Columns
From the issues of Redmond Developer News and our sister publications
in the Redmond Media Group.
Zachmann.NET
Virtues and Vices
November 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
The cleanest wins for virtualization come not in production
infrastructure, but in development platforms.
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Developer's Toolkit
Building Workflows
November 2008 | by Peter Varhol
If you have to build applications that require several discrete steps, then Windows Workflow Foundation is a tool that can help you do so.
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Frameworks
PDC: Shock and Awe
November 2008 | by Michael Desmond
The PDC 2008 offered a stunning display of overwhelming force as Microsoft rolled out a veritable host of development-oriented platforms, products, tools and technologies.
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Redmond Review
Parsing PDC
November 2008 | by Andrew Brust
A look back at the 2008 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.
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Zachmann.NET
Feet in the Clouds
November 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
The focus of PDC 2008 has been to get developers excited about "cloud-computing" as much as the new Windows 7.
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Frameworks
Makin' It Rain
November 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Microsoft has been showering the industry with new developer-related technologies and updates.
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Developer's Toolkit
Visual Studio's Future
November 2008 | by Peter Varhol
Microsoft is attempting to address one of the biggest perennial problems with the application development process: communication among disparate roles in development.
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Zachmann.NET
Prepare for PDC
October 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
PDC 7, better known as PDC2008, marks a return to center stage for the Windows client operating system.
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Frameworks
It's a Trap!
October 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Microsoft sets aside a plan to craft its own jQuery alternative to adopt the open source JavaScript library instead.
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Developer's Toolkit
Keep an Eye on F#
October 2008 | by Peter Varhol
The marriage of F# and Visual Studio has brought about unprecedented ease of use for a functional language, as well as excellent project- and team-organization facilities.
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Zachmann.NET
Browser Mania
October 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
With Chrome, Google has offered a very serious alternative to Microsoft’s approach to rich Internet applications.
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Frameworks
Shelter in a Storm
October 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Leaner times are ahead for development shops. Microsoft developers may be in a more sheltered position.
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Developer's Toolkit
Express Yourself
October 2008 | by Peter Varhol
Expression Blend -- and by extension, Expression Web -- should be available as add-ins to Visual Studio, rather than separate standalone products.
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Zachmann.NET
Silverlight Stumbles
September 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
Silverlight 2 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Democratic National Convention.
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Frameworks
Great Googly Moogly
September 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Excited about Chrome; but even more excited about Microsoft's response.
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Developer's Toolkit
Managed-Code Mysteries
September 2008 | by Peter Varhol
Understanding and applying the principles of memory management is key to building high-performing managed applications.
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Zachmann.NET
Better Late Than Never!
September 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
SQL Server 2008 is now better than ever.
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Frameworks
Pumped for PDC
September 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Microsoft is poised to unveil details about Visual Studio 10, Windows 7, .NET Framework 4.0.
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Developer's Toolkit
Moments of Fun
September 2008 | by Peter Varhol
Microsoft's Popfly uses Silverlight to create and present a community for building and using innovative Web-based apps.
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Zachmann.NET
Can Silverlight Compete?
August 2008 | by William F. Zachmann
Microsoft and NBC are betting very big on using Silverlight to change -- permanently -- the way TV broadcasting is done.
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