Johnny Halife’s Blog

Yes, we're back with another release! You might noticed that people is talking about Orcas Beta 2, but you will be wondering “How can I see all the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 features running and working in the same place?”. Here's your answer DinnerNow is back!

We built this version of DinnerNow using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. We've modified the code to be Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 compliant.

Highlights of the drop

• Official Windows CardSpace Icons
• Revised WPF kiosk application that can be loaded in the Visual Studio designer for WPF
• Integration with the mobile application
• Migrated Service Portfolio projects to new templates (WCF Service Library & Workflow Service Library)
• Improved the REST/POX/RSS support using the new WCF 3.5 programming model.

So what?  Get the bits now!

thanks,
~johnny

These days lot of things are coming around, as I mentioned on the DinnerNow.net posts, lot of technologies were made available. Some of them in beta phase , and some as final releases.

I know, you’ll probably say: “Ok, I’ve downloaded DinnerNow.net, installed it, and I’ve seen those technologies working together but now what?”. Ok, here is what can you do: I’m proud to announce (as James Conard did in his weblog) that Windows Server 2008 Developer Training Kit (Beta 3) is now public & available.

What I will find if I download the package?

The kit contains presentations used by Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) on their early adoption program for ISV (a.k.a Touchdown). It contains presentations on 15 different topics going from IIS7 to .Net 3.0 including stuff like Virtualization and High Performance Computing. It also includes 7 hands on labs, where Southworks helped the DPE team on the development. Check out Gabriel’s blog to read more about the labs.

What should I do now?

C’mon, the answer is easy… Get the bits now! And don’t forget to check James’ post about it!

Also I want to congratulate to the guys who contribute to this amazing package, like: Jason Olson, David Aiken, Matt Winkler, Nigel Watling, Brett Hill, Volker Will, and Justin Smith.

That’s all folks… and stay tuned.

thanks,
~johnny

DinnerNow.net v1.3 was published and also there's an Orcas version showing the enhancements to WCF+WF , Syndication, Linq, among other Orcas features.

What's new on DinnerNow.net?

• New Service Portfolio. The DinnerNow.net services had been completely re written. This new solution consists on: Service Interfaces, Data Access, Workflow, and Business Logic.
• Unit Testing. The new service portfolio includes the Unit Test for it's components.
• Documentation. Now the Service Portfolio includes ///XML documentation, and we're shipping with a CHM file generated with SandCastle.
• Mobile Application. The delivery application had been completely rewritten using Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional SDK. This application completes the Order Delivery workflow.
• New demo walkthrought. Demo documentation was been updated including the Mobile Application information.
• Improved setup. The C:\DinnerNow is no longer mandatory, now you can install DinnerNow.net sample application wherever you want.

The v1.3 version is based on Microsoft .net Framework 3.0 and it has been tested on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn Server Beta 3).

DinnerNow.net Orcas version

In addition to v1.3, we're also releasing a version of DinnerNow.net that has been developed using Visual Studio “Orcas” and the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 1. This version takes advantage Orcas features like:

• Linq. Data Access layer has been re written using Language Integrated Query for .net and LINQ-TO-SQL.
• Silver. On the service portfolio we got rid of plumbing code used on v1.3 with the new Workflow Services feature of Orcas.
• Syndication. We implemented the RSS Services using the WCF Syndication capabilities.

The Orcas version of DinnerNow.net has a couple of known issues, so please review the Known Issues document

Besides DinnerNow.net sample application we're releasing five new hands-on-labs for Orcas beta 1. The labs are based on DinnerNow.net sample application, but you do *NOT* need to download and install DinnerNow.net sample application in order to use them.

So, what are you waiting for get the bits now! And visit our codeplex community site in order to get the hands-on-lab.

thanks,
~johnny

Today we’ve released an updated version of DinnerNow, it’s the v1.2. Most of the fixes and improvements that we’re delivering in this oportunity are related to setup and configuration.

Also we’re delivering a couple of new features:

Live Service Tracer Viewer. We’ve taken the version of the Live Service Trace Viewer (WPF & WCF) that was developed by Vittorio Bertucci and Craig McMurtry and make it .NET 3.0 RTM compliant. Also we’ve embedded that functionality into MMC console.

Out-Workflow. David has developed a formatter for PowerShell that is used in our CmdLet to display the workflow status in a graphical version of it. It does a preview of the workflow status using a Control that’ve done like the workflow designer.

CardSpace. We added the support for Custom Claims for the Card Space Sample in out application. Also you can reuse those claims in the check out process to choose the delivery address.

For those who still not beign familiar with DinnerNow.net this is a short description of it.

What’s DinnerNow.net?

DinnerNow.net is a Sample Application that shows how you can develop connected application using several new Microsoft Technologies.

DinnerNow is a ficticious market place where you can order food from different vendors to be delivered at home or office. You can choose the type of food you want (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meal)

The sample uses most of the lastest Microsoft techologies including: IIS7, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, LINQ, WCF, WPF, WF, Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista Gadgets, .net Compact Framework and so on.

C’mon get the bits right now! http://www.codeplex.com/DinnerNow

For more information please vist the official web site (http://www.dinnernow.net) and/or team members blogs: James Conard & David Aiken.

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thanks
~johnny

Hi guys, after announcing that Web Client Software Factory has shipped. I want sync-up with you about where I’ve been.

After finishing some stuff of the Web Client Software Factory, I got back to Buenos Aires (where I live). And started with a new project: DinnerNow.net

What’s DinnerNow.net?

DinnerNow.net is a Sample Application that shows how you can develop connected application using several new Microsoft Technologies.

DinnerNow is a ficticious market place where you can order food from different vendors to be delivered at home or office. You can choose the type of food you want (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meal)

The sample uses most of the lastest Microsoft techologies including: IIS7, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, LINQ, WCF, WPF, WF, Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista Gadgets, .net Compact Framework and so on.

The bits will be available soon, now you can visit the Application Site at www.dinnernow.net

 I recommend you to review the screencast recorded by James Conard

This project is developed by several individuals from the Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism group:

Brett Hill, David Aiken, James Conard, Matt Winkler, Nigel Watling.

I feel really happy of beign part of this team :).

Stay tune to www.dinnernow.net, and get involved with lastest Microsoft Technologies.

thanks,
~j