CodeCast

CodeCast Episode 52: Windows 7 for DevelopersIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss in-depth many new features and tips on functionality in Windows 7 for developers using and programming with Windows 7.Links ·         Windows Developer Center – http://msdn.com/windows ·         Top 10 Tips Working Developers Should Know about Windows 7 (Scott Hanselman) Length: 63:36 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 51: Software Project Management with Mike YeagerIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Mike Yeager of EPS Software. Mike is responsible for overall operations and project management at the Houston offices (EPS U.S.) and discusses the end to end aspects of software project management from proposals to working with clients to managing a software team to keeping developers up with new and evolving technologies.Guest ·         Mike Yeager - Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeYeager Links ·         http://eps-software.com ·         http://codemag.com/training Length: 52:21 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 50: Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 with Doug SevenIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Doug Seven, senior product manager at Microsoft, on the recent news and announcements for the new Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 download along with the changes for both Visual Studio Product SKUs and MSDN Subscription levels for next year.Guest ·         Doug Seven – Blog: http://www.dougseven.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/dseven Links ·         Visual Studio 2010 – http://microsoft.com/visualstudio Length: 43:35 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 49: Using Code Templates and Refactoring with Visual StudioIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy and Gary Short discuss the benefits, productivity, scenarios, and tools in using code templates and refactoring in Visual Studio development. Links ·         Code Snippet Editor - http://www.codeplex.com/SnippetEditor ·         CodeRush, CodeRush Xpress, and Refactor - http://devexpress.com Length: 51:50 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 48: iPhone Development for .NET DevelopersIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss in depth an overview of iPhone and iPod Touch development: getting started, perquisites, Xcode, Cocoa framework, Objective C, MonoTouch, and other related topics such as submitting apps to the Apple iTunes application store.Links ·         Apple Developer Connection - http://developer.apple.com ·         iPhone Development Training for .NET developers, Oct 29-30 in Houston or via GoToMeeting – http://codemag.com/training Length: 75:03 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 47: WPF and Silverlight with Walt RitscherIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Walt Ritscher discussing WPF, Silverlight, Expression Blend, Surface, and other related topics.Guest ·         Walt Ritscher - Blog: http://blog.waltritscher.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/WaltRitscher Links ·         Shazzam - http://shazzam-tool.com ·         Programming WPF ·         Pro WPF in C# 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .Net 3.5 ·         Pro WPF: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 3.0 ·         Expression Blend ·         Microsoft WPF and Windows Forms Site Length: 55:17 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 46: Upcoming Microsoft PDC 2009In this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss the various technology topics expected be included at the upcoming Microsoft PDC 2009 conference in Los Angeles.Links ·         Microsoft PDC – http://microsoft.com/pdc ·         PDC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/PDC09 ·         CODE Training – http://codemag.com/training ·         Markus Egger’s blog post: Developer/Contractor Work and Training Opportunity at EPS/CODE Length: 55:34 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 45: Development Constraints with CSS, HTML, HTML 5In this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss web development constraints of CSS, HTML and upcoming HTML 5. In the brief tech news segment, the topics include recent Apple announcements including the new iPhone/iPodTouch OS 3.1 firmware and iTunes 9 update. Links ·         HTML 5 draft – http://w3.org/TR/html5 ·         HTML 5 demos- http://html5demos.com Length: 48:06 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 44: Virtualization with Brian RandellIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Brian Randell on Windows virtualization using Microsoft Virtual PC (VPC), Windows Virtual PC (WVPC), and Hyper-V. VMWare and virtualization of Windows on a Mac are topics also included in the discussion.Guest ·         Brian Randell: Blog: http://mcwtech.com/cs/brianr  Twitter: http://twitter.com/BrianRandell Links ·         Microsoft Virtual PC – http://microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc ·         Microsoft Virtualization: http://microsoft.com/virtualization ·         Ben Armstrong’s Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy Length: 51:33 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 43: Real-time vs. Cached Search, CODE in Kindle FormatIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discuss news on Apple, Zune HD, The Lost Symbol coming to eBook (same day as hardback), Windows phone 6.5, CODE and CODE Focus magazines on Kindle format, Xiine, upcoming new CODE Magazine website, and the latest issue of CODE magazine. Then in the main topic, an in-depth chat on real-time vs. cached search when using public search engines as well as when embedding search into an application like a website app. Links ·         CODE Magazine – http://codemag.com ·         Kindle Books on amazon.com ·         Advanced Twitter Search - http://search.twitter.com/advanced Length: 65:08 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 42: Project Complexity, Snow Leopard, CODE Mag on KindleIn this episode of CodeCast has Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short discussing project complexity on the Microsoft platform in comparison with tools and technologies on the LAMP stack. These days, there are a gazillion layers and technologies in development with database, data access, business objects, services, models, view models, controllers, views, WPF, Silverlight, JavaScrispt, HTML, AJAX, unit tests, integration tests, clouds, sync, and so on, and so on. All that to build a single app? Hardly anyone understands half those things. Are we all insane? Are the PHP guys right? Also discussed is the new Snow Leopard OS for Mac from Appke, eBook Reader news, publishing books and content on the Amazon Kindle eBook store, and the CODE Magazine coming soon to the Kindle eBook store. Links ·         Feedback and beta participation for digital eBook content for CODE Magazine – email: markus@code-magazone.com Length: 67:01 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 41: Windows Live and Live Services with James SeniorIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy and interviews James Senior, Web Platform Evangelist at Microsoft. James discusses various news, products, and technologies for Windows Live for both users and developers, and various Live Services for customization and platform development. Guest ·         James Senior – Blog: http://jamessenior.com, Twitter: http://twitter.com/jsenior Links ·         Windows Live Essentials downloads – http://download.live.com ·         Home for Windows Live – http://home.live.com ·         Live Mesh – http://mesh.com ·         Live Services developer center – http://dev.live.com ·         Bing Developer – http://bing.com/developer ·         Windows Live Feedback (partial list of various sites and services) – http://feedback.live.com ·         @PDC09 Length: 27:03 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 40: Developer Methodologies, Windows Live, and Tech NewsIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy and Gary Short discuss news around Windows Phone (formerly Windows Mobile), PowerBuilder 12 released by Sybase based on the free Visual Studio Shell runtime, Apple related news, GPS apps for iPhones, eBook reader content, and recent Windows Live Essentials updates. The main discussion topic is development methodologies such as agile. Links ·         Agile Manifesto – http://agilemanifesto.org ·         Windows Live Essentials download – http://download.live.com ·         iPhone Navigation App Comparison Chart Length: 49:22 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 39: CodePlex with Sara FordIn this episode of CodeCast, Ken Levy interviews Sara Ford, “the” program manager for CodePlex at Microsoft. Sara discusses her past 8 years at Microsoft leading up to her current role on the CodePlex team, what’s new around CodePlex, how the CodePlex team uses agile development practices, prioritizing new features to CodePlex, and details on the CodePlex roadmap including high priority features. The chat concludes with Sara’s participation at recent and upcoming community conference event, and her MS Press book Microsoft Visual Studio Tips.Guests ·         Sara Ford – Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford, Twitter: http://twitter.com/saraford Links ·         http://codeplex.com ·         http://twitter.com/codeplex ·         Microsoft Visual Studio Tips Book Helps Hurricane Katrina Survivors Rebuild Lives Length: 35:27 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)

CodeCast Episode 38: Windows 7 for Devs, Digital Software PurchasesIn this episode of CodeCast, co-hosts Ken Levy, Markus Egger, and Gary Short Topics have discussions including the recent major update to Xbox Live and trends around multi-touch applications. A major topic in the discussion is the release of Windows 7 including resources for developers around Win7. Another big topic in this episode is current technology and future trends around purchasing software electronically including examples such as Xbox Live, iPhone app store, digital games via Valve’s Steam. .Links ·         Windows 7 Training Kit For Developers ·         Hanselman: Top 10 Tips Working Developers Should Know about Windows 7 ·         August 2009 Xbox Live Update Length: 64:17 Posted @ 11:00 PM by CodeCast (codecast@code-magazine.com)