Here's everything you need to know to simplify your code about how to make classes look alike and then, when you need to, tell them apart.
In part 2 of a series, On VB columnist Joe Kunk provides a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script that clears all the data from a SQL Server database.
The DLR Hosting API allows a DLR language to be scripted from a CLR language such as C# and VB.NET, extending the functionality of an application through scripts coded in one of the many DLR supported languages.
Mickey Gousset offers an introduction to the new Team Web Access console for Team Foundation Server 2010.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/25/2011
This is the first installment of a new online column written by Aaron Bjork, senior program manager at Microsoft working on Agile experiences and tooling within TFS. This month Aaron looks at daily standup meetings.
The popular, open source Nuget Package Management system makes quick work of installing, configuring and updating third-party components in.NET projects.
If you want to do a better job of managing your configuration settings than just throwing random data into appSettings, you can extend your config file with your own custom XML and actually edit your settings.
First pre-release version of IE 10 released at MIX11 event appears just four weeks after the production version of IE 9 shipped.
Dean Hachamovitch and Scott Guthrie headline Microsoft's 11th Web dev conference, emphasizing HTML5 interoperability and strong ties to open source solutions.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/12/2011
There are times as a developer that you will want to be able to delete all the data from a database as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately, doing so may not be as easy as it seems.
The Async CTP and async and await keywords allow C# (and VB) developers to easily create more responsive applications. Here's how to get started with the Async CTP.
Novell releases production version of MonoDroid tooling and plug-in for developing Android apps in Visual Studio.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/07/2011
Mickey Gousset walks through the improved Administration Console in Visual Studio TFS 2010.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/06/2011
The Microsoft Model-View-ViewModel pattern is an indispensable tool for developing applications for Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Presentation Foundation. Benjamin Day helps you avoid architectural pitfalls and create unit-testable and maintainable applications.
- By Benjamin Day
- 04/01/2011
In the March Frameworks column and a related Desmond File blog post, Editor in Chief Michael Desmond asked what readers of Visual Studio Magazine would like to see more of in the months to come. Here are some responses.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 04/01/2011
How to translate C# code into expression trees to eliminate strings, standardize parameter validations and interact with other data structures.
- By Patrick Steele
- 04/01/2011
By now, you may have heard rumblings of Microsoft's next big bet, Windows 8.
- By Stephen Chapman
- 04/01/2011
Windows Identity Foundation turns authentication over to token servers, reducing demands on developers while preparing the way for a service-oriented world. It also integrates with the authorization mechanisms you're already using.
When the big merger was announced, the IT staff of both corporations was a little bit nervous, and with good reason: The day after the announcement, many redundant positions were eliminated.
As I write this, this year's MVP Summit just ended, and before it even started, I knew I'd write this month's column about it.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 04/01/2011