DevForce Resource Center
Last modified on May 17, 2012 14:18
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DevForce 6.1.7 design and build time support is now automatically installed to Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 11 Beta. 6.1.7 also provides a significant performance boost to Silverlight 5 and multiple validation improvements.
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Securing an OData service can take many forms. Our latest code sample shows how to secure it using basic authentication and authorization headers.
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Cocktail 0.6.0 adds additional client access security and lazy-instantiated workspaces.
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The Cocktail DialogManager provides a convenient way to handle user prompts and dialog boxes.
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The same Entity Data Model can work with databases from different vendors. For example, one customer of your application might use SQL Server, while another customer might want Oracle.
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Learn how to bind a DevForce entity model to Telerik UI controls.
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Guest author, Les Pinter, builds a WPF application in his MVVM tutorial: MVVM made simple. It's one of the most approachable MVVM tutorial's we've seen.
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Precompiled views can dramatically cut start up time. We show you how to reduce these delays in our latest video.
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We've added three new videos: Walkthroughs of the Cocktail TempHire and Screen Harness reference apps as well as Ward Bell's recent Real World Code First AOP webinar covering the use of PostSharp in DevForce.
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DevForce 6.1.6 is now live! Updates include blendable design-time data, new authenticator classes, and more videos.
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Cocktail 0.4 is now live. The release includes a number of breaking changes that simplify usage and take advantage of new features in DevForce.
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Access the EntityAspect from DevForce AOP entities. Hint: Don't add an EntityAspect property. Use EntityFacts.
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There are some good reasons to create custom entity base classes. We'll suggest why and how you might do it.
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In response to customer requests, we’ve built a DevForce LINQPad driver that lets you use LINQPad with DevForce models. There's no need to struggle with the EF or Universal drivers or add namespaces and assemblies.
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DevForce sends compressed binary messages between the EntityManager and the EntityServer. You can use our Fiddler extension to inspect these messages and debug your n-tier and Silverlight applications.
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DevForce 6.1.5 is now available. LINQPad support, Code First improvements, and more.
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DevForce 6.1.4 is now available. You can now specify a default EntityReferenceStrategy to globally control lazy loading and asynchronicity, use the .NET 4 Client Profile in your 2-tier WinClient applications and take advantage of a host of significant Code First improvements.
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Have questions about what the release of Silverlight 5 means for DevForce? We've got answers in our Silverlight 5 FAQ.
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Our WinForms Walkthrough shows how to bind a DevForce entity model using WinForms databinding.
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What if your application must work with an existing database, perhaps with 300 tables or more? You can jump-start your code base by generating the initial classes from the database schema and then continue Code First from there. We call this approach Code Second.
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Cocktail takes the pain out of developing enterprise applications in Silverlight or WPF. Cocktail leverages established patterns and practices, such as MVVM, and builds on DevForce’s rich data service capabilities.
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TempHire, Cocktail's reference app, demonstrates a range of Cocktail capabilities—meeting the demanding requirements typical of modern business applications.
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The HappyHour tutorial starts with File > New Project and leads, step-by-step, through the essentials of Cocktail development.
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The Tour of DevForce Silverlight is a whirlwind tour of DevForce Silverlight that leaves you with a solid foundation upon which to continue your DevForce journey.
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code samples
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common challenges.
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Learn how to add a custom Entity Framework DbContext to your model. Great for mapping entities to database objects or configuring other aspects of model behavior.
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Watch Cocktail and DevForce in action to see how easy they really are.
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