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Creating Master-Detail Pages in ASP.NET: Details, Details, Details

Peter shows you how to make a Master-Detail page that will work right and save your users a lot of grief.

Understand Your Code Better

Visual Studio Team System's Code Metrics feature isn't perfect, but if you understand what it's measuring and how, you can use it to gain insight into your apps' overall complexity and to spot potential problem areas.

Microsoft Opens Up (Even More)

Microsoft's new Windows 7 blog goes live.

The Human Factor Always Wins Out

Welcome our new guest opinion columnist, Daniel Appleman.

Encrypt SaaS Data

Readers sound off on securing SaaS apps and Visual Studio 2008.

Improve the ASP.NET Experience

Developer Express Inc.'s suite of assorted controls for ASP.NET.

DotfuscatorPro 4.3, NetAdvantage for WPF 2008 Volume 1, and XtraGauge Component Suite

The latest tools for developers.

Animating Clipping Paths in Silverlight 2

Dan walks through building a "sports score scroller" to show clipping paths in action.

Two Reasons You're Not Using the Cache and How To Deal With Them

Peter stumps for the Cache, despite developers' worries over stale or lost data.

So You Want To Customize a Process Template

Process for process' sake is a waste of time. Jeff gives some pointers on how to create something more useful.

Managed-Code Mysteries

Understanding and applying the principles of memory management is key to building high-performing managed applications.

Silverlight 2 User Input Controls

Dan shows you the basics of using Silverlight's user input controls to give users a richer experience when they enter data.

SQL Server Data Services

Data storage in the cloud.

Faster Applications with Caching

The ASP.NET Cache object could be the secret to speeding up your application if you just started using it more.

Working with Work Item Queries

Mickey shows you the basics of working with Work Item Queries in Team Foundation Server.

Getting Data Out of the GridView (and the Other Views, Too)

Peter answers a reader's question by showing how to access data inside the individual controls of the various DataViews.

Customize Code Generation in EF

Learn how to exclude attributes from the code that Entity Framework generates for you automatically.

Use Java Classes in .NET Apps

NBridgePro helps developers bridge the gap.

Let The Robot Do It

The exciting possibilities of Microsoft's Robotics Developer Studio.

Slow-Motion Automation

Software development gone wrong -- terribly wrong.

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