Ari Bixhorn discusses Microsoft's plan to create a unified programming model (code-named Indigo) for building distributed, interconnected apps in an interview with VSM Editor in Chief Patrick Meader.
- By Patrick Meader
- 03/01/2005
Examine the core set of considerations for writing Mobile PC applications--power management, network awareness, display awareness, activity awareness.
Export the content of your ASP.NET pages to standard Office document types to avoid having to create separate reports.
- By Brian Eshelman
- 02/01/2005
Once limited to the domain of C++ and MFC programmers, Windows Services can now be a key part of your .NET applications' infrastructure. Learn how to create a Windows Service application to provide monitoring for your .NET apps.
The promise of its Tablet PC platform remains largely unfulfilled -- for now.
- By Patrick Meader
- 02/01/2005
You have a lot of training options as a developer, but it's on you to make sure you get the training you need, regardless of whether you're an independent contractor or work for a large company that pays for your training.
- By Kathleen Dollard
- 02/01/2005
A reader calls for VSM to concentrate on the here and now, and save discussions of future technologies for special issues only.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 02/01/2005
Learn everything you need to know to write self-validating Windows Forms controls using regular expressions and inheritance.
- By Michael Kennedy
- 01/01/2005
Check out the latest add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, including a product that lets you convert VB.NET to C# and vice versa with 99-percent accuracy.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 01/01/2005
Visual Basic .NET is a lot of things, but it isn't basic. It's time for a name that reflects the immense power Microsoft has added to the language.
Does it make sense to learn the intricacies of code today that might become obsolete or change significantly tomorrow? It depends, say readers.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 01/01/2005
Drill down on some under-documented techniques for using resource files in your .NET apps, and learn to customize these files for different customers.
- By Francesco Balena and Guiseppe DiMauro
- 01/01/2005
15 years of Visual Studio Magazine.
- By Patrick Meader
- 01/01/2005
Learn how to debug applications running on the Internet, embed resources in the assembly manifest, and use regular expressions to filter out duplicates.
- By Francesco Balena and Enrico Sabbadin
- 12/01/2004
Check out the latest Visual Studio .NET add-ins, including a Web content management system based on ASP.NET and SQL Server.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2004
Adopting great technologies early can lead to a profound competitive advantage, but you have to choose your technologies sensibly.
Microsoft might be responsible for the creation of C#, but the language definition is under the control of ECMA.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2004
Finding a good balance to current and future coverage is one of the challenges of Visual Studio Magazine.
- By Patrick Meader
- 12/01/2004
Securing your network goes beyond your hardware or software firewalls. You must define the role of each server and then implement delta security policies to protect your services.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
The last decade has seen software companies attempt to foster sales by producing new products that make the earlier versions obsolete. Some say this approach will be their downfall.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 11/01/2004