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FY12 Plans and The Almost Nearly Last Book Update for Now
August 03 2011
Well folks, vacation is over for most of us and it’s time to get back to work. As most of you know I took a “blogcation” to spend some time finishing up the book (more on that later) and we were successful. Beginning next week the posts start up again… read moreMeeting New Business Challenges with Dynamic Quality Assurance – Testing is Your Friend
July 10 2011
My buddy Clint Edmonson and I spent a lot of time on the road last year and one of the people we had the best time hanging out with was Angela Dugan from the Chicago area. She has done a most excellent talk on Visual Studio Testing Tools… read moreJuly 05 2011
Folks, I’ve decided to extend my blog-cation until August since that is when the book will be out and we still have lots of final editing work to do before publication. In the meantime I will post various items that I come across and have content ready to… read moreVisual Studio Toolbox with Robert Green
June 22 2011
I just ran into Robert Green’s videos the other day and was very impressed. He does a great job explaining, in detail, how various features work in Visual Studio. I talked to Robert personally and not only are his videos great but he’s a nice guy as well. So… read moreBizSpark / Windows Phone 7 Application Contest for Startup Companies
June 17 2011
Do you have a startup company? Are you focused on Mobile Solutions using Windows Phone? My co-worker, Phil Wheat is running a contest to help you get your app on Windows Phone Marketplace at no cost to you! You need to meet the conditions for… read moreKinect SDK Beta is Now Available!
June 16 2011
https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/about.aspx For those that haven’t heard the news, Microsoft Research released the Kinect SDK Beta for download today! Here is a description from the research site: “The Kinect for Windows SDK beta is a programming toolkit for application developers. It enables the academic and enthusiast communities easy access… read moreDebugger Canvas and Code Bubbles
June 16 2011
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/debuggercanvas My good friend, Clint Edmonson, sent me a link to an article about the Debugger Canvas recently (https://blog.agafonov.net.ua/post/2011/06/14/Debugger-canvas.aspx). It’s an add-in for Vis read moreJune 09 2011
I just got an update on the expected date for the book and thought I would let you all know. Right now it appears that, due to all the formatting that needs to be done, the date for release is late July / early August. I went a few rounds… read moreWin Country Music Awards Fest 4-Day Pass with IE 9
June 07 2011
My friend, Jon Box, asked me to let all the country music fans out there know about this great contest that is going on for the Country Music Awards. Here is what he has to say about it: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/jonbox/archive/2011/05/27/win-cma-fest-4-day-pass-with-i nternet-explorer-9.aspx ===== Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, and Ronnie Dunn have… read moreTips and Tricks Greatest Hits Webcasts
May 31 2011
My good friend, Brian Madsen, over at the LinkedIn .NET User Group has asked me to do a couple of webcasts on my Tips and Tricks. I will be presenting my Greatest Hits session that I developed with Clint Edmonson while doing our Visual Studio Tour. It contains tips for… read moreThe Experiment: Give Me Your Thoughts
May 27 2011
All, As you probably noticed the last five posts have been a departure from the typical “tips and tricks” format. They represent a direction I am thinking of taking for those topics that lend themselves to deeper discussion. I will still keep the tried and true tips format… read moreCode Metrics – Maintainability Index
May 26 2011
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0134 At long last it is time to look at the final metric from the code metrics (see vstipTool0129, “Code Metrics - Calculating Metrics”): maintainability index. As with the other metrics it is best to start with some definitions. First, from the… read moreMay 25 2011
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0133 As we continue looking at code metrics in Visual Studio (see vstipTool0129, “Calculating Metrics”), it’s time to look at class coupling. Class coupling also goes by the name Co read moreMay 23 2011
Hey folks just wanted to give you all an update on the book as I’ve had tons of people asking. The original plan was to have it out by May 15th but due to some formatting changes we have moved the date to June. I think it is safe… read moreWindow Phone Gaming Bootcamp Online–Wednesday, June 1, 2011
May 23 2011
A good friend of mine, Jared Bienz, is going hardcore into the phone stuff and he recently did some gaming bootcamp tours at universities across the country. He is now making taking the event online and making it available to the public. read moreCode Metrics – Depth of Inheritance (DIT)
May 19 2011
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0132 Continuing our examination of code metrics (see vstipTool0129, “Calculating Metrics”), it’s time to take a look at one of the metrics designed specifically for object-oriented analysi read moreCode Metrics – Cyclomatic Complexity
May 17 2011
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0131 When working with code metrics, one of the least understood items seems to be cyclomatic complexity. Essentially, with cyclomatic complexity, higher numbers are “bad” and lower number read moreWindows Phone 7 Unleashed Hackathon in Atlanta -- Monday, May 16th
May 15 2011
Whether you are attending TechEd or are just in the Atlanta area and want to get some serious Windows Phone 7 and Azure love, come to the Windows Phone 7 Hackathon. Developers will get hands on help from experts in WP7, XNA and Azure. Quickstart templates, swag, prizes… read moreMay 12 2011
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0130 [updated 5/15/2011: NASA has apparently removed the paper mentioned in this tip so I have added a new link] In vstipTool0129, “Code Metrics - Calculating Metrics,” I showed you how to obtain code metrics. Getting the data is only half the battle. You have to know… read moreCode Metrics – Calculating Metrics
May 10 2011
Windows: Alt, N, M (selected projects); Alt, N, L (solution); Alt, V, E, M, M, M, Enter (results) Menu: Analyze | Calculate Code Metrics For Selected Projects; Analyze | Calculate Code Metrics For Solution; View | Other Windows | Code Metric Results Command: Analyze.CalculateCodeMetricsforSelectedProjects; Analyze.CalculateCodeMetricsforSolution; Analyze.CancelCodeMetricsCalculation; View.CodeMetricsResults SKU: Premium, Ultimate… read moreVisual Studio-MSDN Subscription Update: 24-Hour Key Claim Limits
May 02 2011
Folks, I don’t have a lot of details right now but wanted to get this information out there if you didn’t know about it already. Below is the messaging from Redmond on an impending change to MSDN and TechNet subscriptions: We have implemented a new policy to reduce the number of… read moreVS2010 SP1 New Features: Performance Wizard Support for Silverlight
April 28 2011
Windows: Alt, N, Z Menu: Analyze | Launch Performance Wizard Command: Analyze.LaunchPerformanceWizard SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2005, 2008, 2010 Languages: C#, VB Code: vstipTool0128 This post represents a new path I’m taking with Visual Studio Tips and Tricks. In the past, I have limited the information to just Visual… read moreVS2010 SP1 New Features: Silverlight 4 Support
April 26 2011
Versions: 2010 SP1 Languages: C#, VB Code: vstipProj0031 Before we get started with today’s tip, just a little house-cleaning: I am a couple of posts behind on the blog and will be catching up this week with an additional post on Thursday. Also, I have decided to stop… read moreHire Zain Naboulsi
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