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• FOLLOW UP: Developer Dinner on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

  Thanks to everyone who attended!  You can download the deck and links to the code here: Normally, I make my actual demo code available for download.  However, this time around, my demo code was based on the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit.  I blogged about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/devkeydet/archive/2008/08/18/free-training-on-net-framework-3-5-sp1-and-asp-net-mvc.aspx The kit has everything I showed in my demos and more!  I also promised to link to a bunch of good content out there on the various topics. General MSDN -> Data Platform Development “How Do I?” Videos — Data Platform Development ADO.NET Entity Framework MSDN Library -> ADO.NET Entity Framework ADO.NET Team Blog Entity Framework... Posted Aug 21 2008, 11:22 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Visual Studio, LINQ, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ADO.NET, WPF, WCF, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5

• Free training on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and ASP.NET MVC

  Looking for free introductory training on the .NET 3.5 SP1 & ASP.NET MVC?  Head over to Jonathan Carter's blog to get all the details on the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit RTM .  What will you find?  Information and links to download a kit that has presentations, demos, and labs covering what's new in ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET Routing, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ADO.NET Data Services, ADO.NET Entity Framework, WCF, and Visual Studio 2008 SP1.  If you've seen any of my 3.5 SP1 or my older "ASP.NET Futures" presentations, then you are already familiar with some of the content in the kit.  I used an early release of the kit as the foundation for some of my demos.  The kit has come... Posted Aug 18 2008, 02:25 PM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Visual Studio, LINQ, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ADO.NET, WCF, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, MVC

• Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control Samples

  John O'Brien , a Windows Live Developer MVP, has been cranking out samples of how to use the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control .  He's also blogging over at www.liveside.net now.  His latest post is titled Server Side Clustering and comes complete with videos!  John has also created a site where you can see his samples live and download all the samples at http://veasp.soulsolutions.com.au/ .  He's organized the samples in a similar fashion to the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK .  If you are leaning towards using the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control , then you'd be silly not to check this stuff out! - Marc Technorati Tags: virtual earth , asp.net , ajax Read More... Posted Aug 18 2008, 10:45 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Virtual Earth, ASP.NET 3.5

• WEBCAST RECORDING: Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX

  First, let me apologize since I promised to make this recording available almost two months ago.  I was trying to get the recording uploaded to the same Live Meeting servers as my other webcasts.  Needless to say, I had some challenges.  I decided to upload it to Silverlight Streaming .  I had to split the presentation into two files since this is a 90 minute presentation and Silverlight Streaming has file size limits. In this presentation, I show you the fundamentals of the Virtual Earth Map Control 6.1 using JavaScript.  Then, I show how you can use ASP.NET AJAX and the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to make building Virtual Earth solutions easier.  Finally, I show you how you can host Virtual Earth in... Posted Jul 16 2008, 10:27 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Webcast, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Virtual Earth, WPF, WCF, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5

• FOLLOW UP: Public Sector Developer Conference (Nashville, TN)

  Thanks to everyone who attended.  Sorry about the overflow into the hallways.  There was much less dropoff between registration and attendance than we normally see.  Some of the content isn't published yet.  Once it is, we'll make sure to update this post with the appropriate links. Building Rich Internet Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight 2 Building WPF Applications in Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend - deck , code Data Access with Language Integrated Query Overview of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 & ASP.NET MVC - deck , code We also mentioned some downloadable tools that folks were interested in using.  Here are the ones I remember: Visual LINQ (to SQL) Query Builder LINQPad If I forgot one, please... Posted Jun 06 2008, 08:41 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: Ajax, LINQ, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ADO.NET, Silverlight, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5

• FOLLOW UP: Public Sector Developer Conference (Downers Grove, IL)

  Thanks to everyone who attended!  Here are the links to the decks and code for the sessions.  I don't have the content from the LINQ & VSTO sessions yet, but will update this post when I get them.  However, I did promise to have a post up this morning. How Visual Studio Team System 2008 will benefit your organization? - deck Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Overview of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 & ASP.NET MVC - deck , resources , code (links to a post explaining how to get the code I based me demos on) Office Development with VSTO  and Office Open XML Format If you are interested in other content, I have a list of recorded webcasts in My Recorded Webcasts list.  There is a session similar to Joel's LINQ... Posted May 16 2008, 10:54 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Visual Studio, LINQ, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Office Development, ADO.NET, WPF, WCF, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, MVC, vsto

• UPDATED WORKAROUND: Intellisense for page level map variables using the Virtual Earth JavaScript Intellisense Helper

  So I have been playing around with other approaches to the workaround described here .  The first thing I tried was:   On the surface, this seemed like a reasonable workaround.  However, there were still some scenarios where JavaScript errors would pop up.  For example, switching to 3D mode would cause the map control to raise an error:   A similar error would happen when you close the browser.  One could argue this annoyance is a small price to pay for JavaScript Intellisense for the map control:).  However, it is still very annoying.  Good news!  There's a better workaround.  I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier:).  The idea is to move the page level map variable... Posted May 02 2008, 10:58 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Visual Studio, Virtual Earth, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5

• Updated Virtual Earth Map Control demo code

  I’ve update my primary Virtual Earth (VE) map control demos. If you aren’t familiar with my VE demos, they are essentially all the samples from the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK redone in a Visual Studio solution. My directory structure maps almost identically to the steps treeview in the Interactive SDK:   Then, I sprinkle in a little ASP.NET AJAX and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) where these technologies can make building VE solutions easier. All you have to do is download the zip and you basically have the Interactive SDK code++. Here’s what’s new in the updated code: All pages use the 6.1 map control. Cleaned up some AJAX code that still used really old previews from ASP.NET AJAX (Specifically Microsoft... Posted May 01 2008, 06:28 PM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Virtual Earth, WCF, .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET 3.5

• WEBCAST FOLLOW UP: Overview of the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview

  Thanks to everyone who attended!  Sorry about the demo hiccups / going over.  As I mentioned in the beginning, I had a hard time trying to get everything I wanted to cover into 90 minutes.  As you can see, there's quite a bit in the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions.  Normally, I make all of my code demos available for download.  However, I used a newer build for my demos that's not publicly available.  Once we release the new bits, I will make my code available.  For now, you can download my ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions deck here . UPDATE: I just created a list of links on my Windows Live Space called ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions .  This list has links to all the relevant landing pages & forums for the various technologies... Posted Apr 30 2008, 04:07 PM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, LINQ, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), ADO.NET, WCF, Silverlight, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework, ASP.NET 3.5

• FOLLOW UP: Public Sector Developer Conference (Washington, DC)

  Thanks to everyone who attended!  Here are the links to the decks and code for the sessions.  I don't have the content from the LINQ session yet, but will update this post when I get it.  However, I did promise to have a post up this morning. The Benefits of Visual Studio Team System to Your Organization - deck What's New in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow (WF) in Visual Studio 2008 & the .NET Framework 3.5 - deck , code Data Access with Language Integrated Query Building Rich Internet Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 - deck , code If you are interested in some additional sessions on LINQ & Workflow Services, I have a list of recorded webcasts in My Recorded Webcasts list... Posted Apr 03 2008, 11:15 AM by Public Sector Developer Weblog : AJAX Filed under: ASP.NET, Ajax, Visual Studio, LINQ, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), WF, ADO.NET, WCF, Silverlight, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, sql server