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This is all about Task list window which is helpful in managing our comments within the code.

Visual Studio LightSwitch dramatically simplifies the development of data-centric business applications because it takes care of all the plumbing for you, as Beth Massi illustrates with a sample application.

The Entity Framework team at Microsoft has been making several improvements since the launch of v4 with Visual Studio. The biggest of these is the capability to use a Code First or Code Only development model. Previously, if you wanted to work with the Entity Framework, you had to use either a Database First or Model First development model.

Get an inside peek into internal Microsoft development practices as Chris Adams documents his team’s move to Agile using Team Foundation Server 2010, starting out with the Microsoft Solutions Framework Agile v5.0 process template and eventually switching to the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 1.0 template.

Code contracts in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 rely on a few features in Visual Studio 2010. We'll review the project options for code contracts, how they affect the rewriter tool and some best practices for argument validation.

With the .NET Framework 4, software contracts are available and even integrated with Visual Studio. We show you the benefits of a contact-first approach, such as code maintainability and ease of development.

Any application that deals with data needs data validation. Prem walks through aspects of data validation in Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch and provides insight into certain details of the underlying framework and design.

The main goal of the kit is enabling people to create C# Open Source software with this platform - you can export and import any project done with it... similar to SourceForge, but more .NET oriented.

If you want to make a difference to a lot of people—users and developers alike—working on a product with many millions of users is a great place to start. The Browser Programmability and Tools team is building a new, faster, more scalable, modern JavaScript runtime for Internet Explorer. We’re also responsible for defining and shipping the entirety of the HTML5/JavaScript toolset and developer experience. With the rise of HTML5, the importance of these tools and the JavaScript runtime will only increase.  

Our team’s charter includes:

Developing a fast, standards-compliant JavaScript runtime Creating great HTML5 and JavaScript development tools for Visual Studio Building the “F12” developer tools that ship in Internet Explorer

We are seeking innovative and experienced developers, program managers, and testers. Feel free to look through the job descriptions linked to below and submit your resume for any you're interested in pursuing:

Development Program Management Test/QA

 We’re looking forward to hearing from you!