May 2009 - Posts

How We Do It: Building the Visual Studio Product Line (Beth Massi, Matt Gertz)
22 May 09 12:51 PM
Ever wonder how we build Visual Studio and the .NET Framework? I mean literally. You know, the build process that spits out a product at the other end?  Well I sure did and it's not just hitting F5 people ;-). In this interview I sit down with Matt Read More...
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Learning about Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 (Mary Lee)
22 May 09 08:17 AM
To learn more about Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4, Kathleen McGrath is highlighting new documentation about these products with a weekly blog post and a daily tweet.  If you want to learn more about the new features and scenarios, check Read More...
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Phoning Home, revisited (Matt Gertz)
21 May 09 10:43 AM
In my post “ M. G. Phone Home ,” I discussed how to write a simple phone application for Windows Mobile, using Visual Basic, which accesses the Bluetooth service. What I didn’t discuss was how to deploy it to the phone via CAB. Since I purchased a new Read More...
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Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1 Released Today! (Lisa Feigenbaum)
20 May 09 01:56 PM
The public availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Beta1 was announced today on Jason Zander's blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonz/archive/2009/05/20/general-download-of-vs2010-net-framework-4-0-beta-1.aspx Below are some resources to Read More...
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Channel9 Interview with Luca Bolognese: VB.NET and C# Co-Evolution (Lisa Feigenbaum)
19 May 09 07:28 PM
There was a great Channel9 video posted last week on the future directions of VB.NET and C# and how they are related. Charles Torre interviewed Luca Bolognese, who is currently the Group Program Manager for VB.NET, C#, and F#. Please see below for more Read More...
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CodeRush Xpress Released Today! (Lisa Feigenbaum)
14 May 09 08:19 PM
CodeRush Xpress is a FREE Visual Studio 2008 add-in containing 60+ refactorings, 7 editing features, and full support for C# and Visual Basic. Download here CodeRush Xpress includes the following features. Duplicate Line Highlight All References Increase Read More...
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CodeCast Episode 20: Biz Apps Team and VB with Beth Massi (Lisa Feigenbaum, Beth Massi)
06 May 09 11:26 PM
Code Cast Episode 20: Interview with Beth Massi This show's interview is Ken interviewing Beth Massi, Microsoft, program manager on Microsoft’s BizApps team in the VS group. Beth discusses her work over the past two years at Microsoft on the VB Read More...
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How Do We Learn to Be Good Programmers? (Matt Gertz)
05 May 09 04:20 PM
I’ve always enjoyed writing. Putting pen to paper (or, these days, fingers to keyboard) is something that brings a lot of joy into my life, even more than music or any other hobby that I have. I’ve been writing stories since earlier than I can remember, Read More...
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Ask Kathleen: Working with MEF (Lisa Feigenbaum)
05 May 09 08:34 AM
MEF stands for Managed Extensibility Framework. MEF is a new .NET library that enables greater reuse of applications and components. Using MEF, .NET applications can be dynamically composed. Kathleen has a great article on MEF in last month's edition Read More...
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CodeRush Xpress 9.1 Beta: 59 Refactorings, 17 Consume-first providers, and Much more! (Lisa Feigenbaum)
04 May 09 08:07 PM
Very exciting news! Developer Express is coming out with a new version of the FREE add-in we all know today as Refactor! . The new product, CodeRush XPress, builds on Refactor! by increasing the refactoring count to 59! It also includes a host of other Read More...
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CodeCast Episode 17: Visual Basic 2010 Preview with Lisa Feigenbaum
03 May 09 08:15 AM
I recently recorded a CodeCast interview with Ken Levy. We discussed the VS2010 Editor, VB.NET line continuation removal, interop with dynamic languages, the Microsoft languages strategy, and the upcoming VS2010 Beta1 release. Recording: CodeCast Episode Read More...
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XML Literals, WCF and LINQ Article by Steele Price (Lisa Feigenbaum)
02 May 09 02:02 PM
Steele wrote a great article in last month's issue of Visual Studio Magazine on XML Literals, WCF and LINQ. He shows how to use these three technologies together to produce more responsive ASP.NET pages, and more readable code. Lots of great tips for Read More...
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.NET Rocks! with Beth Massi on the Open XML SDK and XML Literals (Lisa Feigenbaum)
01 May 09 10:37 AM
Beth Massi shot a couple of great episodes last month on dnrTV! If you are interested in learning more about the Open XML SDK, and how to easily access it using VB.NET XML Literals, be sure to check them out. dnrTV Show #137: Beth Massi on the Open XML Read More...
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