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Learning to become an effective developer means that you will have to become skilled at using each of the tools at your disposal. Visual Studio 2010 comes with a number of testing tools and features, but knowing how to use them effectively can be a daunting process, and even knowing which tools are available in […]

Write once-run anywhere has been the dream of computer scientists for decades. It’s a dream that has gone mostly unfulfilled in its truest form although many would say Java comes very close. The Mono project sought to realize this dream for C# coders with their efforts on all the major OS platforms including iOS and, […]

Developers have reason to be excited about the third preview release of SQL Server 2011, code-named Denali. In this release, Microsoft has included the Juneau toolset, along with a multitude of features, including improved query performance, the FileTable table type, and tabular modelling. Another item that developers will be eager to hear–Microsoft has included an […]

Windows Phone 7 users will be excited to know that the Windows Phone 7 (WP7) update, codenamed Mango, is now in the hands of cellular carriers for certification and testing. Manufacturers have already been working with the new OS, and the upcoming September launch is right on track. WP7 device sales have not been as […]

Creating monolingual applications – those which run in only a single language – can be very limiting. If your application is only available in English, you’re likely to be missing out on growing and lucrative foreign markets. Although users from abroad may use your application, they are far more likely to be interested in it […]

Developers use a variety of testing methodologies to test Windows Azure applications, including the unit testing of frameworks, mocking of the frameworks themselves and automated unit testing. Since there is so much involved in the testing process, we’ll outline some essential Windows Azure testing techniques here. Primarily, we will focus on unit testing using standard, […]

This week a new version of the popular DotNetNuke content management system (CMS) was released, with key features including a newly designed user interface and integrated support for the Extensions Forge, which features over 10,000 app extensions. Other new features include compatibility with Windows Azure Hosting, and a new ecommerce module that allows developers to […]

Introduction Visual Studio provides a rich debugging experience to developers, helping them write robust and bug free code. In simple projects, the inbuilt facilities of Visual Studio debugger may be sufficient for your purpose, however, while debugging complex projects you may want to enhance the debugging experience further. Luckily, Visual Studio offers debugger attributes that […]

Most developers have heard that Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS) will be, as far as the user interface goes, very similar to the Windows Phone 7 OS. Apple has already been locking down their market for years, but can Microsoft pull of the same sort of move? Windows 8 appears to look like […]

Microsoft this week updated its Windows Phone 7 App Hub with additional markets, distribution options and improved apps and account functionality. Developers will be able to reach out to 19 new markets including Japan, Finland, Brazil and the Netherlands. Developers were happy to see the Windows Phone Developer Blog, which read “Today we are officially […]

The social networking world moves quickly, and game developers are eager to work with the Windows Azure Platform. This week Microsoft is releasing the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games, which supports the development of apps for Facebook and mobile devices. The Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games includes support for different programming languages, as […]

In an unusual twist, Microsoft recently approved the development of s Windows Phone 7 app which unlocks the device to allow users to install “homebrew” apps. The group that is creating the app, ChevronWP7, announced that they will be officially releasing it soon for $9. Chris Walsh of Chevron recently tweeted that the Mango and […]