Training
Learning and training kits.
I can't believe I've been writing packages for Visual Studio and didn't know about the series of blog articles on Visual Studio Exensibility by DiveDeeper or about the VSXtra project. Since I want a quick index of the LearnVSXNow! series, I'm posting links to every article. This is a series every managed package framework developer should read. LearnVSXNow! How to start VSX programming? Creating an empty package Creating a package with a simple command Creating a package with a tool window Basic...
Zune Game Development Using XNA 3.0 by Dan Waters will be released on March 23rd. Here's the product description: XNA 3.0 brings you the ability to create games that will run not just on the PC and Xbox 360, but also on the Zune mobile device. While creating games for Zune is, in many ways, similar to working on the other platforms, it also presents its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. Smaller screens, limited storage, and less processing power all affect the way you need to think...
The patterns & practices WCF Security Guidance project has released the the WCF 3.5 Security Guidelines. This is useful if you're trying to follow the best practices for securing your services. Here are the categories and topics for the initial release of the guidelines. For more in depth information, go to the site. Categories Auditing and Logging Authentication Authorization Binding Configuration Management Exception Management Hosting Impersonation and Delegation Input/Data Validation Proxy...
Microsoft has released a training kit for .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements. It includes labs, demos, and Power Point files for the following technologies: ASP.NET MVC ASP.NET Dynamic Data ASP.NET AJAX History ASP.NET Silverlight controls ADO.NET Data Services ADO.NET Entity Framework...