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ADO.NET Data Services (formerly code-named "Project Astoria") delivers data from relational tables and Windows Live services to Web mashups. Create Custom Constraints
Learn how to construct a generic class that mandates behavior from type parameters that aren't expressible in the standard constraint types. Use Recursion to Clear out Textboxes
Clear out textboxes using recursion and LINQ; use VB literals to transform an XML document; and eliminate an annoying artifact of VB internals. Silverlight 2.0 Beta Debuts
Beta 1 of Silverlight 2.0 is now available. Keeping Sane in Wake of Technology’s Pace
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On VB

Drill Down on Anonymous Types

Get inside the new anonymous types and nullable type features in VB 2008.

by Bill McCarthy

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Featured Article

Beat SharePoint Into Shape

We show you how to simplify your Visual Studio/SharePoint integration.

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Top Story: VBA To Return to Mac; Mac Office 2008 SP1 Released 5/15/2008

Ex-Microsoft Employee Takes Lead on XP SP3 Reboot Problem, Offers Free Fix 5/15/2008

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Gates Highlights R&D at CES08, Unveils Microsoft Touch Wall 5/14/2008

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Waiting on Ozzie

BlackBerry Gets a Live Endorsement

CodeGear's Long Goodbye

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Help for Developers

Feedback: The Move from J2EE

Talking Problems and Resolution with BMC's Ran Gishri

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Practical ASP.NET

Using FindControl and PreviousPage with Master Pages

Wahlin on .NET

Silverlight XAML Primer 15: Enhancing TextBlock with Runs and LineBreaks

Inside VSTS

The Joy of Sequence Diagrams

Practical ASP.NET

Databind Page Properties into HTML Tags

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Silverlight XAML Primer 14: Using Color Animations

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Doing Architecture with Team System Rosario

Classic VB Corner

Take Control of Window Movements

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Silverlight XAML Primer 13: Starting and Stopping Animations

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Silverlight XAML Primer 12: Using Linear Keyframe Animations

Feedback, Questions, Comments? We Want To Hear From You!

We want to hear from you 08/16/07:
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Lay Down the Law on Code Rules

It can be intimidating at first, but it helps you in the long run to run your code against a static code analyzer like FxCop; also learn how to use dynamic analysis to test your forms during runtime.
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Use Recursion to Clear out Textboxes 05/01/08
Extend Your Apps with External Add-ins 04/01/08
Convert XPath into LINQ to XML 03/01/08
Capture Variables with Closures 02/01/08
Bugs, Workarounds, And Gotchas in VS 2008 01/01/08

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Create Custom Constraints

Use Recursion to Clear out Textboxes

Celebrating Technology Innovators

Silverlight 2.0 Beta Debuts

Keeping Sane in Wake of Technology's Pace

Feedback, Questions, Comments? We Want To Hear From You!

Lay Down the Law on Code Rules