Software development gone wrong: ASP plus Access not equal to secure Web portal.
- By Alex Papadimoulis
- 05/01/2009
Peter has been experiencing culture shock as he adapts to working with JavaScript, starting with the discovery that JavaScript isn't an object-oriented language.
Work Item Templates allow you to work faster and more effectively with your TFS Work Item Tracking system.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/27/2009
Having looked at how to prepare an e-mail object, Peter turns his attention to getting the message mailed to someone.
Need to extract binary data from the registry? Here's a quick primer on reading and interpreting structures stored there.
- By Karl E. Peterson
- 04/20/2009
The MailMessage object that's part of .NET lets you send e-mail notifications to your users and supports all the customizations you'd want in e-mail.
Need to work but can't connect to your Team Foundation Server? That's where Team Foundation Version Control comes in.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/14/2009
Peter returns to the topic of user interfaces to explain why you shouldn't waste any time helping your "expert" users -- and what you should be doing instead.
The WebClient class gives you a straightforward way to access distributed service data without having to worry about a lot of asynchronous complexities.
There are multiple ways to solve every problem. Strive for code that communicates your intent and makes your meaning clear for every developer who uses it.
Set aside ASP.NET for now. Let's talk about the most fundamental error developers make in designing their site's user interface.
A painful legacy and death by aptitude -- software development gone wrong.
- By Alex Papadimoulis
- 04/01/2009
New tools for data modeling and a new class library for LINQ.
Plus, saying good-bye to RDN.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 04/01/2009
Learn how to create powerful templates that can be called from both client- and server-side code.
- By Steele Price
- 04/01/2009
Learn how to free your application from dependencies and interchange implementations using Managed Extensibility Framework.
- By Kathleen Dollard
- 04/01/2009
Visual Studio now supports myriad development platforms.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/01/2009
Aligning SQL in the cloud to SQL on the ground is about more than just common sense. It's about getting things done.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 04/01/2009
To fully exploit User Controls, you need to treat them as object -- which includes having them fire events. If firing your own events is new to you, here's a step-by-step guide.
When it comes to our understanding of Unicode issues, the "Born in the USA!" chant (no matter how you feel about The Boss) can almost amount to a proclamation of cultural ignorance.
- By Karl E. Peterson
- 03/23/2009