.NET Framework Class Libraries announcements

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  For ASP.NET Questions, please go to http://forums.asp.net/
  David M Morton Monday, February 22, 2010 2:09 PM

  ASP.NET Questions are off-topic in .NET Base class library, and will be moved to the Off-Topic forum when posted.  Please ask questions relating to ASP.NET at the ASP.NET Forums.

AppFabric Caching announcements

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  Looking for Windows Azure AppFabric Caching CTP?
  edhickey Monday, November 1, 2010 10:44 PM

  This forum is dedicated to answering questions about using Windows Server AppFabric caching on-premises. Microsoft recently announced a CTP of Windows Azure AppFabric Caching, which allows you to use AppFabric caching features in the cloud. If you want more information about the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching CTP, see the documentation, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=205141, or this blog post, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazureappfabric/archive/2010/10/28/introduction-to-windows-azure-appfabric-caching-ctp.aspx.

   

  If you are trying to ask a question on the forums about the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching CTP, go to the Windows Azure Platform forum portal, http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsazureplatform.

   

  Thank you.

   

  Jason Roth

  Senior Programming Writer, Microsoft

.NET StockTrader Sample Application announcements

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  StockTrader 6.0 Available Now
  Gregory Leake Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:54 PM

  The new 6.0 version, which can live side-by-side with the 5.5 version, is now live. Visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/stocktrader to download the source code with automated setup wizard.

  You can read the technical whitepaper about it, including the mobile client architecture, and support for SQL Database Federation here. 

  You can view the application running live on Windows Azure (new HTML 5/MVC client) at https://azurestocktrader6.cloudapp.net; or the classic ASP.NET Web Forms client at https://azurestocktrader6classic.cloudapp.net.

  The download also includes Configuration Service 6.0, which adds support for Azure Service Bus.  You can access ConfigWeb 6.0 to explore the live deployment at https://azureconfigweb6.cloudapp.net.

  -Greg

  
  
  
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  StockTrader 5.5 Download Available: Supports both On-Premises and Azure Deployments
  Gregory Leake Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:28 PM

  The updated StockTrader 5.5 sample is now available for download and setup.  This replaces the 5.0 release of StockTrader. The installer can be downloaded from https://azurestocktrader.cloudapp.net or http://msdn.microsoft.com/stocktrader. 

  This new download includes the new Configuration Service 5.5 assemblies and ConfigWeb 5.5. Configuration Service 5.5 is backward compatible with 5.0 configuration repositories.  You will want to rebuild solutions implementing Configuration Service 5.0 with the new 5.5 shared libraries.

  StockTrader 5.5 What's New

  The big change is support for Windows Azure SQL Database Federations.  Federations allows horizontal partitioning, also called sharding, of the Azure SQL Database data tier.  You will note that we have also split the previously single database into two separate physical databases: a QuoteDB and an AccountDB. By default after install, neither will be federated.  You can use the new \stocktrader\builds\SQL_Loader\TradeSQLLoader.exe to create new QuoteDB/AccountDB databases, and choose the number of federation members when creating the initial databases.  You can then deploy (to Azure) and then use the \stocktrader\databaseloaders\TradeSQLAzureLoader application to load data into the federated databases.

  The single DAL layer works now against on-premises SQL Server (including SQL Server running in an Azure Virtual Machine); non-federated Windows Azure SQL Database, and federated Azure SQL Databases.

  Configuration Service 5.5 What's New

  Configuration Service 5.5 has various bug fixes, and especially enhancements to the SQL retry logic in the SQLHelper Class. Solutions using Configuration Service 5.0 should be upgraded to the new 5.5 assemblies, as well minor updates have been made to ConfigWeb. 

  Coming Soon: StockTrader 6.0

  Within the next few weeks, a new version of StockTrader will also be available: StockTrader 6.0.  StockTrader 6.0 does not replace StockTrader 5.5; but rather is a new Azure-only implementation, and it is not backward compatible with 5.5.  You will be able to do side-by-side installs. Both will remain on the MSDN site.  The coming Config Service 6.0 version adds support for Windows Azure Service Bus bindings, and StockTrader 6.0 can optionally be configured to use Service Bus and reliable messaging for order processing.  In addition, RESTFUL web services are used in the new Business Logic layer, and the service can serve as the cloud-based backend for new StockTrader 6.0 clients that will be included in the download:  Windows 8 Modern UI client; HTML5 ASP.NET/MVC client, Windows Phone client, Android client, and IPhone client.

  If you have setup issues, or questions about the sample once it is installed this is the place to post them.  Thank you!

   -Greg

Visual Basic announcements

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  Shanks Zen Monday, March 11, 2013 10:20 AM

  This forum is for problems and discussions related to programming with VB inside Visual Studio for versions starting with the .Net version (2002). Before posting your question, check if your issue is related to the following categories. In order to get better response, take a look at How to Use this Forum.
  

  Category	Appropriate forum
  Other versions of Visual Basic	VB6 and older
  	VBScript
  	Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  GUI related	Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  	ASP.Net forums (ASP and VB for MVC)
  Forms Design and .Net Controls	report control
  	chart control
  	Windows Forms General
  SQL transact	Transact-SQL
  3rd party products	Crystal report
  .NET Framework Class Libraries	.NET Framework Class Libraries
  Windows	Microsoft Answer
  WCF, System.Net namespace and remoting technology	Windows Communication Foundation, Serialization, and Networking

  If you have any suggestion to this table, please jump into this threadfor discussion.

  You could share this announcement via this URL: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/threads?announcementId=b5956386-b706-4180-b003-6e778f582d89#b5956386-b706-4180-b003-6e778f582d89.

  
  

  
  

.NET Native Preview announcements

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  Welcome to Microsoft .NET Native!!!
  Robert Fu [MSFT] Tuesday, April 1, 2014 11:20 PM

  .NET Native compiles C# to native machine code that performs like C++. You will continue to benefit from the productivity and familiarity of the .NET Framework with the great performance of native code. Popular Windows Store apps start up to 60% faster and use 15-20% less memory when compiled with .NET Native.

  Useful resources for .NET Native

  Download .NET Native Developer Preview and general resources:
  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=394990

  MSDN Documentation for .NET Native:
  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=392862

  General .NET announcements:
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet