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Trends in the Evolution of the ESB

What's new with ESBs? Dave Chappell, a leader in the technology, gives his vision of the state of ESB advances.

DevPartner Fault Simulator 2.0

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

Developers Must Adapt -- or Die

Application lifecycle management tools are giving management better tools to peer into the development process. Your job might depend on adapting to this circumstance.

Windows Vista Breaks the Mold

New graphics, security features and more.

Readers Weight In on eBooks

Readers sound off about the recent experiments that delivered VSM in an eBook format.

Java's RIA Option for Robust Web Apps

Do you want the responsiveness of Ajax, but with more solid technologies? Consider Java Rich Internet Applications.

Mashing Up Using Virtual Earth

Geographical mash-ups are made easy with the Microsoft Virtual Earth mapping API.

RCAs Need More Diversity

A reader offers suggestions for how to broaden the selection of winners in VSM's annual Buyers Guide Survey.

VSM Tests eBook Market

FAQ on the VSM e-book test.

Tackle Interoperability Challenges in Web 2.0 Dev

Web 2.0 is a fabulous new methodology, but it's important to understand and plan ahead for the interoperability challenges that you face when building Web 2.0 apps.

Build RESTful ASP.NET Apps

Create a virtual page handler that lets you deliver data directly from your database to your Web users. The handler also lets you move your app into the world of REST Web Services.

CodeRush 2, More

The latest products for VSM readers.

Manage State With The State Pattern

A site's VirtualPathManager acts as a dispatcher for requests. In addition to invoking your VirtualFile objects, the path manager can also pass requests to the default ASP.NET path manager.

Welcome to the 2006 VSM Buyers Guide

Your guide to the best tools this year

VB .NET Is Too Darn Hard

A reader agrees with Rockford Lhotka's assertion that software is too darn hard to use, and recommends that Microsoft think about this from the perspective of Visual Basic .NET.

Create Dedicated Service Handlers

Creating your own HTTP handler in ASP.NET 1.1 or 2.0 gives you a flexible and fast way to move data to clients, browsers, and other Web pages.

Holding Court in Orlando

Readers questions on VSM from VSLive! Orlando.

Learn to Read a Data Model

Data models provide important insights into your company's business. Learn how to read one, as well as some tips for creating strong data models of your own.

Manage the Business Object Lifecycle

Using business objects effectively requires understanding the nuances of their life cycles.

Product Listings

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

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