Web Development


Microsoft Releases RC1 of ASP.NET MVC

Microsoft today made available Release Candidate 1 of its ASP.NET Model View Controller, a design pattern for test-driven development of enterprise-scale Web applications.

Q&A: Top IE Exec Discusses New Browser

With the release candidate of IE 8 now available, Microsoft GM Dean Hachamovitch talks about switching to standards compliance.

Accessing Connection Strings Reliably

Peter provides an alternative to the default mechanism for accessing connection string -- and plugs his next book.

Microsoft Rolls Out Web Platform Installer 1.0

Microsoft announced today the release of Web Platform Installer (Web PI) 1.0, a free downloadable tool designed to help install the Microsoft Web Platform or its components.

Microsoft Updates Windows Cloud Tooling

Microsoft released the second community technology previews of its Software Development Kit and Visual Studio extensions for the new Windows Azure cloud services platform.

Coalition Agrees on Top 25 Software Security Errors

A coalition of government, academic and private-sector security organizations have announced a list of the top 25 programming errors that are responsible for the majority of security vulnerabilities plaguing applications.

Half of Developers Report Hosted Software Projects

New global research forecasts a swift rise in development plans for Software as a Service applications in the next 12 months.

Microsoft Releases CTP of VS Extensions for SharePoint

Microsoft today announced a community technology preview (CTP) release of Visual Studio extensions for SharePoint.

CES 2009: Will Netbooks Change App Development?

The next generation of the hottest growth segment in laptops -- netbooks -- is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas.

Using the Visual State Manager in Silverlight Templates

Expression Blend 2 lets you add different effects to your Silverlight apps and enhance users' experience -- and with less code than you might think. All you need is Visual State Manager.

Supporting Routing

Want to make life easier for your users? NET 3.5 SP1's routing technology has some extra features to let you do just that.

Microsoft Releases IE8 Blocking Tool

When Microsoft issues the general release of Internet Explorer 8, enterprises will be able to deploy a new blocking tool to prevent unauthorized installations of the browser.

Q&A with Microsoft's Bob Muglia

Bob Muglia was named president of Microsoft's $13 billion Server and Tools Business, Microsoft announced today.

Is LINQ to SQL Dead?

Developers are angered by Microsoft's shift to Entity Framework.

Large-Scale Strategist

Bob Muglia on Microsoft's new cloud programming model.

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