.NET Framework


Code Generation Made Easy

Microsoft works to promote the Text Template Transformation Toolkit, a code generator built into Visual Studio 2008.

Find Those Missing Office Features

Readers air their frustrations over the "Ribbon" interface -- and share how they fixed them.

Governance for .NET SOA Frameworks

Microsoft's Managed Services Engine, designed to facilitate enterprise SOA through service virtualization, gains SOA governance support.

Microsoft Releases Free Chart Controls

Microsoft has rolled out a software package for the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 users that allows developers to quickly setup interactive charts and graphs for applications without writing any code.

Web PI Gains XP, Windows 2003 Support

Facing criticism that the beta of its Web Platform Installer didn't support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft addressed that complaint with the release candidate made available yesterday.

ISO - IEC Publishes Office Open XML Standard

ISO/IEC on Tuesday published the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format standard, formally known as ISO/IEC 29500:2008.

Routing Your ASP.NET Application

New for ASP.NET developers with .NET 3.5 SP1 is routing, an easy way to simplify site maintenance -- and give meaning to your users' lives.

Microsoft Sues To Protect Visual Studio Users

Three companies are seeking indemnification from Microsoft after being sued for using technology associated with Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform.

Executing Debuggables

How do you track down what's really going on inside your compiled EXEs?

New Ruby Framework Offers Modular Approach

Engine Yard releases Merb, a new open source Web framework for building Ruby applications.

Parallel Extensions

New .NET libraries support data and task parallelism.

Parsing PDC

A look back at the 2008 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.

Big Blue's Bluehouse in the Cloud

IBM launches a cloud-computing initiative in an effort to evolve its software-delivery model into a mix of on-premises and online apps.

Microsoft's Cloud Vision

Why Windows Azure and Windows 7 will change the way you work.

New Specs on Tap for AJAX Development

The OpenAjax Alliance unveils two key standards initiatives: a new metadata specification and a new version of its mashup runtime.

Microsoft Unveils Identity Framework

Microsoft releases "Geneva" and Live Identity Services as the first pieces of its identity-management roadmap.

PDC Showcases Visual Studio 2010

First Visual Studio 2010 CTP offers IDE upgrades and advancements in tooling designed for .NET Framework 4.0.

Creating Master/Detail and Update Pages with Entity Framework

After using EF to drive a series of drop-down lists, Peter moves on to the next step: using EF to build a Master/Detail page.

Microsoft Exec Describes Azure Services Vision

Microsoft executive David Treadwell today provided a few more details about the company's Azure Services Platform in a Webinar aimed at the investment community.

Tech-Ed Barcelona: Visual Studio 2010 News Amid VS 2008 Price Cuts

More details about planned features in VS 2010 are coming to light as Microsoft slashes pricing on different versions of VS 2008 by as much as 30 percent.

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