A couple of weeks after the official Q1 2011 bits were out, there were people who started to ask: "Hey, what about your future plans for web development? I am impatient to know what you guys will be cooking for the summer release..". Well, with no further delay I am presenting you our AJAX and MVC Q2 2011 plans to feed your curiosity :) Telerik AJAX controls Q2 2011 Roadmap http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/whats-new/roadmap.aspx Focal points: Two new controls - image editor and web alert 4 new skins (Transparent + 3 Office2010 variations) Mobile and accessibility improvements HTML5 file API support for AsyncUpload, HTML5 input types rendering...

Have you seen Microsoft LightSwitch ? If not you should try it! This is definitely a simpler way to create high-quality business applications for the desktop and the cloud. While the built-in interface (standard Microsoft Silverlight components) can be used as a start when creating applications you will definitely need custom screens depending on your business scenario and I’ve decided to show you can easily integrate Telerik RadControls for Silverlight in Microsoft LightSwitch Beta 2.

April 2011 is the month of “Just*”.  Telerik is going to host three deep dive webinars on the Just suite of products.  Join Josh Holt for the JustCode webinar on April 13 for an hour dedicated to showing you all the awesome ways that JustCode can make your development a breeze. Josh will be joining myself on April 20th as we we take you through an hour of mocking with JustMock, starting with the features in the Free Edition and culminating with the full version. Lastly, join Chris Eargle for JustOneMoreThing  on April 27th.  I could tell you more, but I’m not allowed to! ...

A couple of weeks after the official Q1 2011 bits were out, there were people who started to ask: "Hey, what about your future plans for web development? I am impatient to know what you guys will be cooking for the summer release..". Well, with no further delay I am presenting you our AJAX and MVC Q2 2011 plans to feed your curiosity :) Telerik AJAX controls Q2 2011 Roadmap http://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/whats-new/roadmap.aspx Focal points: Two new controls - image editor and web alert 4 new skins (Transparent + 3 Office2010 variations) Mobile and accessibility improvements HTML5 file API support for AsyncUpload, HTML5 input types rendering...

If it is true that time is money and, once lost, can never be found again, it should be no surprise that the “work smarter, not harder” mantra has become the drumbeat that agile developers must march to. One pillar of project estimation is having a solid grasp of how long will a given task take, and how long to complete the entire project. Even for those who have a strong grasp of this concept, delivering truly accurate estimates can become a frustrating, time-consuming process that results in projections that are far off the mark. Why? Because falling prey to ...