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When QA Testing isn’t enough to keep your application error-free

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14

Developer Support

Linkai Yu, Senior Application Development Manager, discusses his experience with enterprise applications that fail after being deployed in production and how Premier Developer works with customers to resolve and prevent these types of issues. Even though Applications Go Through Rigorous Tests It’s true that most applications ...

Connect(“November 12 & 13”); is almost here!

November 11, 2014 Nov 11, 2014 11/11/14

Developer Support

Premier Developer wanted to give a shout out to our Visual Studio and Azure friends hosting an exciting event this week. The live Connect(); two-day virtual developer event starts this Wednesday, so save the date, connect with a community of dedicated developers, and get a jump start on the road ahead! (image) Day 1, November 12th: ...

Windows 10 Technical Preview is Available–Time to Start Thinking About Compatibility

October 30, 2014 Oct 30, 2014 10/30/14

Developer Support

Every new version of Windows brings new features and opportunities for developers, but also some challenges with compatibility of existing applications.  It’s never too early to plan ahead, so big thanks to Premier Developer consultants Maarten Van De Bospoort and Pat Altimore for this piece on Windows 10 compatibility. The ...

It’s PASS Summit Season and Premier Developer is in the house!

October 24, 2014 Oct 24, 2014 10/24/14

Developer Support

If you are a SQL Server professional, you probably know that November is Summit season in the US.  The PASS Summit is the largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world and it provides not only a world-class training opportunity, but an opportunity to network and socialize with SQL Server professionals from around the globe.&...

Microsoft Services 101: Premier Developer

October 15, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 10/15/14

Pam Lahoud

When it comes to choosing a service provider to partner with in your business, the field is cluttered with countless vendors and possibilities.  With so many options to choose from, finding just the right fit for your organization can be a daunting task.  Even within Microsoft there are many different types of services offered and ...

Developer Essentials Passport

September 23, 2014 Sep 23, 2014 09/23/14

Developer Support

If you are a developer or an IT Pro, you know that keeping up with essential skills is a constant challenge.   One of the primary benefits of a Premier Support relationship is having access to the many training options and advisory services available directly from Microsoft.  Workshops, Webcasts, Tech Talks, and Chalk Talks are ...

Testing the Testing Strategy

September 21, 2014 Sep 21, 2014 09/21/14

Developer Support

Having healthy application lifecycle management (ALM) processes is crucial to producing robust software.  ALM guidance is one of the primary services the Premier Development consulting team delivers and our ALM consultants are highly in demand!  Our team is growing and this past summer we were lucky to have Geoff Gray join our team.&...

Welcome to Premier Developer

September 15, 2014 Sep 15, 2014 09/15/14

Developer Support

Software is our era’s driving force of innovation.  It is constantly changing how we live and work, and businesses everywhere are adapting to mobile, connected, and global economies.  Cloud innovations that open new markets and optimize resources are creating competitive advantages on a daily basis – and these advantages are capitalized ...

So many exceptions… but only one can throw

May 13, 2014 May 13, 2014 05/13/14

Andrew Arnott

When a method may throw for more than one reason, the thoughtful programmer might ask “which exception should be thrown?”Consider a method which performs argument validation, is cancelable, and also might throw based on the state of the object. What order should these validations occur so that the best exception is thrown? Here is ...

Asynchronous and multithreaded programming within VS using the JoinableTaskFactory

May 7, 2014 May 7, 2014 05/7/14

Andrew Arnott

Everyone appreciates a fast and responsive UI, and Visual Studio is no exception. Extensions that run in Visual Studio play a significant role in how responsive the IDE will be for its users. Visual Studio has been evolving over the past few cycles to not only improve performance, but also responsiveness during operations that may take a while...