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Two New First Impressions Videos for ASP.NET 4.0 AJAX Now Available

David Findley — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:22:23 +0000

In these two videos we take a trip to the client side and look at the innovations being made in Microsoft's AJAX client JavaScript library.

ASP.NET 4.0 Routing with WebForms video is now available.

David Findley — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:03:45 +0000

As part of our First Impressions series for Visual Studio 2010 we demonstrate how to configure and use routing in your Web Forms applications.

C# 4.0 Tutorial Videos Now Available

Bob Tabor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:05:55 +0000

Continuing our First Impressions Visual Studio 2010 series, we introduce two new videos today (almost an hour) featuring new language features added to C# 4.0. (Read more ...)

Have You Seen Microsoft Natal?

Bob Tabor — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:02:12 +0000

Admittedly this is a couple weeks old, but if you haven't seen this yet, be prepared to be floored (watch the video ...)

New Visual Studio 2010 Tutorials Available Today!

Bob Tabor — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:59:18 +0000

Starting today, we're releasing a new series of tutorial videos on Visual Studio 2010 to our members. Our "First Impressions Visual Studio 2010" series will tell you everything you need to know and make some practical applications of the new features of Visual Basic 2010, C# 4.0, ASP.NET 4.0, .NET Class Library 4.0, the Visual Studio 2010 IDE and much more. Our first video demonstrates the new features of Visual Basic 2010 (over 30 minutes!!!), including demonstrations of the following features ... (Read more ...)

iPhone / Zune versions now available

Bob Tabor — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:44:35 +0000

Our two latest series (WPF301 and Hands On ASP.NET MVC) are now featuring an .m4v version of each video -- completely remastered for consumption on small screens (to make things like code more readable). This format is native to the iPhone and can be easily imported into the Zune (we have instructions for both ... see each video's download page). We are proud to announce that from this point on, we'll be formatting our videos for small screens.

Introducing Hands On ASP.NET MVC Season 1

Bob Tabor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:15:54 +0000

You asked for entire projects, and so after a great deal of discussion on how we should deliver it, this is what we came up with. As you'll notice, the format is quite different from our usual instructional videos. First off, the information is structured differently ... while ideas are not given complete discussion (like in our typical series) they are definitely shown in the context of a real application. We still plan on creating a more curriculum based explanation of ASP.NET MVC, but wanted to deliver this first for those who might be adopting ASP.NET MVC soon. Also, this video features the debut of David Findley, the outstanding brain behind much of what we've built in the past few years (this site, TrainingSpot, HeroCoder). I hope you enjoy learning from him as much as I do.

Hands On ASP.NET MVC

Starting our new WPF series ... Enjoy

Bob Tabor — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:27:53 +0000

Important ... we're moving away from WMV so you'll need either VLC or Quicktime for the new videos (or any media player that can handle MPEG4 files)

What We're Working On Now

Bob Tabor — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:03:10 +0000

Just a quick update. We're currently working on a couple of video projects that should be making their way to LVS soon. In the short term, we're working on Windows Presentation Framework videos (finally, I know), ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework ... each of these will also feature the creation of complete projects that we know you'll be using in your own projects.

In addition to that, we're about to refactor our curriculum in two big ways. First, we will offer a unique, common sense path through all our videos for those who are looking for guidance. We hope to definitively answer the question "Where do I start?" Second, we're going to re-record virtually every video using Visual Studio 2010 ... and we'll pare down the older videos that are no longer relevant. We're waiting for VS2010 to hit a stable beta, which we anticipate will be mid-summer.

Finally, we're updating the production quality of the videos. We're using new recording software, professionally designed motion graphics, etc. to produce a more aesthetic screen cast experience. There is a downside to this ... our file sizes will be larger and we will no longer support WMV file format. We will be using H.264 video encoding which is quickly becoming a standard on the web for video. To watch these videos it will require VLC (free), Quicktime (free), or a special codec to Windows Media Player (free). I'll have more details about this as we release our first set of videos within the next week or so.

Finally, (eventually) all videos will be offered in an iPhone compatible format. I know ... any true Microsoft fan wouldn't be caught dead with an iPhone. Well, I happen to absolutely LOVE mine, and all four of us at LVS have one ... as does my wife and son. In fact, just about everyone I talk to has one. Now, I'm totally open to releasing videos in a format usable on the Windows Mobile platform, but I'll need a few volunteers to help me test file formats and such.

Sometimes you have to step back and re-think the way you do business. I imagine a lot of companies are doing just that nowadays. Our aim is to set the bar higher in 2009 and 2010 for screen casts, instructional content and customer service. In the coming months, we'll be asking your opinion more often ... what you like, what you hate. We promise to take your kind suggestions to heart and do what we can to supply you with the information you need to thrive in our current economic climate. If there's anything we can do to help you, please let us know: customercare (at) learnvisualstudio.net

You voted "Entire projects" ... we're listening!

Bob Tabor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:17:12 +0000

Hi everyone. We recently introduced the "Vote" tab to our members and we got one clear message: create videos / series that demonstrate the creation of entire projects. Got it. We've been accepting votes from our members to let us know what kinds of projects you're most interested in. Thank you!