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Visual Studio® 2008 and the underlying Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 offer new tools and support for Windows® Communication Foundation (WCF). They don't change the basic capabilities of WCF 1.0 (released with the .NET Framework 3.0); rather, they extend and complete it. Visual Studio 2008 automates manual WCF tasks, which includes updating proxy references, and eliminates repetitive tasks such as creating simple host projects. Visual Studio also addresses some tough problems such as cross-target...
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This is the twelfth webcast in our series on designing desktop applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. This webcast looks at the use of Web services as an alternative to remote access in creating true smart client applications. Topics include the pros and cons of Web services, marshal-by-value objects versus marshal-by-reference objects, and the future of Web services with the Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation set of technologies for connected applications....
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This tenth session in our series on designing desktop applications with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 presents the theory behind multithreading, and demonstrates ways to use this technology safely within your applications....
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Author: Victor Garcia Aprea
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Learn how to design and build integrated development environment (IDE) extensions for the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. This webcast illustrates how the Guidance Automation Toolkit (GAT) offers a simpler and more powerful alternative to writing macros, add-ins, and packages for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 IDE. See a demonstration of an end-to-end sample based on the Microsoft patterns & practices Security Guide for ASP.NET. We also look at the next version o...
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Looking to learn Microsoft Visual Basic 2005? Attend this webcast and learn Visual Basic 2005 by customizing the My Movie Collection Starter kit in the Microsoft Visual Basic Express Edition 2005. The My Movie Starter Kit is a sample application designed to help you track your collection of movies. With this kit, you can organize movies in your collection and look up information online. The application is highly customizable-you can personalize it as you like-and all the code is included so you ...
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Author: Microsoft
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Microsoft Visual Studio Team System is a large product that can bring a lot of value to an organization, but it has some complexities. If you are struggling to adopt it or still have not made the commitment to adopt it, join this webcast to learn about the steps that can lead to a successful implementation. Learn about different deployment strategies in addition to strategies for managing users and projects. Find out which changes have the most immediate value and which changes can be integrated...
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When you are architecting service-oriented applications such as smart clients, it is sometimes easier to conceptualize how the entire application will work in your head. But what if you need to document the application model? What if you are working with an extremely complex environment? Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects provides a suite of tools to help you visually model an application, validate it against a network and hardware infrastructure, and then deploy y...
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Author: Microsoft Events
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This webcast compares the new modeling tools in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development with UML 2.0 and the Rational Unified Process (RUP). We describe top-down system decomposition using the System Diagram, as well as modeling of systems using the Application and Logical Datacenter Diagrams. These diagrams are contrasted against the new diagrams in UML 2.0. A use case approach is compared to the persona/scenario approach used i...
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What are the common tasks, pitfalls, and techniques associated with a migration to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System? This webcast answers those questions and provides a case study of how the 500-person development group at Visual Studio 2005 managed the process including migrating current source control systems, project information, and current projects. You will also learn about the processes and methodologies that your organization might have to extend or adopt to successfully migrate ...
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Author: Christopher Menegay
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Source code control is a common requirement in all modern software development projects. In its base form, it provides mechanisms for checking source code in and out of a central repository. This allows different developers to work on the same project, with reduced fears of lost code or overwritten changes. Source code control also implies a version control system that can manage files through the development lifecycle, keeping track of which changes were made, who made them, when they were made...
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Author: Joe Hummel
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This is the ninth webcast in our series on designing desktop applications with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. In this webcast, we show you how to take advantage of the build, analysis and testing tools available in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005....
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Author: Dan Ciruli
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In this webcast, we discuss practical applications and best practices for implementing grid-enabled software. Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the Digipede Network, we show you how to take existing applications that run on single machines and adapt them to run on a grid—a network of many Windows servers or desktops—thus increasing application performance and scalability. Learn how to grid-enable a Microsoft .NET plug-in for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Too...
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Author: Microsoft
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Many development projects take longer than anticipated and unfortunately exceed their expected budget. This situation can affect both the quality and performance of your applications, as features are sometimes cut to adhere to project requirements. Microsoft Visual Studio Team System provides an integrated and seamless mechanism that enables you not only to track the quality, performance, and reliability of your current development solution, but also to manage your projects more effectively thro...
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Microsoft Visual Studio Team System ships with two software development methodology templates for the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), MSF for Agile Software Development and MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement. These templates provide guidance for managing iterative software development using Visual Studio Team System. In this webcast, we discuss some of the concepts behind agile software development and CMMI Process Improvement, and demonstrate how to integrate these methodologies into your d...
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The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 includes the System.Transactions namespace, which enhances transactional support for managed code. This webcast discusses how System.Transactions can handle transactions without deriving from a ServicedComponent, using interception or reflection. Designed to integrate with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, System.Transactions supports promotion of local lightweight to fully distributed transactions. We illustrate this using examples that modify default transactional set...
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Do you want to start using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, but are not sure where to start? If so, this webcast is for you. We discuss various installation scenarios and the differences between the three Visual Studio Team System role-based editions and the suite product. Customization of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server is also covered. Find out about the new features available in Visual Studio Team System and learn why you should begin using them in your code. Throughou...
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Author: Joe Hummel
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The eleventh webcast in our series on Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 desktop application architecture focuses on the use of .NET remote access to create true smart client applications. We cover the various ways to configure remote access, how remote access may change your class designs, marshal-by-value objects versus marshal-by-reference objects, and caching....
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 incorporates both native and managed development for devices. This webcast provides an overview of all the pieces of Visual Studio that you should know about, along with many tips and tricks to make you more productive with the integrated development environment (IDE). If you are considering a move to the latest device development tools and want to learn more about the new development tool set, this webcast is for you. We also provide insight into the upcoming tools ...
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Project management is frequently more of an art form than a science. Microsoft Visual Studio Team System provides the tools to make project delivery more consistent and meaningful. This webcast shows you how to use Visual Studio Team System with Microsoft Office Project 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 to manage tasks and lists. Understand how to effectively use Visual Studio Team System to partition your projects over time and between groups....
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Code snippets are a handy new productivity enhancement in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. This webcast shows you how to get the most out of this useful feature. We present the basics of managing code snippets (including understanding the XML schema), creating and editing snippets, assigning shortcuts, and more. We also explore how to organize your snippets and share them with other developers....
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