Scott Densmore

ClaimsPrincipal Everywhere

Oh happy days! Every principal is derived from ClaimsPrincipal in .NET 4.5. This makes all the work on the book we did that much more relevant now.  So if you want to know more about claims, read the book and follow this blog:

WCF and Identity in .NET 4.5: Overview

(Via www.leastprivilege.com.)

Enjoy!

Moving On (Again)

It must be that time of year. I have been at patterns & practices for a couple of years again and it has been awesome. Since I have been back I have worked on some great content with some great people.

• A Guide to Claims–based Identity and Access Control, 2nd Edition (September 2011) 
• Moving Applications to the Cloud, 1rst and 2nd Edition
• Developing Applications for the Cloud, 1rst and 2nd Edition
• Developing an Advanced Windows Phone 7.5 App that Connects to the Cloud 1rst Edition
• Building Hybrid Applications in the Cloud on Windows Azure
• Hilo

I can't believe all the cool projects I have been on. More than that, the people I got to work with are amazing. If you ever wanted to to great work with great people you could not find a better place.

So where am I going? Visual Studio ALM! I am excited about this new opportunity. I will get to work with some new and old friends.  Looking forward to the new adventures.

Enjoy!

JavaScript Linux in your Browser

This is so cool!

Enjoy

SQLite for Window 8

I have been really waiting for this one. With release 3.7.13 we get support for WinRT and building your Windows Store apps. Time to start compiling and playing!

Download and compile!

Enjoy!

Stop Visual Studio Yelling at You

I am getting old.  I really like Visual Studio, but I am not a fan of the new all caps mode in the menu bar. If you want to stop yelling at you:

Open your registry editor and create the following registry key and value

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\General\SuppressUppercaseConversion 
REG_DWORD value: 1

Use at your own risk :).

Enjoy!

patterns & practices is hiring!

I guess the cat is out of the bag or at least it is going to be so here is the post from Bob:

patterns & practices is hiring!  (Via Notes From the Team Room.)

I can't say enough about the p&p team and you should come work in the group. I am a long time member of this group and the reason I keep coming back (they call me the boomerang) is because they do awesome work.

If you want to be part of an incredible group of people working on cool tech, apply now!

Enjoy!

Unit Testing Private Methods - Just Say No

My Take on Unit Testing Private Methods:

(Via Peter Provost.)

Peter has a great write up on Unit Testing private methods. I agree with him and have one more thing to add:

Don't touch your privates (or anyone else's).

Enjoy

Another Hilo Drop

Last night we made another Hilo drop. This is the latest greatest code and tests. We are getting close and the code is getting better. Go download the latest and give feedback.

Enjoy!

API Design Rules

Matt Gemmell is an awesome developer and has written a great guide for Api Design Rules for iOS and OS X. I would argue that you could apply these anywhere.

Enjoy!

The Power of Networks

Love the RSA Networks! The Power of Networks