Cesar de la Torre
Principal Program Manager at the Azure team.
Latest posts
Using Entity Framework Self Tracking Entities with AppFabric CACHE (‘Velocity’) and .NET 4.0 RTM
Currently, when you try to use Entity Framework STE (Self Tracking Entities) and AppFabric-Cache (aka. “Velocity”), you’ll get a runtime error. I mean, what we’re trying to do is trying to serialize STE objects within AppFabric-Cache. For instance, we could try to execute the following code, using AppFabric Cache API: var cacheContainer = this._cacheFactory.GetCache(container); cacheContainer.Put(key, value, timeout, region); Where, in this case, the ‘value’ parameter would be an EF STE object or collection, ok? Then, when trying to execute that Put() command to store it within AppFabric, you’ll get the f...
Repeating in Barcelona (May 13th) the Architects Forum XXV (N-Layer DDD Architecture with .NET 4.0)
REPEATING IT IN BARCELONA!! :-) --> (May 13th 2010) We really had a lot of requests asking for re-delivering this event in Barcelona. It also was a great success in Madrid last March 24th 2010 (almost 200 attendees and people really liked it). So, there we go, we’ll repeat it in Barcelona!! On May 13th 2010 we’ll deliver in Barcelona an special Architects Forum edition where we’ll present a first draft/beta of our ‘N-Layer DDD Architecture and .NET 4.0 Guide’ that we’ve been working on during the last several months!! We’ll give you a book (to all attendees) with a printed draft/beta version of this proposed ...
Silverlight 4 Training Kit and Channel 9 videos
Silverlight 4 Training Kit We’ve just released a new free Silverlight 4 Training Kit that walks you through building business applications with Silverlight 4. You can download the entire offline version of the kit here. You can use the 8 modules, 25 videos, and several hands on labs online or offline from links on the Channel 9 site. I’ve included a breakdown and links to all of the content here in this post. The key to this training material is not the features it covers (though it covers a variety them) but rather that it teaches from the perspective of building a business application. Module 1 – In...
Our brand-new ‘DDD N-Layered .NET 4.0 Architecture Guide’ book and Sample-App in CODEPLEX
[UPDATED - April 2017] - IMPORTANT: For up-to-date architecture and development guidance using .NET (i.e. .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Docker containers, etc.) including Domain-Driven Design patterns, microservices architectures and other .NET related technologies like Xamarin for mobile apps check this landing page pointing to multiple NEW guides and reference applications: https://www.microsoft.com/net/architecture/ Specifically, most of the DDD (Domain-Driven Design) patterns explained in the guidance written in 2010/2011 are still valid nowadays, however all the technologies have evolved significantly. Also,...
Architects Forum XXV – N-Layer DDD Architecture and .NET 4.0 (March 24th 2010)
[UPDATED - April 2017] - IMPORTANT: For up-to-date architecture and development guidance using .NET (i.e. .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Docker containers, etc.) including Domain-Driven Design patterns, microservices architectures and other .NET related technologies like Xamarin for mobile apps check this landing page pointing to multiple NEW guides and reference applications: https://www.microsoft.com/net/architecture/ Specifically, most of the DDD (Domain-Driven Design) patterns explained in the guidance written in 2010/2011 are still valid nowadays, however all the technologies have evolved significantly. Also,...
SILVERLIGHT 4.0 RC and Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.0 presented at MIX2010
SILVERLIGHT 4.0 RC and Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.0 · Microsoft delivers the premier mobile application development experience. - Today, with the combination of Windows Phone 7 Series, Silverlight, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, Expression Blend and Windows Phone Marketplace, developers have the richest, most productive development tools and platform for creating and deploying high performance, compelling mobile applications. - Microsoft offers a familiar and flexible development experience for mobile applications with Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone and Expression Blend for Wi...
Nuestro nuevo Libro-Guia de ‘Arquitectura N-Capas DDD .NET 4.0’ y Aplicacion ejemplo en (Disponibles para download en MSDN y Codeplex)
[UPDATED - April 2017] - IMPORTANT: For up-to-date architecture and development guidance using .NET (i.e. .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Docker containers, etc.) including Domain-Driven Design patterns, microservices architectures and other .NET related technologies like Xamarin for mobile apps check this landing page pointing to multiple NEW guides and reference applications: https://www.microsoft.com/net/architecture/ Specifically, most of the DDD (Domain-Driven Design) patterns explained in the guidance written in 2010/2011 are still valid nowadays, however all the technologies have evolved significantly. Also,...
Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4.0 Training Kit available for download
So, it’s been released an updated version of the Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4.0 Training Kit, compatible with the new VS.2010 BETA2. Here is the URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=752CB725-969B-4732-A383-ED5740F02E93&displaylang=en
My new Architecture Journal Article!!: “Model-Driven-SOA with ‘OSLO’”
Cool!. I just got published my article regarding Model-Driven-SOA with ‘OSLO’, in ‘The Architecture Journal’. :-) You can see it here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/aa699436.aspx Or you can download the whole Magazine from this URL: http://cid-c537c2af47f728a0.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/My%20Articles/AJ21%5E_EN.pdf Take into account that OSLO is a beta and it is starting its first steps, so I’m basically talking about the future, in this article. How it could be regarding SOA and MDD using “OSLO”.