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December 2008 - Posts

ASP.NET Presentation Patterns

In a layered Web app, the presentation layer is just as important as navigation logic, business logic, and data access. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Dino Esposito examines some design patterns for building an ASP.NET presentation layer, Read More...
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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How Connection Manager Connects

Without Connection Manager, for all but the simplest network environments, the only way an application could choose a connection would be by presenting the user with a list and asking him to select one. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Marcus Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:31 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

x64 Debugging With Pseudo Variables

For many years, Visual C++ has included a set of pseudo variables and format specifiers for use in debugging. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Kerr shares some of the pseudo variables and format specifiers that he’s found most useful Read More...
Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 6:48 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Configuration Testing With Virtual Server

In the September 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Dr. James McCaffrey introduced you to software configuration testing with Microsoft Virtual Server . In the December 2008 installment of the Test Run column, he walks you through the process of automating Read More...
Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Claims-Based WCF Services with Geneva Framework

The "Geneva" Framework, formerly called "Zermatt," is the code name for the new framework for building claims-based applications and services, and for implementing federated security scenarios. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Rendering Text On A Path With WPF

Text is more than just its literal meaning. By treating text characters as graphical objects, the programmer can make text dance and fly on the screen. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Charles Petzold shows you how to position text characters Read More...
Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Design Patterns for Testability

Testability is both as an important quality of your designs and another tool you can use to create and think through designs. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Jeremy Miller examines the design issues, patterns, and principles that can enhance Read More...
Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 5:39 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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LINQ To SQL And The Entity Framework

With the releases of LINQ to SQL and the ADO.NET Entity Framework, developers now have two products from Microsoft designed to tie together relational data and object-oriented programming. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Anthony Sneed provides Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:49 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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VSTO Power Tools Office interop API extensions

C# developers can use the Visual Studio Tools for the Office System (VSTO) Power Tools Office interop API extensions to streamline Office application development. The extensions provide a thin, strongly typed layer over the loosely typed Office object Read More...
Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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