Next Generation Mashups
Erik Renaud talks on building mashups with OData and normalized schemas to create solutions for mobiles devices in a distributed Internet and how to deal with existing architectural constraints.
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OData Internals & Implementing Custom Providers
Azret Botash talks about OData’s internals, especially URI conventions, and demoes the creation of a custom provider.
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WCF 5.0 – Vocabularies, Actions And Improved Spatial Support
Microsoft recently announced RTM release of WCF Data Services 5.0 – this includes several new features to support OData v3 such as Vocabularies, Actions, new Spatial Primitives and several updates to OData libraries.
LLBLGen Pro 3.5 Adds OData and SQL Server 2012 Support, Designer Improvements
Version 3.5 of the ORM tool LLBLGen Pro was released this week, and includes updates to Entity Framework and NHibernate functionality, designer improvements, and several updates to the runtime, such as support for OData and SQL Server 2012.
OData for LightSwitch
Microsoft is continuing its plan to make OData as ubiquitous as web services. Their latest offering allows LightSwitch 2 to both produce and consume OData services.
Sync Framework Breaks Platform Barriers
Sync Framework Toolkit builds on the Sync Framework 2.1 and uses OData to sync with any platform or client, including Windows Phone 7, Silverlight, Windows Mobile, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android devices, and any browser using HTML5.
datajs– Using OData From Within the Browser
Microsoft has created a JavaScript library enabling developers to consume OData from within the browser.
Named Resource Streams for WCF Data Services
Under the current version of WCF Data Services, developers can associate only one streaming resource with a given entity. With the October 2010 CTP, developers can now add additional named streams to an entity. For example, for images you may have streams named “Thumbnail”, “Small”, and “Full”.
Series On Available Authentication Mechanisms For OData Services And Clients
The WCF Data Services Team have recently been doing a series on the available authentication mechanisms for client/OData service authentication.
SQL Azure Unveils New Features and a Prototype Lab
SQL Azure will be rolling out new features over the next few months including MARS support, spatial data, and a 50 GB option. Also available is SQL Azure Labs, where previews of possible enhancements like OData Services will be showcased.
Microsoft Has Released OData SDK and “Dallas” CTP 2
Microsoft has released OData SDK for .NET, Java, PHP, Objective-C (iPhone and Mac) and JavaScript, helping developers to create clients that consume OData-based information, and Codename “Dallas” CTP 2, a marketplace for selling and buying such data.