Getting started in WPF

i have not blogged for a long time. i am going to start with development again, mainly in the dot net 3.5 framework.
For starters learning the WPF and WCF and WF is going to important as this is the core of dot net framework since 3.0

Here is a good source i found on getting started with WPF. jfo's coding : Getting started in WPF:

new Microsoft SilverLight research site.

10 Things You Should Know About Microsoft's Silverlight

from a computerworld.com article:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9029725&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1

New Features in Enterprise Library 3.0: Validation Block

Avoid the tedious and error-prone task of writing validation "plumbing" code by integrating the Validation Application Block into your .NET applications.
by Thiru Thangarathinam

10 mistakes to avoid in software development"

"Noting that projects can get in serious trouble or fail even when effective project management is in place, Forrester analysts said projects are doomed by mistakes made at inception, not during execution."

Windows as an application platform: Not sick, but not well either

from: TheServerSide.net
Posted by: Jack Vaughan on July 09, 2007

Visual Studio 2008 will come out in ... 2008!

At a partners event in Denver, Microsoft disclosed its plans for formally releasing Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. COO Kevin Turner said the company will launch all these products together at an event in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2008.

http://www.theserverside.net/news/thread.tss?thread_id=46136&asrc=EM_NLN_1757377&uid=2444142

Notification Services in SQL Server 2005

A simple and easy to understand explantion of Notification Services in SQL Server 2005

WindowsForms for Silverlight?

Tim Heuer pointed Tim Sneath at an interesting set of controls that have been developed by an organization called NETiKA Technologies. They take a pretty broad set of Windows Forms controls and implemented them for Silverlight (and Flash).

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 June 2007 Community Technology Preview (CTP)

.Net 3.5 is available for download.
Overview
.NET Framework 3.5 builds incrementally on the new features added in .NET Framework 3.0, for example, Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows CardSpace. In addition, .NET Framework 3.5 contains a number of new features in several technology areas. These new features have been added as new assemblies to avoid breaking changes. They include the following:
Deep integration of Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and data awareness. This new feature will let you write code written in LINQ-enabled languages to filter, enumerate, and create projections of several types of SQL data, collections, XML, and DataSets by using the same syntax.
ASP.NET AJAX lets you create more efficient, more interactive, and highly-personalized Web experiences that work across all the most popular browsers.
New Web protocol support for building WCF services including AJAX, JSON, REST, POX, RSS, ATOM, and several new WS-* standards.
Full tooling support for WF, WCF, and WPF, including the new workflow-enabled services technology.
New classes in .NET Framework 3.5 base class library (BCL) address the most common customer requests.

New Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is now available

Source: Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog

What is it?
The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that helps developers visualize the different programs, servers, services, and tools that will help them build solutions. It allows them to drill down to each product and technology and learn about new features, objects, Web services, namespaces, and schemas required to extend Microsoft Office and build custom Office Business Applications (OBAs).

ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0

Found out about this great tool/code which could make customizing MOSS 2007 sites much easier.

Overview
ASP.NET is a great technology for building web sites but it would be even better if it provided more flexibility for customizing the rendered HTML. For example, the Menu control makes it simple to add a menu to a web site, but it would be better if it didn't create table tags and was easier to style using CSS. Happily, it's easy to customize and adapt the Menu control to generate better HTML. Indeed, you can modify any ASP.NET control so it produces exactly the HTML you want.

The key is to use something that may be new to you: control adapters. These are little chunks of logic that you add to your web site to effectively "adapt" an ASP.NET control to render the HTML you prefer. The ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters kit provides pre-built control adapters that you can easily use to generate CSS friendly markup from some of the more commonly used ASP.NET controls.
http://www.asp.net/cssadapters/

Popfly

Microsoft announced the alpha release of Popfly, http://www.popfly.ms/ a combination tool set and social network that can help nontechnical users build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages and applications. The site is built with Microsoft's new Silverlight 1.0

Creating Solutions for SharePoint 2007

Here is a good article on Creation "Solutions" for SharePoint 2007 by Gustavo Velez

Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Summary: Learn to properly conduct team-environment development of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites and assemblies (Web Parts, site templates, custom list templates), as well as develop Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer artifacts (master pages, workflows, CSS sheets). (13 printed pages)

Eric Charran, Microsoft Corporation
April 2007

If you are are a MCMS 2002 based developer, here is a good resources for MOSS 2007 for you

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa830819.aspx#cmso12formcms2002_channelsvssites

Microsoft Queuing Frameworks: Comparing SQL Service Broker with MSMQ

I thought it was a good read.
Microsoft Queuing Frameworks: SQL Service Broker vs. MSMQ

Microsoft Launches Beginner Developer Learning Center

Microsoft has launched a new site in hopes of getting more people into the programming game (and more programmers on the .NET Framework).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/beginner/

Download prebuilt VPC Machine withh Visual Studio, code-named Orcas.

Overview
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.

This download is the March 2007 Community Technology Preview of Microsoft Visual Studio Code-Named “Orcas”. This CTP is available in English only.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B533619A-0008-4DD6-9ED1-47D482683C78&displaylang=en

Developer Tutorials: New Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005

Here is a free Microsoft e-learning content: New Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005 E-Learning Series
Publishing Date: 02/12/2007
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6222169