The Microsoft journal for developers	NOVEMBER 2012 VOL 27 NO 11

[JavaScript Security

Web to Windows 8: Security](javascript-security-web-to-windows-8-security.md)

Web developers switching to Windows 8 development with JavaScript need to update their views on security. With the tools available in Windows 8, you can transform JavaScript security from a facade to a multifaceted defense system that protects both your data and your users.
Tim Kulp

Azure Insider:
Microsoft Azure MobileServices
**Based on open standards and supporting multiple types of devices and operating systems, WAMS automates the creation of a robust backend for your device applications.
Bruno Terkaly
Ricardo Villalobos

Online-only Features

NuGet:   Top 10 NuGet (Anti-) Patterns
Discover 10 rules that will help you go from dependency hell to a structured and organized NuGet package repository.
Xavier Decoster

Kinect:   3D Sight with Kinect
Find out how to open the “eyes” of Kinect with the depth sensor.
Leland Holmquest

Microsoft Azure:   MongoDB on Microsoft Azure for .NET Developers
Find out how you can quickly implement scalable, reliable and agile database solutions with MongoDB on Azure.
Lynn Langit

Features

Windows Phone:   Speech-Enabling a Windows Phone 8 App with Voice Commands
In Windows Phone 8 apps, developers can use two new features to delight their users: voice commands to launch the app and execute commands, and a flexible API for speech recognition and synthesis to interact with the app by voice.
F Avery

C#, Visual Basic and C++:   Managing Memory in Windows Store Apps, Part 2
In the second of our two-part feature on identifying, diagnosing, and repairing memory leaks in Window Store apps, Chipalo Street and Dan Taylor focus on C#, VB, and C++ optimizations.
Chipalo Street
Dan Taylor

JavaScript:   Building and Using Controls in Windows Store Apps with JavaScript
When using JavaScript to build controls in a Windows Store app, you have access to HTML elements, WinRT controls and WinJS controls. See how you can mix and match these or even build your own.
Chris Sells
Brandon Satrom

Team Foundation Service:   Implementing Build Automation with Team Foundation Service Preview
Team Foundation Service Preview provides the ability to run builds entirely in the cloud. Here, the Visual Studio ALM Rangers show how to set up build automation on-premises for scenarios where the development team needs more control of the build machine than is available on Azure.
Tim Star
Tim Omta
Mario Contreras

Columns

Data Points
Entity Framework Designer Gets Some Love in Visual Studio 2012
The new Entity Framework Designer in Visual Studio 2012 delivers an enhanced user experience thanks to improvements both big and small.
Julie Lerman

Touch and Go
Assembling Bing Map Tiles on Windows Phone
Getting a map on the Windows Phone screen is easy, but rotating it so that north on the map is actually pointing north is another matter entirely.
Charles Petzold

Windows with C++
The Evolution of Synchronization in Windows and C++
Some excellent synchronization primitives in Windows and the state-of-the-art C++ compiler make a compelling toolkit for lightweight and scalable concurrency-safe programs.
Kenny Kerr

The Working Programmer
Cassandra NoSQL Database, Part 3: Clustering
Talk about big data, this database can scale to “ridiculous” sizes, says Ted Neward. Learn how clustering makes it happen.
Ted Neward

Don't Get Me Started
Here We Go Again
David Platt urges software developers to show judgment and restraint with their Windows Store apps.
David Platt

Editor's Note
Standing Up
Michael Desmond continues to document his move to a standing desk.
Michael Desmond