Friday, November 20, 2009 12:06 PM
Jim Glass
An Introduction to XRM for a .Net Developer
A friend of mine and CRM MVP Shan McArthur from ADXSTUDIO, Inc. wrote this very smart piece that I’d recommend to any developer considering creating a Microsoft Dynamics custom solution.
“Most developers are familiar with various Microsoft technologies including the .NET Framework, Microsoft SQL Server, WPF, and ASP.NET. They are accustomed to designing their applications using Microsoft SQL Server for data storage and modeling their applications using relational database techniques. Modern developers are also familiar with object-to-relational mapping frameworks including Entity Framework and LINQ-to-SQL. Developers who like to live on the bleeding edge are also familiar with AJAX, Silverlight, ADO.NET Data Services, and .NET RIA Services. This article will introduce using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the data storage tier of an application, paralleling it to basic concepts that are used in designing applications using SQL Server.”
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About Jim Glass
As the Microsoft Dynamics CRM UX site manager, I am a passionate advocate for our customers, especially in the areas of CRM, Microsoft Dynamics, small business, and business web sites.
After twenty years in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, I started at Microsoft as a contractor on the newly formed NT DDK team in 92. I then moved to the Trolls, a production team for the Windows SDK and DDK teams. I lead the WBEM team which became the WMI SDK team. My last seven years has been spent as the Visual Studio SDK doc. manager.
In my spare time I can be found tutoring my grandkids, playing the saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone), playing summer-league basketball, and moderating the Sax On The Web forum.
