The difference between VB.NET and C# boils down to whether you like semi-colons. .NET promises an opportunity to choose the best language for a given task without sacrificing power.
Use WSE 3.0 to secure your Web services and send binary data.
Dundas Diagram for .NET 1.0 lets you create interactive, automated diagrams, ranging from complex charts that users can modify dynamically to complete process simulations.
Visual Studio''s future is one of the key topics being covered at PDC 2005 this week. Expect to see improvements in C#, Visual Basic, ASP.NET, Indigo support, and data handling. Plus, get hints about Hawaii.
- By Peter Varhol
- 09/01/2005
Many enterprises, and IT teams specifically, are implementing sophisticated risk-mitigation strategies that let them better understand and more effectively manage the risks they face.
You''ve heard much about generics, iterators, partial types, and anonymous methods. But many other new features will change your daily programming life just as much.
Is C# winning vs. VB.NET?
- By Patrick Meader
- 08/01/2005
Developer Express' CodeRush for Visual Studio aids developer productivity.
Take advantage of these practical guidelines for implementing serviced components properly and reduce coding and maintenance headaches now?and in the future.
- By Francesco Balena and Guiseppe DiMauro
- 08/01/2005
SQL Server 2005's engine-based data encryption functions protect confidential information from unauthorized access and disclosure, and offer native key management as a bonus.
- By Roger Jennings
- 08/01/2005
Even recently, programming was considered a hot profession with almost limitless opportunities for making it big. How quickly things change. Today, programmers typically need to beef up their skill sets just to remain viable in the workplace.
Take advantage of visualizers in Visual Studio 2005 to make yourself more productive; also learn how to create your own custom visualizers.
- By Vikram Srivatsa
- 08/01/2005
Take advantage of the Windows Management Interface to correctly gauge your application's performance requirements.
- By Derek Harmon
- 08/01/2005
Readers who have made the leap to .NET aren't looking back. They say they're developing and deploying reliable, mission-critical apps that pay for themselves quickly.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 08/01/2005
Check out the latest upgrades to your favorite VS.NET add-ins, including a product that helps you isolate and eliminate performance issues and memory leaks.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 08/01/2005
Check out the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a tool for enabling users to search your site more easily; and updated tools for reporting, charting, installation, and more.
Take advantage of a new tool for integrating client-side activities with server-side resources in ASP.NET 2.0 by exploiting the ability to have client-side code call server-side routines.
Learn everything you need to start using .NET Web services to access Google Web APIs in your application.
Compuware's DevPartner SecurityChecker scrutinizes your ASP.NET 1.1 applications. Plus a first look at C-Sharpener For VB.
Smart clients will replace browser-based applications because they offer both a better user experience and a way to write more secure applications.
- By Billy Hollis
- 07/01/2005