MSDN Magazine February 2012
Asynchronous Programming:Asynchronous Programming in C++ Using PPL
Asynchronous operations are essential for building responsive and scalable applications, but using the raw WinRT API for this requires writing lots of boiler-plate code. The Parallel Patterns Library offers a new task-based programming model that makes using asynchronous operations easy and productive. Artur Laksberg
Windows Azure:Building a Massively Scalable Platform for Consumer Devices on Windows Azure
Learn how to use RESTful Web services and Windows Azure to build apps for the wide spectrum of mobile platforms and devices that could potentially be used by millions of users. Bruno Terkaly, Ricardo Villalobos
ASP.NET MVC:The Features and Issues of ASP.NET MVC Model Binding
Dive deep into the heart of ASP.NET MVC’s model binding subsystem, examining each layer of the model binding framework and ways to meet your application’s needs. Jess Chadwick
Building HTML5 Appications:Practical Cross-Browser HTML5 Audio and Video
John Dyer explores the benefits of using HTML5 for media playback as well as some of the major issues developers face when doing so. John Dyer
Windows Phone:Get Your Windows Phone Applications in the Marketplace Faster
Learn how to use the Marketplace Test Kit to identify issues with an application and the Performance Analysis tool to determine the source of the issues and how to fix them. Cheryl Simmons
Windows Workflow Foundation:What's New in Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5
The next version of Windows Workflow Foundation introduces a range of new features and capabilities, based on lots of customer feedback. Leon Welicki gives you the details. Leon Welicki
NuGet:Creating a NuGet Gallery
In the third article in our series on NuGet, Clark Sell and Mark Nichols tell you why you should consider hosting your own NuGet gallery, and how you go about setting one up. Clark Sell
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Editor's Note:Calling out the Client
John Papa returns to MSDN Magazine with his new column on the fast-changing arena of rich client development technologies and platforms.Michael Desmond
Data Points:A Few of My Favorite Things... in the Entity Framework 4.2 DbContext
The Entity Framework DbContext API simplifies many of the most common coding tasks, says Julie Lerman, who shows you her three favorite DbContext features.Julie Lerman
Forecast: Cloudy:Windows Azure Deployment Domains
Joseph Fultz considers the complexities of updating a Web application deployment, focusing on the use of fault domains and upgrade domains.Joseph Fultz
Test Run:Ant Colony Optimization
James McCaffrey introduces the Ant Colony Optimization algorithm, an artificial intelligence technique based on the pheromone-laying behavior of ants.James McCaffrey
The Working Programmer:Talk to Me: Voice and SMS in the Cloud
Ted Neward shows how to develop applications for Tropo, a free, cloud-hosted, voice-and-SMS solution.Ted Neward
Client Insight:Getting Started with Knockout
This inaugural Client Insights column explains how to get started with the Knockout JavaScript library by learning how and where to use it.John Papa
Touch and Go:Background Audio on Windows Phone 7.5
Windows Phone 7.5 introduces the concept of a background agent, which you can use for playing either music files or streaming audio while your program is suspended. Charles Petzold shows you how to play audio files in the background.Charles Petzold
Don't Get Me Started:Ring Around My Neck
MSDN Magazine's "resident curmudgeon" looks at our obsession with smartphones, and how they draw us together even as they push us apart.David Platt