64-bit Edit and Continue is the key feature addition.
Use custom-built .NET 4.0 classes to connect an application to a SQL Server 2012 database.
- By Frank Solomon
- 10/18/2013
Yes, sometimes you need sophisticated libraries that handle HTTP requests asynchronously, but in other situations that can be overkill. An old Internet Explorer API may have a solution.
The libraries are also included in the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2013.
The Adapter Pattern allows incompatible interfaces to communicate. Learn how it works by building an application that calculates prime numbers.
Your guide to all aspects of how Xamarin has implemented .NET 4.5/C# 5's support for asynch operations in Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android.
- By Wallace McClure
- 10/10/2013
Learn why more and more C# developers are turning to CoffeeScript to build their JavaScript-based Web applications.
- By Patrick Steele
- 10/08/2013
More than 400 products were voted on, to find the best.
It's the last upgrade before Visual Studio 2013 hits the streets.
From project templates to themes to testing to authentication and much more, Nick Randolph looks at some of the tools, technologies and techniques you'll need if you want to become a professional Windows Phone developer.
- By Nick Randolph
- 10/07/2013
The JIT compiler will also be the new codebase for future compilers across platforms.
Creating a Windows Service is trivial using Topshelf, a freely-available library that converts a console application to a Windows Service. In this article, you'll create a simple notification app and integrate Topshelf.
- By Ondrej Balas
- 10/03/2013
Peter starts integrating a TypeScript client-side object with a server-side Web API service. Along the way, he looks at method overloading (not good), making JSON calls (good), testing asynchronous methods in Visual Studio (mostly good) and being a "TypeScript programmer."
Create a Windows Store app that consumes a Web API service.
A special upgrade price for Visual Studio 2013 Professional saves $200 over regular upgrade price.
Think of a Team Room as a collaborative chat workspace that records everything that happens on your team. In addition to being a real-time chat room, it also integrates with TFS to display data and interactions.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 09/30/2013
New Monitoring Agent uses IntelliTrace capabilities.
Claims-based security lets you manage your site's authorization process using any criteria that makes sense to you. And the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 provides some performance support for you once you start using claims-based security.
Telerik's Icenium compiles HTML/JavaScript/CSS programs into their iOS and Android counterparts.
Quickly populate your applications with fake names, addresses, phone numbers and much more with freely available libraries.
- By Ondrej Balas
- 09/23/2013