Microsoft 70-480: Serialize, deserialize, and transmit data

Exam Objectives

Binary data; text data (JSON, XML); implement the jQuery serialize method; Form.Submit; parse data; send data by using XMLHTTPRequest; sanitize input by using URI/form encoding

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 7
JQuery - .serialize()

Cross-browser JSON Serialization in JavaScript

MSDN - Global Object: encodeURIComponent, encodeURI, decodeURIComponent, and decodeURI

Sending and Receiving Binary Data (Mozilla Dev Net)

Using XMLHttpRequest (Mozilla Dev Net)

MSDN - XMLHTTPRequest (XHR) and AJAX Support - Multiple sub-articles

MSDN - XMLHttpRequest enhancements

MSDN - Support for JSON and Other Data Transfer Formats - Multiiple sub-articles
MSDN - Typed Arrays (JavaScript)
MozDN - JavaScript typed arrays
MozDN - Blob
MozDN - XMLSerializer

4.10.19.6 Form submission - w3.org HTML5 spec

JSON.parse - MSDN version or Mozilla Dev Net version
JSON.stringify -  MSDN version or Mozilla Dev Net version
khronos.org - Typed Array Specification

JavaScripture - ArrayBuffer
HTML5Rocks - Typed Arrays: Binary Data in the Browser
stackoverflow posts regarding when and why to use URL encoding: Should I?, and MIME types
Turning a form element into JSON and submiting it via jQuery

Microsoft 70-480: Create a flexible content layout

Exam Objectives

Implement a layout using a flexible box model; implement a layout using multi-column; implement a layout using position floating and exclusions; implement a layout using grid alignment; implement a layout using regions, grouping, and nesting

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 4

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

MSDN - Cascading Style Sheets

Getting Started with CSS (Mozilla Dev Net)

Tinkering with Flex-box - CSS-Tricks Video and Accompanying article

Learn CSS Layout

w3.org Introduction to CSS3

w3.org - CSS Exclusions, CSS Grid Layout, CSS Regions, CSS Flexible Box Layout

Using CSS multi-column layouts (MozDN)
Using CSS flexible boxes (MozDN)

Microsoft 70-480: Consume data

Exam Objectives

Consume JSON and XML data; retrieve data by using web services; load data or get data from other sources by using XMLHTTPRequest

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 8
MSDN - JSON.parse Function (JavaScript)

MSDN - XMLHttpRequest object

MSDN forum - How to parse XML file(from web api) in metrostyle application with javascript

JSON (Mozilla Dev Net), JSON.parse()

MSDN - An Introduction To RESTful Services With WCF

MSDN - Using the REST Services with .NET

w3.org - Web Services Architecture spec
w3.org - XMLHTTPRequest Spec
w3.org - SOAP Primer
SOAP and/or REST and/or WebSocket - Oracle Video on YouTube (40min)

SOAP vs REST - Oracle Video on Youtube (10min)

MozDN - Parsing and serializing XML
MozDN - XMLHTTPRequest
XPath Tutorial - w3schools.com

Microsoft 70-480: Validate user input by using JavaScript

Exam Objectives

Evaluate a regular expression to validate the input format; validate that you are getting the right kind of data type by using built-in functions; prevent code injection

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 7
MSDN - Regular Expression Object (JavaScript)
Regular Expressions (Mozilla Dev Net)
HTML and JavaScript Injection
JavaScript to validate the user input

YouTube videos on JS Form Validation
Regexpal.com
MozDN - typeof
MozDN - Regular Expressions
MSDN - Data Types (JavaScript)
Stackoverflow - type checking in JavaScript
JavaScript spec - RegExp Object
JavaScript Form Validation - w3schools.com (grooooaaaan)

MVA Course: Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start (Modules 1 & 2)

Create and Configure test plans

Pretty heavy on the demos, which was a bummer because I don't have Hyper-v to run the VM and I don't have the permissions yet to start creating a bunch of stuff locally. Eh, here's my notes:

Microsoft 70-480: Create a web worker process

Exam Objectives

Start and stop a web worker; pass data to a web worker; configure timeouts and intervals on the web worker; register an event listener for the web worker; limitations of a web worker

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 9 (a whole 2 pages)

Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start - Module 1
MSDN - Introduction to HTML5 Web Workers: The JavaScript Multi-threading Approach

Web Workers - Code Project

YouTube videos on Web Workers

MSDN - Web Workers

Web Workers at w3.org

The Basics of Web Workers

MozDN - Using web workers
Transferable Objects - HTML5Rocks

Microsoft 70-480: Validate user input by using HTML5 elements

Exam Objectives

Choose the appropriate controls based on requirements; implement HTML input types and content attributes (for example, required) to collect user input

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 7

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 1 (part 1)
HTML5 specification from w3.org - Specifically Section 4.10 Forms
Dive Into HTML5 - A form of madness
Microsoft.com - Exam 70-480 - suggested link: pattern attribute | pattern property
MSDN - Better web forms with HTML5 Forms

MVA Course: Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start (Modules 6 & 7)

Well that is a wrap on Applying ALM. Good course overall, a high level overview of a lot of these concepts. I think I would have benefited from taking this course BEFORE I took the admin course...

MVA Course: Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start (Modules 4 & 5)

Notes for this course:

Microsoft 70-480: Create an animated and adaptive UI

Exam Objectives

Animate objects by applying CSS transitions; apply 3-D and 2-D transformations; adjust UI based on media queries (device adaptations for output formats, displays, and representations); hide or disable controls

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 4

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start - Module 4, 49min mark

MSDN - CSS3 Effects, Transitions and Animations

MSDN - Intro to Transitions, Intro to Animations

CSS-Tricks Almanac: transform, animation, transition

w3.org - CSS Transitions, CSS Transform, CSS Animation

Disable a textbox using CSS - Stackoverflow
MozDN - CSS media queries
w3.org - Media Queries spec
O'Reilly Webcast: HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design

Microsoft 70-480: Style HTML text properties

Exam Objectives

Apply styles to text appearance (color, bold, italics); apply styles to text font (WOFF and @font-face, size); apply styles to text alignment, spacing, and indentation; apply styles to text hyphenation; apply styles for a text drop shadow

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 4

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

Convert a Warm, Cheerful Web Design to HTML and CSS 

MSDN - How to Enhance Your Website's Type Design with CSS3

MSDN - CSS  Text

Text Styles (Mozilla Dev Net)

w3.org CSS3 Text spec draft
w3.org CSS3 Font module
w3.org WOFF spec

Microsoft 70-480: Structure a CSS file by using CSS selectors

Exam Objectives

Reference elements correctly; implement inheritance; override inheritance by using !important; style an element based on pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes (for example, :before, :first-line, :first-letter, :target, :lang, :checked, :first-child)

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 4

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

MSDN - !important modifier

w3.org Assigning property values, Cascading, and Inheritance

Mozilla Dev Net - inheritance, specificity

MSDN - Understanding CSS Selectors
The Cascade - Sitepoint
CSS-Tricks.com - When using !important is the right choice
!important CSS Declarations: How and When to Use Them
w3.org - CSS2 Appendix F. Full property table

*I covered selectors in depth in another blog post, so this one will focus instead on inheritance, cascading, specificity, and using (or not using) !important.

MVA Course: Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start (Modules 2 & 3)

Module 1 was an exam overview/introduction, so I skipped taking any notes on it. Here are the notes on modules 2 and 3:

MVA Course: Administering TFS 2012 Jump Start (Modules 4 & 5)

Customize TFS for Team Use, and Administer Version Control

Another certificate of completion:

Microsoft 70-480: Style HTML box properties

Exam Objectives

Apply styles to alter appearance attributes (size, border and rounding border corners, outline, padding, margin); apply styles to alter graphic effects (transparency, opacity, background image, gradients, shadow, clipping); apply styles to establish and change an element’s position (static, relative, absolute, fixed)

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapter 4

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

Convert a Warm, Cheerful Web Design to HTML and CSS 

MSDN - Cascading Style Sheets

Getting Started with CSS (Mozilla Dev Net)

CSS-Tricks Almanac: Position, opacity, background, clip, box-shadow

MSDN - Gradients

Using CSS Gradients (Mozilla Dev Net)

w3.org Introduction to CSS3
w3.org Box Model
MSDN - About Element Positioning

Microsoft 70-480: Find elements by using CSS selectors and jQuery

Exam Objectives

Choose the correct selector to reference an element; define element, style, and attribute selectors; find elements by using pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes (for example, :before, :first-line, :first-letter, :target, :lang, :checked, :first-child)

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapters 4 and 6

Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start - Module 2

Selectors (Mozilla Dev Net)

CSS-Tricks Almanac: Selectors

w3.org css3 Selectors Level 3 spec

MSDN - CSS Selectors

JQuery API Docs - Selectors

MVA Course: Administering TFS 2012 Jump Start (Modules 3a & 3b)

Managing Team Foundation Server

These two modules cover managing collections, backup and recovery, lab management, and security.

Below are my notes, which again are basically just the text from the slides with added annotations:

MVA Course: Administering TFS 2012 Jump Start (Modules 1 & 2)

Install and Configure Team Foundation Server

The first two modules of this course cover installing and configuring TFS. It covers installation prerequisites, including OS and SQL Server requirements. They talk about how services should be configured. I took plenty of notes, the bulk of which are verbatim off the slides (which works because they did a lot of reading right off the slides.

Microsoft 70-480: Implement a callback (WebSockets)

Exam Objectives

Receive messages from the HTML5 WebSocket API; use jQuery to make an AJAX call; wire up an event; implement a callback by using anonymous functions; handle the “this” pointer

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Training Guide - Chapters 3, 6, 8, 9, 10
MSDN - The WebSocket API
About HTML5 WebSockets - Websocket.org
MSDN Articles on HTML5 - Specifically  WebSockets: Stable and Ready for Developers
The WebSockets API from w3.org
Fully Understanding the this Keyword

5 Ways to make ajax calls with JQuery

MSDN - Asynchronous programming in JavaScript

Understanding Callback functions in JavaScript

JQuery API - Events and Ajax, Shorthand Ajax Methods

YouTube videos on Callback Functions
Start Using HTML5 WebSockets Today

Channel 9 - Building real-time web apps with HTML5 WebSockets - 1 hour video
Channel 9 - Building apps with WebSockets using IIS, ASP.NET and WCF - 1 hour video, probably more relavent to 70-486

Simple server implemtation in C# EchoHandler.ashx.cs ... probably outside the scope of this topic through