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AppFabric Cache: Real-World Usage and Integration

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Windows Server AppFabric provides a distributed cache for both web and desktop applications. Well show you how to integrate AppFabric caching into your apps, along with some hints for taking advantage of new cache features in the .NET Framework 4.
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SOA Tips: Address Scalability Bottlenecks with Distributed Caching

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

SOA makes application scalability easier, but getting the best performance out of your SOA means paying close attention to the details. We’ll give you some tips for coding your app more effectively and using distributed caching to remove data access bottlenecks.
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Thread Performance: Resource Contention Concurrency Profiling in Visual Studio 2010

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Visual Studio 2010 includes new resource contention profiling features that help detect concurrency contention among threads. We walk through a profiling investigation to demonstrate how you can pinpoint and fix resource contention problems in your code.
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Cloud Diagnostics: Take Control of Logging and Tracing in Windows Azure

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

It’s difficult to troubleshoot any application without a trail of clues to follow, and cloud apps are no different. We look at how logging and tracing are enabled for Windows Azure, and how you can use Windows PowerShell to manage diagnostics for a running service.
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Express Yourself: Encoding Videos Using Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 SDK

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Video on the Web involves huge amounts of data. Learn the best way to manage and move that data with the help of Microsoft Expression Encoder 3.
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Input Validation: Enforcing Complex Business Data Rules with WPF

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Windows Presentation Foundation has a rich data binding system that includes flexible support for business data validation. We take a look at implementing some complex data input validation scenarios that include customized data errors for users.
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Practical OData: Building Rich Internet Apps with the Open Data Protocol

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

See how you can build Rich Internet Applications that take advantage of the OData protocol to creatively interact with Silverlight, PowerPivot, SQL Server, SharePoint, the Windows Azure platform, “Dallas” and more.
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Editor's Note: We're All Ears

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Help us help you, by sending your feedback on various topics.
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Cutting Edge: C# 4.0, the Dynamic Keyword and COM

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Are you a Microsoft .NET Framework programmer who struggles with critical legacy applications using COM objects that are beyond your control? Dino Esposito shows how to lessen the burden by going dynamic.
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CLR Inside Out: F# Fundamentals

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

F# is a new, functional and object-oriented programming language for the Microsoft .NET Framework. To help you get started using it, we take a look at some of the core concepts in the F# language and its implementation on top of the CLR.
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Test Run: Generating Graphs with WPF

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

A common software-development task is generating a graph from a set of test-related data. But if you're doing it by hand and the underlying data changes frequently, this particular task can become quite tedious. James McCaffrey shows you how to automate the process using Windows Presentation Foundation technology.
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Basic Instincts: Multi-Targeting Visual Basic Applications in Visual Studio 2010

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Visual Studio 2010 lets you create applications that target versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework from 2.0 to 4, and each step in between. We take a look at how multi-targeting works in Visual Studio today, and explain how you should approach multi-targeting in your projects.
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The Working Programmer: Going NoSQL with MongoDB, Part 2

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Ted Neward continues his dissection of the alternative MongoDB database system, using exploration testing to investigate the underlying technology.
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UI Frontiers: The Ins and Outs of ItemsControl

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

Charles Petzold performs more UI magic by implementing a variation of the drag-and-drop that presents users with a natural, fluid look and feel.
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Don't Get Me Started: Chainsaw Development

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 01:00
June 2010

It’s time to standardize the UI for Windows Presentation Foundation.
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