Dew Drop – October 24, 2012 (#1,428)

Top Links

• The Truth about NuGet and its Future (Phil Haack)
• Explore the new JustTrace features. You will be surprised! (JustTrace Team)
• Hands on with Microsoft’s Surface RT: Can it hit the sweet spot? (Ed Bott)
• Learn to Code Online (Jarod Ferguson)

Web Development

• PhpStorm & WebStorm 5.0.3 released (Alexey Gopachenko)
• Getting Database Connection Information in Windows Azure Web Sites (Brian Swan)
• Integrating Knockout and jQueryMobile (Colin Eberhardt)
• Clean up your Web API controllers with model validation and null check filters (Filip W.)
• Basic Ready-to-Use CSS Styles (Hugo Giraudel)
• Make JavaScript Testing Fun With Testem (Jeffrey Way)
• Cryptographic Improvements in ASP.NET 4.5, pt. 2 (Levi Broderick)
• JavaScript for Windows Store Apps: Error Handling (Michael Palermo)
• Opinion Column: The Road To Reusable HTML Components (Niels Matthijs)
• Here’s What’s New with the Windows Azure Marketplace (Peter Horsman)
• Hands On Labs Online HOLO for Windows 8 and Windows Azure Developers (MS Public Sector Team)
• Diversion: Generating a random color from JavaScript (Raymond Chen)
• Query Your DOM (Jeremy Foster)
• Do more with Chrome Developer Tools (Stefano Cazzulani)
• 4 Steps to Binding XML Data to the Ignite UI Grid (Craig Shoemaker)
• An Overview of Physics Engines for Windows 8 Games (Chris Bowen)

XAML

• Windows 8 Metro: Understanding globalization (Andrea Boschin)
• 101 WinRT Controls and Frameworks (Eric Nelson)
• 2000 WPF Things #675 – Handling the PreviewMouseWheel and MouseWheel Events (Sean Sexton)
• Memory Profiling: The Object Graph View (Pratap Lakshman)
• Styling windows 8 – 1 Colors and themes (Håkan Reis)
• Part 8: Developing for a multitude of clients: strategies for code reuse and keeping costs in check. (Kevin Dockx)

Miscellaneous .NET

• Musings on WCF RIA Services #4: A Plan for the Future (Colin Blair)
• Productive Toolset for C# Developer (Marko Apfel)
• CodeRush Dynamic templates and dynamic lists (Alex Skorkin)

Design / Methodology / Testing

• Introducing TDD With The Microsoft Fakes Framework (Peter Vogel)
• The Three Agile Use Cases: Where Do You Fit In? (Jon Friedman)
• Why Indie Software Developers Need to Embrace Agile (Peter Saddington)
• Design patterns in the test of time: Abstract Factory and Design patterns in the test of time: A modern alternative to Abstract Factory–filtered dependencies (Oren Eini)
• Designing Retro-Looking Games for Windows 8 (Jesse Freeman)
• Hub Bug v1.1.5 Released (Nigel Sampson)
• Tools and Process: A positive feedback loop (Bill Wagner)

Other Mobile Platforms

• How the iPad mini Affects iOS Testing (Anthony Rinaldi)

Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos

• Erik Meijer and Gilad Bracha: Dart, Monads, Continuations, and More (Charles Torre)
• Episode 204 – PowerScripting Podcast – Santos Martinez from Microsoft on SCCM 2012 (Jonathan Walz & Hal Rottenberg)
• How SQL Server Stuff Works: Filegroups (Video) (Jes Schultz Borland)
• Episode 4 of The Guild is here! (Felicia Day)
• SE Podcast #34 – Kyle Brandt and Nick Craver (Alex Miller)
• Listen Here!: The GeekDads Episode #123: He’s Got the Chin For It (Ken Denmead)
• People Talking Tech Episode 008 – Robert Davis (Denny Cherry)
• [Podcast] The Differences Between the Two Engineering Disciplines with Steve Bohlen (Phil Japikse)
• Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 66 (Richard Hay)
• Engadget HD Podcast 321 – 10.23.2012 (Trent Wolbe)

Community / Events

• YUI Hangout: YUI and Windows 8 (Andrew Wooldridge)
• Interview with Rob Relyea, Program Manager on the Kinect for Windows team (Greg Duncan)
• Ladies Who Code 2012 Speaker Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ & LinkedIn Accounts (Jon Gallant)
• Meet the Author: David Batten on Continuous Deployment with Team Foundation Server 2010 (Paul Ballard)

Database

• One-Stop Shop for SQL Server Scripts (David Ramel)
• SQL SERVER – Resolving SQL Server Connection Errors – SQL in Sixty Seconds #030 – Video (Pinal Dave)
• Master Data Services (MDS): Miscellaneous tips (James Serra)

SharePoint

• Downloadable eBook: Explore SharePoint 2013 (MS Downloads)

Miscellaneous

• Will there ever be a Microsoft Surface Mini? (Mary Jo Foley)
• Getting Johnny to Code (response to "Why Can’t Johnny Code?") (Ed Price)
• Stupid Question 65: Can we expect a workplace to let us set aside time for learning? (Iris Classon)
• Microsoft Surface review (Joshua Topolsky)
• Asus Steals Surface’s Thunder With Its Own Windows RT Tablet (Pete Pachal)
• If you have SkyDrive you should check “If this then that” (Robert Brand)

More Link Collections

• Geek Reading October 23, 2012 (Rob Diana)
• Double Shot #986 (Mike Gunderloy)
• Daily Links 24 Oct 2012 (Jax)
• Daily News Digest 10/24/2012 (Silverlight Show)
• The Morning Brew #1217 (Chris Alcock)
• Windows 8 Developer Links – 2012-10-24 (Dan Rigby)
• Daily Windows 8 Development News 23 Oct 2012 and Daily Windows Phone Development News 23 Oct 2012 (Windows Phone Geek)

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