PDC 2007 Code Snippets

You can download the code snippets for PDC 2007 from here

BizTalk Connectivity Services and SDK Update

I just came across the following update on BizTalk service labs web site

I will try to include a sneak peak on BizTalk services in my "Composite Architecture" & "WCF Services" presentation at Pakistan Developer Conference.

June 8th, 2007: BizTalk Connectivity Services and SDK Update

BizTalk Connectivity Services now supports:
UserName/Password based authentication
Access to application services through any web browser

The SDK has also been updated with:
Samples showing how to use username/password authentication
Samples showing how to expose a service so it can be accessed through a web browser
Compatibility with .NET Framework 3.5 Code Name "Orcas"

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Playing with Silverlight

I have been working on Silverlight beta 1 for past couple of weeks to prepare a functional prototype (POC: Proof of concept). I just got done with it, I worked with lots of XAML and Javascript and a bit of design related stuff using ExpressionBlend 2 (May preview). It was a good experience to say the least.But one thing that bothered me most was the lack of documentation on Silverlight (WPF/E). Though I understand that the technology is rather new. But i believe when a release is in beta it should be supported by complete API documentation. On the other hand I must say demos have been useful for me to undestand things as they work.
I hope to do more work with Silverlight!