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CodeCast Episode 82: INETA.org with Mike VincentIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Mike Vincent, vice president board member of INETA.org. INETA provides structured, peer-based organizational, educational, and promotional support to the growing worldwide community of Microsoft .NET user groups. Mike discusses the goals of INETA, how INETA works with local users groups, how user groups can benefit from INETA, and details about the recently added regional speaker program.Guest ·         Mike Vincent - Blog: http://mvasoftware.com Links ·         http://ineta.org ·         http://twitter.com/INETA Length: 40:28 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 81: CodeRush for VS 2010 with Gary ShortIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy discusses with Gary Short what’s new in CodeRush for Visual Studio 2010. Gary goes into details about the highlights of how CodeRush has been enhanced in the latest version, how it leverages many of the cool new IDE and editor features in VS 2010, and the enhanced extensibility model based on DXCore framework by DevExpress. In the first part of this show, Ken and Gary discuss various industry news including the latest in the smartphone market, Facebook, and Microsoft shutting down all 2000 of its NNTP newsgroup support forums. The CodeRush part of this show starts at the 22m45s mark.Links ·         CodeRush – http://devexpress.com/coderush ·         DXCore – http://devexpress.com/dxcore ·         DXCore Plug-ins - http://code.google.com/p/dxcorecommunityplugins Length: 54:31 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 80: VS 2010 and Office 2010 Development with Beth MassiIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Beth Massi, a senior program manager at Microsoft. On the BizApps team in the Visual Studio group, Beth is a community champion for business applications and Visual Basic developers. Beth discusses building business productivity applications with Visual Studio 2010 and Office 2010. The Visual Studio and Office teams have made significant investments in improving the developer experience for building and deploying Office and SharePoint applications. Beth discuses various scenarios for creating business applications built on Office and SharePoint as well as integrating line-of-business data via OData services. Also discussed are powerful scenarios such as consuming these services to create powerful BI data analysis in Excel 2010 and extending Office client and server applications.Guest ·         Beth Massi - Blog: http://BethMassi.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/BethMassi Links ·         Office Developer Center – http://msdn.com/office ·         Visual Studio Developer Center – http://msdn.com/vstudio Length: 29:57 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 79: VS 2010 Shell Products with Nathan HalsteadIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Nathan Halstead of Microsoft, program manager on the Visual Studio Platform team responsible for the Visual Studio Shell (Isolated and Integrated) Shell products, as well as the Visual Studio SDK. Discussed in-depth is an overview of the isolated and integrated shells for both VS 2008 and the new VS 2010, scenarios for using one or both shell products, Microsoft partners and others using the free shell runtime. Nathan also covers what’s new in the VS SDK for developing for the VS 2010 Shell runtimes, and how the VS SDK is used to create VS packages, MEF components, and VSIX projects for use with the VS 2010 Shell products.Links ·         Visual Studio Shell, Integrated Mode and Isolated Mode ·         Visual Studio developer center ·         Visual Studio Team Blog ·         Twitter: @VSEditor Length: 46:39 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 78: iPad for Developers, iPhone OS 4, SDK section 3.3.2In this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss the new Apple iPad and how it can be used as a useful to for developers, as in a complimentary device for software developers in general. Also discussed is what’s new in upcoming iPhone/iPad OS 4, and then a vibrant conversation with facts and analysis around the controversial section 3.3.2 in the iPhone SDK 4 license agreement defining how code as to be implemented a specific way, thus impacting Adobe, Novel’s MonoTouch, and more.Links ·         What’s New in iPhone OS 4 ·         iPhone OS 4.0 dev agreement blocks using Flash or Unity as IDEs? ·         iPhone SDK 4 Beta License Agreement (PDF) ·         MonoTouch and iPhone OS 4 Update ·         Adobe throws in the towel on Flash for iPhone ·         Steve Jobs slams Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone Length: 01:08:05 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 77: State of .NET - Spring 2010In this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Markus Egger and Ken Levy discuss the State of .NET, Spring 2010 edition. Main topics include Visual Studio 2010, Expression Studio 4, Silverlight 4, Multi-Touch and NUI with Windows 7, Windows Phone 7, and Windows Azure. Much of the details discussed are based on the popular event series State of .NET tour presented by Markus Egger of EPS/CODE in cooperation with Microsoft.Links ·         Markus Egger’s Blog - State of .NET – Spring 2010 (with links to videos and PowerPoint slides) ·         Facebook.com/StateOfDotNet ·         EPS Events ·         CODE Training Length: 01:12:07 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 76: PowerShell for Developers with Ed WilsonIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Ed Wilson (aka “The Scripting Guy” at Microsoft). Ed creates cool and useful scripts, cmdlets, and samples for PowerShell (now included in Windows). Ed is very active in the PowerShell community, and blogs participates in the Scripting Guys blog which posts daily 365 days a year. Ed discusses the power and useful scenarios of PowerShell for .NET developers, and how every Windows developers should learn to use it.Guest ·         Ed Wilson – Blog: Scripting Guy:, Twitter: @ScriptingGuys, Email: scripter@microsoft.com Links ·         TechNet Script Center ·         Script Center Gallery ·         PowerShellCommunity.org ·         iPowerShell app ·         2010 Scripting Games ·         Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson Length: 47:39 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 75: Visual Studio Tips with Zain NaboulsiCodeCast #75: Ken Levy interviews Zain Naboulsi, developer evangelist (DE) for Microsoft based in Houston. Zain discusses his background before joining Microsoft, his various responsibilities as a DE for his part of Texas and Louisiana, and his various online activities including taking over Sara Ford’s VS Tip of the Day blog posting. Also discussed is the exciting news of Zain and Sara Ford collaborating on an upcoming new sequel to Sara’s Visual Studio Tips book. Some useful tips on the Visual Studio IDE and cool new features in the VS 2010 IDE, extension manager, and VS Gallery are also included in this fun and educating episode.Guest ·         Zain Naboulsi on Twitter: http://twitter.com/zainnab ·         Zain Naboulsi’s Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab (VS Tip of the Day series) Links ·         Linked.NET Users Group (LIDNUG) ·         Sara Ford’s Blog ·         Book: Microsoft Visual Studio Tips by Sara Ford ·         Visual Studio Tips eBook (iPhone/iPod/iPad) ·         Visual Studio Tips (O’Reilly) (Safari, PDF, eBook) ·         Houston TechFest – October 9, 2010 Length: 47:42 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 74: MIX10 News on WinPhone7, Silverlight 4, and IE 9In this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss the three primary news and announcement details from MIX10 – Windows Phone 7 Series developer story, Silverlight 4, and Internet Explorer 9 (HTML5 and CSS3).Links ·         MIX10 session videos ·         IE 9 test drive ·         Windows Phone 7 developer center ·         Windows Phone 7 development blog ·         Silverlight 4 tools ·         @MSDN on Twitter Length: 01:06:56 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 73: F# with Michael Hale In this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Michael Hale, a program manager on the F# team at Microsoft. Michael discusses what’s new in F# for both Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010, various scenarios for functional programming with F#, integration of F# with C# and VB, F# with Silverlight, and the benefits for .NET developers of adding F# to their skill set.Links ·         F# Developer Center – http://fsharp.net Length: 38:22 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 72: VS 2010 Start Page Customization with Adrian CollierIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy chats with Adrian Collier, a program manager at Microsoft on the Visual Studio platform team. Adrian discusses the powerful new WPF based customizable start page in Visual Studio 2010. The conversation includes an overview of the new start page architecture, a new template for creating customized start pages, and scenarios of how customized start pages will enhance Visual Studio. Included is details on how using the Visual Studio SDK can extend the power of what start pages can do, how start pages can be packaged as VSIX extensions and posted on the Visual Studio Gallery and then downloaded and installed by developers via the new Extension Manager in VS 2010. Visit the Visual Studio team blog for more details about customizing the VS 2010 start page.Links ·         Visual Studio Team Blog Length: 40:18 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 71: Microsoft MVP Summit and Windows Phone 7 SeriesIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy and Gary Short discuss the non-NDA details of the recent Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, WA, along with a discussion on how MVPs contribute to the community and how MVPs and the MVP Summit helps developers and users who aren’t MVPs. Also discussed is the recent news around Windows Phone 7 Series including some details and expectations of the developer story for the new mobile platform to be announced at the MIX10 in mid March.Links ·         Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) ·         Windows Mobile 7 Series ·         Windows Phone Blog Length: 01:04:09 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 70: Code Camp with Chris Kinsman and Walt RitscherIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy discusses the topic of Code Camp events with Chris Kinsman and Walt Ritscher. While the discussion is about organizing and attending Code Camp events in general, the upcoming Seattle Code Camp is discussed as an example event. Code Camp is a type of community event where developers talk with-and learn from-fellow developers, free, and anyone is welcome to attend and speak. An original Code Camp organizer, Thom Robbins, wrote a six-point manifesto: Code Camps are (1) by and for the developer community; (2) always free; (3) community developed material; (4) no fluff - only code; (5) community ownership; and (6) never occur during working hours. Seattle Code Camp v5.0 - April 17-18, 2010 - Redmond, WA (Microsoft Commons center).Links ·         Seattle Code Camp (Apr 17-18) - http://seattle.codecamp.us ·         Blog: http://seattle.codecamp.us/blog ·         Twitter: @SeattleCodeCamp Length: 31:08 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 69: Virtual Brown Bag Meetings with Claudio LassalaIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Claudio Lassala, lead developer at EPS Software, and primary host of the free weekly Virtual Brown Bag meetings online via Live Meeting. The idea of a brown bag meeting is simple: once a week, people bring their “brown bag lunch” to the conference room, and we share tips and tricks. In order to cater for that online, we’re starting a “virtual” brown bag meeting. The meetings are hosted by the Virtual ALT.NET website through LiveMeeting (one of the most important aspects of ALT.NET is “continuous improvement”. The weekly schedule is every Thursday at 12:00pm noon CT (1pmET/10amPT). Claudio discusses the history, recent activity, participation information, benefits, and future plans for the Virtual Brown Bag (VBB) meetings.Guest ·         Claudio Lassala - Blog: http://claudiolassala.spaces.live.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/Claudiolassala, Band: http://DescentIntoMadness.com Links ·         Virtual Brown Bag (VBB): http://tinyurl.com/VirtualBrownBag Length: 25:14 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 68: Convention over Configuration, AOP with JBIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy and Markus Egger are joined by JB who is a software developer at EPS Software. JB talks about Convention over Configuration as a general theme, about creating applications so you only have to write the code that matters rather than a bunch of code to wire things up. Technology wise, its AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming) with PostSharp, Prism, StructureMap, etc., but the idea that binds all these things together is Convention over Configuration. Guest ·         JB - Blog: http://www.theabsentmindedcoder.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/RookieOne Links ·         Convention over Configuration MSDN article by Jeremy Miller ·         Prism / Composite WPF ·         PostSharp ·         StructureMap ·         Fluent NHibernate ·         Advanced WPF Workshop (Free Online Webinar) by JB (Feb 20 9:00am-1:00pm CT) Length: 57:29 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)