Interesting links for 28th Feb 2011

 

Agile

• PMI Agile Certification : http://www.leadingagile.com/2011/02/pmi-agile-certification-the-pmi-agile-project-professional/
• PMI unveils Agile Certification Program : http://leadinganswers.typepad.com/leading_answers/2011/02/the-pmi-took-the-wraps-off-their-new-pmi-agile-certification-program-today-if-that-sounds-like-an-oxymoron-then-take-a-clos.html
• The changing face of Agile : http://blogs.collab.net/agile/2011/02/25/the-changing-face-of-agile/

 

Silverlight / WPF / WP7

• Add cehckbox to Treeview : http://www.devcurry.com/2011/02/silverlight-add-checkbox-to-treeview.html
• Silverlight TreeView databinding example with HierarchicalDataTemplate : http://www.devcurry.com/2011/02/silverlight-treeview-databinding.html
• Getting ready for Microsoft Silverlight Exam 70-506 part 7 : http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Getting-ready-for-Microsoft-Silverlight-Exam-70-506-Part-7.aspx
• Building a Windows Phone 7 application with UltraLight.MVVM : http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2011/02/building-windows-phone-7-application.html
• Silverlight TV 63 Exploring National Instruments App using data and business features : http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-63-Exploring-National-Instruments-App-Using-Data-and-Business-Features
• Recording of Building LOB Apps with Silverlight and WCF Data Services : http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Recording-of-recent-SilverlightShow-webinar-Building-LOB-Apps-with-Silverlight-and-WCF-Data-Services.aspx
• 21 WP7 Toolkit in depth articles : http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2011/02/25/12324.aspx
• Unit of work in rich clients : http://www.paulstovell.com/unit-of-work
• FloatingWindows V1.2 – multi windows interface for Silverlight 4 : http://jevgenijpankov.heliocode.com/articles/FloatingWindow.aspx

WCF

• Making HttpContext.Current available within WCF Service : http://dylanbeattie.blogspot.com/2011/02/making-httpcontextcurrent-available.html

 

Miscellaneous

• Multi targeted Add Reference support in Productivity power tools : http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2011/02/multi-targeted-add-reference-support-in.html

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Interesting links for 15th Feb 2011

Agile

• Anand Vishwanath on releasing into production every two weeks : http://blog.anandvishwanath.in/2011/02/no-fluff-just-releases-into-production.html

 

Silverlight / WPF / WP 7 / HML 5

• Silverlight MVVM command binding II : http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2011/02/13/silverlight-mvvm-commanding-ii.aspx
• Silverlight 5 HTML 5 and what the future may bring : http://blog.silverlightxap.com/2011/02/silverlight-5-html5-and-what-future-may.html
• Collecting attendees feedback using Windows Phone 7 : http://mosalem.blogspot.com/2011/02/silverlight-40-tutorial-12-of-n.html
• Telerik WP7 Webinar on using RADControls to build Windows Phone 7 applications : http://www.silverlightshow.net/shows/Telerik-WP7-Webinar-1.aspx
• Windows Phone 7 series for iPhone and Android developers : http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Windows-Phone-7-for-iPhone-and-Android-Developers-New-Article-Series-on-SilverlightShow.aspx
• Parallel processing of the data in WPF using .Net 4 Parallel Extension Capabilities : http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=653
• Getting ready for Microsoft Silverlight exam 70-506 part 5 : http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Getting-ready-for-Microsoft-Silverlight-Exam-70-506-Part-5.aspx
• Jesse Liberty’s tip on cancelling navigation in windows phone : http://jesseliberty.com/2011/02/10/navigation-101cancelling-navigation/

 

Miscellaneous

• IE 9 features for developers : http://www.techbubbles.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-9-features-for-developers/
• Why not ORM 5 ORM myths dispelled part 1 : http://www.telerikwatch.com/2011/02/why-not-orm-5-orm-myths-dispelled-part.html

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Interesting links for 14th Feb 2011

 

Silverlight / WPF / WP 7

• Jeff Prosise on how to make sure your WP7 app behaves properly when it’s interrupted by a phone call : http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jprosise/archive/2011/02/11/silverlight-for-windows-phone-programming-tip-6.aspx
• Binding to a Silverlight combo box a Gotcha : http://tonychampion.net/blog/index.php/2011/02/binding-to-a-combobox-in-silverlight-a-gotcha
• An ultra light Windows Phone 7 MVVM framework : http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2011/02/ultra-light-windows-phone-7-mvvm.html
• Mike Taulty on Control templates in Expression Blend : http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2011/02/11/blend-bits-23-templating-part-1.aspx
• What Nokia deal means for Microsoft developers : http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/02/11/what-the-nokia-deal-means-for-microsoft-developers.aspx
• Nokia and Microsoft Connecting people with windows phone 7 : http://pendsevikram.blogspot.com/2011/02/nokia-and-microsoft-connecting-people.html
• Windows Phone 7 quick starts : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/benwilli/archive/2011/02/11/windows-phone-7-developer-quickstarts.aspx

 

Agile

• Mike Cohn on the reflections of the 10 years since the Agile Manifesto :http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/reflections-on-the-10-years-since-the-agile-manifesto
• Making distributed Agile teams work : http://blog.versionone.com/blog/the-agile-horizon/making-distributed-agile-teams-work
• Agile user interface design and information architecture from the trenches : http://www.innovel.net/?p=220
• The changing role of middle managers : http://www.gettingagile.com/2011/02/03/the-changing-role-of-middle-managers/
• Stop & reflect : 10 years of Agile : http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2011/02/stop-reflect-10-years-of-agile/
• Eleven things to remember about the people in the middle management role : http://www.estherderby.com/2011/02/11-things-abt-managers.html

 

Miscellaneous

• Phil Haacks post on NuGet 1.1 release : http://haacked.com/archive/2011/02/12/nuget-1-1-released.aspx
• Scott Gu on release of NuGet 1.1 : http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/02/14/nuget-1-1-released.aspx

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Interesting links for 12th Feb 2011

 

Silverlight / WPF / WP7

• Task Parallel library ported to Silverlight 4 : http://www.damonpayne.com/post/2011/02/07/Task-Parallel-Library-Ported-to-Silverlight-4.aspx
• Silverlight memory leak part 1 : http://www.dllshepherd.net/2011/02/silverlight-memory-leak-part-1.html
• Silverlight memory leak part 2 : http://www.dllshepherd.net/2011/02/silverlight-memory-leak-part-2.html
• Communication between HTML in web browser and Silverlight app : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2011/02/07/communication-between-html-in-webbrowser-and-silverlight-app.aspx
• Windows phone 7 part 4 The application lifecycle : http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Windows-Phone-7-Part-4-The-application-lifecycle.aspx
• MVVM Light V4 preview release notes : http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2011/02/08/mvvm-light-v4-preview-bl0014-release-notes.aspx
• Logging in Silverlight and WP 7 with MVVM light : http://tonychampion.net/blog/index.php/2011/02/logging-in-silverlight-and-wp7-with-mvvm-light/
• 4 important things to have in your Windows Phone 7 app : http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/things-wp7-developers-should

 

Agile

• Project management trends : http://www.pmhut.com/project-management-trends
• Defining what done means : http://agilecoach.typepad.com/agile-coaching/2010/10/defining-what-done-means.html
• Building a transition backlog : http://agilecoach.typepad.com/agile-coaching/2010/09/building-a-transition-backlog.html
• Adapting your Agile coaching style : http://agilecoach.typepad.com/agile-coaching/2010/10/agile-coaching-zone.html

 

ASP.NET / ASP.NET MVC

• Rob Conery on dynamic data utility for Webmatrix : http://blog.wekeroad.com/microsoft/the-super-dynamic-massive-freakshow

 

Miscellaneous

• Important .NET Framework command line tools you must know : http://www.devcurry.com/2011/02/important-net-framework-40-command-line.html

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Interesting links for 10th Feb 2011

 

Agile

• Jeff Sutherland on Agile Principles and Values : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd997578(VS.100).aspx
• 6 easy steps to calculate the budget for an Agile project : http://www.agileadvice.com/2011/02/04/agilemanagement/calculating-a-budget-for-an-agile-project-in-six-easy-steps/
• Motivation misfires : http://www.estherderby.com/2010/12/motivation-misfires.html
• Stop and reflect 10 years of Agile : http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2011/02/stop-reflect-10-years-of-agile/

 

ASP.NET / ASP.NE MVC / HTML 5

• Scott Guthrie’s keynote at MvcConf 2011 : http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/mvcConf/mvcConf-2011-Scott-Guthrie-Keynote
• Special 48 hours offer, free ASP.NET MVC 3 training : http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/02/08/special-48-hour-offer-free-asp-net-mvc-3-video-training.aspx

 

EF / ORM

• Self tracking entities, original values and update customizations : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2011/02/09/self-tracking-entities-original-values-and-update-customization.aspx

 

Silverlight

• Slides and samples from the Silverlight patterns and frameworks talk : http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Slides-and-samples-from-Silverlight-Patterns-and-Frameworks-talk-.aspx
• Silverlight 4 Master detail with two data grids : http://www.devcurry.com/2011/02/silverlight-4-master-details-with-two.html
• A circular progressbar style using attached viewmodel : http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/colin/2011/02/a-circular-progressbar-style-using-an-attached-viewmodel/
• Using channel factory in Silverlight 4 : http://blog.kevindockx.com/post/Using-a-Channel-Factory-in-Silverlight-(instead-of-adding-a-Service-Reference)-With-cows.aspx
• Simple Silverlight MVVM base class : http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2011/02/06/simple-silverlight-mvvm-base-class.aspx

Miscellaneous

• New Tekpub series with John Skeet on Mastering C# 4 : http://blog.wekeroad.com/tekpub/mastering-csharp-with-jon-skeet
• Hanselminutes podcast on ReactiveUI extensions to Reactive Framework (Rx) : http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast252ReactiveUIExtensionsToTheReactiveFrameworkRxWithPaulBetts.aspx

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Interesting links for 1st February 2011

 

Agile

• Aldon Agile project manager available on Windows : http://www.allaboutagile.com/aldon-agile-manager-now-on-windows/ 
• Why retrospective is not a lesson learnt meeting : http://www.coachingagileteams.com/2011/01/31/uncategorized/why-the-retrospective-is-not-a-lessons-learned-meeting/

 

Silverlight / WPF / WP7

• Free Silverlight webinar on Querying and Updating data using Silverlight clients with WCF RIA services : http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Tomorrow-Free-SilverlightShow-Webinar-Querying-and-Updating-Data-From-Silverlight-Clients-with-WCF-RIA-Services.aspx
• Automatically show tooltips on a trimmed textbox in Silverlight and WPF : http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/colin/2011/01/automatically-showing-tooltips-on-a-trimmed-textblock-silverlight-wpf/
• WP 7 Contrib Thread safe ObservableCollection: http://awkwardcoder.blogspot.com/2011/01/wp7contrib-thread-safe.html
• WP 7 a progress bar with text : http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/arik/archive/2011/01/27/a-progressbar-with-text-for-windows-phone-7.aspx
• Using EventAggregator to communicate between views in a Silverlight and Prism application : http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=645
• Getting ready for Microsoft Silverlight Exam 70-506 Part 3 : http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Getting-ready-for-Microsoft-Silverlight-Exam-70-506-Part-3.aspx
• Using AutoCompleteBox : http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Using-the-AutoCompleteBox.aspx

 

ASP.NET / ASP.NET MVC

• ASP.NET MVC and the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) on NuGet : http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2011/02/01/ASPNET-MVC-and-the-Managed-Extensibility-Framewok-on-NuGet.aspx

 

EF / ORM

• Working with property values : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2011/01/30/using-dbcontext-in-ef-feature-ctp5-part-5-working-with-property-values.aspx
• Loading related entities using DbContext in EF : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2011/01/31/using-dbcontext-in-ef-feature-ctp5-part-6-loading-related-entities.aspx

 

Miscellaneous

• Suprotim Agarwal on whats new in JQuery 1.5 : http://www.devcurry.com/2011/02/jquery-15-released-whats-new.html

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