.NET Framework


'Astoria' CTP Gains Silverlight Compatibility

Microsoft on Thursday released an add-on to the previously released CTP of Astoria, a nascent project based around the way data is consumed and exposed on the Web.

Coping With Click-Happy Users

The PageRequestManager client-side class provides a rich-event model to help you deal with impatient users.

Confusion Growing About Vista SP1 Release

No information disclosed about a public beta.

Adobe Releases ColdFusion 8

Picture Your Code With Metrics

Learn how to use and interpret the new code metrics feature in Team System.

'Acropolis' Project Speeds Smart Client Dev

Microsoft's 'Acropolis' aims to speed up smart client development.

BPM Learns To Play With SOA

Mad Libbing the Microsoft Way

If you're a Visual Studio developer, you're now a [fill in the blank] developer. The way Microsoft has updated this line over time says a lot about the versatility of its core tools and development platform.

Infragistics' NetAdvantage for ASP.NET: AJAX-Enable Web Sites

Ken Cox reviews Infragistics suite of more than 30 controls for building AJAX-enabled ASP.NET Web applications, including grid, chart, toolbar, menu, editors, data entry, and scheduling controls.

VB Does VB

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Microsoft's Software Assurance Rankles Customers

Subscribers complain of high costs, low value.

Survey AJAX Frameworks and Design Patterns

Explore today''s AJAX frameworks and design patters, and implement them in your Web design and development.

Infragistics Updates WinForms/ASP.NET Components

Infragistics releases its latest set of presentation components for Windows Forms and ASP.NET.

Implement Expandable Menus

Learn how to create expandable menus such as you find in Office; handle mouse up/down events properly; and create a custom toolstrip button.

Letters

Readers respond to Kathleen Dollard's Guest Opinion that asserted no developer can remain competent given the rate of change in developer tools and technologies.

Accelerate Apps With Velocity Reporting

Learn to set up and change durations in a supply-chain application that's both metadata- and template-driven.

Dotfuscator, PDF Suite 3.0, More

Learn about the latest and greatest products available from vendors that provide tools and services for Visual Studio .NET.

Agile Coding, or Software Factory

Agile coding and the software factory approach to coding both offer strong benefits for developers, but following either to its extreme logical end can stunt productivity.

2007 Buyers Guide

Check out our comprehensive list of available products and resources for the Visual Studio .NET developer.

Microsoft Eyes Social Software Development

Microsoft’s recent deal with Facebook could foretell broader use of social networking software within companies.

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