In part 2 of his series on Web performance testing and load testing in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Ben Day explains how to set up a load test rig to determine how well your application performs with multiple users.
- By Benjamin Day
- 07/12/2010
I remember a time, not that many years ago, when I doubted Microsoft's bet-the-company strategy around .NET. For all its breadth, the impetus for the Microsoft .NET Framework wasn't breathtaking innovation.
- By Michael Desmond
- 07/01/2010
Creating your own module for managing menus is not only ridiculously easy, but opens the door for adding any other enhancements that you can think of.
VistaDB is a database engine written entirely in .NET managed code. It's a great solution for distributed applications that need to store data locally.
When searching for a "forms over data" applications contender, SharePoint just might be your best bet.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 07/01/2010
Visual Studio 2010 seriously raised the bar for application lifecycle management. From test and debug to team-based collaboration and project management, here's an in-depth look at the improved tooling.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 07/01/2010
ALM should be attainable and affordable -- that's why we've included Team Foundation Server 2010 with nearly every MSDN subscription purchased with Visual Studio 2010.
ASP.NET 4 adds a wealth of features for client-side developers, including new ways of instantiating controls, a new infrastructure for managing libraries and some minor but much-needed tweaks. And there's more.
We explore the WCF service boundary after upgrading sample applications to Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight 4.
- By Kathleen Dollard
- 07/01/2010
OPINION: It's been ten years since .NET Framework was launched at the 2000 PDC.
Microsoft initiated a free Windows Embedded update service for device developers, which started on Monday.
LINQ to SQL is a powerful technology that can do as much harm as good if it is mis-used. Here is how to get more out of your LINQ to SQL efforts.
- By Bart McDonough
- 06/24/2010
Peter considers two solutions for keeping items in the sitemap off of your Menu or TreeView controls. But he's also wondering if there are more solutions out there.
On VB author Joe Kunk talks about his impression of C#.
Patrick Steele looks at the enhancements in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 that will make your C# development more productive.
- By Patrick Steele
- 06/23/2010
Patrick Steele looks into C# Code Contracts under .NET 4 and how they can streamline code validation.
- By Patrick Steele
- 06/22/2010
Patrick Steele shows how you can realize major performance gains when working with large images by using memory-mapped files.
- By Patrick Steele
- 06/22/2010
Bola Rotibi looks at the evolution of software development frameworks and some of the good, and bad, that they've delivered over the years.
- By Bola Rotibi
- 06/22/2010
Microsoft's sim-ship program has helped more than 90 third-party vendors update products for Visual Studio 2010. In some cases, those vendors are helping Microsoft fill crucial gaps.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/18/2010
Microsoft today described an operating system branding and restructuring effort aimed at the enterprise mobile devices market.