.NET Framework 4.0

This session discusses the new "OData" standard, a "RESTful" way to share data and and make it accessible from nearly any platform. You learn how to build your own OData service in .NET using "WCF Data Services" and how to access the data from differnt types of…

This multi-part screencast series will look at the fundamentals involved in building multiscreen applications using Microsoft Silverlight and Visual Studio 2010. Starting with an overview of the Microsoft ecosystem, Part 1 lays the foundation for future episodes, introducing key concepts that…

TPL Dataflow (TDF), System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow, builds upon the foundational layer for asynchronous and concurrent programming using Tasks provided in TPL in .NET 4. TDF is a complementary set of primitives to those delivered in TPL in .NET 4, addressing additional scenarios beyond those…

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…

Many business applications have a significant code base responsible for back end business processes and activities that are both hard to write and even more challenging to manage. With Web Services being the primary way to expose and consume business logic, building services, coordinating services…

Steve Kaplan is the Program Manager for the new Process Center within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. He discusses the work that has gone into creating the Process Center, including significant upgrades to how workflow is handled in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, as well as the new Dialogs feature…

Mike Barnett and Daryl Zuniga showcase the Code Contracts Editor Extensions. The extensions integrate Code Contracts into the C# intellisense, the Code Definition View and even the editor text itself. Download the Code Contracts Editor Extensions Try Code Contracts in your browser at…

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…

Burley Kawasaki, Director of Developer Platform Product Management, joins Billy Hollis and outlines the features and benefits of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.Click here for Visual Studio DownloadsAbout Burley Burley Kawasaki is director for developer platform product management…

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…