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Robert Lucero's Testing Blog

Thoughts on Software Testing, Development and the Technologies I work on

Thoughts on Testing - Don’t Duplicate Code!

Here at Microsoft, the majority of our engineering groups are broken down into test development...

Date: 05/18/2012

Quick Aside on XML - The Wrong Way to Use XML

XML is a great way to collect and author data in a way that can be consumed by any number of...

Date: 04/11/2012

Quick Aside on C# - Reflection’s Power and Pitfalls

I am currently developing a couple of internal test tools to help with test case development and...

Date: 03/08/2012

Thoughts on Testing - Breaking Down the Test Plan

Test plans, or test specs, are designed to share with a product team exactly what a tester plans on...

Date: 02/22/2012

Speech Recognition - Using Multiple Grammars to Improve Recognition

A difficult problem both users and developers face is recognizing words that are similar sounding,...

Date: 02/03/2012

Speech 101, Part 3 - Text To Speech: Getting the Computer to Carry the Conversation

In my previous posts I covered a number of scenarios around user speech recognition. ...

Date: 01/27/2012

Speech Recognition - Exploring Grammar Based Recognition

In my two previous posts, I covered how to create speech recognition engines and use them to parse...

Date: 01/17/2012

Speech 101, Part 2 - Using C# to Recognize “Hello World”

In my last post I covered how to perform basic speech recognition with a simple grammar and a “Hello...

Date: 01/10/2012

Speech 101 - Getting the Computer to Recognize “Hello World”

I recently started working on the Speech at Microsoft core runtime team. As part of the ramp up...

Date: 12/12/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta - Using IIS Remote Manager to Enhance Your Site

If your web hosting provider uses is an IIS shared hosting provider chances are you can use IIS...

Date: 11/07/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta - Remote Site Editing

Remote site editing is integrated in to WebMatrix 2.  This allows for users to quickly edit...

Date: 10/31/2011

NuGet is a versatile library package system that allows users to  extend their web applications...

Date: 10/20/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta - Integrating with IIS Developer Express

I want to take the time to describe how WebMatrix works with IIS Express, the development web...

Date: 10/14/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta - All About Extensions

WebMatrix 2 has been rebuilt with extensibility in mind. We have designed it to allow developers to...

Date: 09/26/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta–Top 5 Tips and Tricks

You’ve probably seen all of the cool high level features, but there are a number of cool features...

Date: 09/20/2011

WebMatrix 2 Beta–Released!

Today we’re releasing the first public Microsoft WebMatrix 2 Beta!  It contains a number of new...

Date: 09/16/2011

WebMatrix Beta – Beta 3 Released!

Just a few short weeks ago, we shipped WebMatrix Beta 2 .  We fixed a lot of bugs and...

Date: 11/09/2010

WebMatrix Beta - Beta 2 Released!

Yesterday, we released a refreshed Beta 2 for WebMatrix.  It contains a number of bug fixes and...

Date: 10/07/2010

WebMatrix Beta – Database Migration and Live Database Monitoring

One of the cool WebMatrix features is the ability to manage other databases from within the...

Date: 07/19/2010

WebMatrix Beta – Testing With ‘Real’ Certificates

In my last post, one of the tips I described was how to configure a WebMatrix site to use the...

Date: 07/16/2010

WebMatrix Beta - Tips and Tricks

Here’s a short list of really cool features to try out in the new WebMatrix : Use Web Platform...

Date: 07/09/2010

Client Certificates, Now with a UI!

Dave , a test lead at IIS, sent me a link to Puneet Gupta’s blog post about the Client Certificates...

Date: 10/13/2009

IIS Database Manager – Version 1.0 Released!

Today, the IIS team is releasing version 1.0 of the IIS Database Manager. It allows you to...

Date: 09/25/2009

Certificate Renewals in IIS 7

Certificate renewals have changed from IIS 6 to IIS 7.  Specifically, IIS 7 generates a...

Date: 05/28/2009

IIS 7.0 Administration Pack - Version 1.0 Released!

Back on March 18th, during the MIX releases, the IIS team released the IIS 7.0 Administration...

Date: 04/02/2009

Database Manager for IIS 7.0 - RC Released!

Adding to the MIX release madness, the IIS team has released DB Manager RC!  This RC version is...

Date: 03/20/2009

Combining the IIS Configuration Reference with Configuration Editor

The IIS Configuration Reference is a great document to combine with the IIS Configuration Editor in...

Date: 01/21/2009

IIS 7 Remote Management Virtual Lab

I just ran across this Microsoft ISV Training Course that describes how to enable and use web...

Date: 10/16/2008

IIS 7 Walkthrough: One to One Client Certificate Mapping Configuration

Note:  This blog post is now an article in the Learn section of IIS.NET. ...

Date: 05/23/2008