Visual Basic development in Visual Studio 11 offers asynchronous methods, iterators, call hierarchy, the Global keyword and Windows 8 Metro-based applications.
Even with a terrible economy, Microsoft-focused developers are doing well, according to our salary survey.
Readers discuss the December Papa's Perspective column and Andrew Brust's take on the ways Windows 8 will affect Silverlight.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 01/01/2012
Dueling developers create an unappetizing code stew.
Use Test-Driven Development, generate from usage and a free Visual Studio add-in to let you spend more time doing what programmers want to do: writing code that works.
As the market becomes more diffuse, its practitioners and participants must cope and adapt.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 01/01/2012
Your forms can be built entirely in HTML5, with no JavaScript necessary. Here's how.
- By Mark Michaelis
- 01/01/2012
When it comes to Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is making headway. But it still has a ways to go, especially in the area of apps.
In this first part of a Team Foundation Server 11 overview, learn what's new with the Team Explorer UI.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 12/14/2011
Learn how to leverage the C# code analysis and compilation features in the Roslyn CTP.
Peter Vogel solves a reader's problem by integrating data from multiple dropdown lists, the FormView and some Ajax magic that calls code in a method in an ASPX page.
Aaron Bjork talks about why remaining work is the most important measurement on your Agile projects.
Here's how to integrate the ASP.NET CustomValidator control with client-side code to create a page that uses Ajax and server-side code to validate data at the browser.
Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 12/01/2011
Get started with this quick but informative guide (and sample code) from John Papa.
Dig deeper into the Castle Windsor IoC container by learning how to control dependencies.
- By Patrick Steele
- 12/01/2011
Crafting a caching strategy is critical to building effective Web apps. It's only possible when you know what options are available and how to integrate them.
Andrew Brust's November Redmond Review column, "Windows 8: Times Are Changing for Developers," got reactions from readers, many of whom are still troubled about what lies ahead.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2011
Microsoft offers a number of good tools for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming.
Usually, when a multi-megabyte e-mail lands in Jerry's inbox, it means that someone tried to be fancy by including some silly photos or graphic images in intra-office correspondence.