Development

In this episode, guest Mark Pollack joins Peter to discuss the Spring.NET application framework. In a world driven by POJOs and POCOs, Mark tells us about how he originally created Spring.NET for a team of Java developers to enable a similar development experience in .NET.  Since then, the…

In this episode, guest Stephen Bohlen joins Peter to discuss the Agile software development methodology.  Stephen talks about what it means to be agile, how agile can improve the software development process, and what boiling molasses may portend for the future of “software engineering”.Also,…

In this episode, guest Maarten Balliauw joins Peter to discuss his implementation of Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for PHP and linking (non-pun intended) PHP to Microsoft Office Excel via the PHPExcel project. Maarten is a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET and a PHP developer. Also, Dmitry and Peter…

The “Spark” series of programs are initiatives that deliver free Microsoft software and support to individuals and organizations. The program lineup currently includes DreamSpark, which offers tons of free software tools for students, and BizSpark, which gives startups the tools and support they…

The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment and provide location base services and application. But sensors are external or logical devices that require a driver to connect to Windows 7.…

The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. Previously, we introduced the Windows 7 Location Platform Overview; in this video, we take a deep dive into the Location Platform architecture…

Smooth animations are fundamental to many graphical UI applications. Windows 7 introduces a native animation framework for managing the scheduling and execution of animations. The animation framework supplies a library of useful mathematical functions for specifying behavior over time and…

The third phase of the SDL-LOB (Security Development Lifecycle for Line-of-Business applications) includes Implementation. Eugene Siu, from Microsoft Information Security, describes some of the security pillars that are key in this phase, including code review, authentication,…

Want free beer and pizza while learning how to integrate Windows Live Messenger into your website? If so, and if you live in the San Francisco area, you should mark your calendars and plan on joining the Windows Live Messenger Hackathon taking place May 27, 2009 at Microsoft's offices on 835 Market…

Are you a developer looking to build a Silverlight application using the New York Times API? Well, now you can. The New York Times Silverlight Kit has just become an Open Source project distributed under the MS-PL license. If you’re not familiar with what this kit does, it’s something that you can…