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We introduce you to the benefits of building composite applications with the Composite Application Guidance for WPF from Microsoft patterns & practices.
Glenn Block
MSDN Magazine September 2008
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Here is an ASP.NET AJAX data-driven Web application that takes the best features from server- and client-side programming to deliver an efficient, user-friendly experience.
Bertrand Le Roy
MSDN Magazine October 2008
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ADO.NET Data Services provide Web-accessible endpoints that allow you to filter, sort, shape, and page data without having to build that functionality yourself.
Shawn Wildermuth
MSDN Magazine September 2008
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One-time passwords offer solutions to dictionary attacks, phishing, interception, and lots of other security breaches. Here's how it all works.
Dan Griffin
MSDN Magazine May 2008
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Now you can perform efficient, sophisticated text analysis using regular expressions in SQL Server 2005.
David Banister
MSDN Magazine February 2007
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Because Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is based on a runtime that manages the execution of workflows and activities, testing must, in almost all cases, involve the use of the runtime – and this can introduce some interesting challenges.
In the November 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, Matt Milner presents some techniques for unit testing ...
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We're currently in the process of stepping back and taking a critical look at our Web site to see how you all are using it - and how we can redesign parts of it (big or small) to make that experience better. We are continuously receiving your feedback on existing frustrations and we are working hard to remedy those (as a general fyi, most of the frustrations have to do with navigation). However, in order to get a sense of whether we need to look at some of the more fundamental ...
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The concept of Agile security does not have to be a contradiction in terms. The Microsoft SDL team has defined a set of process improvements that increase security focus while respecting the need to release new code on an ultra-short timeline.
In the November 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, Bryan Sullivan explains how Microsoft has adapted ...
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Whether Web services are supplied by third parties or custom services hosted on the same server as your Silverlight app, Silverlight can request data, consume the data, and pass data back and forth between the client application and Web services.
In the November 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, John Papa explains how to call and use data ...
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One stumbling block that developers encounter with asynchronous programming is that they become so concerned with getting concurrency right that they forget the core simplicity of the program.
F# lets you separate simple programs from the concurrent control flow and reveal the simplicity and readability of your core program.
In the October 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, Chance Coble demonstrates ...
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