More more more code samples :)

I remember the pepsi ad, "Yeh Dil Maange more!!" meaning, "this heart demands more" in Hindi (National language of India).

Similarly more code samples from .Net Framework 3.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22B58B6C-8F98-40D0-880D-C3339C5DA01E&displaylang=en&mg_id=10049

Overview
The Windows SDK samples for .NET Framework 3.0 include samples for .NET Framework 2.0, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Cross Technology samples. These samples can be downloaded from here or are available when the Windows SDK is installed locally.

101 code samples for VS Dot net IDE 2005

One great thing about being and working in microsoft technologies is all that pampering you get via code samples, the videos, the code samples, if not there are usergroups and forums.

There is no need to break our heads for doing anything as some other person has already done something for you.

In that list, here is a list of 101 code samples for VS Dot net IDE 2005
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718334.aspx

Base Class Libraries - Group 1 Samples
The Base Class Library Group 1 samples show how to use the classes in the namespaces System.Net, System.RegEx, System.Transaction, System.Console and more. Samples include:

• Changing ACL (Access Control Lists) on files
• Console Enhancements including buffer control, simple animations and colors
• Downloading files using FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• Network Programming including PING, UDP, and TCP network statistics
• Using the new Stopwatch class to measure time
• Compressing and decompressing files in the GZip format
• Retrieving Drive Information
• Using Generic Collections
• Creating Regular Expressions to parse text
  

Base Class Libraries - Group 2 Samples
The Base Class Library Group 2 samples show how to use the new classes and methods in the namespaces System.Net.Cache, System.Runtime.InteropServices, System.Net.Sockets.Socket and more. Samples include:

• Building a tracing infrastructure to track errors and application performance
• Controlling cache policies with the new System.Net.Cache namespace
• Creating a process viewer
• Creating a Windows service manager
• Using the data protection API
• Encrypting and decrypting data
• Using platform invoke to access legacy or unmanaged code from within managed code
• Building in support for localization
• Using the NGEN utility
• Using the new SecureString class
• Using new socket class methods
• Using serial ports with the new Port class
• Working with the file system
• Working with threads to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Building a simple web server with HTTPListener

Web Development Samples
The Web Development samples show how to use some of the new features of ASP.NET 2.0.

Windows Forms Samples
The Windows Forms samples show how to use some of the new functionality available to developers building desktop applications.

Visual Studio Tools for Office Samples
The Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) samples show how to add functionality to Office applications like Word, Excel, InfoPath, and Outlook using the .NET framework and C# or Visual Basic.

Tablet PC Samples
The Tablet PC samples show how to create ink-enabled applications that utilize the power handwritten input with Tablet and Ultra Mobile Personal Computers.

.NET Compact Framework Samples
The .NET Compact Framework samples show how to use the new functionality found in Windows Mobile 5.0.

Sharepoint & MOSS 2007 Books

I found lot of useful books some FREE pdf & some by popular publications.

Here is a list, (will try to update it periodically keep checking my blog).

FREE STUFF:

1) Microsoft PDF - 7 Development projects with sharepoint
This one is free but you can only view it, you cannot print it.

Right click and save target as to save to your hard disk,

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/2/f/02f0f661-88e1-43c2-b523-88d2e9e6802f/7%20Development%20Projects%20with%20the%202007%20Microsoft%20Office%20System%20and%20Windows%20SharePoint%20Services%202007.pdf


Publications:

2) Microsoft SharePoint 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)
by Vanessa L. Williams

Hey dont laugh by looking at for dummies, they do have some great information.



Click here to Buy


3) Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Administrator's Companion (Pro Resource Kit) (Paperback)
by Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint Community Experts



Click here to buy

4) Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed (Paperback)
by Kevin Hoffman, Robert Foster



Click here to buy


BOOKS from Microsoft Press (wait for few more months to release) Still in the press :)

5) Inside Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services Version 3
Author Ted Pattison; Daniel Larson
Pages 560
Disk 1 null
Level Int/Adv
Published 04/04/2007
ISBN 0-7356-2320-1



Click here to see details (still in Press)

6)Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services Version 3.0 Inside Out
Author Jim Buyens
Pages 800
Disk 1 Companion CD(s)
Level Int/Adv
Published 03/14/2007
ISBN 0-7356-2323-6



Click here to see details (still in Press will be out by Feb 28 2007)

7) The great step by step book
Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services Version 3.0 Step by Step
Author Olga M. Londer, Todd Bleeker, Penelope Coventry and Bill English
Pages 368
Disk 1 Companion CD(s)
Level Beg/Int
Published 02/28/2007
ISBN 0-7356-2363-5



Still in press (will be released by Feb 28 2007)

Sharepoint Developer Videos

One great thing about microsoft is the amount of resources they spend on developing videos to learn their stuff.

There is a chinese proverb which says a picture can express thousand words, like that all these "How to........" series videos and lots of other how to code how to use sharepoint videos helps the developers.

There are more developer videos which a developer can download and see and learn, they are found at,

1) Videos on KPI, Web Parts,
Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006
Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessions about building smart client and browser-based BI solutions leveraging a wide array of extensible capabilities, including key performance indicators, PivotTables, Web parts, and spreadsheet-based Web services.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=621566FD-A3D8-4628-A2CB-538CC173509F&displaylang=en


2) Videos on How to serieshttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AAFBC288-9F1E-4398-AE06-617CEFEC5823&displaylang=en

3) Videos on Collaboration Tools:
Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006
Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessions about how developers can use the 2007 Microsoft Office system to create powerful collaboration tools.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=029706C1-F20E-4BD1-99BB-78810E16F3D8&displaylang=en

4) Videos on Enterprise Content ManagementMicrosoft Office System Developers Conference 2006
Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessions about the new, extensible content management
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=562B9B75-55B7-4F5D-AFE4-1F78C8B7FC6D&displaylang=en

5) Videos on Portal Customization
Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006
Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessions about customizing search capabilities, building custom portal interfaces, providing personalized views, and aggregating connections to line-of-business data.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5EC4193A-8061-4FD8-8CA4-574540049FE9&displaylang=en

6) Videos on Business Intelligence

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AAFBC288-9F1E-4398-AE06-617CEFEC5823&displaylang=en

Lots of webcasts

The VSTS has lots of webcasts, register for the ones in the future and you can watch the already recorded sessions.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnvsts2005.mspx

MSDN Webcast: Unit Testing with Visual Studio Team System (Level 200)
Monday, November 13, 2006
1:00 P.M.–2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

Join us as we examine some of the advanced unit-testing capabilities in Visual Studio Team System such as data binding, host adapters, and integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server./>

MSDN Webcast: Overview of Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers (Level 200)
Friday, December 1, 2006

11:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Pacific Time


Learn about the major feature sets of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers and how they integrate into the development life cycle.

These guys have a webcast every day, check out their interactive calendar

http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx