C# Language enhancements in .NET 3.5 (Part 2)

web.ist.utl.pt — Brief overview of: - Extension methods - Lambdas - Expression trees - Partial methods read more...

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Progress Indication while Uploading/Downloading File using WCF

codeproject.com — This article examines the implementation of upload and download functionality with progress indication (progress bar feature) using the Windows Communication Foundation. read more...

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VS 2008 Multi-Targeting Support

published 1 year, 3 months ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 year, 3 months ago

weblogs.asp.net — One of the big changes we are making starting with the VS 2008 release is to support what we call "Multi-Targeting" - which means that Visual Studio will now support targeting multiple versions of the .NET Framework, and developers will be able to start taking advantage of the new features Visual Studio provides without having to always upgrade their existing projects and deployed applications to use a new version of the .NET Framework library. read more...

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Microsoft Surface is built with .NET 3 + WPF

published 1 year, 4 months ago, submitted by JudahGabriel 1 year, 4 months ago

weblogs.asp.net — Scott Guthrie reveals on his blog that the amazing, futuristic Microsoft Surface appliance uses .NET 3 and WPF under the hood. (However, the Surface website is built with Flash instead of Silverlight. :-)) read more...

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Windows Vista Technical Articles: Hosting and Consuming WCF Services

published 1 year, 5 months ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 year, 5 months ago

msdn2.microsoft.com — This article discusses Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) hosting options and consuming WCF services. The traditional ASMX Web services were hosted only on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). The hosting options for WCF services are significantly enhanced in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. We will discuss extending the hosting model to include Windows Services and Self-Hosting options. We will also explore in detail IIS hosting (versions 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0) and Windows Activation Services (WAS) hosting options available for WCF services. The content for this article is based on Chapter 5 of Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation, published by Apress. This book is authored by a global team of Avanade consultants. It is targeted towards beginner-to-intermediate readers and is part of the Apress series that discusses Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). read more...

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New C# 3.0 Language Features

published 1 year, 6 months ago, submitted by prasphy 1 year, 7 months ago

weblogs.asp.net — New C# "Orcas" Language Features: Automatic Properties, Object Initializers, and Collection Initializers read more...

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C# 3.0 Lambda Expressions

published 1 year, 7 months ago, submitted by prasphy 1 year, 7 months ago

blogs.msdn.com — Lambda expressions, a new feature in C# 3.0, have a more concise syntax to write anonymous functions. Lambda expressions express the implementation of a method and the instantiation of a delegate from the method with a single syntactical construct. read more...

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Installing .NET 3.0 Framework on Windows XP SP2

shepherdweb.com — Installing new stuff on your PC can be scary even when Microsoft offer assurances that everything will "probably" be fine. IThis article chronicles the installation of the new Microsoft .NET 3.0 Framework on Windows XP. read more...

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