MSDN Flash: Volume 14, Number 8 - April 12, 2010
MSDN Flash Extras
Training and Books
Partner News
Web Resources
Government Resources
Training and Books
Get a Second Chance to Pass Your Microsoft Certification Exam
Microsoft Learning can make it easier to earn your Microsoft certification and advance your career. Second Shot provides a free retake if you don't pass your certification exam the first time. This offer is available through June 30, 2010 or while supplies last.
Windows HPC Server Partner Training Offer
We are pleased to offer discounted pricing on available seats for the pre-scheduled Windows HPC Server Developer training classes for partners. A limited number of seats are available at a discounted price of US$75 (vs. the market rate of US$1050).
Complete WPF
May 12 - 14, 2010
Attendees will learn about the WPF control programming model, styles and control templates, data binding, graphical rendering services, and the construction of navigationally-based applications.
Complete WCF
June 14 - 15, 2010
In this course, attendees will examine the overall WCF programming model, binding choices, host options, security issues, and the use of declarative markup to specify the underlying infrastructure.
Complete WF
April 26 - 29, 2010
In this course, attendees will gain a clear understanding of the use of workflows, activities, and the visual tools which allow you to design them. We will also examine how to interact with the WF runtime engine, create custom activities, and survey the integrated feature WF set.
Complete LINQ
May 24 - 25, 2010
Intertech's Complete LINQ begins by detailing the new language features (including extension methods and lambda expressions). Once the foundation has been laid, attendees will learn to build query expressions using LINQ query operators and the underlying LINQ object model.
Partner News
Events for Microsoft Partners
WPC 2010. One Conference. Infinite Possibilities. WPC 2010 Registration Is Now Open
Now is the time to register for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010, July 11 - 15 in Washington, D.C. Gain insight into Microsoft's cloud computing strategy, product innovations, and business solutions. Learn about Microsoft's roadmap and best practices for the year. Plan your PSP and gain exclusive access to network with Microsoft executives and partners.
Visual Studio 2010 Offers from Microsoft Partners
Break Business Ajax Limitations with All-New Visual WebGui Release
Now you can build the business applications you could not build before and run them over the Web and cloud. Free downloads.
Download a Free Trial of Visual Basic Upgrade Companion
ArtinSoft's migration tool allows converting your Visual Basic 6.0 code to native Visual Basic .NET or C#, without dependencies on extensive third-party runtimes.
Charts, Gauges, and Mapping for Visual Studio 2010
TeeChart for .NET Charting Suite offers full support for Microsoft's new IDE and .NET Framework 4. Download a free trial now.
Download ActiveReports 6 Reporting and BI Suite by GrapeCity
Get complete, high performance .NET reporting, business dashboards, and business intelligence tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Free trial.
Mathematical and Statistical Routines for Developers of Analytic Applications
Evaluate the IMSL C# Library - advanced mathematical and statistical routines for .NET languages. Special "buy one, get one free" offer.
CodeArchitects Provide Free Advice for Your VB6 Migration Projects
Extract important information from your legacy VB6 code and request Code Architects' VB Migration Partner Trial Edition.
NDepend Fully Integrated in Visual Studio - Free Trial
NDepend v3 brings declarative code query, dependency graphs, dependency matrix, 82 software metrics, and continuous rules validation inside VStudio.
Play with Controls for Visual Studio 2010: Live Demos
Get even more out of Visual Studio 2010 with custom ComponentOne controls in your toolbox: check out these demo apps featuring Windows Forms, ASP.NET AJAX, WPF, and more.
Talmia - ALM Process Automation and Reporting Tool for TFS
Add powerful workflow capabilities to Team System work items. Benefit from consistent and reliable process enforcement. Free evaluation.
Buy LEADTOOLS Today, and Get a Free v17 Upgrade
LEADTOOLS v17 will include a new Silverlight interface, and major updates to multimedia, document and medical imaging products.
Free Download - Requirements Definition and Simulation Platform
inteGREAT, the Microsoft BlueSky award winning product, is a requirements definition, simulation, validation, collaboration, and test document automation technology.
PHP in Visual Studio 2010
Develop, debug, and deploy native PHP applications with Visual Studio 2010. Free trial.
Access Java Classes from Visual Studio 2010
Explore Java APIs with the JNBridge plug-in for Visual Studio. Expose any Java class to .NET. Free trial.
CollabNet Desktop Visual Studio Edition Sim-Ships
Don't miss a beat with our Visual Studio 2010-compatible ALM desktop for access to CollabNet Subversion and TeamForge. Free download.
Telerik Testing Tool for Developers Supports Visual Studio 2010
Build great software, and then easily test it. Record cross-browser tests; customize them in code within Visual Studio. Download the trial.
Kentico CMS Gets Support for Visual Studio 2010
The new Kentico CMS 5.5 supports Visual Studio 2010 and comes with SharePoint Connector and mobile device support. Free trial. Meet us at the DevConnections Conference in Las Vegas - booth 514.
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Free: Join our webinar on May 12, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time, where we will demonstrate how to simplify your sprint planning in TFS using Urban Turtle with drag-and-drop functionality. Register today.
Visual Studio on Tomatoes
More than 50 features to enhance your productivity in C++/C#/VB. Free 30-day trial. Code more. Type less. Visual Assist X.
Free Courses - Explore What's New in Visual Studio 2010
Learn about new features with 15+ hours of AppDev online learning, featuring experts Ken Getz, Robert Green, and Chris Menegay.
Free Windows and Web Controls from DevExpress
Download your free copy today from devexpress.com/60.
Download Free Code Search Application and Visual Studio Plug-in
Search source code repositories and billions of lines of open source directly from your IDE with Black Duck Code Search.
Disaster Relief for Developers and Earthquake Survivors
Submit screenshots of your CodePlex Runtime Intelligence project data and PreEmptive will donate US$10 to the Red Cross.
Free 30-Day Eval: Visual Studio + Parallel Studio = Complete Solution
Improve the code you develop today while achieving highly scalable performance for the future.
TeamSolutions: Enriching TFS through Microsoft Office Integration
TeamSpec and TeamLook bring the power of TFS to the convenient tools you use in your everyday business life: Microsoft Office. Get you free trial of both products now.
Save 20% on Toad Extension for Visual Studio
MSDN Subscribers only: 20% off Toad (regular US$799). Take the full benefits of Visual Studio to Oracle. Offer ends July 31.
Test Automation White Paper: Frameworks - Build or Buy?
Sets out some of the questions to consider when deciding whether to invest in developing a proprietary in-house framework for test automation.
Get Your Apps Multi-Core Ready with Nema Labs Fasthread
FASThread integrates into Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and enables correct and easy parallelization of C/C++ code. Free demo.
Get 90 Days Free Trial on TeamCompanion Now
Make your team work better together by using TeamCompanion, a bridge between Microsoft Outlook and Team Foundation Server.
RSSBus Data Provider - Databind to the Web
Databind to applications, databases, and services (Amazon, eBay, QuickBooks, FedEx, Salesforce...), just like connecting to SQL. Download a 30-day trial.
Elevate Load Testing with dynaTrace and Visual Studio Ultimate
View this free recorded webinar and learn how to accelerate diagnosing load and performance problems in your code by 10x.
Receive 10% off Any Accusoft Pegasus Imaging SDK
We provide imaging SDKs that accelerate development. Challenge us with your imaging needs today! Offer valid through April 30, 2010.
Accelerate Visual Studio Builds with IncrediBuild
IncrediBuild cuts down Visual Studio C/C++ project build time by up to 90% using distributed compilation technology. 30-day trial.
ReSharper 5: New Milestone for the .NET Developer Productivity Tool
JetBrains releases ReSharper 5.0, focused on Web development, extended code analysis, and project maintenance. Special offer for MSDN Flash subscribers: 20% off new personal licenses in April.
Accelerate Your Visual Studio 2010 Builds with OpenMake Meister
OpenMake Meister enables development teams to control multilingual and multiplatform software builds, providing standardization, acceleration, and unambiguous build auditing. Free download.
Building BI dashboards in Silverlight, WPF, or ASP.NET?
Integrate business intelligence analysis into Windows and Web apps easily with Syncfusion BI client, chart, gauge and grid controls. Free 30-day trial.
Web Resources
Visual Studio 2010 Training Resources
From design to deployment, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 simplifies the entire development process. New tools for prototyping, modeling, and design help unleash your creativity and bring your vision to life. Coding is faster than ever, since you can leverage existing code and skills to write applications targeting different platforms, including SharePoint and Windows Azure applications. Developers and testers will work better together and save time with integrated debugging tools. We've created online resources such as webcasts, virtual labs, podcasts, and videos to help you see how Visual Studio 2010 can deliver better applications through a simpler process.
Attend Launch 2010 Technical Readiness Series in Your Area
Find out firsthand about Microsoft Visual Studio 2010's new tools that can boost your creativity and performance at the free Launch 2010 technical Readiness Series. Visual Studio 2010 is packed with powerful new features that simplify the entire development process from design to deployment. Explore innovative Web technologies and frameworks that can help you build dynamic Web applications and scale them to the cloud. And, learn about the wide variety of rich application platforms that Visual Studio 2010 supports, including Windows 7, the Web, SharePoint 2010, Windows Azure, and Windows Phone 7 Series. Register now.
Live Webcasts
Simulcast Event: Techniques in Advanced .NET Debugging with John Robbins (Level 200)
April 13, 2010, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
This webcast will show you how to take advantage of some advanced and amazing features of the Visual Studio 2010 debugger.
BenkoTips Live and On Demand: Visual Studio 2010 Debugging and Intellitrace (Level 200)
April 21, 2010, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we take a look at the debugging features and capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, including Intellitrace.
Requirements Definition with Visual Studio 2010 and RAVEN (Level 200)
April 27, 2010, 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
Join this webcast to learn more about finding missing requirements during elicitation sessions and the requirements definition process, how to link business and application development strategies, and reducing rework costs.
Videos
Preview of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0: New Features in Visual Studio 2010 (Level 100)
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Preview of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0: Intro to .NET 4.0 (Level 100)
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Preview of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0: ASP.NET AJAX 4.0 (Level 100)
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On-Demand Webcasts
BenkoTips Live and On Demand: Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 (Level 200)
Attend this webcast to learn how this compelling platform has evolved and about building and extending your capabilities. From workflow to custom lists to creating a visual Web Part, we show you how to take advantage of the tools for building on SharePoint.
BenkoTips Live and On Demand: Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight 4, and WCF (Level 200)
In this webcast, we show how you can create an entity model and then expose it to your client application and how to build a compelling interface using the data binding features built into Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
BenkoTips Live and On Demand: What's New in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Level 200)
In this webcast, we take a quick look at what is new in the latest release of the .NET Framework and how the .NET Framework 4 can make it easier to harness the power of your applications.
Development and Architecture Tools in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate (Level 200)
In this webcast, we show you how to use the development and architecture tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate to discover and analyze code, ensure code quality, and be more productive.
geekSpeak: Windows Workflow Services and the .NET Framework 4.0 (Level 200)
Join us to learn how to build service-oriented architecture (SOA) style services whose contracts are both defined and implemented with workflow activities and how to host, manage, and execute the services.
Implementing and Running Tests with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
This week we take a look at how Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 tooling works with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. From workflow to custom lists to creating a visual Web Part, we show you how to take advantage of the tools for building on SharePoint.
Implementing and Running Tests with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
In this second webcast we demonstrate how to manage and run tests with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate.
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
Introducing SharePoint Quick Notes (a new content type)
Quick Notes are small tasks bundled under a single scenario. Combined, they provide an end-to-end solution for a specific scenario. Individually, they are single-page tasks you can print and use.
Assembling Documents on SharePoint 2010 Sites by Merging Content from Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
This article describes a rich document assembly solution that takes Word 2010 documents, Excel 2010 documents, and PowerPoint 2010 documents and merges them together to form a final report in Word. It does all of this from a SharePoint 2010 Web Part.
Using Open XML to Improve Automation Performance in Word 2010 for Large Amounts of Data
Learn how to insert large amounts of data quickly by using Open XML. On a typical 4-GHz computer with a single processor, you can insert a 300-row table with an image in each cell by using a content control in less than five seconds. Using Word automation, this process takes much more than a minute.
Programming with Sparklines in Excel 2010 (Visual How To)
Watch the video and explore code as you learn how to use the Excel 2010 primary interop assembly to create an Excel workbook programmatically, add trending data for book sales, and add a Sparkline to each row to show the sales trend.
Office 2007
The Outlook Nickname Cache (Blog Post)
One of the longstanding requests for Outlook development is for documentation around the format for the nickname cache. This post explains how Outlook 2007 and 2003 interact with it.
Connecting PivotTables in Excel 2007 to Data Stored in SharePoint Lists
Learn how to use the Open XML SDK 2.0 to create Excel 2007 PivotTables that are connected to data stored in SharePoint lists.
Government Resources
Microsoft Developer Dinner Series for Partners: Overview of the Windows Phone 7 Series Application Platform
April 21, 2010, Reston, VA
The new Windows Phone is coming! We'll start with a high-level overview of the new application platform and a complete picture of the developer story. There is no fee to attend!
Microsoft Natural User Interface (NUI) Camp
April 24, 2010, Reston, VA
Don't just learn about the latest Natural User Interface technologies from Microsoft, give ‘em a try with our full-day developer/designer hands-on competition. From designing to prototyping to building apps, this packed competitive day will team up designers with developers, creating a series of rich internet applications (RIA), all in a day, and all to be judged for a grand prize.
Microsoft Public Sector Developer Road Show
May 4, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
May 5, 2010, Harrisburg, PA
May 12, 2010, Boston, MA
Join us for a day of developer-oriented sessions at a location near you, featuring Visual Studio Team System and the 2010 Wave.
Upgrade to Latest Operating System Yields Multiple Benefits for Small College
Thomas College, which bills itself as the only college in the United States to offer guaranteed job placement upon graduation, prides itself on providing students with access to the most current computer software. As such, the college was one of the first to upgrade all of its PCs to the Windows 7 operating system. Coupled with independent adoption of Windows 7 by students on their own systems, the college's rapid rollout of Windows 7 has delivered improvements in usability, PC startup and shutdown speeds, system responsiveness, battery life, reliability, and security. Meanwhile, the college's small IT team is benefiting from increased troubleshooting capabilities and 10 percent fewer support incidents, leaving more time to focus on new projects. |