Russ Fustino (MS Developer Evangelist) and I have teamed up to create a new video series aimed at the serious .NET developer - It's All About the Tools! What started at local user groups and CodeCamps, branched into a traveling roadshow (mostly Russ traveling), and now to a TV show format. The best part is that you don't have to travel to see it!

We've recorded and posted 3 full shows to Channel9 at Microsoft, and we're now posting each individual show segment as a Toolshed Tooltip. So rather than having to watch an hour long show (which are chock full of information), you can pick and choose just the tools you want to see in 10 minute segments.

Take a look and let us know what you think. We're open to suggestions for new tools, criticism if you have that, and any other ideas you might have. My email is: stan _at_ vbnetexpert _dot_ com. Please use subject line: It's All About the Tools!

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There are more updates to the slide decks on my VS Downloads page including a refreshed DotNetNuke v4 Overview, Episode 1 of my It's All About the Tools! series, and a refreshed Web Service Software Factory Modeling Edition (WSSF) slide deck for the recent Patterns & Practices Roadshow I was involved with in Florida, USA.

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Check out the resources I've gathered describing the Microsoft Patterns & Practices Web Client Software Factory (WCSF).

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I've just finished two new presentations based on Microsoft Patterns & Practices Software Factories. The Smart Client Software Factory (SCSF) and Web Service Software Factory (WSSF) are powerful and extensible application-generation frameworks that can help you and your organization become more efficient at building enterprise-class service applications.

These are overview decks - the most value lies in the Resources and Learn More slides at the end, which have links for downloading and learning more about SCSF, WSSF, the Guidance Automation Toolkit, and the communities around these excellent tools. See my Downloads page for the slide decks.

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Check out my reorganized and updated info on developing with VB 2005. You'll find links here to lots of community info, tools, developer guidance and other good stuff. read more ...

I've added a ton of links and info on Microsoft's Patterns & Practices offerings:

• Enterprise Library v2, v3 and Application Blocks
• Software Factories - Web Service, Smart client, Web client, Mobile client
• Guidance Automation

I'm really excited about this material - watch for my CodeCamp presentations around Florida this summer, and updated slide decks to appear.

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