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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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New .NET Diagnostic info added to Process Explorer

June 26, 2012 Jun 26, 2012 06/26/12
Brandon Bray
Productivity is the hallmark of programming with managed code. So often productivity boils down to figuring out why something isn’t working – diagnostics. The CLR provides one of the best foundations for diagnostics. In this post, Richard Lander – a program manager for the Common Language Runtime – shows how more than just ...
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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...

Improving Launch Performance for Your Desktop Applications

March 20, 2012 Mar 20, 2012 03/20/12
Brandon Bray
Application performance is something we hear about all the time. It almost always falls into one of the top three issues when we aggregate all of the feedback channels from .NET developers. While performance has many characteristics, application startup time is something that everyone can easily relate to. With the .NET Framework 4.5 Beta and ...
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Large Object Heap Improvements in .NET 4.5

October 3, 2011 Oct 3, 2011 10/3/11
Brandon Bray
Garbage collection is one of premiere features of the .NET managed coding platform. As the platform has become more capable, we’re seeing developers allocate more and more large objects. Since large objects are managed differently than small objects, we’ve heard a lot of feedback requesting improvement. Today’s post is by ...
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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...