In my Parallel Programming blog series this week, we’ve looked at: PLINQ Parallel class Tasks Parallel Tasks and Parallel Stacks windows in Visual Studio 2010 I want to conclude by frantically listing some other parallel support that I didn’t have time...

In Visual Studio 2010, there is new support for parallel programming as well.  In particular, I want to discuss two new debugging windows, Parallel Tasks and Parallel Stacks.  To access these windows, hit F5 in Visual Studio to run with debugging...

So far in this series, we have discussed PLINQ and the Parallel class .  These allow you to take existing code (LINQ queries, for/foreach loops, etc.) and run it in parallel.  In today’s post, let’s examine how you might leverage .NET 4.0 if...

More great support for parallel computing in .NET 4.0 can be found in the static Parallel class .  This static class provides support for parallelizing regions of your code.  It’s located in the namespace System.Threading.Tasks.  For example...

This week, I am writing a series of blog posts on the support for parallel programming in .NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010.  Let’s start with PLINQ .  Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) is a query execution engine that accepts any LINQ-to-Objects or LINQ...

Many people have expressed confusion around the difference between var and dynamic in C#.  For both of them, the type is inferred rather than explicitly declared.  dynamic test = 1; var test2 = 2; If I hover my mouse over the “var” in the code...

There are many scenarios when it makes business sense to utilize a cloud approach.  I want to discuss two scenarios that I believe are particularly compelling for using cloud computing: new site launches and cyclic traffic.  New Site Launches...

During Visual Studio 2010 planning, the Visual Studio team suffered the same thing that every development team suffers during planning: they had a ton of features they wanted to add and only so much time. When it became obvious that they had to cut features...

Visual Studio 2010 can help you understand your problem domain so that you are more likely to solve the right problem. An excellent tool to accomplish this understanding is UML (Unified Modeling Language). The standard notation of UML is an effective...

Over time, code starts to “smell bad” or “rot”. It evolves in ways that it wasn’t originally intended to evolve, and little hacks are sometimes made. VS 2010 fights this software atrophy via automation and integration with the overall application lifecycle...

Have you ever had to work with a legacy codebase? Designing new functionality on existing applications can be daunting. There are always differences between the original design and the current implementation. The new Architecture tools within Visual Studio...

From April 26-30, Cameron Skinner toured through Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Louisville, and Memphis, speaking about the new visualization, modeling, and architecture tools in Visual Studio 2010. During this tour , Cameron met with customers during...

David Giard asked me to speak on another episode of Technology and Friends .  In this show, I’m speaking on Windows 7 Development, including the Sensor and Location Platform and multitouch development.  To get started with coding, you will need...

For the second year in a row, geeks came together in Lansing for the weekend to code for charity at the Lansing GiveCamp .  The event was again held at the Impression 5 Science Center .  (If you’re not familiar with the concept of a GiveCamp...

OK, people.  This is the last product team tour that I have planned for a while, so take advantage of it.  I’m extremely excited about this opportunity to host Cameron!  Cameron Skinner is a Product Unit Manager on the Visual Studio team...

When I was at the PDC last fall, I was interviewed for “ Ed & Ashley’s 5 Minute Show ”.  Ed and Ashley are college students who interview women in technology on their video blog.  You can read about how they got started here .  On this...

On February 26-27, I was honored to participate in the Kentucky Celebration of  Women in Computing (KYWIC).  It was held at the beautiful Kentucky Dam Village State Park in Gilbertsville, KY.  Some background on the conference: Every year...

When you create a storage account on Windows Azure, you will notice in the developer portal that you receive both a primary and a secondary access key: Why do you need both a primary and a secondary access key for Windows Azure storage?  You can...

After the tragic loss of her mother, this amazing woman was able to overcome the challenges of starting her own business and win a reality TV show!  Lisa S. Jones is the founder and chief executive officer of EyeMail Inc. , who build what Lisa describes...

Did you know that Microsoft has a number of programs to provide free or low-cost software to students, startups, and small businesses?  Not a lot of people seem to know about these programs, and they are a great opportunity! DreamSpark – this program...

GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. This custom software could be a new website for the nonprofit organization, a...

I spoke on Windows Workflow in .NET 4.0 at the Tulsa TechFest , and Shawn Weisfeld recorded my talk for INETA Live.  You can access it at http://www.drowningintechnicaldebt.com/ShawnWeisfeld/archive/2009/11/15/windows-workflow-in-.net-4.0-by-jennifer...

I’ve just returned home from the Professional Developers Conference (PDC), a conference focused on new technology from Microsoft.  A number of exciting announcements were made: The Windows Azure Platform was released. The Silverlight 4 Beta was unveiled...

I am very fortunately able to attend the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) this year.  There are far too many great sessions to attend them all, but I’ve taken a rough stab at some of the sessions I’d like to hit.  It’s so hard to choose...

Last week, Stephen Toub met with roughly 450 people on his Parallel Computing tour ! He toured through Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Detroit, meeting with customers during the day and speaking at user group meetings in the evenings...