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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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,...
Author: Robert Lucero 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. ...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero Date: 10/31/2011
WebMatrix 2 Beta - NuGet Gallery
NuGet is a versatile library package system that allows users to extend their web applications...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Robert Lucero Date: 09/25/2009
Certificate Renewals in IIS 7
Certificate renewals have changed from IIS 6 to IIS 7. Specifically, IIS 7 generates a...
Author: Robert Lucero 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...
Author: Anonymous 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...
Author: Anonymous 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...
Author: Anonymous 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...
Author: Anonymous 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. ...
Author: Anonymous Date: 05/23/2008