TPN :: The Microsoft Developer Show http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com Your Passion...Your Potential Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en The Podcast Network 2003-2006 cameronreilly@gmail.com (The Podcast Network) cameronreilly@gmail.com Technology Developers Microsoft Your Passion...Your Potential The Podcast Network The Podcast Network cameronreilly@gmail.com no http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/wp-images/coverart_144x144.jpg TPN :: The Microsoft Developer Show http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com 144 144 The Microsoft Developer Show #17 - Mitch on Vista for Developers http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-17-mitch-on-vista-for-developers/ http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-17-mitch-on-vista-for-developers/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 23:59:01 +0000 Nick Podcast Vista http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-17-mitch-on-vista-for-developers/ Last year before I left New Zealand I managed to grab some time with Mitch right after the Ready tour - around the time that Vista and Office went RTM.  I must apologise to both Mitch and listeners for the delay in getting this posted but better late than never.  Although there are a couple of points which we discuss that have been and gone, for the most part the points raised are as relevant now as they were 5 months ago!

And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast]

[Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder for the use of their track Chess]

00:10 - Intro - Mitch Denny
00:20 - SQL Code Camp NZ (topics: performance, data, dev v’s dba)
01:20 - Mitch Denny -> Code Camp Oz Co-ordinator/Readify
02:50 - Orcas CTP/Beta (Linq, ADO.NET vNext)
03:40 - MS Sync Services (Correction: it IS now tied to Orcas ship cycle AFAIK)
04:20 - MS Ajax library
05:10 - Vista specific and .NET FX v3 (Correction: It is now RTM so licenses ARE now available)
08:00 - Fujitsu lighbook v’s IBM Thinkpad
08:55 - UMPC devices - not quite there (Hugo blogging on UMPC) - connectivity is the key!
10:45 - Vista development story
11:10 - Security - User Account control (2 tokens for administrative users)
12:55 - Virtual Store - writing to program files/registry
14:15 - Embedded manifests to inform Vista on requirements
16:15 - Running as Administrator - same user, different token
17:40 - SP1 for Visual Studio 2005/IDE support for embedding manifests (Update: IDE support never made it into SP1 - expect in Orcas)
18:30 - Apps still run ok on winXP with the manifest
18:55 - Service Packs/updates for working on Vista (Update: SQL Server SP2, VS SP1 w update - both now available for download)
20:50 - Enable SSCE to run as backend db for ASP.NET website (see post)
22:00 - DB dependent designer code - ADO.NET Entities is better for this
23:00 - User Experience - glassing - taking advantage of this as a developer (WinForms v’s WPF)
25:00 - Testing/Screencapture - automation api
29:20 - Vista extensibility - Sidebar, sync manager, Sideshow
31:35 - Spot, Microframework
32:50 - RSS Platform for business applications
33:40 - Doug Stockwell - RikiReader
35:05 - Powershell for doing bulk actions
37:00 - Getting started with powershell - download and get started!

Listen to the show HERE

]]> http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-17-mitch-on-vista-for-developers/feed/ 00:40:27 Nick Randolph Last year before I left New Zealand I managed to grab some time with Mitch right after the Ready tour - around the time that Vista and Office went RTM.  I must apologise to both Mitch and listeners for the delay in getting this posted but better late th Last year before I left New Zealand I managed to grab some time with Mitch right after the Ready tour - around the time that Vista and Office went RTM.  I must apologise to both Mitch and listeners for the delay in getting this posted but better late than never.  Although there are a couple of points which we discuss that have been and gone, for the most part the points raised are as relevant now as they were 5 months ago! And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast [1]] [Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder [2] for the use of their track Chess] 00:10 - Intro - Mitch Denny [3] 00:20 - SQL Code Camp NZ (topics: performance, data, dev v's dba) 01:20 - Mitch Denny -> Code Camp Oz [4] Co-ordinator/Readify 02:50 - Orcas CTP/Beta (Linq, ADO.NET vNext) 03:40 - MS Sync Services (Correction: it IS now tied to Orcas ship cycle AFAIK) 04:20 - MS Ajax library 05:10 - Vista specific and .NET FX v3 (Correction: It is now RTM so licenses ARE now available) 08:00 - Fujitsu lighbook v's IBM Thinkpad 08:55 - UMPC devices - not quite there (Hugo [5] blogging on UMPC) - connectivity is the key! 10:45 - Vista development story 11:10 - Security - User Account control (2 tokens for administrative users) 12:55 - Virtual Store - writing to program files/registry 14:15 - Embedded manifests to inform Vista on requirements 16:15 - Running as Administrator - same user, different token 17:40 - SP1 for Visual Studio 2005/IDE support for embedding manifests (Update: IDE support never made it into SP1 - expect in Orcas) 18:30 - Apps still run ok on winXP with the manifest 18:55 - Service Packs/updates for working on Vista (Update: SQL Server SP2, VS SP1 w update - both now available for download) 20:50 - Enable SSCE to run as backend db for ASP.NET website (see post) 22:00 - DB dependent designer code - ADO.NET Entities is better for this 23:00 - User Experience - glassing - taking advantage of this as a developer (WinForms v's WPF) 25:00 - Testing/Screencapture - automation api 29:20 - Vista extensibility - Sidebar, sync manager, Sideshow 31:35 - Spot, Microframework 32:50 - RSS Platform for business applications 33:40 - Doug Stockwell - RikiReader [6] 35:05 - Powershell for doing bulk actions 37:00 - Getting started with powershell - download and get started! Listen to the show HERE [7] [1] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061130_012.mp3 [2] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.mindermusic.com.au/ [3] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://notgartner.wordpress.com/ [4] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.codecampoz.com [5] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://ubertablet.blogspot.com/ [6] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://110011.net [7] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061130_012.mp3 No No Vista, Developer, UAC, SP The Microsoft Developer Show #15 - Managed C++ and .NET Performance http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/01/managed-c-and-net-performance/ http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/01/managed-c-and-net-performance/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:20:49 +0000 Nick .NET Framework Vista Performance Languages http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/01/managed-c-and-net-performance/ It’s been a couple of weeks since this show was recorded but hopefully despite the poor audio quality it is still worth listening too.  Nick Wienholt is one of leading experts when it comes to .NET Performance and working with Managed C++. 

And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast]

[Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder for the use of their track Chess]

00:10 - Introduction - Nick Wienholt
01:25 - Arcast
01:40 - Com Bank
03:00 - Intilecta Development Process
04:30 - Books - C# and .NET Performance
08:10 - Heap v’s Stack
09:10 - Garbage Collection
12:10 - Boxing
13:40 - Memory Leaks
16:25 - Events and lingering objects
18:50 - Mem Profiler / MSDN Profiler
19:10 - Working with memory profilers
23:50 - String performance
27:00 - Reflection and Joel’s podcast
31:00 - Exceptions, Goto’s and Events
36:40 - Overriding RaiseEvent in VB.Net
37:40 - Managed C++
39:10 - C++/CLI
41:40 - Automatic destruction of Idisposable objects
43:25 - Vista APIs
51:10 - Deciding whether or not to use C++
55:10 - Multi-processor programming

Listen to the show HERE

]]> http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/01/managed-c-and-net-performance/feed/ 00:58:37 Nick Randolph It%26#8217;s been a couple of weeks since this show was recorded but hopefully despite the poor audio quality it is still worth listening too.  Nick Wienholt is one of leading experts when it comes to .NET Performance and working with Managed C++. It's been a couple of weeks since this show was recorded but hopefully despite the poor audio quality it is still worth listening too.  Nick Wienholt is one of leading experts when it comes to .NET Performance and working with Managed C++.  And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast [1]] [Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder [2] for the use of their track Chess] 00:10 - Introduction - Nick Wienholt 01:25 - Arcast 01:40 - Com Bank 03:00 - Intilecta Development Process 04:30 - Books - C# and .NET Performance 08:10 - Heap v's Stack 09:10 - Garbage Collection 12:10 - Boxing 13:40 - Memory Leaks 16:25 - Events and lingering objects 18:50 - Mem Profiler / MSDN Profiler 19:10 - Working with memory profilers 23:50 - String performance 27:00 - Reflection and Joel's podcast 31:00 - Exceptions, Goto's and Events 36:40 - Overriding RaiseEvent in VB.Net 37:40 - Managed C++ 39:10 - C++/CLI 41:40 - Automatic destruction of Idisposable objects 43:25 - Vista APIs 51:10 - Deciding whether or not to use C++ 55:10 - Multi-processor programming Listen to the show HERE [3] [1] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061109_010.mp3 [2] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.mindermusic.com.au/ [3] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061109_010.mp3 No No Managed C++, .NET, Performance