It’s not obvious from the web site, but a bunch of new BizTalk documentation has recently been made available for download. Specifically: A CHM version of BizTalk 2006 docs Updated install/config/upgrade guides 31 new code samples...

In Part 4 of the series, I’ve focused on how to handle data (or more specifically complex data) between Services and Clients, while adhering to the “Share Schema and Contract, not Class” tenet of Service Orientation. The best part is that it is VERY,...

"Want to see the Enterprise Library application blocks in action in a realistic service oriented application? And would you like automated guidance to help you build your own applications that comply with a proven architecture? Then check out the July...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the June release of the .NET Framework 3.0 CTP. Note the change to the name of the framework to its “Official” name: .NET Framework 3.0. You can get the download at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

Adding to the series of Hands-on Workshop content for Windows Communication Foundation, I have release Part 3, which shows how to enable (Distributed) Transactions within WCF. In this exercise, the customer (Bank) has decided that they are going to offer...

I was doing some research for a project that I am working, where I need to chose a method of password storage and I wanted to understand the kinds of things that I need to do to reduce the attack surface of my application (or service in my case). I ran...

I just got off the phone with my friend Jim, and we had a great discussion. He originally wanted to talk about the Requirements Authoring Starter Kit for Visual Studio Team System ( RASK http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us...

Sorry for the short notice but check this out: 9am (PST) on June 26th. The abstract is: Many companies struggle with communication, collaboration, and cultural gaps between business users (who drive the competitive need for software development...

Mark Campbell wrote and posted (on Coding4Fun) a sweet little demonstration application to build your own custom XSLT tool. I personally like it as a free utility to learn how XSLT works, but for you really smart people, you can follow the article and...

The Northern Virginia SQL Server Users Group ( www.novasql.com ) is announcing its next session for 2006 to benefit IT Professionals (DBAs, Developers, Admins, etc.) in the Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland areas interested in SQL Server....

As I promised yesterday, in my blog about Part 1 of the series (click here to see it), I am releasing Part 2 of the series today. Part 2 focuses on handling Session State in Windows Communication Foundation, and although it builds on Part 1 of the series...

I am currently working on a set of workshops teaching from the basics to more advanced capabilities of Service Oriented Development with Windows Communication Foundation. Each Workshop builds on the previous workshops and can also be used as a standalone...

If you write database applications using ADO.NET (which means almost everyone is still reading this), then a MUST HAVE blog in your RSS reader is the Data Access blog . It is the “Data Programmability team blog for data access in ADO.NET and System.Data...

Normally I would “pooh-pooh” anyone’s prediction of where Microsoft is going with any technology, let alone something as wide-spread as ASP.NET; even when I hear a Microsoft employee making the prediction. However, in this case, the prediction is coming...

The Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials are now available for direct public download. The trials are available at the following locations: Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition 90-Day Trial Details Page Link => http://www.microsoft...

For those of you who need to be able to support multiple cultures (languages, right-to-left screen presentation, non-US currency, etc.) in your web applications, here’s a great video that walks through the steps to add localization in just a few steps...

For those of you who want to understand Microsoft’s approach to handling compatibility issues between the different versions of the .NET framework (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0), check out this article by Jesse Kaplan, Program Manager on the CLR team. Jesse is responsible...

While federal developers aren’t exactly MicroISVs , the Project GlidePath software factory still may be of interest. It provides some useful information on developing with the .Net Framework 3.0 and is a great example of a Software Factory . For information...

"A good name is better than precious ointment." - Old Testament. All I can say is that they must have had some mighty fine ointment back then. As a matter of fact, just the other day as my wife was layin' down a heathly slathering of Desitin, I...

There’s some interesting stuff going on in the Microsoft “Robotics Studio.” It’s funny, as an employee of the company for over 4 years now; I didn’t even know that we had a “Robotics Studio!” Anyway, check out the video on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn...

Tomorrow @ 11:00A EST, the MSDN team is putting on an Architectural talk on exposing your “content” via Windows Communication Foundation. The registration link is: http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032299346&EventCategory...

So you are interested in getting up to speed on WPF, but don’t know where to start? Karsten Januszewski just posted a recipe to be up and running in 5 days. Check it out here . I like that he has guidance for both developers and designers. -Marc ...

Interoperability is increasingly important in today’s world of heterogeneous technology. Last year we explained the emphasis that we were placing on building software that is interoperable by design. As a further step in this process, we’ve established...

Here's another "Atlas" screencast. I've been sitting on this one a bit. I just returned from a short vacation and didn't get all the "production work" done before I left. This one took ended up quite a bit longer than I expected so I split it up into...

We've release the first CTP of SQL Server Everywhere Edition. If you aren't familiar with SQL Server Everywhere Edition, here's the description from http://www.microsoft.com/Sql/Everywhere : "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition offers essential...