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Scalable Systems That Handle Failure Without Losing Data

Designing distributed systems has never been easier. But developing robust systems that handle failure scenarios without losing data is far from trivial. In the July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Udi Dahan walks you through his team’s efforts to diagnose Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:30 by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Office Space: Automated SharePoint Site Branding

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 provides branding through themes. A user can apply a WSS theme to a site to change its appearance. In the July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Ted Pattison walks you through a custom branding solution for SharePoint Read More...
Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Test Run: WCF Testing

Whether you are new to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) or have worked with it a bit, there are some testing techniques and principles that will make your WCF work easier. In the July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Dr. James McCaffrey walks you through Read More...
Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Security Briefs: Approaches to Threat Modeling

There are many things called threat modeling. Rather than argue about which is "the one true way," a good practice is to consider your needs and what your skills, abilities, and schedules are, and then work with a method that's best for you. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Xbox Live Community Games

Want to develop games for Xbox Live? Want to get paid for it, too? Click on over to the XNA Team Blog to learn more about their initial rollout of the XNA Creators Club for XNA Game Studio . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:19 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Flexible Data Modeling With The Entity Framework

The Microsoft Entity Data Model (EDM), based on Dr. Peter Chen's Entity Relationship (ER) model, is the driving force behind the ADO.NET Entity Framework. The EDM is also the feature that most significantly differentiates the Entity Framework from other Read More...
Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 4:19 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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.NET Matters: Asynchronous I/O with WebClient

System.IO.File is a handy helper class for reading and writing data, but its methods support only synchronous operation. Is there an easy way to provide File’s functionality for asynchronous file I/O? In the July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Stephen Read More...
Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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.NET Terrarium 2.0 source code released

Remember .NET Terrarium, the interactive game meant to introduce .NET development techniques? Well, the Windows SDK team has released the source code for . NET Terrarium 2.0 on CodePlex . You can read more about this release on the Windows SDK blog and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:08 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Advanced Basics: The LINQ Enumerable Class

The Enumerable class plays an important role in every LINQ query you create. Because the Enumerable class's extension methods can process many other classes—including Array and List—you can use methods of the Enumerable class not only to create LINQ queries, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments

State Sharing In A Peer Network With WPF

Peer applications cover the gamut from simple file sharing to instant messaging (IM) to full-on collaborative applications such as shared white boarding, Voice over IP (VoIP) calling and conferencing, social networking, and much more. In the July 2008 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 6:39 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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{ End Bracket } roundup

Back in January , we rounded up all of the recent { End Bracket } columns you may have missed, since I don’t always get around to featuring them before a new issue comes online. { End Bracket } provides a forum for developers to express opinions or share Read More...
Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Thoughts on screen shots: hard-to-capture screens

Here's another bunch of handy tips in my ongoing series on a topic no one thought would ever spawn so much writing... Ever needed to capture a screen shot, but the system state just doesn't support or allow running another program or even a clipboard Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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SQL Server Data Services

SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) is a robust, scale-free data service that internally uses proven SQL Server technology and exposes its functionality over industry standard Web service interfaces. In the July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , David Robinson Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Data Binding and WPF

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) offers excellent support for managing the display and editing of complex data. In the December 2007 edition of MSDN Magazine , John Papa did a great job of explaining essential WPF data binding concepts . In the July Read More...
Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 2:55 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Test Run: Request/Response Testing with Windows PowerShell

The most fundamental form of Web testing is HTTP request/response testing. This involves programmatically sending an HTTP request to the Web application, fetching the HTTP response, and examining the response for an expected value. In the May 2008 issue Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Concurrent Affairs: Simplified APM With The AsyncEnumerator

In the November issue of MSDN Magazine, Jeffrey Richter demonstrates some recent additions to the C# programming language that make working with the APM significantly easier. In the June issue , Jeffrey introduces his AsyncEnumerator class , which intelligently Read More...
Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine now online

The July 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine is now available online. Here's what's in the issue: Data Services: Develop Robust and Scalable Apps with SQL Server Data Services We introduce SQL Server Data Services, which exposes its functionality over standard Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:15 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Patterns In Practice: The Open Closed Principle

The June 2008 issue features the first installment of a new MSDN Magazine column on software design fundamentals. We’ll discuss design patterns and principles in a manner that isn't bound to a specific tool or lifecycle methodology. In this issue, Jeremy Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:00 by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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