October 2007 - Posts

Messaging, Workflow Roadmap announcement
30 October 07 01:39 PM

I would also add SOA and model-driven development to the mix. The announcement is up on the Microsoft SOA & Business Process site. Read More...

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Managed Services Engine hits CodePlex
30 October 07 01:09 PM

If you are interested in service virtualization and a framework for building out an SOA with WCF, check out the Managed Services Engine that is now available on CodePlex. If you have struggled with service versioning, abstraction, management, routing, Read More...

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WPF and Composite Applications
30 October 07 01:00 PM

Composite Applications became defined when the Patterns & Practices group released the Composite UI Application Block - well they might have existed before then, but CAB made them more "mainstream". Acropolis was the supposed to be the next wave for Read More...

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When Triple-Redundancy isn't enough
16 October 07 09:38 AM

IEEE Spectrum: Space Station: Internal NASA Reports Explain Origins of June Computer Crisis is an article detailing the root cause of the total failure of the International Space Station computers. This is facsinating and frightening at the same time! Read More...

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ASP.NET MVC Framework
15 October 07 04:06 PM

I know I get asked about MVC/MVP frameworks all the time. Finally have an answer for ASP.NET. ASP.NET MVC Framework - ScottGu's Blog . Read More...

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Windows icons for your Vista application
10 October 07 11:26 AM

I recall needing/wanting to use some of the stock Windows Icons way back when. Stumbled across this blog post from an internal discussion group which addresses using Stock Icons for Windows Presentation Framework. Gonna have to keep this handy. Rob Relyea Read More...

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Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries
04 October 07 01:39 PM

I think this is great, knowing what is happening "under the covers" is something of a character trait for developers. Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries - ScottGu's Blog Read More...

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Live Search updates and improvements
02 October 07 10:55 AM

Live Search has been updated and improved, read the press announcement here . I noticed the UI is a little different, which caught me offguard at first. Couple of things I'll comment on: Increased index - I have to admit to an occasional search on that Read More...

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TFS Operations Guidance
02 October 07 10:26 AM

The Operations Guidance for Team Foundation Server is now available on MSDN. Really great stuff -after all, using TFS to increase the whole SDLC process has to include all the players, including operations. This guidance compliments some of the resources Read More...

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