So, you’ve got a big Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure with lots of lovely data on it and you have a bunch of computers running Linux that need the data. Until now, getting the two systems to talk was challenging. But now, the Microsoft SQL...

How did you learn to code? I ask because a couple of recent chance encounters have got me thinking that there are some pretty big gaps in people’s knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3. For example, I was chatting to a student who approached me at an...

Want to start developing for Windows Phone, but not yet taken the plunge? Then this free day of training is the quickest way to find out all you need to know. The Windows Phone Camps will show you how to build Windows Phone apps from scratch. You'll...

  Hi everyone!  Windows 8 is almost here and places are filling up fast for the Dev Camps!  So that you can see what events are running where, here’s a list of camps for you to attend.  There are limited numbers at each event so if...

 

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Today is the third day of the 12 days in the run up to Christmas. Here’s a taster of the great prizes that you could be in with a chance of winning and some of the challenges that you will be asked to do – in no particular order! (I bet you thought you...

Martin works for Microsoft where evangelises HTML5 and the web. He’s been a developer since the late 90s and loves figuring out problems and experimenting with code. I go to a lot of tech events. Some would say too many. In fact, it’s probably around...

David Britch is a Senior Technologist at Content Master , and for the past year has been working on a number of projects with the patterns & practices group at Microsoft. David has authored and contributed to a range of recent software development...

Only 5 Days until Geekmas… are you humming the tune yet!? Today we are giving away a Windows 8 book autographed by the MVP who wrote it… a MSDN Moleskin Notebook, a Windows 8 Mug and a Windows 8 pen to five lucky readers… To get you into that festive...

It is Christmas eve and time for our final competition in our 12 Days of Geekmas series!  To finish the series with a bang we’ve pulled out all the stops and have a fantastic final prize list… Here is what you could win! A MicroServer A 1 year MSDN...

Date/Time: Tue Feb 26, 2013, 9:00 AM, USA Pacific Duration: 1 Hour Session Overview: You are invited to attend this webcast to learn how solutions that integrate Bing Maps and SharePoint help organizations gain greater insight...

One of the topics that’s been seeing some discussion both inside and outside of Microsoft lately is the idea of a “renaissance” for native code. It’s not my term but I’ve heard it used in a number of places and Channel 9 has just started a new TV series...

A while ago I wrote a little about the Reactive Extensions (Rx) to .NET ( see previous post ) and also about the Visual Studio Async CTP ( see other previous post ) and I thought I’d take a moment to follow up because there’s a new video on Channel 9...

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Last week I also attended and spoke at the Web Directions conference in London. In one of the sessions Douglas Crockford mentioned that Yahoo! is considering switching all of their server-side code from PHP to JavaScript. In particular he talked about...

Matt Ballantine is an experienced business technology leader with extensive media and creative industry knowledge. Since April this year he’s been applying that market experience to help Microsoft engage with developers and IT professionals across...

I was at a recent user group meeting in London attended by Silverlight developers and others interested in the platform and a straw poll provided an interesting bit of insight. The poll question was: “Who uses Expression Blend?” The response was a very...

Last year I worked closely with Avanade on their WP7 application TrainTravel, so it was nice to see that a case study went live today documenting the project. Now you're not going to learn anything from it in terms of how to develop an app, but if you...

Tech.Days Online Conference – Create.Design.Deliver | Windows Phone 7 Last Thursday more than 250 developers joined us for the latest Tech.Days online conference – it was great to see so many of you online. We’ve now added the recordings from the event...

I found this Windows Phone 7 screen capture post while poking about in Mike Ormond’s blog this morning – you find all sorts in there. With MarketPlace app submissions requiring screen shots, Mike’s post shows you how he’s perfected the art over the past...