2014 - March/April
Become an app star with AngularJS! In this issue we investigate various cloud platforms including Heroku vs Amazon Web Services, BizTalk on Azure and Active Directory on Azure. Other interesting topics in include SQL Server andVisual Studio 2013.
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Editorial
CODE Publisher, Markus Egger, hijacks this issue's Editorial and discusses what technologies developers should spend time and resources on.
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Manager's Corner: Meetings
If your calendar has more meetings scheduled into it that time to work, you’ll appreciate Mike Yeager’s suggestions for making meetings more efficient.
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Baker's Dozen--Business Intelligence Developers
If you want to be a great SQL Server developer, you’ll want to pay attention to these 13 key points. Kevin Goff covers both best practices and common pitfalls of Business Intelligence.
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Visual Studio 2013
Keeping up with Visual Studio’s frequent and often simultaneous releases from multiple sources can be nearly impossible. In another of his edifying series, John Petersen gives us the scoop.
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Hosted Solutions
Ben Coe gives us tips on planning an engineering project when you’re starting with a blank slate. He starts with hosting options, addresses scaling, and looks at tools like Heroku, Amazon’s Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2), and the Twelve-Factor App Manifesto.
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Rich Messaging Endpoints with BizTalk Services
Rick Garibay takes you on a tour of cloud-based messaging services including Windows Azure BizTalk Services (WABS), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), and Windows Azure.
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Windows Azure Active Directory
Michiel van Otegem explains Software-as-a-Service by comparing various online products and shows you how to store information about users whether you use Active Directory or Windows Azure Active Directory in the cloud.
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Angular JavaScript Jumpstart
Have you ever wondered how to use your browser (and those of your customers) as rich clients without plug-ins or ActiveX objects? Shawn Wildermuth tells you how.
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SPA Web API
If you've ever wondered how to commit changes to a database using ASP.NET Web API as the service provider, Jeff Etter gives you the recipe for the secret sauce.
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Managed Coder: On Negativity
Ted Neward explains how taking the negative approach just might lead to leaner, cleaner code.