tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:28:20 +0000InnovationDLRCLRMockingDublinIE9.NetASP.net MVCSpec#SecurityWebSocketsVisual Studio 2010Live ServicesWOW64WFSignalR.net 4.0ORMParallel ExtensionsDebuggingWindows AzureIronPythonAccess Control ServiceUnit TestingHTML5.Net 4.5Agile ProgrammingWindows 7ValidatorHookupControlIDIL codeSharepoint 2007JavascriptCloud ComputingCode Contractsbest practicesVisual Studio 2012Multi TouchSharePoint 2010Microsoft SurfaceWSSsql serverC#LifeOpera UniteBingPRISMWCFOsloLive Meshexplicit interface implementationsasp.netManaged Extensions FrameworkValidatorTrimEntity FrameworkSilverlightdesign principlesToo much perfection Disrupts creative spirit: Build progressivelyhttp://jomit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-1328614046266332346Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:25:00 +00002012-06-03T12:28:20.888-07:00Visual Studio 2012 Links Download:  (You can install this over the VS 2011 Beta without uninstalling) http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads  Changes from VS 2011 Beta: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/08/visual-studio-11-user-interface-updates-coming-in-rc.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox/Visual-Studio-Toolbox-Visual-Studio-2012-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/Y-TMYY4POz8/visual-studio-2012-rc-is-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2012/06/visual-studio-2012-rc-is-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-3733475413560186172Fri, 04 May 2012 20:12:00 +00002012-05-04T13:31:08.835-07:00Javascript  I have been using jQuery since a long time now and looking for other frameworks which can help me take our SharePoint product to the next level. Below are some of the interesting links that I came across : Glossary of Open Source JavaScript and Web Frameworks (Scott Hanselman) Top 10 JavaScript MVC Frameworks (Gorden Hempton) 20 JavaScript Frameworks Worth Checking Outhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/5cRwUOAitfU/choices-for-javascript-frameworks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2012/05/choices-for-javascript-frameworks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-6601318917843586846Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:39:00 +00002012-04-20T10:29:16.625-07:00SharePoint 2010Access Control ServiceWindows Azure Recently, I started working on a scenario wherein we had to move an existing online portal to SharePoint 2010. The first interesting challenge was authentication. How do we support existing users as well allow users to use other identity providers like live, facebook, google, myopenid  to access the portal. So I started researching on that and below are my findings: For implementing federatedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/cA8MHuAe32A/implementing-federated-identity-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2012/04/implementing-federated-identity-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-6475667206609276920Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:39:00 +00002012-03-02T13:39:07.578-08:00  Visual Studio 11 (Beta) and .Net 4.5 (RTM) are now available for everyone : http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads Below are some of new enhancements that I like : · New Metro UI · Portal Class Libraries · Searchable Solution Explorer · Page Inspector · CSS Editor · Full Intellisense and enhanced editor support for JavaScript http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/GuXKCcn5q2k/visual-studio-11-beta-and-net-45-rtm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)1http://jomit.blogspot.com/2012/03/visual-studio-11-beta-and-net-45-rtm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-2821545820106006239Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:59:00 +00002012-01-20T16:59:09.083-08:00Unit TestingJavascriptVisual Studio 2010SharePoint 2010C#Entity FrameworkAgile Programming.Net  Since over a year now, I have been working on an Innovation product on SharePoint 2010 (read more…) and I would like to share some my experiences, architecting and developing it. Below I have tried to group my experiences into technical and non-technical headings and also shared some of the interesting resources that I went through. Business Context Understanding the business http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/7bMRNliTDEs/experiences-with-binary-and-dna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2012/01/experiences-with-binary-and-dna.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-6683165630122942245Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:51:00 +00002011-10-20T19:51:27.285-07:00        Microsoft “Roslyn” CTP Traditionally, compilers are black boxes – source code goes in one end and object files or assemblies come out the other end. The Roslyn project changes that model by opening up the Visual Basic and C# compilers as APIs. These APIs allow tools and end-users to share in the wealth of information the compilers have about code. The Roslyn CTP previews the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/Xj6Y4hl4JSc/first-hands-on-roslyn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-hands-on-roslyn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-4512381197618959066Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:11:00 +00002011-10-14T00:14:09.407-07:00HTML5 How to choose between Canvas and SVG ? Fundamentally, Canvas is a pixel-based, immediate mode graphics system that works best with a smaller surface or a larger number of objects. While, SVG is a shape-based, retained mode graphics system that works better with a larger surface or a smaller number of objects. For more information, visit : http://http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/LdoDog0sRiE/html5-diaries-canvas-svg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/10/html5-diaries-canvas-svg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-300066876830842930Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:45:00 +00002011-10-07T12:45:44.796-07:00HTML5 <div> is old fashioned now . . . Food for Enthusiasts: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html http://www.html5rocks.com/en/ http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/Build2011?sort=sequential&direction=desc&term=&t=html5%2Band%2Bjavascript http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/5UUqGrvHbeo/html5-diaries-semantic-markup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/10/html5-diaries-semantic-markup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-7853525397227267056Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:43:00 +00002011-09-30T00:43:37.754-07:00WebSocketsSignalR.Net 4.5 Steps for creating a chat client using ASP.net 4.5 : 1) Install Visual Studio 2011 Developer Preview (download) 2) Install NuGet Package Manager (download) 3) File -> New -> Project 4) Right Click on References -> Manage NuGet Packages 1) Search “SignalR” and install the package 2) Add 2 files “Default.aspx” and “Chat.cs” and change the code as below: (*Note : I am http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/ADA8owEAqNA/websockets-long-polling-signalr-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)1http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/09/websockets-long-polling-signalr-awesome.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-131278948569420803Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:42:00 +00002011-03-17T10:20:09.556-07:00  I came across this nice presentation done by Roy Osherove at NDC 2010 where he talks about team types and some very good fundamental aspects of directing the team as a technical leader. Here is the torrent link for all the videos - NDC2010 Sessions Torrent . I especially liked his Song at the end of the presentation (below)  Here are some really good excerpts from the originalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/It-U25PvpgI/code-leaders-and-beautiful-teams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/03/code-leaders-and-beautiful-teams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-5327303190339681323Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:40:00 +00002011-03-02T15:41:06.714-08:00SharePoint 2010 Some very good SharePoint links that I came across in last few weeks : SharePoint 2010 Architectures Overview on MSDN A pretty decent article covering the breath of SharePoint 2010. Although I don’t like when it says : “The Silverlight client object model in SharePoint is not supported on Windows Phone 7.” Application Lifecycle Management in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/0j0SLlSAlwM/diving-exploration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/03/diving-exploration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-4289084252333963955Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:51:00 +00002011-01-12T03:51:30.459-08:00  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/sGHpp0yKEPo/first-touch-to-windows-phone-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-touch-to-windows-phone-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-564910304814266762Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:59:00 +00002010-06-21T05:12:38.084-07:00Visual Studio 2010 Here are few features I liked from the VS 2010 Power Tools released last week : Visual Studio 2010 Pro Power Tools Close button in tab as well Pinned Tabs Searchable Add Reference Dialog Triple Click to select a line Align Assignments (Ctrl + Alt + ] ) Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools Sandbox Visual Webpart (Although therehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/ORt4KvMa5Go/visual-studio-2010-power-tools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)3http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/06/visual-studio-2010-power-tools.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-6931598673841794236Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:32:00 +00002010-06-15T03:32:50.142-07:00Here are some gems I found last month and half: LINQ DevDays 2010 - Tips, Tricks and Optimizations by Scott Allen DevDays 2010 - Beyond Queries by Scott Allen SharePoint 2010 Hard Limits / Configurable Limits / Soft Limits of SharePoint 2010 by Sahil Malik Technical diagrams (SharePoint Server 2010) Setting Custom Error Page in SharePoint 2010 Deployment Overview (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/R_idLEBLWNw/diving-exploration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/06/diving-exploration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-8690273292590613397Thu, 20 May 2010 11:34:00 +00002010-05-20T04:34:35.565-07:00Visual Studio 2010SharePoint 2010 Right from the RFP meetings to the daily scrums and the final PROD release calls/emails, it has been a tremendously exciting journey once again with this project. I am immensely happy to announce the launch of our new SharePoint site: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com The entire team learnt & applied a ton of exciting stuff in SharePoint 2010 including : LIVE ID Integration with SharePointhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/P3YE14DqnAA/zion-rebuild-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/05/zion-rebuild-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-1002902394460898836Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:36:00 +00002010-03-30T01:36:43.458-07:00SharePoint 2010Windows AzureCloud Computing After a long time, here are some gems i found in last couple of months : SharePoint 2010 MSDN Client Object Model - Retrieve List Items MSDN - Deployment overview (SharePoint Server 2010) CodePlex - SharePoint Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2010 (including Visual Webpart for Sandbox) SharePoint’s Sasquatch Memory Leak Certification exam details for SharePoint 2010 publishedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/PIaaEoZqimk/diving-exploration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/03/diving-exploration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-8465284167173404958Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +00002010-03-18T05:53:11.666-07:00 I just downloaded the Windows Phone Developer Tools and tried the Code Samples on my Windows 7 PDC Laptop. Here are few snapshots of the emulator: If you want to get your hands more dirty than here is the Windows Phone 7 Series Developer Training Kit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/xjg0dVNq90Q/first-look-at-windows-phone-developer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-look-at-windows-phone-developer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-4154977068960748367Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:47:00 +00002010-03-18T00:01:02.193-07:00IE9 IE9 Developer Platform Preview : http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/   Border Radius T-Shirt Designer SVG-oids Business Charts Atlas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/4Z6JFJqEv9A/first-look-at-ie9-gpu-powered-html5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)1http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-look-at-ie9-gpu-powered-html5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-5645743796980251643Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:40:00 +00002010-01-19T04:40:06.546-08:00SharePoint 2010 Just saw these interesting Tips from Randy Drisgrill on branding SharePoint 2010 sites and also a Starter Master Page for SharePoint 2010, with all the detailed comments to understand each and every section of the 2010 Master page. . . . . http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/VrLZzb7nUBc/sharepoint-2010-branding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)1http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/01/sharepoint-2010-branding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-7056134629797481680Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:21:00 +00002010-01-03T23:56:37.627-08:00Visual Studio 2010SharePoint 2010.net 4.0asp.netWCF I was busy with PDC so this post is coming a bit late. Here are some of the gems that I had explored lastly: Developing SharePoint Applications : A series of articles from the patterns and practices developer center on building Collaborative Applications using SharePoint. One of my college Todd Baginski has also contributed to these articles SharePoint 2010 Sandbox Solutions : Yet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/TIPpIzERgJY/diving-exploration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2010/01/diving-exploration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-7283021569491512079Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:27:00 +00002010-01-10T23:59:56.464-08:00SharePoint 2010Silverlight SharePoint 2010 has a simple but extensible Silverlight Media Player built in which we leveraged on the sharepoint2010.microsoft.com site for the Videos section.   Here is the JavaScript code to use this media player : <script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/mediaplayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push('http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/mXU9egFvHP0/using-silverlight-media-player-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)21http://jomit.blogspot.com/2009/12/using-silverlight-media-player-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-7688676530180819182Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:03:00 +00002010-01-03T23:46:34.213-08:00SharePoint 2010 Dialog Platform in SharePoint 2010: One of the New User Interface Platforms in SharePoint 2010 is ‘The Dialog Platform’ A dialog is essentially a <div> which gets visible on demand and renders the HTML using a background overlay creating a modal dialog like user experience. We can show an existing div from within the page or a different page using a URL inside the dialogs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/5qVNGnlOayY/dialog-platform-in-sharepoint-2010-how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)8http://jomit.blogspot.com/2009/12/dialog-platform-in-sharepoint-2010-how.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-5387629300246894485Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:54:00 +00002010-01-03T23:56:37.629-08:00Visual Studio 2010SharePoint 2010.net 4.0asp.netSilverlightWindows Azure  Silverlight Silverlight 4.0 Features & More: Support for Webcam, Microphones, Right Click, Mouse Wheel New Rich Text control Clipboard Access Print Preview Dialogs Authorization support in Client HTTP Stack (NTLM, Basic, Digest) Running outside sandbox for Trusted Out of browser applications HTML rendering control http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/8ggzL-UJays/summary-of-all-pdc09-announcements.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2009/11/summary-of-all-pdc09-announcements.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-7287862134365516373Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:41:00 +00002010-03-05T00:41:11.786-08:00SharePoint 2010 SharePoint Web Services REST Client Object Model ASP.net WCF REST Access to sharepoint lists and library data ( …/_vti_bin/listdata.svc) Lists and List items map to resources (listdata.svc/Employees(123) ) Operation are mapped with HTTP verbs (GET, POST . . ) Based on ADO.net Data Services Flexible URL conventions for querying datahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/7zoe4e33BJ4/pdc09-day-3-developing-custom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2009/11/pdc09-day-3-developing-custom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26295216.post-2817347892213234832Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:00 +00002010-03-05T00:38:24.909-08:00Multi TouchWindows 7Microsoft Surface Multi touch …creates new opportunities software that is is not new researchers have been exploring this is now going mainstream hardware OS SDK’s Microsoft surface and WPF4 with surface, microsoft became a thought leader in multi touch surface has been shipping a multi touch dev platform for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jomit/~3/QLx49OlWlM8/pdc09-day-3-multitouch-in-microsoft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jomit Vaghela)0http://jomit.blogspot.com/2009/11/pdc09-day-3-multitouch-in-microsoft.html