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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 14, Number 15 | July 19, 2010     Top Stories     Problems and Solutions with Model-View-ViewModel When is the MVVM design pattern applicable to RIA and desktop apps? When is it unnecessary? Help Us Improve Since the last survey we implemented several changes based on your feedback. Rate us again and tell what else needs to be done. WS-* Interoperability State of the Art This new page on MSDN will be the one place you can go to learn about web services interop. See test results between .NET and Java, read how-tos and more. Your Featured Content F#: from Explorative to .NET Component Learn about the tools, syntax, some current commercial users, and the physical structure of F# projects used in client applications. Silverlight for Symbian-based Phones Use your Silverlight skills to build awesome applications for one of the world's most popular mobile operating systems. It's Never Too Late to Migrate Your VB6 Bases to .NET Download a completely free version of the enterprise-strength ArtInSoft VBUC tool that supports up to 10,000 lines of code conversion per solution.   Dynamic Properties and OOP in JavaScript Learn about properties for single instances vs. properties that exist for all instances of a class, method encapsulation, private methods, and more. The Performance of Arrays Here's a neat trick you might try to get some performance back. Entity Framework: GUID Performance Impact There are ways to make server-generated GUIDs as fast as client-side ones.     MSDN Flash Sponsors Accusoft Pegasus and Melissa Data: • Tap the Cloud. Tap into Silverlight. • Build a Database Free of Bad Addresses     ADVERTISEMENT Tap the Cloud. Tap into Silverlight. Accelerate your cloud app development with the ImageGear for Silverlight SDK. Create better line-of-business apps, faster. Learn how. www.accusoft.com     For MSDN Subscribers New Software Available for Download •  SQL Server 2008 R2 Express •  patterns & practices •  Enterprise Library 5.0 •  Enterprise Library 5.0 source code •  Developing Applications for SharePoint 2010 •  Prism 2.1, Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight •  Practices Project Linker •  Project Linker Source •  Office Language Pack 2010 •  System Center Service Manager 2010     ADVERTISEMENT There's nothing worse than a bad address! Protect against waste and fraud by cleaning your database of inaccurate, incomplete, or undeliverable addresses using Melissa Data's developer tools. Click here for a free trial.     Training and Books Windows Phone 7 patterns & practices Symposium Silverlight 4 Browse the MSDev Pivot Catalog More Training and Books     Resources •  Partner News •  Webcasts and Other Resources •  MSDN Magazine •  ASP.NET •  Silverlight •  ScriptJunkie (DHTML) •  TechNet Magazine •  TechNet Flash     This newsletter contains information based on your preferences. Customize which topics you receive (changes will be reflected from the next newsletter sent after your confirmation).   You can also see a version of the newsletter containing all topics.   MSDN | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe.  These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services.  To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052