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NETRocks Conversations: Chris Sells on Entity Framework and More

By Richard Campbell, 08/25/2010

In this month’s .NetRocks Conversations Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin interview Chris Sells, who works for the data and modeling group inside the SQL Server division. He looks at Microsoft’s data technologies, builds real-world apps with them, and then provides guidance on how to use them....

New Features in ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.0

By Joydip Kanjilal, 07/21/2010

Leverage the new features and enhancements in Entity Framework 4.0 to design and implement robust and scalable applications....

Product Review: ComponentOne LiveLinq

By Mike Riley, 07/07/2010

Developer Vendors Win Best of Tech Ed 2010 Awards

By Sheila Molnar, 06/14/2010

At Microsoft Tech Ed 2010 in New Orleans, editors from DevProConnections magazine along with colleagues from other Penton magazines gave Best of TechEd awards to vendors who offer innovative products and services. The Best of TechEd awards are given annually by a judging panel of editors from the Penton magazines that provide content for developers and IT pros in the Microsoft ecosystem....

Microsoft TechEd 2010, Silverlight, and the Cloud

By Tim Huckaby, 06/09/2010

At TechEd 2010 I’m giving a Silverlight beginners session. I have a number of resources to give out to the attendees including the source code for a Silverlight 4 CRUD application based on the sample SQL server database, AdventureWorks2008. And much more....

Amazon's S3 for ASP.NET Web Developers

By Michael K. Campbell, 04/01/2010

Without too much work, you can use Amazon S3 for your web applications. You'll get pay-as-you-go servers that can expand when you need them, and can substantially increase performance....