Features
From the issues of Redmond Developer News and our sister publications in the Redmond Media Group.
In Search of Trust
May 2008 | by John K. Waters
Microsoft's end-to-end trust initiative is long on vision, but short on developer details.
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SPLA: A New Way To License Software
April 2008 | by Michael Domingo
In the era of Software+Services, Microsoft takes a different approach to software licensing than Web hosting companies and managed service providers. Microsoft's Michael van Dijken explains in the Q&A.
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Open XML: Format Fight
April 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Microsoft finally wins fast-track approval for its Open XML specification. What does it means for future standards efforts?
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Microsoft's Open Course
April 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Redmond is making bold promises about interoperability and standards, but is the company serious about changing the way it does business?
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Microsoft's Office Transformation
March 2008 | by John K. Waters
Developers explore opportunities on Redmond's new platform.
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VSLive! San Francisco Preview: LINQ to SQL Q&A with Perry Birch [ONLINE ONLY]
March 2008 | by Becky Nagel
Perry shares his take on the best LINQ to SQL features, walks you through the biggest changes from ObjectSpaces and more.
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Build to Order
March 2008 | by Peter Varhol
Are your software builds slowing you down? Powerful solutions streamline build and branch management.
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Preview: The Big Launch
February 2008 | by Staff of Redmond Developer News
Microsoft rolls out 2008 versions of Visual Studio, Windows Server and SQL Server.
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Alternatives in the Cloud
February 2008 | by Barbara Darrow
Amazon.com, Google, Salesforce.com and others challenge Microsoft with Web-based dev platforms.
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Developing for IO
February 2008 | by Doug Barney
How will Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimization model change the way your team thinks about app dev, support and delivery?
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Building a Project Dashboard
January 2008 | by David Christiansen
Use Windows SharePoint Services to create a project-tracking portal for your developers.
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Vista: One Year Later
January 2008 | by Michael Desmond
After a rough start, will things finally align for Microsoft's flagship OS?
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Peering into the Future
January 2008 | by Michael Desmond
Experts predict what developers should expect in 2008.
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Making Waves: Windows Mobile vs. BlackBerry
December 2007 | by Jeffrey Schwartz
Windows Mobile takes on BlackBerry as wireless spectrum shows signs of opening up.
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Contested Code
December 2007 | by Peter Varhol
How TopCoder uses a contest format to build high-quality software for clients.
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Best Defense?
December 2007 | by John K. Waters
Despite managed execution frameworks, developers aren't sandboxing their application code.
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Hire Learning
November 2007 | by Kathleen Richards
With a huge drop in computer science grads, what will the future workforce look like?
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.NET Toolbox Picks: Part II
November 2007 | by Leonard Lobel and Brian Schmitt
Seven alternative tools and widgets for .NET programmers.
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The Facebook Economy
November 2007 | by Chris Kanaracus
Microsoft gains a stake in the cloud of social network -- should you?
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Live from VSLive!: 5 Questions with Paul Sheriff on Architecting ASP.NET [ONLINE ONLY]
October 2007 | by Becky Nagel
.NET author and consultant Paul Sheriff discusses the challenges and opportunities in architecting ASP.NET.
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