New Zune Windows client is not WPF based I’d been thinking about this topic since I saw the new interface. Basically, after seeing the screen shots, I thought to myself that if the new Zune Windows client software was not written with WPF, Microsoft will have made a huge mistake by once again not backing one of their own technologies as a viable […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
System.ServiceModel.Web and FaultExceptions For those who may not already know WCF that well, FaultException is a special type of exception class that exists as a way for those of us who are writing service operations that need to throw errors to indicate to those who are extending the WCF stack that “hey, I want the details of this […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
System.ServiceModel.Web: be aware of differences in element names when using BodyStyle Bare vs. Wrapped I’ve been doing a lot of digging around System.ServiceModel.Web lately and have come across a subtle difference in the way the XML is produced for POX endpoints when switching between BodyStyle.Bare and BodyStyle.Wrapped[Response]. The quick and dirty explanation, if you’re using Bare and you return a DataContract with Name=”Foo”, the name of root element returned […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
System.ServiceModel.Web limitations I have been playing with this System.ServiceModel.Web for about a week now trying to get real world prototypes together and, in addition to having a hard time understanding some of their design choices with regards to how/where they plug into WCF, I have come across at least two major limitations. I’ll start with brief descriptions […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Microsoft to make source code for .NET libraries available to the masses Wow, this is a pretty major announcement. They’re going to be making the source code available for a significant portion of the BCL, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WinForms and WPF from day one. Eventually WCF, WWF and LINQ will be available too. Wow. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Vote on ASP.NET AJAX Web Service Exception Handling Bug I’ve reported a bug over on connect with the full details, but basically what it boils down to is that there’s no way to raise exception detail from ScriptMethods when ASP.NET custom error handling is enabled. What happens is that the RestHandler for ScriptMethods detects the custom error handling is enabled and literally throws out […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
What’s new in WPF in .NET 3.5? This is the first list I’ve seen that covers the new features being added to WPF in .NET 3.5. Top three things that stand out to me: Binding support for LINQ based data sources UIElement3D – adds support for input and focus events to 3D elements (finally, no more hand crafting!) Viewport2DVisual3D – enables you […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Silverlight technology map says it all… Still not sure what Silverlight is or is capable of? Here’s a little visual aid to help out. Quite possibly one of the best technology maps I can ever remember coming out of Microsoft actually. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
Silverlight to include “First Class” .NET Runtime There it is. As I suspected, Ray Ozzie just anounced they are pushing out a “first class” .NET runtime environment with Silverlight that will allow you to develop using any .NET languages!!!! I’m waiting to hear details on what exactly “first class” means… will there be full BCL support for example? Update 1:53 EST: Wow. It’s a […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
WPF/E no more, say hello to Silverlight Well, you’ve probably read this some place else already, but I’m jumping on the bandwaggon since I think it’s a huge announcement. The technology formerly known as WPF/E is now officially called Silverlight. You can read all about it over here. I think this is a huge step for Microsoft… and one that’s going in […] Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInMoreRedditWhatsAppSkypeEmail
