.NET Framework


Pace of Change Leaves No One Competent

The pace of change is on the verge of putting one-man shops out of business; no one is capable of remaining truly competent as a general .NET programmer.

Beautify Your Code With Extensions

Extension methods bring together old and new ways of working with data, and open the doors to new language opportunities.

Letters

A reader asserts that new isn't necessarily better, merely different; and a reader explains how the editor in chief used the term jump the shark incorrectly in a recent editorial.

FarPoint Spread for Web Forms 3.0, More

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

VSLive! FL 2007: What ASP.NET Developers Should Know About JavaScript

Get a foundation for understanding advanced JavaScript concepts.

VSLive! FL 2007: Windows Vista for Developers

Explore the new user experiences offered in Windows Vista.

Use Enums Across Assembly Boundaries

Call a combo box across assembly boundaries with generics and enums; add contact information with Assembly Information; and drill down on FxCop spelling rules.

Microsoft Buy Adds Client Savvy to TFS

.NET tools acquisition adds Web-client savvy to Team Foundation Server.

Update Local Data Caches with Sync Services

The Microsoft Synchronization Services 1.0 API for SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition and the new Sync Designer in the Orcas March 2007 CTP team up to generate a local data cache that synchronizes incrementally and bidirectionally with SQL Server Express.

Thinking Outside the VS Box

Editor in chief Patrick Meader explains why the magazine (generally) forbids discussion of third-party products, while allowing authors to discuss non-Visual Studio-specific tools from Microsoft.

VSLive! FL 2007: Automate Infrastructure

Unify the efforts of your entire software development team by automating infrastructure.

VSLive! FL 2007: Optimize Your WPF Apps

Build more efficient application with WPF.

Device Development 101

Get your system ready for device development and build a device application.

VSLive! FL 2007: Create a Custom ASP.NET DataSource Control

Create your own fully functional ASP.NET DataSource control.

Financial Help: New RAP for 2007 Office

Recent Microsoft Office Business Applications RAP release helps guide development on 2007 Office System.

Good News, Bad News for Visual FoxPro Developers

As official Microsoft support for VFP comes to an end, loyal developers rally around the venerable programming language.

Microsoft Goes After the Youth Vote

Beginning Developer Learning Center is Microsoft's latest attempt at winning over young coders.

Sneak Peek of MIX07

An early glimpse of MIX07 shows focus on commercial Web technologies, new AJAX capabilities in ASP.NET.

Localization Tool Eases .NET Translations

Sisulizer 1.1 for .NET is a translation tool that simplifies worldwide application deployment chores

Making a Build

A review of Vincent Maraia's book on the best practices for Microsoft's software configuration.

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