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Introducing Debugger Canvas Power Tool for VS 2010

Oh this is just too cool… check out the new Debugger Canvas Power Tool for Visual Studio 2010. You have got to watch the demo video. It’s called the Debugger Canvas and the best news is that it’s going to be available for download from the Microsoft DevLabs next month. It looks like this could really revolutionize the way we debug code in Visual Studio. There is a lot to like here. I like being able to see all the code in the call stack. I like being able to save the status of an object for comparison...

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Posted On Sunday, May 22, 2011 11:24 AM | Feedback (0)

Windows Azure Training Kit (November 2010 Release Update)–Fantastic Azure training resource

At PDC 2010 in October Microsoft announced a number of new enhancements/features for Windows Azure. In case you missed it, these new enhancements/features have been released in the new Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio November release (v1.3). The Windows Azure team blog is an excellent resource for information about the new release. Along with the new release the Azure team has also updated the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. What is the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit you ask? It is...

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Posted On Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:36 PM | Feedback (0)

.Net Rocks Visual Studio 2010 Road Trip coming to Raleigh, NC May 6th

Listen up .NET developers within 50 miles of Research Triangle Park, NC! Take out that red, blue, green, black or any other color Sharpie marker you fancy and circle May 6th! Fellow Microsoft Regional Directors Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell are going to be bringing the .Net Rocks Visual Studio 2010 Road Trip to town. What’s that you say, you’ve never been to a .Net Rocks Road Trip event and don’t know what to expect? Let me help with that. I stol… uhhh… I mean I was “inspired” by some content...

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Posted On Saturday, April 24, 2010 3:43 PM | Feedback (0)

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit

Now that you’ve had time to download and install Visual Studio 2010 its time to start learning about all the new features and capabilities. That’s where this post comes in. Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit on the same day Visual Studio 2010 became available to download. It contains presentations, hands-on labs, and demos on a variety of features and framework technologies including: C# 4 Visual Basic 10 F# Parallel Extensions Windows Communication Foundation...

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Posted On Saturday, April 24, 2010 12:24 PM | Feedback (0)

The Future: Web or Windows Client Development, your thoughts?

A question I have for you is with all the focus on web or cloud-based applications (Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC, Azure, etc.) is there still a vibrant future out there for Windows Client desktop applications? Will Windows 7 do much to swing the focus back to desktop applications? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying desktop based application development is dead, it’s not by a long shot. With development tools like WPF and ClickOnce deployment desktop applications still rock. I’m just saying that it appears...

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Posted On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:10 PM | Feedback (0)

CSS Designed for Readability or Excuses Not to Comment Your Code

I saw a link to this article (5 Rules To Write More Readable CSS Files) on Twitter this morning, checked it out, and felt the need to share, so here I am sharing. :-) It also reminded me of a funny full-page ad I tore out of a programming magazine many years ago that listed excuses for not commenting your programming code. I think the ad was for an COBOL comments generator or some type of utility like that. I’m sure I kept that magazine page and have it somewhere around here but where it is today...

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Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:09 AM | Feedback (0)

Toolbox Essentials for a Web Developer – Your Suggestions?

Imagine some newbie or junior web developer walks up to you and says, “What tools would you suggest I use to become a better web developer?” Assuming they’re already using either Visual Studio or Web Developer Express, what utilities or resources do you find indispensible for working with ASP.NET or just web development in general? Maybe you have a favorite online resource site that you recommend, Stack Overflow for example, or maybe you have a favorite utility like Chris Pederick’s Web Developer...

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Posted On Monday, October 19, 2009 9:28 AM | Feedback (0)

ASP.NET MVC - Why, How & What Videos (and other resources)

If you’re a web developer using Microsoft technologies then, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’ve probably heard of ASP.NET MVC. If you’re not sure what it is, how it works, or why you would want to consider using it, you’ll find three videos on the ASP.NET MVC page that will answer most, if not all, of your questions. Video #1, titled “Why Use ASP.NET MVC?”, is a 3 minute video which provides a high-level overview of ASP.NET MVC for decision-makers. I especially like the motor...

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Posted On Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:19 PM | Feedback (2)

The FREE Raleigh Code Camp (September 19th) is Right Around the Corner!

Just a reminder that the FREE Raleigh Code Camp is coming up quick! Mark your calendar! Saturday, September 19th, is the day, ECPI in Raleigh is the place and FREE is the price!! Never been to a Code Camp??? Oh well then you haven’t lived! From the Raleigh Code Camp site: “Code Camp is a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. This community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring...

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Posted On Monday, September 07, 2009 5:40 PM | Feedback (0)

Raleigh Code Camp Taking Session Submissions Until Next Week

Listen up people… come Saturday September 19, 2009 I expect to see you at the Raleigh Code Camp. Fortunately for you I will be accepting a selected number of excuses for not being able to attend though. Should you find yourself scaling Mt. Everest that weekend, you’re excused from attending. Should you find yourself scouring Area 51 searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, you’re excused from attending or should you find yourself living in a shotgun shack or should you find yourself in another...