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Microsoft recently donated the StockTrader source code to a new Apache incubation project called Stonehenge. Kamal Bath is coordinating Microsoft’s participation and recently posted on the project here.
We think this is potentially a big deal because:
a) it’s our first time to be a code contributor to Apache
b) we see this as a great way to foster interoperability testing on WS-* where any customer or vendor can propose test cases and the results are openly published for all to see (because of Apache’s strong adherence to principles of openness in their processes).
While this project has a lot of potential, what it really needs is active participants and contributors. If you have an interest in web services interoperability, and especially if you have experience or interest in open source projects, I encourage you to check Stonehenge out and get involved.
My latest screencast in the Windows WF developer screencast series has been loaded up. In this session, I discuss the basics for setting up the SQL Tracking Service in Windows WF and how to begin tracking basic information. In a subsequent screencast I will cover how to create tracking profiles which can be used with this or any custom tracking service.
Pluralsight Screencast – Using SQL Tracking Services in WF
Previous screencasts in this series can be found on the screencast section of the Pluralsight website. You will also find short screen casts on other technologies both current (e.g. WCF) and future ("Oslo") on this page.
My geekSpeak recording on Cloud Services 101 is now up on Channel9. During the show, we discussed what Microsoft is doing with cloud computing and how you can start taking advantage of "the cloud" in your applications with an emphasis on .NET Services.
If you're not familiar with geekSpeak, it's similar to a "talk-radio" format hosted by developer evangelists from Microsoft. They all share their knowledge and experience about a particular developer technology and are ready to answer your questions in real time during the webcast.
The hosts for this geekSpeak are Lynn Langit and Lindsay Rutter. Be sure to visit the geekSpeak blog.
In this short screencast, you'll learn how to build a RESTful service with WCF, converting a previously created WCF service to support a RESTful interface. Along the way you'll see how to leverage the new System.ServiceModel.Web programming model introduced in WCF 3.5.
Be sure to check out our growing collection of short screencasts on the Pluralsight screencast page.
Previous WCF Screencasts (RSS for all posts in the series)
My latest WCF/WF article was recently published in the January issue of MSDN Magazine. It focuses on the new features found in WCF/WF 4.0 with a special focus on the changes to the WF programming model, XAML-based declarative workflows/services, and the new hosting environment provided by the new "Dublin" application server extensions. .NET 4.0 marks a big shift for WCF/WF moving forward. Check it out here.
Yesterday the Microsoft team released a new tech preview of the ESB Guidance 2.0 package.
What’s new? I’ll be installing this today so we’ll see what “LDAP Resolver” and “SMTP Adapter Provider” actually are. Looks like some good modifications to the itinerary design experience as well. The biggest aesthetic change is the removal of the dependency […]
After presenting our session about BizTalk Server Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) at Teched 2008, my partner in crime and CTO of Tellago Joe Klug and I decided to coauthor a paper that highlighted the capabilities and architecture of BAM from a developer…(read more)
This has been a while coming, and is a big change for me personally, so I can be verbose in my post about it.
When I joined Neudesic (wow, I’ve been blogging a long time) more than 5 years ago, I was employee #12. The company has grown rapidly to somewhere over 250 people now, offices across the US and offshore. During my tenure with Neudesic, I had the opportunity to be involved in some very advanced, high-profile and challenging projects. It was a fun ride, and I like to think that my efforts contributed to the growth of the company and its reputation.
However, all that changes this week, as I have joined Microsoft. My title is Principal SOA Architect, and my territory is the US SouthWest.
Some things will change:
Other things will not change:
The reaction I’ve gotten from everyone (inside and outside Microsoft) has been phenomenal. Everyone thinks this role is ideal for me, and I think so too. I get to harness my passion for technology to help customers, and to do so on a greater scale than before, what’s not to like? If you’ve been following my posts or seen me speak about Oslo/Dublin/BizTalk/Azure/.NET 4, you’ll know that I’m really excited about this whole wave of technologies coming towards us. This time around, I’ll surf the wave from inside.
So, I’m excited, and looking forward to the road ahead
Every developer knows about and uses Reflector 😉 I use it a lot to learn about the inner workings of products. When analyzing what goes where and why, it’s easy to lose track (jumping from method to method to base class, etc.). Bookmarks are quick and easy, but don’t allow for a description to be added. If I need to get back to a certain point within my analysis two weeks (ok, ok, two minutes ;-)) later, the Type declaration from the bookmarks doesn’t help me.
Meet Reflector Favorites!
I wrote Reflector Favorites. It allows for developers to:
Reflector Favorites in action.
I hope someone finds this useful. As always, use at your own risk, no warranties of any kind.