Entries tagged with orcas - Channel 9

Version Resilience in the Managed AddIn Framework

Daniel Moth — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:16:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: In a previous non-Silverlight wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Managed AddIn Framework

Daniel Moth — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:12:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: The Managed AddIn Framework (MAF) is a set of assemblies that are part of .NET Framework v3.5. They offer a platform for developers to build extensibility into their client applications by enabling addins (aka plugins) to be written for a host. In this 18' video you will learn how to use the MAF. The code is available from my blog.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming Silverlight wmv file). If you'd prefer to download a non-Silverlight wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Client Application Services with Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:09:25 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: In this 18' video you will learn from scratch how to take advantage of .NET Client Application Services. As usual, the code and links to the documentation are available from my blog.

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ADO.NET Sync Services v1.0

Daniel Moth — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: When you install Visual Studio 2008 you also get the additional assemblies that make up version 1.0 of ADO.NET Sync Services. More importantly, there is a nice wizard in VS2008 that does the hard work for you. In this 18' video we create from scratch a project that uses Sync Services to synchronize data between a local cache and the server. To get the code and read more about Sync Services please visit my relevant blog post: ADO.NET Sync Services.

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This Week on Channel 9: Feb 15 with Scott Hanselman!

Dan Fernandez — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:51:16 GMT

We had lots of laughs in the studio with Scott this week! Here's the show recap:

- We have a new logo (courtesy of Lincoln Anderson at 352 Media) and Scott Hanselman joins us in-studio (0 - 1:45)
- Microsoft Entertainment and Devices acquires Danger Inc for consumer mobile phones (1:35 - 3:38)
- Microsoft Virtual Earth acquires Caligari for 3D rendering (3:38 - 5:32)
- Dan - Charles Torre's Wayne Kelly's post after Lang.NET on moving Ruby.NET efforts to IronRuby and the DLR. (9:04 - 11:57)
- - Movie Trailer and Star Wars trivia (14:20 - 16:00)
- Brian's Pick of the week: Fixing SLN files that don't open (16 - 18:13)
- Dan's Pick of the week: Geek proves LifeHacker's story on Felonspy.com is a scam (18:31 - 20:15)
- Scott's Pick of the week: ASP.NET MVC is source changeable (20:15 - 22:39)
- Scott pulls a "BillG" and bails early on us (24:10)
- Scott does some *not to be missed* hilarious imitations of what it would be like if celebrities were coders Bill Cosby, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Carson, Ross Perot, and more (24:55 - End)

Debugging Into the .NET Framework Source Code with Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:31:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: With Visual Studio 2008 you can debug right into the .NET Framework libraries source code. Watch this video to learn how. You can read more about this by following the links from my blog post here.

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File Dialog Additions in v2.0 SP1

Daniel Moth — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:27:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: With v3.5 of the .NET Framework, Microsoft also released Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework v2.0. In this video you can see what is new in SP1 for the File Dialogs in Windows Forms.

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LINQ to DataSet

Daniel Moth — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:03:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Assuming you understand how LINQ to DataSet can be used in your projects.

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Type Inference in Visual Basic with Bill Horst

Beth Massi — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:20:43 GMT

In this interview Bill Horst, a member of the Visual Basic QA team, shows us the ins and outs type inference in the newest version of Visual Basic in Visual Studio 2008. He shows us how the new Option Infer works and how various types are inferred by the compiler without having to explicitly declare them. Type inference is one of the new features in Visual Basic to support LINQ.

Also make sure to check out these LINQ How-Do-I videos on the VB Dev Center.

Enjoy!
-Beth Massi, VS Community

Adding Closed Captioning to video using Silverlight, ASP.NET AJAX, WCF and an external data source

keydet — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:30:00 GMT

In my previous Silverlight Closed Captioning screencast here, I showed you how to use Expression Encoder to import Closed Captioning information to produce a solution without writing a line of code. What if you store your Closed Captioning information in an external data source (database, SAMI file, XML file, etc.) and want to keep it there? Do you have to reprocess all of your videos using Expression Encoder? Of course not, but you do have to write some code:). In this screencast, I show you how to use Silverlight, ASP.NET AJAX, and the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to solve this problem.

You can download the sample code via my blog at http://devkeydet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!1F72DA7294089597!452.entry.

New CSS support in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:57:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Separating structure from style is a goal that nobody disagrees with and neither does anybody disagree that CSS can be a bit hard to work with, with yesterday's tools. In this 16' video find out about the new CSS support in VS2008 which some say is unparalleled in the market.

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VBA interop with VSTO managed code in VS 2008

Daniel Moth — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:29:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: With VSTO v3.0 the attraction to write managed code in order to customise Office applications is huge. However, if you already have investments in VBA code, you do not need to throw it out just yet. Just interop, like I show in this 8' video. For other resources, start at my blog post here.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Office Task Panes and Actions Pane in VS2008

Daniel Moth — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:15:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Learn how to program Custom Task Panes and the Actions Pane. If you are a managed developer (e.g. Windows Forms) then you'll find that you already have the skills for extending Microsoft Office applications with your code. Visual Studio 2008 makes it really easy and that is what I demonstrate in this 14' video. For other resources, start at my blog post here.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Outlook Form Regions in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:15:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Exploit Outlook Form Regions. If you are a managed developer (e.g. Windows Forms) then you'll find that you already have the skills for extending Microsoft Office applications with your code. Visual Studio 2008 makes it really easy and that is what I demonstrate in this 15' video. For other resources, start at my blog post here.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Word Content Controls in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:14:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Get started with Word content controls. If you are a managed developer (e.g. Windows Forms) then you'll find that you already have the skills for extending Microsoft Office applications with your code. Visual Studio 2008 makes it really easy and that is what I demonstrate in this 12' video. For other resources, start at my blog post here.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Office Ribbon Customisation in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:58:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Explore Ribbon customisation. If you are a managed developer (e.g. Windows Forms) then you'll find that you already have the skills for extending Microsoft Office applications with your code. Visual Studio 2008 makes it really easy and that is what I demonstrate in this 20' video. For other resources, start at my blog post here.

Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the wmv packaged in a zip file, you may do so here.

Script intellisense and debugging in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:48:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Javascript is a language that is gaining momentum every day on the web. However, it is still hard to work with especially if you are used to managed languages like C#. Now, with Visual Studio 2008, some enhancements such as intellisense and debugging will make all of our lives much easier and bring the experience much closer to what it should be. See how, in this 14' video and remember that the enhancements apply to ASP.NET v2.0 projects too.

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Use WPF from Windows Forms projects in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:32:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Windows Forms developers do not need to throw away their code and start from scratch in Windows Presentation Foundation, simply to get a stunning UI for a particular use case of their application. In this 17' video I demonstrate how to get started with interop between WPF and WinForms applications. For more please visit my blog post here.

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Offline Data Synchronization Services in Visual Studio 2008

Beth Massi — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:35:38 GMT

In this interview Milind Lele, Program Manager on the Visual Basic Team, shows us his favorite features - the new Data Synchronization designer in Visual Studio 2008 and how the sync services for ADO.NET work to support occasionally connected scenarios. He shows us how to set up a local database cache using SQL Compact Edition and how to use it to store read-only data caches as well as how to add the code to support two-way synchronization.

If anyone's ever tried to implement an occasionally connected smart client, they'll very much appreciate this new tooling and framework in Visual Studio 2008. For more information on sync services catch up on The Synchronizer blog.

Jack Gudenkauf - .Net 3.5 for ISVs

Mike Sampson — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:07:51 GMT

Several weeks back James Vastbinder was able to coax Jack Gudenkauf into doing an interview on .NET 3.5 targeted at ISVs. Jack is an Architect on the Base Class Library team and tasked to work with Microsoft’s ISV Partners.

In this interview:

Jack talks about the BCL team and how they work within the larger Server and Tools business unit.
An inside view of the new Add-In Model in 3.5, (Its Jack's baby and he's rightly proud).
The Process ISV should mentally walk through when moving to managed code.
Tools and utilities used by the CLR team.

Technorati Tags: JackG, CLR, .NET3.5, BCL, Add-Ins, Jvast, Microsoft

Using Office 2007 Icons in Your Office 2007 Add-ins

John Wiese — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:04:43 GMT

Have you ever wanted to use one of the Office 2007 icons in your own add-in's ribbon bars? In the past you could do this only if you knew the name of the icon. Now there is a way to find those names easier with a small download (excel sheet) from the Microsoft download site:

Office Icon Galery download

In this short 5 minute screencast I'll show you how to use 'Orcas' Beta 2 to create a Word 2007 template file with a custom ribbon bar using the visual designer. I then will customize the button on the ribbon bar with an Office icon showing you how to find the name of the icon you want to use.

Partial Methods in C# v3 and VB9

Daniel Moth — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:07:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: Partial Methods is a new language feature of both C#3 and VB9, available via Visual Studio 2008 for projects targeting .NET Framework v2.0/3.0/3.5. Watch the 15' video for more.

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Multi-threading Debugging Enhancements in Visual Studio 2008

Daniel Moth — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:42:00 GMT

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth :-)

Introduction: They say debugging is a skill and that threading is hard so when you put the two together, you have a challenge. Visual Studio 2008 has added a handful of small new featurettes to help with that. Watch the 15' video for more.

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Building N-Tier Applications in Visual Studio 2008

Beth Massi — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:39:42 GMT

In this in interview John Stallo, a Program Manager on the Visual Basic Team, talks about WCF and simple N-Tier applications. He talks about a specific architecture scenario and some of the pain points we have building n-tier applications today. He then walks us through the improvements made in the DataSet Designer that physically separates the data access from the structure and validation code and then quickly creates a WCF service and a client that demonstrates this architecture.

Here's the step-by-step walkthrough of what John demonstrates.

0:00 – 1:33	Intro
1:33	Architecture discussion
6:30	N-tier project layout
7:15	Separating data access code (TableAdapters) from the structure (DataSet)
10:36	Adding validation code
12:55	Creating the WCF service
15:31	Adding the service reference on the client and reusing types
19:17	Databinding to the client form and calling the service

Introduction to Workflow Services (building WCF Services with WF)

mwink — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:48:10 GMT

One of my favorite features in .NET 3.5 is the integration work that has been done between WF (Windows Workflow Foundation) and WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). Check out a c9 video with that team