.NET Framework


Mono for Android UI Blueprint

A good first impression is critical for an Android app. Learn the principles of Android UI design.

Silverlight Skills Carry Over to Windows 8 'Metro Style' Apps

Windows 8 is an early preview, but has enough of its shape to show XAML developers that their skills are applicable.

Free Databases in the Window Azure Marketplace

The Windows Azure Marketplace has a hidden jewel: a host of free and nearly free databases ready for monetization.

Spreadsheets for the Web with Aspose.Cells for .NET

Aspose.Cells gives you Excel-like functionality in your ASP.NET or Windows Forms application.

BUILDing Enthusiasm for Windows 8

Microsoft's unveiling of Windows 8 brought back something missing from recent years: excitement.

Caching in on HTML5 Local Storage

HTML5 introduces client-side caching for local and session storage. Learn how to boost your app's performance through the new functionality.

2011 Visual Studio Magazine Readers Choice Winners

The readers have spoken, and told us what development tools they can't live without.

Developer Recommendations from BUILD

Joe Kunk sifts through the Windows 8 announcements at BUILD and offers advice on next steps.

Work Item Customization: Working With Global Lists

How to use global lists in work item type definitions.

Windows Runtime and .NET: Better Together

The new Windows Runtime integrates beautifully with the .NET Framework. Building this app will demonstrate just how well.

WebSockets for Faster, More Scalable Ajax Applications

If you want to call a service you can—but the service can't call you back. WebSockets offers the potential for real, two way communications -- and it's as simple as calling a Web Service.

Chocolatey Goodness: A Sweet Installer

Chocolatey is a powerful installation program for open-source software.

Using MEF to Retrieve Connection Strings

Rather than try to ensure that he's getting the right config file for his production and test systems, Peter Vogel lets the application configure itself, using the Managed Extensibility Framework to enable automatic selection of the right connection string

Microsoft to Release 'Critical' Fixes for .NET Framework, Silverlight and IE

The fixes are part of an eight-release "Patch Tuesday" event next week.

Eliminate Joins by Modifying Entity Framework Models

Peter Vogel explains why adding associations to Entity Framework navigations helps you avoid using Joins.

Using the Form View with Any Data Collection

The ASP.NET DataViews are powerful tools when coupled with a DataSource. But you can skip the DataSource and use the DataViews to handle displaying and updating any collection of objects you want, with a few lines of code.

The Brave New World of Windows 8

Windows 8, unveiled in September, will change the way Microsoft-focused developers build applications.

The Key of F#: 3 Questions with F# Creator Don Syme

Why was F# invented? What are its best -- and worst -- uses?

WPF and Inversion of Control

Use Inversion of Control to decouple views and viewmodels in WPF.

Multilevel Sorting with IComparable and IComparer

IComparable and IComparer sound the same and work in similar ways, but there are important differences you need to know.

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