Windows Server 8

Windows Server 8 brings the experience from building and operating public clouds to delivering the most dynamic, available, and cost-effective server platform for the private cloud. It offers businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware cloud infrastructure that securely connects across premises and allows IT to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently.

Server and Tools Business President Satya Nadella introduced Windows Server 8, the new management features, development tools, and new capabilities on the Windows Azure platform that enable a cloud-optimized infrastructure.

• Windows Server 8: An Introduction

• Overview and benefits of Windows Server 8

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LINQ for JavaScript

Well, I believe either you love LINQ or JavaScript; or you are here to learn LINQ and JavaScript. Be happy to know that Linq.js is complete implementation (almost) of LINQ for JavaScript.

See the cool features below:

Features

• implement all .NET 4.0 methods and many extra methods (inspiration from Rx, Achiral, Haskell, Ruby, etc...)
• complete lazy evaluation
• full IntelliSense support for VisualStudio
• two versions - linq.js and jquery.linq.js (jQuery plugin)
• support Windows Script Host
• binding for Reactive Extensions for JavaScript(RxJS) and IntelliSense Generator -> see documentation
• NuGet install support(linq.js, linq.js-jQuery, linq.js-Bindings)

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