October, 2008

I had a chance to sit down with Jeff Brand while down in Omaha for my presentation at the HDC . We recorded a podcast on all (most) things Scrum and TFS – you can check it out here . It was great fun – thanks Jeff!

In my last post I wrote "Oslo" == Windows Registry++, to describe the simplicity of "Oslo". I also said " the simplicity of "Oslo" is what makes up its complexity ". SOA has different impact upon different roles...

I’ll start by saying that I really (like in "really, really!") like BizUnit! BizUnit in combination with MSBuild, NUnit and CruiseControl.NET has really changed the way work and how I feel about work in general and BizTalk development in...

I’ve just posted article reviewing the deliverables from the Microsoft Connected Systems Division (CSD) on BloggersGuides.net . The article gives a high level overview of the technology present on the image, and provides tips on getting the image running...

Adapter Pack CTP 4 is here and we have added a lot more features based on some feedback we have been getting from various channels. So here is the list of major enhancements SQL adapter Support for “for xml” style procedures used commonly with v1 SQL...

To help get everyone up to speed on the new Microsoft Offerings, I’ve put together over an hour of first look videos to help show the new features and walk though the new UI's. The following videos are now live on BizTalkGurus.com : First Look: Windows...

As and when we release newer hotfixes, I will edit this post. Hotfix list for the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack V1 Hotfix/KB Number Component Affected Description       950101 OracleDB An error occurs if you try executing a Stored Procedure...

Hi guys - there's a bunch of stuff going on right now at PDC 08 in LA. What's hot: (If you're on a PDA/Mobile - grab a the PDC from here - http://www.microsoftpdc.com/mobile/ ) Here's a select set of recorded sessions up on Channel 9 ...

I was having trouble with a custom ASP.NET 3.5 server control. It was getting a run time error as I dropped it on the winform. The problem was a bit tricky to debug but this article got me going. The article is written for VS 2005, but it worked for me...

So finally, Microsoft revealed "Oslo" . There has been so much rumors about what it is. Starting of at the SOA & BPM conference last year, "Oslo" was to be the next generation of BizTalk. For some time now, it's been clear...

Recently, in one of the current economic crisis disccusions, I saw a link to a Working Paper #666 from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. At first I thought it's a prank. Well, the number alone sounds like some dark humor. Nope. It was not....

Relax. Grab a beer (a Guiness perhaps). Dublin , the application server role extension to WAS/IIS, is to be released roughly three months after Visual Studio 2010, so somewhere around 1,5-2 years from now. There is still time to come to grips with it...

Just at a session on BizTalk Express , sorry Dublin… Dublin is a set of extensions to Web Application Server (WAS) also known as Web Process Activation Server (also WAS) – confused yet?! Basically, Dublin allows hosting of WCF/WF services/workflows on...

I’m sorry, is it just me? I just can’t get excited about Windows Vista R2 , sorry, Windows 7. [side note: Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 use v6.0 of the windows kernel. Windows 7 uses v6.1 of the kernel. They’ve also upgraded Windows Server 2008...

I've heard alot of people, and helped a few, that have had problems with the PDC Wireless network. The things that many people do at conferences is to sit with their laptop in their knee. Doing this they are not plugged in. When your laptop goes into...

The first version of WCF didn't have any built-in REST support. WCF 3.5 introduced a "Web" programming model that enabled REST service development scenarios (through classes like WebServiceHost, WebServiceHostFactory, WebHttpBehavior, WebHttpBinding...

If you're a Microsoft Connected Systems developer, and you're at the PDC this week , you're swimming in a sea of new technologies that will surely impact your life in the years ahead. There are too many specific things to enumerate in one...

If you're a Microsoft Connected Systems developer, and you're at the PDC this week , you're swimming in a sea of new technologies that will surely impact your life in the years ahead. There are too many specific things to enumerate in one...

So you've probably heard of this thing called Oslo and the components of it. In this post I'll try to address Oslo from the point of view of the BizTalk Developer. You could argue that BizTalk has a pretty model driven approach to development...

As much as I am enjoying the PDC and all the REST love, I also am really excited about M Expect more posts and information on M in the next few weeks here on my blog (this post is really mostly motivational for me to get blogging again :)). Edit: I'm...