Dive into advances in XAML happening in future versions of .NET, Silverlight, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Microsoft Expresssion Blend. Hear about XAML parsers, markup compilers, analysis, transformations, localization, and tools. Dig even deeper into performance optimizations possible in .NET, and explore possibilities with a XAML DOM and DLR based scripting.
ADO.NET Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for Microsoft .NET. In this video, Todd Miranda explores how to use the Entity Framework to access and manipulate data from a database. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcsharp/dd565857.aspx
Learn how to build n-tier Rich Internet Applications (RIA) on Silverlight by tapping the power of .NET RIA Services. Walk you through an example of building an application from scratch using the pattern run-time components and tools provided by .NET RIA Services. See how it helps you write application logic …
These two videos show how to use the refactoring tools in Visual Studio. Video Part 1 Video Part 2
In this video, Jonathan Carter describes whats changing with ASP.NET in the .NET Framework 4. He’ll review new capabilities in WebForms and AJAX, how Dynamic Data is evolving and the inclusion of ASP.NET MVC in both the framework and Visual Studio 2010. Additional material regarding this topic
In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to add AJAX functionality to an existing ASP.NET page with minimal effort to increase performance and improve the overall user experience of your application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/bb821246.aspx