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Capture Variables with Closures

Learn to pass anonymous types outside the method in which they're created; take advantage of closures when working with lambda expressions; drilldown on overloading; initialize static fields properly; and see where KeyedCollections improve performance.

C# vs. VB Adoption

Is C# really gaining ground against VB? Readers weigh in.

February's New Tools and Apps for Your Toolkit.

A look at: Kaxaml 1.0, SubSonic 2.1, SapphireSteel Software, Subkismet.

Good Luck, Mr. Gates

Looking ahead to Bill's departure later this year.

TeamCity 3.0, LEADTOOLS Version 15, and SmartZone SDK

New products to check out this month.

Microsoft's F# Functional Language

A functional programming language built for the .NET Framework

Are You Safer Now?

Virus detectors can detect more than just bugs -- Karl encounters one such system set off by his code, and shares how he worked around it.

Silverlight XAML Primer 7: Embedding Media Into Silverlight

Dan walks you through your options.

Managing Change with Team Foundation Server

Jeff walks you through best practices when using Team System.

Silverlight XAML Primer 6: Using Inline XAML with Silverlight

Dan shows you the code you need to embed XAML code directly into a page, plus the problems this might cause with Firefox and how to work around it.

Silverlight XAML Primer 5: Working with Radial Gradients

Dan walks you through working with the XAML RadialGradientBrush element in Silverlight.

On C# Versus VB Language Usage

Key AJAX Control

Making your Web apps more interactive is easier than you think.

Bugs, Workarounds, And Gotchas in VS 2008

Kathleen discovers a bug in the Visual Basic 9.0 compiler. Also, resolving recursion problems; binding properties in the Workflow designer; some guidelines on using extension methods; moving to .NET 3.5, and more.

Inside Visual Studio 2008

'Orcas' Is Released--Finally

DXperience v2007 vol 3, List & Label 13, and Xceed Docking Windows for .NET

Developer Express has released DXperience v2007 vol 3, a suite of visual components and IDE tools for Visual Studio .NET.

A Guide To VB 2008

VB 2008 includes some terrific new XML functionality that will make you both more effective and more productive when working with XML in your applications.

Chart Data in Real Time

Xceed Chart for .NET 4.1

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