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Fine Grained Versioning with ClickOnce
ClickOnce makes it easy to deploy WinForms applications. But while it has some versioning support, it has no built in way to deliver different versions to different people. This makes partial rollouts to a test audience difficult. David Cooksey shows how to fine grained versioning to a ClickOnce deployment using an HttpHandler written with ASP.NET.
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Article: Implementing Manual Activities in Windows Workflow
Windows workflow is an excellent framework for implementing business processes. One thing that is missing in it is direct support for human activities. Several approaches to solving this problem exist, but they are not generic enough for general usage. In this article we will define one of the approaches to a completely generic implementation of human activities in WF.
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Silverlight 2 Beta Controls Source Code Available for Download
Microsoft has made available the source code and unit tests for Silverlight 2 Beta controls.
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TIBCO to support WCF
TIBCO has announced plans for adding WCF support to its Enterprise Message Service.
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Following Real-World ASP.NET MVC Projects
The Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework second technology preview was released during MIX08 in March but has since released an update to their source code on April 16. This means there are many things going on with those involved in the project at Microsoft as well as those in the community. People are not creating just sample code but creating real applications now.
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PRISM: A WPF Composite UI Framework
PRISM is an attempt to create a framework used by teams working independently but cooperating to develop large WPF smart client applications.
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Consuming REST Services with WCF
The .NET Framework 3.5 introduces REST-style WCF services. In addition to developing and hosting RESTful services there are several options for consuming these services.
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Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools Released
Microsoft has released the March 2008 version of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools.
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On the "It Just Works" Policy for VB 6 and Windows Vista/Server 2008
Though released nearly a decade ago, Visual Basic 6 still remains a cornerstone for the IT department of many companies. With so many line of business applications, many no longer with source code, in use, upgrade paths to Windows Vista and Server 2008 needs to be considered carefully. The make the upgrade somewhat easier, Microsoft has committed to an "It Just Works" policy for VB 6 applications.
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CohesiveFT's Elastic Server On-Demand - Easy Server Provisioning
CohesiveFT's Elastic Server On-Demand is a SaaS platform that allows virtualized application stacks to be dynamically defined and provisioned on-demand, doing in minutes what can take hours or days. InfoQ spoke with Alexis Richardson about the service and how it helps simplify the complexity of virtualization.
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Microsoft Embraces Dependency Injection in the Framework
Microsoft's new Application Framework Core team has started to embrace techniques Naming and Activation Services, Dependency Injection, and Duck Typing in .NET's core frameworks.
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Presentation: Beth Massi on Conquering XML with LINQ in VB9
Beth Massi, the Visual Basic content manager on Microsoft's MSDN, presents on how to work with XML and LINQ in Visual Basic 9.
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Microsoft Live Mesh Keeping your World in Sync
Microsoft released a technology preview of their Windows Live Mesh service designed to connect and synchronize devices, folders and news. The details from Microsoft include giving users of PCs, Macs and Mobile phones access to their information from anywhere.
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Visual Studio Hotfixes - Still a Mess
Though the Visual Studio Hotfixes have been moved to MSDN Code Gallery, developers are still forced to search for hotfixes and service packs.
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.NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit Available
Microsoft has recently made available the .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit.