Microsoft this week rolled out the next community test version of a distributed cache platform code-named "Velocity" that promises to speed up .NET-based applications.
Embarcadero Technologies has released a new suite of tools aimed at developers looking to tune Java and SQL code in data driven applications.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/08/2009
Zend Technologies will release its commercial-grade server for PHP applications on Tuesday.
- By Herb Torrens
- 04/06/2009
The WebClient class gives you a straightforward way to access distributed service data without having to worry about a lot of asynchronous complexities.
Microsoft is drawing mixed reactions to the release last week of the source code for its ASP.NET Model View Controller.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/06/2009
Is Microsoft enhancing your user experience in Visual Studio 2010 and beyond?
- By Kathleen Richards
- 04/01/2009
There are multiple ways to solve every problem. Strive for code that communicates your intent and makes your meaning clear for every developer who uses it.
New tools for data modeling and a new class library for LINQ.
Visual Studio 2008 Extensions for SharePoint makes developing and testing Web Parts almost easy, provided you install it correctly.
Plus, saying good-bye to RDN.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 04/01/2009
Learn how to create powerful templates that can be called from both client- and server-side code.
- By Steele Price
- 04/01/2009
Run repeatable, automated tests of Web applications as you develop them with this high-end tool.
Learn how to free your application from dependencies and interchange implementations using Managed Extensibility Framework.
- By Kathleen Dollard
- 04/01/2009
Visual Studio now supports myriad development platforms.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/01/2009
A pure relational database in the cloud will be offered by Microsoft via its forthcoming Azure Services Platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/01/2009
Aligning SQL in the cloud to SQL on the ground is about more than just common sense. It's about getting things done.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 04/01/2009
The Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF) publicly launched its "Open Cloud Manifesto" on Monday, but the document, which advocates open standards and interoperability between cloud platforms, generated few sparks after a spokesperson indicated that the CCIF isn't vouching for it.
The Mono Project announced the release of Mono 2.4, an open source implementation of the .NET development framework for the Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and UNIX operating systems.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/30/2009
More than a year after its first community technology preview was released, ASP.NET Model View Controller has finally shipped.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/30/2009
The evolution of IDEs is not keeping pace with hardware advances and significant trends like cloud computing, according to two unlikely bedfellows: the lead developers for IBM's Eclipse tools team and Microsoft's Visual Studio organization.
- By John K. Waters
- 03/30/2009