I'll be checking out (a bit seriously this time) the December 2008 revision of Windows Presentation Foundation Application Quality Guide. I'm a big fan of quality and patterned development (see this as enjoying being in control of things) and whenever I see any initiative regarding this matter I tend to give it some attention whenever I can. The fact that I'm currently developing with WPF, Prism and MEF definitely leads me towards this behaviour, whether it's for my own professional and technical training, nor for the enrichment of the skills of my team.
This Quality Guide is 100% focused on WPF. It is a...
Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of the Internet Explorer Team, has announced in MIX09 the availability of Internet Explorer 8. Windows users can now download and install the final version here.
For those who are unaware of what WCF REST Starter Kit is, it can be described as a set of features, Visual Studio templates, samples and guidances that enable users to create REST style services using WCF. The REST Starter Kit is a preview of features that are being considered for WCF 4.0, released early on CodePlex so you can download it, look at the code, play with it. The October release of the WCF REST Starter Kit focused on building server-side REST services. Now, the Preview 2 release adds features to make client-side REST development easier.
Among the new functionality included...
The Live Framework team just released the April 2009 CTP update for the Live Framework. This update includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and improved functionality. Check out the release announcement on the Live Framework team blog for the details.
Check out the Live Framework Website for more information.