Use the Microsoft Sync Framework to synchronize data changes between SQL Server 2008 Standard, SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5.
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Once Windows 8 tablets are available, how will Microsoft overcome the ironically incumbent status of Apple's competing devices?
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 06/01/2012
The Altova MissionKit is a bundle of great tools that work together, but unlike a control suite, the cost savings may not add up for some shops.
Peter Vogel continues his exploration of WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets by writing the code to accept data from the client and then return data to the client whenever that data becomes available.
Businesses are under pressure to respond much faster to customer requirements and competitive threats.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/17/2012
Eric Vogel shows you how to simplify the consumption of your API by adding a fluent interface design.
In Microsoft's last fiscal third quarter, Server and Tools delivered $4.57 billion in revenue to the company, up 14 percent. The division is large, growing and increasingly profitable
Multimedia is expected in today's mobile applications, and the fun isn't only for smartphone and tablet users. Mono for Android, based on the Mono project's open source implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework, can help you take advantage of Android Camera APIs in Visual Studio.
- By Wallace McClure
- 05/04/2012
While Windows Communication Foundation 4.5 has lots of little improvements, the ASP.NET Web API is a very big change. You'll probably end up taking advantage of both, so here's what's in the pipeline for you.
Visual Studio Magazine Tools Editor Peter Vogel wanted to avoid the raw, uninitialized HTML/HTML5 that users sometimes see in their browsers before JavaScript properly arranges things.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 05/01/2012
Doc-To-Help continues to provide a single source for a variety of document and help types, including a jQuery format targeted for mobile devices.
Peter looks at Knockout, one of the MVC environments for writing client-side JavaScript, and wonders if we're on the wrong path.
Team Foundation Server has a variety of ways to queue and execute your builds. Here's what you need to know.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/26/2012
The latest Android SDK provides an emulator with improved debugging capabilities. Mono for Android developers will appreciate the upgrades.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/26/2012
A new column on developing Android apps with the .NET Framework debuts. Here's the reason it exists, and a bit about the authors.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/25/2012
How to implement an undo/redo system using the Command pattern in the .NET Framework.
Lele shares his take on Azure development and how other .NET devs might want to get started.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/24/2012
Visual Basic 11 contains many enhancements you may not have noticed.
JSLint checks your JavaScript code for issues before running it and waiting for it to blow up.