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VS 2010 Product Release Date? March 22, 2010
I don't recall Microsoft announcing a Visual Studio release date this far in advance. The official launch is March 22, 2010 . In the past there have been two product release dates for Visual Studio. The first was soon after release to manufacturing (RTM...
Posted 19 October 2009 05:41 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 1 comment(s)
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Fixing the System.Data.UpdateException – DefiningQuery and no <InsertFunction> Error
Here’s another in my never-ending series of fixes for dumb mistakes. In this episode we lose time with an Entity Framework error. Here’s the error message: System.Data.UpdateException was unhandled by user code Message="Unable to update the EntitySet...
Posted 09 September 2009 06:56 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 8 comment(s)
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Automated Web Testing
A quick note of interest to ASP.NET developers and testers: Visual Studio Magazine has posted my review of Automation Design Canvas , a fine Web testing product from ArtOfTest . I see that Telerik is also selling this as Telerik WebUI Test Studio . Visual...
Posted 02 April 2009 09:59 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 2 comment(s)
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Windows Server 2008 R2 For Developers, Please
I notice Microsoft is releasing Windows Server 2008 Foundation for small businesses which doesn't include Hyper-V. How about a workstation version * with * Hyper-V? There's a lot of interest among developers in using Windows Server 2008 (and of course...
Posted 01 April 2009 10:40 AM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 4 comment(s)
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Silverlight 3 Tools Available on Downloads
The MIX 09 avalanche is hitting Microsoft Downloads: Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 Software Development Kit Beta 1 The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 3 Software Development Kit provides libraries and tools for developing Silverlight applications. Silverlight 3 Tools...
Posted 18 March 2009 08:55 AM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 3 comment(s)
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Silverlight 2 Update - Get the Developer Version
The latest Silverlight 2 update (Silverlight 2 GDR 1 (2.0.40115.0)) failed to install on my machine because it detected that I already had the developer version. The error message and redirect to the correct file are well engineered, but developers can...
Posted 18 February 2009 10:57 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 6 comment(s)
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Source Code for Creating a Silverlight 2 Data Form Released
I've release the source code from my screencast series on Creating a Silverlight 2 Data Form at the MSDN Code Gallery . On the Downloads tab, you'll find several files for VB and C# projects. The basic source code is the same, but the large downloads...
Posted 06 February 2009 12:36 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 7 comment(s)
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Silverlight 2 Data Form - Episode 8: Client Storage
In Episode 8 , we continue working with the AutoCompleteBox control that we implemented in Episode 7 . This time, we fetch a long list of country names as XML from a third-party Web service, cache the file on the client using isolated storage, and harness...
Posted 04 February 2009 09:26 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 4 comment(s)
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A Better Way to do Silverlight Databinding
The guys at Intersoft Solutions are ahead of the curve again with their Intersoft Data Source control for Silverlight . The CTP includes the AstoriaDataSource that connects cleanly to an ADO.NET Data service. Rather than jumping through hoop after hoop...
Posted 03 February 2009 09:32 PM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 3 comment(s)
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Silverlight 2 Data Form - Episode 7: Adding Some Style
Episode 7 of my series on creating a Silverlight 2 data form concentrates on adding visual appeal. You implement rounded borders, gradient effects, and import professional styles from the Silverlight Control Toolkit . You also learn how to use the AutoCompleteBox...
Posted 01 February 2009 10:49 AM by Ken Cox [MVP] | 3 comment(s)
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