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Redmond Developer Newsletter
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Dec. 5, 2007

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In this issue:

1) DESMOND FILE, MICHAEL DESMOND
- WPF: The Challenge Ahead
- What's Gonna Happen?

2) MORE NEWS FROM REDDEVNEWS.COM
- Microsoft Sparks Volta Test For Multi-Tier App Dev
- Vista SP1 To Enhance Security, Block Piracy
- Sun Releases Virtualization Management Tool Under GPLv3
- SAP Trots Out CRM 2007
- Sapient Unveils ALM Solution
- Microsoft Starts Talking Up UC Tools Strategy
- Serena Offers Business Mashup Solutions
- Telelogic Adds UML 2.1 Modeling to Architect Solutions
- Open Source Limited in SMB Market, Report Finds
- Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Released
- Reller Lands at Microsoft's Platform and Services Division

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1) DESMOND FILE

By Michael Desmond
Founding Editor, Redmond Developer News


WPF: THE CHALLENGE AHEAD
It's a well-worn cycle. Microsoft talks about an exciting new
development technology that promises to be the Best Thing Ever (BTE).
Microsoft ships the technology but takes months to get the tooling
out, so coders forget about it and move on to another BTE. Then the
tooling finally emerges, and coders quickly learn that the BTE is
really hard to use.

That cycle is about to replay itself with Windows Presentation
Foundation (WPF), the exciting new graphics subsystem that relies on
Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) to express application
interfaces and graphics. While WPF and XAML let you do all sorts of
exciting things -- like mixed 3-D and 2-D graphics and animation
without crushing complexity -- there's a catch.

Developers are going to have to learn, from scratch, how to work with
this stuff. Steve Dadoly, vice president of engineering for component
maker Infragistics, led a team of programmers who faced the WPF
learning curve. "A lot of my engineers had to relearn how to make
controls because the approach is different," he said.

Jason Beres, Infragistics' director of product management, agreed.
"We're good at it now even though we did really struggle in the
beginning, because it was really different creating for Windows
forms than WPF."

"It is a shift," Beres added. "The platform offers new capabilities
and new features. If they want to offer basic forms over data, they
can do that. But really it's about the user experience. I would
compare this in terms of what the platform offers as easily a big
jump, from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 to Vista. It's a major
leap forward."

As a result, Beres said, companies may need to be patient as they
work to roll out compelling WPF applications. "It will take a couple
years for those great [WPF] applications to come out. So training
is critical."

So are you ready to take the leap? E-mail me at mdesmond@reddevnews.com.


WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?
We all know how crazy 2007 has been, with an absolute flood of
Microsoft technologies reaching developers this year. What's really
interesting is that 2008 could be more disruptive still.

Our question for you is, what do you think is coming in 2008? Will
dev shops actually begin coding for WPF and XAML, now that Visual
Studio 2008 and the relevant WPF tooling is finally here? Can we
expect more companies to commit to Windows Mobile development in an
era of opened access to providers' wireless networks? And will Visual
Studio 2008, and the forthcoming Rosario Team System update, earn the
attention of corporate dev shops right out of the gate?

We want to hear from you. We'd like to hear your predictions and
prognostications for the year to come. And they don't have to be about
Microsoft. What will Google's next great challenge to Microsoft look
like and what does the company need to do to earn your loyalty? Do
you have any thoughts on what skills will be most in-demand in 2008
and how it will affect the way companies acquire talent?

Send me your insights by e-mail and you could be featured in our
upcoming feature story offering predictions for the new year.
E-mail me at mdesmond@reddevnews.com.


Michael Desmond, founding editor of Redmond Developer News, wants to
hear from you! What would you like to see in this newsletter? What are
your most pressing development issues? What upcoming technologies do
you want to hear more about? E-mail Michael any time
at mdesmond@reddevnews.com.

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2) MORE NEWS FROM REDDEVNEWS.COM

Microsoft Sparks Volta Test For Multi-Tier App Dev
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9310

Vista SP1 To Enhance Security, Block Piracy
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9307

Sun Releases Virtualization Management Tool Under GPLv3
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9308

SAP Trots Out CRM 2007
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9305

Sapient Unveils ALM Solution
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9309

Microsoft Starts Talking Up UC Tools Strategy
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9297

Serena Offers Business Mashup Solutions
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9301

Telelogic Adds UML 2.1 Modeling to Architect Solutions
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9280

Open Source Limited in SMB Market, Report Finds
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9302

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Released
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9284

Reller Lands at Microsoft's Platform and Services Division
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=9290

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3) LATEST ISSUE OF REDMOND DEVELOPER NEWS NOW ONLINE

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FEATURES:

COVER STORY: Best Defense?
Despite managed execution frameworks, developers aren't sandboxing
their application code.
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Contested Code
How TopCoder uses a contest format to build high-quality software
for clients.
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IN-DEPTH NEWS:

SQL Server '08 Adds Dev Perks
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VS Extension Targets Outlook + Services
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Database Vendors Improve XML Handling
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=880

Developer's Notebook: The ALT.NET Conference
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=881

BI Consolidation
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=882

Electric Cloud, VMware Team Up
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Intel and Microsoft Boost High-Performance Computing
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=885

VSTS 2008 Release Brings LINQ to Fore
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=886

IIS Embraces PHP
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=887

Microsoft Adds APIs to Win Embedded CE
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COLUMNS:

DEVELOPER'S TOOLKIT: Beta Bruises
http://reddevnews.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2392

DIRECTIONS: Changing Course for 'Oslo'
http://reddevnews.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2393

FRAMEWORKS: Fighting Wal-Mart
http://reddevnews.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2394

ZACHMANN.NET: Who Needs F#?
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