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An alternative to ConfigureAwait(false) everywhere

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Pam Lahoud
In his latest blog post, Premier Developer consultant Ben Williams brings us this article on asynchronous code. One of the general recommendations you may often read is to use ConfigureAwait(false) in library code. This is so that when the library is used, it does not block the synchronization context in use by the application (e.g. the UI ...

Transforming Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Culture

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Developer Support
When we started the Premier Developer blog, we wanted it to be a reflection of our team and business.  Unlike many Microsoft blogs that focus on one technology or product, you may notice we cover a lot of ground here.  Sometimes post topics are technical in nature, sometimes they are purely business or process focused.  Perhaps the most ...

Discovering AuthorizeAttribute role names

March 1, 2017 Mar 1, 2017 03/1/17
Monu Bambroo
In this post, Senior Consultant, Marius Rochon showcases how to discover 'AuthorizeAttribute' role names. The AuthorizeAttribute is used in ASP.NET code to decorate controller classes and methods which require authorization, e.g. [Authorize(Roles =“admin”)] public class HomeController : Controller { Meaning that to call any ...

Introduction to PSfP support for EAS licensees

February 27, 2017 Feb 27, 2017 02/27/17
Developer Support
Senior Application Development Managers, David Huang and Sheldon Ledbetter spotlight support options for EAS licensees Exchange ActiveSync, also known as EAS, is a development protocol requiring purchase of Microsoft Licenses. Almost all major mobile device manufacturers who use Microsoft EAS API to develop their email, calendar, and ...

With Azure, Certifications are hot again!

February 27, 2017 Feb 27, 2017 02/27/17
Developer Support
Senior Application Development Managers, Justin Wendlandt and Doug Owens reflect on Microsoft Certifications and why now is a great time to consider updating yours (image) Microsoft Certifications have been around since 1992. They provided IT Professionals with the ability to prove themselves and their understanding of the technology stack ...

Roslyn Analyzer Deltas for VS2017 RC3

February 24, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 02/24/17
Monu Bambroo
In this post, Senior Consultant, Joe Healy showcases Roslyn tools in VS2015. One of my favorite features in VS2015 is the Roslyn based live static code analyzers. Interactive IDE feedback on my code gives me  ‘opportunities for improvement’ to my code.  Think FxCop++ without having to build your project.  I like to say “in your ...

A common execution path optimization

February 21, 2017 Feb 21, 2017 02/21/17
Sergey Tepliakov
Today I want to talk about one interesting optimization pattern that you may face in framework code or in high-performance libraries. The idea is simple: suppose you have a commonly used method that has two execution paths – one is very common and simple, and the second one takes longer to execute, has more steps but happens not that ...

When using SharePoint, don’t use $

February 21, 2017 Feb 21, 2017 02/21/17
Pam Lahoud
In the latest post on his blog, Senior Premier Developer Consultant Brian Gregor discusses an error when using Distributed Cache PowerShell cmdlets with a user account that includes a $ in the name. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/briangre/2017/01/24/when-using-sharepoint-dont-use...