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11 More Visual Studio Shortcuts You Should Know

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:16:02 GMT

Following our First Visual Studio Shortcuts post here is another batch of shortcuts.

Create a dynamic map of countries from map in svg fila and xml data

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:01:07 GMT

See how to convert a map of EU countries in svg file to a Silverlight application with ViewerSvg. The tutorial will also show how to read the data from xml file and how to use data binding. The application will show the basic data about the country that is selected with the mouse. There is also a slider that shows when the countries were joining the EU.

ASP.NET 3.5 Book from Amazon for only $16

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:16:04 GMT

ASP.NET 3.5 Book from Amazon for only $16

See how simple is to create a great user interface for you app

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:46:04 GMT

See how simple is to create a great user interface for your WPF or Silverlight application. You can simply use almost any vector drawing application (Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Inkscape, Visio, Autocad, Excel, Word, etc.) and then with the ViewerSvg or Paste2Xaml convert the drawing into XAML. Or even simpler, you can use one of the thousands vector images that are already available on the internet - see links. There are also samples that demonstrates the power of vector images and how simple is to create a great effects with them.

Yet Another Project Euler Series (YAPES)

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:31:02 GMT

For the past several months, I've been using F# to solve at least two Project Euler problems each week. I find this is a great way to sharpen my math skills and my F# skills simultaneously. If you're looking for a way to flex your programming muscles, you really should check out Project Euler.

Spolsky's Paradox

Tue, 06 May 2008 06:16:04 GMT

What do you think will change in the way we hire software engineers in the next decade?

EntitySpaces and Silverlight Demo (Part 1)

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:46:03 GMT

I was asked to see how easy it would be to get EntitySpaces objects to work inside Silverlight, and to demonstrate my findings. This was a curiously interesting notion, since many have pondered whether Silverlight is a valuable runtime environment for LOB (line-of-business) applications. There are a number of reasons why Silverlight, at least in its Version2 flavor, would be very ideal for building client/server applications ...

LINQ.Flickr 1.3

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:01:04 GMT

Just released another version of LINQ.Flickr. The release is out with several bug fixes, code optimization, new feature and overall mocking support. I have used Typemock for the unit test of the product. In coming posts, I will show how powerful mock can be in faking routine like upload photo. But, you can dig it right away, if you go by the release page and download a copy of the product. Truly speaking, testing was never fun for serviced API till mock engine is at my hand. ...

An Update to Deep Zoom Composer

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:31:02 GMT

Ever since we released Deep Zoom Composer during MIX, there has been a ton of great feedback you have all sent us on what you liked and what you would like to see improved in future versions. To give you a sneak peek at where we are currently, we're releasing an updated version of Deep Zoom Composer for you all to play with:

SQL Server 2005: Get full information about transaction locks

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:16:03 GMT

Get information about what locks are being held by the transaction, what SPID owns the transaction, on which objects the locks are being held, what SQL statement caused the locks, etc...