Incremental update version 14.0.2 of the Eclipse plugin supports Mars, mixed repository use in projects.
- By Michael Domingo
- 01/07/2016
For this first in a series, Eric Vogel checks out the new IReadOnlyCollection<T> Stack<T> and Queue<T> implementations in .NET Framework 4.6.
You're a developer who's managed to create the killer app. You've also built a well-rounded team and marketing plan to push it. But wait -- is it what users want?
- By Wallace McClure
- 01/06/2016
It's a small step, but a duet of sender-side features are enabled in this preview that allow a more nuanced way of pushing out event-driven WebHooks to users.
- By Michael Domingo
- 01/04/2016
Security risks will be a major concern for companies using some versions of .NET Framework and SQL Server after extended support ends some time this year.
Generic classes and functions are one way to create flexible, reusable classes and functions. But before you start creating your own generic functions, you should be clear on when they’re your best choice.
It's no small feat to be able to customize work items, right from the Web. The functionality is due to process inheritance, which is a function of Team Process Templates.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/22/2015
Learn to measure the performance of your apps and ensure a great UX.
- By Greg Shackles
- 12/18/2015
When you need to know when a file or folder appears, disappears or is renamed -- in fact, if almost anything at all happens in the file system -- you can have Windows notify your application so that you can take action.
C# developers who want to wring more meaningful info from large sets of data should get cozy with the statistical computing language known as R. Let's get familiar with R in this new series.
- By James McCaffrey
- 12/16/2015
It's been another great year for new development tools and technologies. Here are some that bring cross-platform development languages or capabilities into Visual Studio.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 12/15/2015
There are lots of benefits to gathering information by opening a dialog box instead of sending your user to another page. Fortunately, jQuery and ASP.NET MVC make it easy to do (and you don't have to worry about offending pop-up blockers).
.NET Framework 4.6.1 released. Meanwhile, variations of .NET Framework 4.x older than 4.5.2 are approaching end of support.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/11/2015
Outlook Add-in with Commands project type is a preview, as is new SharePoint 2016 Beta 2 templates for farm and sandboxed solutions.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/10/2015
New version is a point release, with bug fixes and more polished performance, but it also incorporates a cleaner looking mode fo IntelliSense.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/09/2015