
What's in 2012 - Project Novus rodelljr, January 1, 0001 Its been several months since I last updated my blog. I don't really have an excuse other than just being busy. My gaming had taken alot of my time and well, I had to make a tough decision. When you really ... What's in 2012 - Project Novus 0 0 0
Windows Dev News for December 19, 2011 - #0013 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 19, 2011 - #0013 0 0 0
Custom Blank ASP.NET MVC Project Template Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 I’ve heard people mention, a few times, how they would like for Microsoft to provide a blank template for ASP.NET MVC. The request seems strange because this is something that anyone can do themselves. ... Custom Blank ASP.NET MVC Project Template 0 0 0
Windows Dev News for December 18, 2011 - #0012 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 18, 2011 - #0012 0 0 0
SilverlightShow Top 5 for December 5 - 11, 2011 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 Check out the Top Five most popular news at SilverlightShow for their Top 5 News for December 5 - 11 , 2011 ... SilverlightShow Top 5 for December 5 - 11, 2011 0 0 0
MVVM Light installers and Nuget (including Silverlight 5) #mvvmli... Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 I just pushed two big updates to MVVM Light setup components. Read the rest of this entry » ... MVVM Light installers and Nuget (including Silverlight 5) #mvvmli... 0 0 0
A Great Holiday Season for Azure Developers Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 There are a lot of reasons why the 2011 holiday season is a great time to take a look at Azure development. There are a number of offers and releases that allow you to start to explore cloud-based development ... A Great Holiday Season for Azure Developers 0 0 0
Top Three Reasons Phil Haack Quit Microsoft D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 When Rob Conery left Microsoft I gave a blog retrospective on possible reasons behind his exit. Today I’m happy to reload the cannon and aim it square at the latest Microsoftie to hand in his blue badge ... Top Three Reasons Phil Haack Quit Microsoft 0 0 9
Microsoft Press Deal of the Day - Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Best Pr... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Today's 50% off Deal of the day at $23.99 from Microsoft Press at http://shop.oreilly.com/pro... is Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Best Practices "Apply best practices for automating system ... Microsoft Press Deal of the Day - Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Best Pr... 0 0 0
Microsoft BizTalk 2010 - Line of Business Systems Integration Paul Petrov, January 1, 0001 I just finished reading new book on Microsoft BizTalk 2010 written by BizTalk colleagues Kent Weare, Richard Seroter, Thiago Almeida, Sergei Moukhnitski, and Carl Darski. There are many good books that ... Microsoft BizTalk 2010 - Line of Business Systems Integration 0 0 0
Trying out jQuery Mobile on Windows Phone (UPDATED) Chris G. Williams, January 1, 0001 Recently (as in, last night) I started playing with jQuery Mobile. My experiences with jQuery, while occasionally frustrating, have been overwhelmingly positive. So when a friend mentioned jQuery Mobile ... Trying out jQuery Mobile on Windows Phone (UPDATED) 0 0 4
Is Silverlight dead? subodhnpushpak, January 1, 0001 As someone who works a lot on Silverlight and as someone who have presented lots of trainings / talks over Silverlight; i am been getting a lot of questions based on future of Silverlight. Is Silverlight ... Is Silverlight dead? 0 0 5
Getting Jenkins to ignore the exit code if failure MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 Today I had an issue with Jenkins where I wanted it to perform a set of tasks, but not worry about the exit code of any of the tasks…. In my instance I was using Jenkins to run DotCover to check the code ... Getting Jenkins to ignore the exit code if failure 0 0 2
BizTalk 2010 SMTP mailer Mike Koerner, January 1, 0001 I checked the SMTP headers on an email sent from the Biztalk 2010 SMTP send port. X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Really? CDO Really? BizTalk 2010 SMTP mailer 0 0 0
Using JSON.NET To Load Twitter Search Results In WP7 Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 The main way that Twitter provides feeds is through JSON. Unfortunately the version of the .NET Framework that is on the phone does not include the System.Runtime.Serializatio... namespace. Rather than ... Using JSON.NET To Load Twitter Search Results In WP7 0 0 2
Just Published on Codeplex SDNavigation WP7 + MVVM + Navigation F... Braulio Díez Botella, January 1, 0001 We have just published SDNavigation a library that integrates the WP7 Navigation Framework into the MVVM pattern. It is based on Laurent Bugnion's INavigationService idea and combined with Rob GarFoot ... Just Published on Codeplex SDNavigation WP7 + MVVM + Navigation F... 0 0 0
SignalR: example chat application Jeroen Bourdeaud'hui, January 1, 0001 I remember myself a tweet from Scott Hanselman a couple of months ago, where he asked us to check out a small application he wrote. As one of the first testers of his new "thing", I was interested but ... SignalR: example chat application 0 0 10
Windows Dev News for December 13, 2011 - #0011 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 My latest post is up... check it out at WindowsDevNews Windows Dev News for December 13, 2011 - #0011 0 0 0
MTM 11-Configuration, Settings, Customization & Troubleshooti... Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Welcome to the hidden treasure of “MTM.config.exe” Navigate to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE” and open the 1. Can I change the number of Action Recording steps selected ... MTM 11-Configuration, Settings, Customization & Troubleshooti... 0 0 0
Dallas event: Kinect for Developers Bill Osuch, January 1, 0001 What could you build with the XBox Kinect? Well we want to know! Connect your Kinect to your PC and build an application using your favorite .NET language. Kinect for Developers is a 2-day workshop for ... Dallas event: Kinect for Developers 0 0 0
Highlighting a Managed Application or a Web Application PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 Highlighting a Managed Application As you search (Google is better, because Bing lacks BANG!!) for existing solutions for SharePoint Central Admin tasks You are usually instructed to highlight one app ... Highlighting a Managed Application or a Web Application 0 0 0
Is Silverlight dead? subodhnpushpak, January 1, 0001 As someone who works a lot on Silverlight and as someone who have presented lots of trainings / talks over Silverlight; i am been getting a lot of questions based on future of Silverlight. Is Silverlight ... Is Silverlight dead? 0 0 1
EFProviders require MultipleActiveResultSets=True for System.Data... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 I was playing with the new Membership API (System.Web.Providers) for the upcoming Virtual TechDays While I was trying out a lot of options for using as DB store, one of the obvious choices was SQL Azure. ... EFProviders require MultipleActiveResultSets=True for System.Data... 0 0 8