12/01/2008

December 2008 - Windows 7 Takes Flight

Our hands-on review of the Windows 7 pre-beta reveals an operating system that is remarkably stable. A Q&A with Microsoft's Robert Wahbe on Azure and S+S applications. Plus, news on developers face a long trek to Microsoft's ambitious 'Oslo' modeling vision. BizSpark program offers start-up software makers access to Microsoft's tools, products, licenses and tech support. Microsoft works to promote the Text Template Transformation Toolkit, a code generator built into Visual Studio 2008. More ...


RDN Cover Story

Windows 7 Takes Flight

By Sandro Villinger


Q&As

Cloud Connector

By Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Desmond


DevDisasters

DevDisaster: The Expert System

By Alex Papadimoulis


DevSmart

Parallel Pickle

By Patrick Leonard


Frameworks

Letting Go of Windows

By Michael Desmond


Redmond Review

Selling Self-Service

By Andrew J. Brust


Response Chain

Windows 3.1 Passes

By Readers of Redmond Developer News


Zachmann.NET

Azure Like It

By William F. Zachmann


News

Code Generation Made Easy

By John K. Waters


New Anti-Piracy Software for .NET

By John K. Waters


Microsoft Slashes VS 2008 Prices

By Kathleen Richards


Governance for .NET SOA Frameworks

By John K. Waters, with Jeffrey Schwartz contributing


The Road to 'Oslo'

By Michael Desmond


Microsoft Program Sparking Start-Ups

By John K. Waters