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Asynchronous Programming for Windows Store Apps: .NET is up to the Task

November 30, 2012 Nov 30, 2012 11/30/12
Brandon Bray
Programming with async and await is the driving force behind delivering “fast and fluid” user experiences. Compiler diagnostics for async APIs guide developers towards best practices – it’s a wonderful example of platform and tooling working together. Since the Windows Runtime uses a slightly different implementation for async ...
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Scaling cloud apps with the .NET Framework 4.5

November 13, 2012 Nov 13, 2012 11/13/12
Brandon Bray
The .NET Framework 4.5 is now available on Windows Azure. Thank you to everyone cheering for this moment. We’re just starting to see the possibilities that a rich developer framework like the .NET Framework and the cloud can have together. Richard Lander, a program manager for the Common Language Runtime, explains a few best practices ...
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The Microsoft Build 2012 Event — .NET Framework Highlights

November 7, 2012 Nov 7, 2012 11/7/12
Brandon Bray
It was at the first BUILD conference last year that we announced the .NET Framework 4.5. BUILD last week was a big opportunity for us to reflect on the incredible things you can do with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8. It was also a place where we could launch the great new things now available in Windows Phone 8. Christine Ruana is the project ...
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Announcing the release of the .NET Framework for Windows Phone 8

October 30, 2012 Oct 30, 2012 10/30/12
Brandon Bray
Bringing the full power of the Windows based CLR and .NET Framework to the Windows Phone has been several years in the making. The .NET capabilities introduced with Windows Phone 8 builds upon many of the investments we’ve made across all platforms and years of incubation. This release truly highlights some of the enduring themes behind ....
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Async in 4.5: Enabling Progress and Cancellation in Async APIs

June 6, 2012 Jun 6, 2012 06/6/12
Brandon Bray
The apps developers want to develop today are fast and fluid and the async features in .NET make this easier than ever. The world is also highly connected now which makes waiting for data a real concern for building great customer experiences. Alok Shriram from the .NET Base Class Library program management team continues his discussion on the...

Async in 4.5: Worth the Await

April 3, 2012 Apr 3, 2012 04/3/12
Brandon Bray
Developers often ask for guidance on how to write responsive user interfaces. Reading most books about the .NET Framework over the past ten years, you’ll see coverage of the asynchronous programming model which requires a lot of careful attention while coding. That’s why the async features in the latest versions of C# and Visual Basic are ...
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Custom validation schema video on Channel 9

May 10, 2006 May 10, 2006 05/10/06
Web Development Tools Microsoft
In this DevNugget, .net Developer Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie (aka *.net DEvHammer), shows you how you can quickly and easily create and register a custom XSD schema that allows get Intellisense and validation of your schema within the Web Form source view window.* https://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=191714   Thanks...