May 2009
.NET RIA Services:Building A Data-Driven Expense App with Silverlight 3
.NET RIA Services provides a set of server components and ASP.NET extensions such as authentication, roles, and profile management. We’ll show you how they work. Jonathan Carter
Cloud Computing:Patterns For High Availability, Scalability, And Computing Power With Windows Azure
Here we examine the typical cloud platform architecture and some common architectural patterns, along with their implementation on the Windows Azure offering from Microsoft. Joshy Joseph
Data Services:Access Your Data On Premise Or In The Cloud With ADO.NET Data Services
In this article the author looks at two versions of the same application--one consuming an on-premise Data Service, and one consuming an Azure Table Data Service to illustrate data access in the cloud. Elisa Flasko
SOA Simplified:Service Virtualization With The Managed Services Engine
By using Managed Services Engine service virtualization technology, you can begin participating in the cloud by simply configuring virtual service endpoints and operations that integrate with the .NET Service Bus. Aaron Skonnard
Columns
Editor's Note:Head in the Clouds
Toolbox:Easy File Backup, Exploring Files And Folders Inside Visual Studio, Multiple Monitor Software, And More
Basic Instincts:Documenting Your Code With XML Comments
CLR Inside Out:Understanding The CLR Binder
Cutting Edge:Build Rich User Interfaces with jQuery
Extreme ASP.NET:The Life And Times of an ASP.NET MVC Controller
Foundations:Versioning Workflows
Going Places:Gaming In The Key Of Zune
Office Space:Custom Field Types for SharePoint 2007
Security Briefs:A Conversation About Threat Modeling
Under the Table:Programming with FileStreams in SQL Server 2008
Patterns and Practices:Simplifying Patterns and Practices
Usability in Practice:Useful, Usable and Desirable: Usability as a Core Development Competence
{End Bracket}:The Unconference: Where Geeks JIT Together