One important change from the Beta of Web API to RC was the way it handles IoC. So far, there have been a few guides of how to do it with Ninject or Unity, but I’m still using StructureMap for many of my projects. In a previous post, I showed how I used StructureMap in an integration test of Web API using NUnit. However, that was against the Beta and was in the context of automated testing.…

In the past, if you were a SQL Server shop and wanted to use the Amazon AWS cloud, your only option was to bring up Windows Virtual Machine instances and run those machines just like your on premises machines. With the new Amazon RDS SQL Server options, developers and IT shops can now spin up standalone SQL Server databases without having to worry about the machines that are hosting those databases.…

Update: see my article on my favorite mango features for consumers. My first Windows Phone 7 app was an internal project not meant for general distribution. I was excited to use my existing skills on a new platform. But soon after starting that project, I ran into a number of hurdles. Some were surprises, some were expected. After seeing Mango demos at MIX 11, I knew that, going forward, developing was going to be much more pleasant.…