Application Development

Building for consistent experiences across Windows devices (Tiles, Notifications, Animations for differing screen sizes, controls, Lifecycle), Minimizing Development through reuse (Portable Class Library) and Sharing Code from Windows Phone Runtime and the Windows Runtime, and Architecture…

Abstract: We're kicking off a new series today and in this inaugural episode we're talking all things Windows 8. Tune in as we cover the basics from what's new in this latest installment as well as what you need to know to build, publish and profit from developing your first application. Be the…

Craig Lee is a Development Lead for the Data Tools Program Division.  He discusses creating interfaces and graphic tools for developers while establishing good product-user approachability.

This module introduces the user to MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel), the architecture and the Pros and cons. It will provide and overview for how to share code using MVVM, .NET portable class library as well as going over best practices and providing a wealth of resource information. [03:29] -…

This session will go over Data binding basics and look further into Dependency object and  property. It will review properties for binding specifically INotifyPropertyChanged and INotifyCollectionChanged, and include business logic to respond to user actions in the view. [01:53] - Data binding…

Mike Wachal discuses working on the SQL Server Express team, the new features of SQL Server Express such as the FileStream data type, design issues, connecting to customers and partners. He also talks about his biggest challenge which was keeping the download size as small as possible.

Ben creates live demos to show examples of how to maximize code reuse. This final segment will include an overview of reuse techniques such as portable library, shared source code, inheritance, conditional compilation, partial classes and methods. [01:54] - Portable Library [10:17] - Shared source…

Eric Kang discusses the reuse of IntelliSense core technologies in Upgrade Advisor.

Jason Stowe discusses working on the SQL Server testing team as a Lead Test PM and the new improvement model.

Eric Kang discusses working on SQL Server SSMS IntelliSense and Debugger, the most asked for features by customers. He also discusses feature enablement and the manageability team.