MSDN Flash - Volume 13, Number 25: December 7, 2009
Volume 13, Number 25: December 7, 2009
Top News
Try Out the Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 Best Practices Analyzer
Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 Best Practices Analyzer is part of the Team Foundation Server PowerTools 2010 Beta 2 for validating a Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 deployment.
Updated Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework
The Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some features of Windows 7 that are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework.
Student News
Get Started with Silverlight 4 Beta Today
At Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 09, Microsoft announced the launch of Silverlight 4 Beta. This release adds in a lot of support for applications developers, helping them to create richer, more interactive experiences.
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Office 2010 Beta Developer Workshop
The Office 2010 Developer Workshop includes videos and presentations. This content is designed to help you get started developing solutions, from Add-ins to full-featured Office Business Applications (OBAs), using Visual Studio 2010 with Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 as the core platform.
Webcast: Lighting Up the New Visual Studio 2010 Editor with Rich Extensions (Level 200)
December 9, 2009, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we demonstrate the new editor by examining a series of common scenarios that showcase what you can do with editor extensions.
Video Introduction on Channel 9: What Is Windows Azure?
This is part of a self-paced course on Channel 9 of videos, samples, and hands-on labs that will teach you how to build applications that use Windows Azure and SQL Azure.
Channel 9 Video: Explore the New Features in Silverlight 4
See what's new and walk through some of the highly anticipated new features, including printing, webcam and microphone support, custom right-click, rich text, and access to local files with trusted applications.
Think Like a Developer & Designer Series
Available on demand starting January 11, 2010, the "Think Like a..." series helps developers understand and appreciate a designer's viewpoint on creating a Web site, and on the flip side, helps designers understand and appreciate a developer’s viewpoint.
Read "Microsoft Silverlight 1.0: An SDL Implementation Story"
Learn how the Microsoft Silverlight team met and exceeded the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) requirements for every phase of the Silverlight 1.0 release.
Get a Video Introduction to Claims-Based Identity with Vittorio Bertocci
After reviewing some of the problems that developers encounter with traditional approaches to access management, you will see how claims-based identity defuses those issues by externalizing authentication and authorization.
Learn how the Windows Live Team applied the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) while developing new Windows Live services with ASP.NET MVC and understand the benefits of introducing security mitigations into applications and services when the underlying framework is changed.
Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics - Why ISVs are Partnering with Microsoft Dynamics Series
Get an overview of the Microsoft Dynamics products, platform and how your ISV business can profit from building on and/or connecting to Microsoft Dynamics products. Hear Microsoft representatives and partners talk about their experiences working with the Microsoft Dynamics product range.