.net 4.0

Orleans is a Microsoft Research (MSR) project and managed (.NET) software framework for building client + cloud applications. As outlined in the recently released paper on the topic: Orleans defines an actor-like model of isolated grains that communicate through asynchronous messages and…

In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Doug Finke takes us on a deep dive into PowerShell from a developer's point of view. Doug shows techniques for integrating/debugging PowerShell from and to C# code as well as using PowerShell with a Windows Presentation…

Heard the latest announcements at PDC 09? Tune in with Scott Guthrie as he gives Tim Huckaby an overview of the exciting new features now available in Silverlight 4 and the .NET Framework 4.Click here for Visual Studio DownloadsAbout ScottScott Guthrie is corporate vice president of Microsoft's…

Are you a game developer or want to be a game developer but don't know how to get started? You're in luck! If you're a Microsoft .NET developer interested in developing games for the Windows Phone 7 platform tune in to this show. Dan Waters, an Academic Evangelist from Microsoft joins…

In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft regional director Andrew Brust answers the question: "Why should developers care about business intelligence?" Andrew gives an overview of Microsoft business intelligence (BI) and discusses why BI is advantageous over relational database…

The last session from this Firestarter event covers what's new with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 4.0.Stop starting new projects with ASMX Web Services or .NET Remoting. Now that we have your attention, let’s get serious. These two technologies are so 2002! You need to start learning…

The fourth session from this Firestarter event covers Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Data and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Services.Stop starting new projects with ASMX Web Services or .NET Remoting. Now that we have your attention, let’s get serious. These two technologies are so…

The third session from this Firestarter event covers REST programming with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).Stop starting new projects with ASMX Web Services or .NET Remoting. Now that we have your attention, let’s get serious. These two technologies are so 2002! You need to start learning…

The second session from this Firestarter event covers the most common Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) usage configurations.Stop starting new projects with ASMX Web Services or .NET Remoting. Now that we have your attention, let’s get serious. These two technologies are so 2002! You need to…

Stop starting new projects with ASMX Web Services or .NET Remoting. Now that we have your attention, let’s get serious. These two technologies are so 2002! You need to start learning Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) if you haven't already. This is the platform for connected applications on…