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.
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.
Get started with this quick but informative guide (and sample code) from John Papa.
Microsoft offers a number of good tools for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming.
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
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
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.
Why you should update your apps to target the "Mango" software development kit.
- By Nick Randolph
- 12/01/2011
How to integrate your Windows Phone 7 application into the search experience.
- By Nick Randolph
- 11/30/2011
NSpec is a no-nonsense BDD framework for the .NET Framework, influenced by RSpec and leveraging NUnit assertions.
A new book on Code First Entity Framework is a concise, readable guide to the technology.
Using lambda expressions is a more compact way of wiring up events in both C# and Visual Basic. It also provides a way of passing parameters to an event without having to redefine the event's parameters.
Learn how Visual Studio 11 helps developers find duplicate code throughout their projects and solutions.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 11/17/2011
Learn how to utilize the Roslyn Scripting API to host a C# scripting engine in your applications.