.NET Framework


Microsoft Reveals More About Rosario

This week, Microsoft offered its first public glimpse of the next release of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), Redmond's next-generation integrated application lifecycle management suite, though the company is still not committing to any deliverables.

OOXML Approved, but Battle With ODF Begins

Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was accepted as an international standard, according to an announcement issued today by the International Organization for Standardization.

Extend Your Apps with External Add-ins

Take advantage of the System.AddIn namespace to handle logic external to your application; don't get caught by Excel's one-based indexes; and make LINQ extension methods work with ArrayLists.

April Release Expected for OOXML SDK 2.0

OOXML software development kits expected in April and July, with key LINQ-to-XML support anticipated in the later release.

Microsoft's Open Course

Redmond is making bold promises about interoperability and standards, but is the company serious about changing the way it does business?

Dundas Chart for .NET, FarPoint Spread for BizTalk, and NetAdvantage for .NET and WPF

This month's new products.

VB6 Support About to Disappear

As planned, Redmond is ending Visual Basic 6.0 support this month, prompting enterprises to migrate to .NET.

Finding the Right ID

Microsoft faces challenges as it looks to advance CardSpace for cross-platform identity management.

Is VB the Least Among Equals?

VB.NET gets left behind (again), this time by the Windows Live team.

Are Your Incentives Working?

Make sure developers don't sacrifice quality for the sake of finishing.

Treat Code as Data

Take advantage of new features in C# 3.0 that let you treat code as data -- and save time over more traditional, imperative approaches to programming.

Get Source for the Framework

Microsoft's releasing some .NET 3.5 Framework swag: deployment guidelines and the source code itself.

Microsoft Adds More Flash to Windows Mobile

Adobe and Microsoft strike a deal allowing Flash and PDF software to run on smartphones with Windows Mobile OSes.

Microsoft Takes Steps Toward Eclipse Support

The Eclipse Project and Microsoft partner up for interoperability, adding to Redmond’s growing number of open source collaborators.

Reduce Code and Server Roundtrips

Utilize table-valued parameters to write less code and to achieve higher application performance.

Leaks Suggest OOXML Approved as ISO/IEC Standard

Apparently, it's not a joke on this April Fools day that Microsoft's Office Open XML document format was approved as an international standard.

Access Non-.NET APIs with PInvoke

Use PInvoke to take advantage of Windows APIs that aren't part of the .NET Framework.

VB6 Support About To Disappear

On April 8, Microsoft will cease its support of the VB6 IDE.

ISO Plans To Announce OOXML Decision This Week

The International Organization for Standardization plans to announce vote results on the decision to ratify or reject Microsoft's Office Open XML document format on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

Microsoft May Release Out-of-Cycle Patch for Word Flaw

Microsoft confirmed "very limited, targeted" attacks on an open Word security flaw. The company is researching a patch.

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