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Mocking the TableGateway patternI've been writing some new Hands On Labs for the WCF REST Starter Kit and as I mentioned previously on my blog I want to include unit tests. Several people commented on my previous efforts and pointed out that the tests I included with the REST... more
ADO.NET Entity Framework Hands On LabWow - I just completed the ADO.NET Entity Framework lab and this was really a useful introduction to the Entity framework. In the lab you build a working WPF application based on the AdventureWorks database. Not only did it help me with t... more
My Tech New Years ResolutionDon't you love new beginnings? At the beginning of a year it seems anything is possible. Perhaps that is why we feel compelled to think about how we can make 2009 a better year than last year. I see that my last blog entry was Nov 2... more
Crikey... I am moving to AustraliaIn a few weeks, I will be packing all my goods in Redmond and board a big Qantas Airbus A380 to Sydney Australia !! My 4 and 1/2 years in Redmond have been a blast, I'm looking forward to more of those down under. (for those interested) here is mor... more
New WCF REST Hands On Lab DropJust released the November 2008 version of the WCF REST Starter Kit Hands On Lab. This drop now includes a full lab on the REST Collection template. With unit test coverage that demonstrates testing of a RESTful service for GET, PUT, POST... more
Testing RESTful Services and Win7 UpdatesI've been writing some tests for a new hands on lab based on the REST Collection template from the WCF REST Starter Kit. I'm planning on using these tests in the lab to illustrate how to call a RESTful service for add, update, delete purposes.&... more
Ready to learn more about REST with WCF?Now that the WCF REST Starter Kit is out I'm happy to say that we have provided some great resources for learning all about it. Aaron Skonnard has put together a terrific set of screencasts for endpoint.tv to give you a great introduction to REST wi... more
WorkflowServices and Context BindingWhile preparing for one of my Tech-Ed EMEA talks (SOA303 - Long Running Conversations in Workflow Services 3.5 and 4.0) I decided that it was important to make a point about context binding. The point is that you don't have to use the context b... more
Windows 7 - Day 7I'm now 1 week into my Windows 7 adventure. I've had a few crashes here and there but far less than one would expect from something labeled "Pre-Alpha". I am on my second installation however because I did relent and setup multi... more
A beautiful day...for SharePoint developersThe sun is out after days of rain here in Seattle, there is a new hope in the air across the country...but these are not the only reasons, today we released the developer guidance for sharepoint developers to Make architectural decisions about fe... more
Application Architecture Guide 2.0We released beta 1 of a new application architecture guide last week at PDC, check it out and follow along as the guide is developed: http://www.codeplex.com/AppArch JD Meier and his team is doing some ground breaking work, developing a practical ha... more
Windows 7 - Day 3So far I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised at the speed and stability of Windows 7. It is much faster at most things. One thing that really used to annoy me with both WinXp and Windows Vista was how long it took to display a... more
PDC is over, it was awesome! Now, off to SydneyWhat a week at the PDC! With the CTP release Azure Services Platform I don't think that anyone is doubting anymore about Microsoft ability to understand and execute on "the cloud". But PDC was not only about the cloud, there was tons of s... more
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MS Architecture Blogs- Anna Liu
Anna Liu is an Architect Evangelist at Microsoft in Sydney, Australia - Arvindra Sehmi
Arvindra Sehmi is an Architect Lead in Microsoft EMEA D&PE; and Executive Editor of the Microsoft's Architecture Journal - Beat Schwegler
Beat Schwegler is an Architect working for Microsoft EMEA and focuses mainly on Web Services, Interoperability and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Clemens Vasters
Clemens Vasters is an Architect MVP, CTO of Newtelligence AG, and Principal Architect of the Microsoft examples of “Proseware” and “FABRIQ" - Dave Welsh
Dave is a member of Microsoft’s Corporate Standards policy team. He is involved with all of Microsoft’s global standards around server & tools which includes everything from XML to WS-*, from W3C to Oasis and ISO, all Office standards including Office Open XML, and all vertical industry standards from the enterprise markets to Microsoft Dynamics products - Fred Chong
Fred Chong is a Solution Architect on Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team - Gianpaolo Carraro
Gianpaolo Carraro is a Solution Architect on Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team - Hanu Kommalapati
Hanu Kommalapati is an Architect Evangelist at Microsoft - Harry Pierson
Pierson is an Architect with Microsoft IT’s Integration Center of Excellence - Javed Sikander
Javed is Group Program Manager for the Industry Solution Architecture Team at Microsoft. He and his team are engaged in addressing the challenges of Architects and Technical Decision Makers in six key industries - John deVadoss
John deVadoss is the Director of Architecture Strategy on Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team - John Evdemon
John Evdemon has been designing and deploying enterprise systems for over two decades. He is currently focused on BPM and SOA as a member of Microsoft's Developer and Partner Evangelism Architecture Strategy Team - Mark Baciak
Mark Baciak is an architect on Microsoft’s Architecture Strategy Team specializing in service orientation and enterprise dynamics - Microsoft Certified Architect Program - News & Thoughts
This blog has an impressive list of contributors from Microsoft's Certified Architect Program. - Mike Walker
Mike Walker is an architect with Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team in Redmond. His focus is Enterprise Architecture and the Financial Industry (Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance Value Chain, etc). - Moin Moinuddin
Moin Moinuddin is a Retail Industry Architect on Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team - Nigel Watson
Watson is an Architect Evangelist at Microsoft in Melbourne, Australia - Ramkumar Kothandaraman
Ram is an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft in India. He blogs on subjects ranging from object-relational mapping to the traits of good architecture - Ron Jacobs
Ron Jacobs is an Architect regarding Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team and the host of Skyscrapr's ARCast series - Ryan Plant
Ryan Plant is an Architecture Advisor for Microsoft in the United States. Ryan is also a Microsoft Certified Architect in Solutions and a member of the MCA Board of Directors - Simon Guest
Simon Guest is a Group Program Manager in the Architecture Strategy team at Microsoft, specializing in creating content and communities for the Architect audience. Drawing on over a decade of experience as a consultant in various industries, Simon enjoys taking an objective and pragmatic approach to developing solutions using Microsoft technology. A frequent speaker at conferences worldwide, Simon also enjoys writing, and is the author of the 'Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit' by Microsoft Press - Vittorio Bertocci
Vittorio Bertocci is a Microsoft Architect Evangelist
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