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The Moth: Multithreaded Debugging Enhancements in Visual Studio 2008

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:58:26 GMT

Rather than writing or screenshoting the new multithreaded debugging enhancements in Visual Studio 2008, I thought I'd create a 15' video to demonstrate them. See if you can spot what the bug is before I "discover" it in my demo ;-).

Web Application Project Conversion and Orcas

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:46:02 GMT

I'm going once again through a conversion from Stock Projects to a WAP project conversion this time for my Web Store. I've done the conversion once before but returned back to stock projects because of a Visual Web Developer requirement. Recently though development on the store has been a lot...

Moving Projects/Solutions between Orcas and Visual Studio 2005

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:16:02 GMT

With Orcas supporting multi-targeting it'll be common to work in Orcas with .NET 2.0 projects. Orcas updates projects and solution files but as it turns out it's not difficult to move projects and solutions between VS 2005 and Orcas.

Orcas JavaScript Intellisense

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:16:02 GMT

A few quick tests to see what JavaScript features show up with Intellisense in the new Orcas Intellisense features. Unfortunately it looks like at least in Orcas Beta 1 a number of common JavaScript scenarios either don't produce proper Intellisense or actually break Intellisense altogether.

ASP.NET Orcas: Quiet Revolution

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:16:02 GMT

What's new in ASP.NET Orcas and Visual Studio 2008

Preliminary thoughts on TDD with MSTest in Orcas

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:31:01 GMT

Naysawn, the PM for MSTest, asked that I take a look at the new unit testing features of Orcas, after he read my thoughts on the (sad) current state of MSTest. Unfortunately, I haven't yet had a chance to actually fire up the Orcas VPC to play with it, but Naysawn wrote up a couple of posts describing some of the new features coming to MSTest in Orcas. So I figured I'd post some initial feedback on his posts as it relates to TDD...

VS 2008 JavaScript Intellisense

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:01:01 GMT

New JavaScript functionality in Visual Studio 2008 + some ASP.NET AJAX bits too by ScottGu

VS 2008 Multi-Targeting Support

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:31:02 GMT

One of the big changes we are making starting with the VS 2008 release is to support what we call "Multi-Targeting" - which means that Visual Studio will now support targeting multiple versions of the .NET Framework, and developers will be able to start taking advantage of the new features Visual Studio provides without having to always upgrade their existing projects and deployed applications to use a new version of the .NET Framework library.

Microsoft Acropolis CTP released for Orcas

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:40:37 GMT

.NET desktop client apps unite! Microsoft Code Name "Acropolis" is a set of components and tools intended to make it easier for developers to build and deploy .NET client apps.

What's New in Visual Studio 'Orcas'

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:20:42 GMT

List some of the important new features coming up in "Orcas" in various areas.

Download Visual Studio 03/07 CTP

Thu, 31 May 2007 11:53:51 GMT

"Visual Studio code name "Orcas" delivers on Microsoft's vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version enables any size organization to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and more reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System. By building these new types of applications, organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information so that they can make effective business decisions."

Silverlight Controls and a Touch of LINQ in Orcas Beta 1

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:01:01 GMT

In a previous post I took a look at building a simple Silverlight application in Visual Studio Orcas. This post shows how to add a button control that comes with the Silverlight SDK. You can see the button in Figure 1.

Using LINQ to SQL (Part 1)

Mon, 28 May 2007 06:41:35 GMT

"LINQ to SQL is an O/RM (object relational mapping) implementation that ships in the .NET Framework "Orcas" release, and which allows you to model a relational database using .NET classes. You can then query the database using LINQ, as well as update/insert/delete data from it. LINQ to SQL fully supports transactions, views, and stored procedures. It also provides an easy way to integrate data validation and business logic rules into your data model."

ASP.NET ListView in Orcas Beta1

Wed, 30 May 2007 08:01:01 GMT

An introduction to the ListView control in .NET Orcas Beta 1.

Silverlight and C# in Orcas Beta 1

Mon, 21 May 2007 06:23:49 GMT

This post shows how a C# developer can set up and run a Silverlight project in Visual Studio Orcas.

Mircosoft Visual Studio (2007) Orcas

Wed, 09 May 2007 08:50:02 GMT

I might already be to late but I hadn't realised that Orcas was out in beta 1. So to waste no more time go here and give it a go!

Orcas, SilverLight, .Net 3.5, ASP.NET Futures etc... hmmm can we pause

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:19:12 GMT

I wrote two or three years ago about the avalanche of announcements regarding VS 2005 and all the things coming with it like .NET 2.0.

Visual Studio "Orcas" BETA VPC Download

Wed, 02 May 2007 13:14:20 GMT

Download the base VPC image plus 8 parts to the Orcas beta.

TableAdapterManager in ADO.NET Orcas

Tue, 01 May 2007 22:16:01 GMT

A description of the new TableAdapterManager for DataSets in Visual Studio Orcas, as well as a data-access framework that enables similar function now.

ADO.NET Entity Framework cut from .NET 3.5/Orcas

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:46:02 GMT

As Frans Bouma reports, it appears that the ADO.NET EF is being cut from orcas and moved to 2008 as an orcas update...

Web Services-AJAX Intellisense-Debugging in Visual Studio Orcas Beta1

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:16:01 GMT

In this video, I'll demo Web Services and AJAX support for Intellisense and Debugging in Visual Studio .NET Orcas Beta1.

Javascript Intellisense and Debugging in Orcas Beta1

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:53:07 GMT

This short video shows the javascript Intellisense and debugging support in Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1.

New "Orcas" Language Feature: Query Syntax

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:01:01 GMT

Query syntax provides a very convenient declarative shorthand for expressing queries using the standard LINQ query operators. It offers a syntax that is very readable, and which works against any type of data (any in-memory collection, array, XML content, or against remote data providers like databases, web-services, etc).

Visual Studio Orcas CTP Released

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:51:28 GMT

Microsoft has released the CTP of Visual Studio Orcas! MSDN Subscribers can get the Team Edition versions, and for the rest of us; we can get the Express versions here.

Microsoft "Orcas" Beta 1 Express Editions Now Available

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:04:47 GMT

The latest CTP versions of Microsoft's free Express programming software is now available for download. Includes Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual Web Developer, and Visual C++ editions.